go to your kitchen, get a glass of water put a couple of t-spoons of salt in it warm it up and drink it down....now tell me how you feel
...sick? do you want to be sick when you're dehydrated?...NO!
there are those that say drinking urine is heathy and drink their own urine daily, I've never understood how they could do it though. technically you'd still be taking on some water but remember
urine is a waste product your body does not want or need it!
I have around 40 survival related books, without question they all say(in bold capitals):
NEVER DRINK URINE OR SEA WATER
there have been enough documented people stuck on life rafts and deserts and other hostile places to know that drinking urine really isn't an option.
Unfortunately, recently i saw a TV clip of Bear Grylls drinking his own pee, but he's not known for doing sensible things
, he also pee'd on a cloth and wrapped it round his head to keep him cool...?
now he was SAS trained so theoretically what he does should be ok as a "survival" technique but as with alot of his examples, they require a strong stomach, and some examples have caused him to be sick (which would dehydrate you further).
so what I am saying along with all survival books is, if at all possible
(remember the phrase)
"NEVER DRINK SEA WATER OR URINE", you can use both to provide liquid to heat then collect the evaporated water.
Ray mears talked about a soldier that got lost and cut open a metal oil can, left it open over night and licked the condensed water of it in the morning.
basically as far as all the books say, Urine or sea water? don't do it!
things Urine is know to be useful for:
stopping jelly fish stings hurting,
It is sterile so can be used to clean wounds, if no water is available.
to put out small fires(well i can anyway
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and for marking territory in bear country(says Mr mears)..