There are so many survival myths out there that you could fill an entire series of books with them and still barely scrape the tip of the iceberg. They get their prevalence from Hollywood, misguided “experts” and even survival shows.

The biggest thing to keep in mind for survival is that not every situation is going to call for the same methods. What will keep you alive in one circumstance may get you killed in another.

Your greatest survival tool is going to be common sense and ingenuity. However, there are some survival myths which may get you outright killed if you hold them as truth time and time again.

To learn the biggest myths of survival and keep yourself alive, check out the list on the next page.

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