【Chapter 217】The pandanus
(Tips for opening a coconut with bare hands: Find a branch or rock with a sharp explanation, stick it into each side of the non-top of the coconut shell, and press it down in one direction, and the coconut shell will open easily.) Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 When opened, the coconut kernel resembles a human face, and you can easily plunge it into the mouth with a sharp branch and drink coconut water. If you want to learn this method, join the group first, and then mail a coconut to the ants, and the ants will teach you by hand. 233~)
Wang Xiaotie understands one thing: as long as he eats a coconut one day, he can live with difficulty, which is the most basic guarantee, but if he only counts on coconut, he will be like a vegetative person, and in the end he will not even have the strength to crawl.
But that's an unrealistic idea! Even if Wang Xiaotie collects 30 coconuts now, he won't be able to live! After all, in 10 days, there will be a disaster, and as for what it is, Wang Xiaotie doesn't know yet. There is even more depressing news, at least from the periphery of the island, there are no 30 coconuts on this island at all, and thank God there are more than 10! And most of them still grow on tall coconut trees.
In the vicinity of this garbage-strewn beach, Wang Xiaotie collected a total of eight discarded mineral water bottles, which may be used to make some simple fresh water collectors.
Because no plastic sheeting was found, there was no way to use plastic sheeting to distill fresh water. This is undoubtedly bad news, and now he can only use a less than ideal method, and of course does not need any extra tools, just plastic bottles.
Start by cutting the lowest end of the large bottle near a third of the way, and then tighten the cap on the top of the bottle. Then remove the top end of the small plastic bottle, fill it with seawater, and then stuff it into the large bottle, and finally fold the lower part of the large bottle slightly, and then stuff it back to the bottom of the large bottle, and then bury it in the sand and fix it under the sun.
The sand should not exceed the bottom part of the bottle cut off from the bottom end of the large bottle.
The principle is also super simple, under the scorching sun, the seawater in the small bottle will evaporate from it, and when the temperature drops at night, it will condense water droplets, on the inner wall around the large bottle, and then flow down the wall to the bottom of the large bottle below, these are all fresh water that can be drunk directly, or distilled water.
This method is very simple, quick to make, and the effect is not satisfactory. About one such distiller can collect 20 to 30 milliliters of fresh water a day, and Wang Xiaotie used the bottles at hand to make four of them, all of which were buried on the beach.
Of course, these are far from enough, Wang Xiaotie's most hope is to find a drinkable fresh water source in the jungle, but now is not the time to go to the jungle to explore, in the afternoon, he must save all of it and make a simple shelter where he can rest.
If this is really tropical, Wang Xiaotie doesn't have to worry about how cold the night will be, but at least he has to build a bed where he can rest, and stay away from the ground.
The rats here are simply infested, if De Ye or Bei Ye see it, they will be very happy! However, Wang Xiaotie has no way to catch them for the time being, this group of guys come and go freely, and the difficulty of catching them is very high.
When it comes to survival, another important point is to have enough rest, only enough sleep will make the tired body return to the best state to cope with various conditions the next day. It only takes a few sleepless nights for a survivor to completely collapse his body.
The most difficult thing to sleep is mosquitoes, which is why Wang Xiaotie chose to build a shelter by the sea, because the sea breeze will make those mosquitoes stay in the bay honestly.
Choosing the location of the camp is the focus of survival, climate, temperature, terrain, defense, security, and logistics are all factors that must be considered, if in reality, even communication is one of the priority factors, life is more important than anything else, if you encounter a real powerless danger, a satellite phone, or a mobile phone with both signal and electricity, will take you out of that dangerous situation in time.
Wang Xiaotie wants to choose a place to set up a camp, first consider shading, and then there are trees, so that the shack can be fixed, which will reduce a lot of work, of course, the closer to the tree, there will inevitably be mosquitoes. However, compared to the depths of the jungle, the mosquitoes here are at least not as crazy.
This is a large palm tree, which is common in the tropics, and its leaves are the top material for roofing, and they only need to be woven to keep out the wind and rain, and in ancient times, people used this leaf to make roofs and even walls.
In fact, it is very interesting to think about how to build a shelter, and a person with a little knowledge of survival will always design a whimsical shelter plan. But when you really start to build, you will find that it is really tiring! Therefore, after the shelter is built, it is often very different from what I imagined.
Wang Xiaotie's priority is a bed off the ground. If he had enough rope, he would make a hammock, but the truth is that he doesn't have it now, and it is also troublesome to collect materials, so he can only give up this beautiful idea for the time being and honestly chop wood.
First of all, it is necessary to make a bracket off the ground, Wang Xiaotie chooses three branches of the same length, and then builds a strong triangle and stands on the ground as a scaffold.
Two longer branches were then cut down and placed on the sides of the bed on a support.
Finally, two beams were covered with elastic sticks and fluffy leaves, forming the bed he wanted most to provide a good night's sleep.
On this island, Wang Xiaotie found a very characteristic tree, and their roots seemed to grow on the ground. The tree is very recognizable, and its name is pandanus.
It is also a well-known tropical tree, especially their fruit, which, like the coconut, is one of the most beautiful foods that God has given to survivors.
However, it is a pity that Wang Xiaotie found that the fruits on these pandanus trees were not ripe, so he could not feel this wild pineapple with high medical value, which was still a little regrettable.
But Wang Xiaotie found the best material for making the bed.
The roots of the pandanus tree are about the same thickness, and they are very smooth, and they grow on the ground, which looks very funny. However, they are very elastic and soft. The unique ground roots of the pandanus tree are an excellent material for making "spring mattresses", and Wang Xiaotie dares to guarantee that if the mosquitoes do not come to "visit" tonight, he will definitely have a good dream!