Rocky coastal shoreline with tide pools and sea mist

Environment

Coastal Survival

Coasts look abundant—fish, driftwood, open sky—but salt water and tide clocks punish the unprepared. Fresh water and a dry sleep line are the real prizes.

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Scénario

Rocky shoreline, incoming tide, empty bottle, driftwood above wrack, green draw inland.

Meilleur premier geste:Move gear above the highest wrack and storm line, seek a seep or stream in the green draw (collect-seep), then build a lean-to from driftwood and start a signal fire plan on an open beach terrace.

Fishing waits until camp is tide-safe and fresh water is in hand.

Détails du climat

Maritime weather swings with fronts: wind, spray and sudden squalls. Temperatures are milder than inland extremes but wet cold is constant. Tides reshape beaches and cut off headlands. Driftwood fuel is often plentiful above the wrack line.

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  • Dehydration from drinking seawater or relying on salt spray myths
  • Hypothermia from wind and wet clothing
  • Tidal cutoffs and sneaker waves
  • Rogue weather on exposed points
  • Infected cuts from shells and rocks
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Priorité à travailler

1 Safe Water

Never drink seawater. Dig seeps above the high-tide line or follow green draws inland. Boil stream water. Solar stills remain low yield.

Méthodes les mieux adaptées: collect-seep, boil

Safe Water

The ocean’s rhythm is a clock—use it. Panic looks like drinking salt or racing a rising tide around a blind point. Win the high camp, win fresh water, then harvest the shore in short, planned sorties.

2. Primitive Shelter

Camp above storm surge. Driftwood lean-tos work; watch for wind-driven rain.

Méthodes les mieux adaptées: lean-to, debris-hut

3. Primal Fire

Driftwood burns hot when dry; bow-drill and percussion both fit. Keep fires off peat and away from wind-driven wildfire risk.

Méthodes les mieux adaptées: bow-drill, percussion, fire-plow

4. Navigation & Signalling

Coastline is a perfect handrail. Signal on open sand or rock shelves with contrast. Note tide times before rounding points.

Méthodes les mieux adaptées: stop-orient, signal-rescue, sun-star

5. Wild Food

Hand-line and tide-pool gathering with strict ID beat mystery seaweed binges. Cook thoroughly.

Méthodes les mieux adaptées: fish-gather, insect-small

6. Field First Aid

Clean salt-contaminated cuts with fresh water when possible; watch hypothermia after immersion.

Méthodes les mieux adaptées: bleed-control, heat-cold

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Questions fréquentes

Can I drink seawater if I dilute it?

No. Salt load worsens dehydration. Focus on seeps, rain catch and inland streams. Distillation only works with real gear and fuel you can afford.

Where is the safest camp?

Above the highest recent wrack and storm debris line, out of cliff-fall and surge channels, with a clear escape inland. Beautiful tide pools are often death traps at the wrong hour.

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