Emergency Water Crossings

Drowning is one of the leading causes of death in the back country. A couple of techniques to get you across a water obstacle safely if you are by yourself. Pay close attention to the point that I make about waterproofing your gear and having a fire kit easily accessible and a plan for getting dry and warm on the other side. You will get wet using these techniques. Don’t let hypothermia take you out after you prevented yourself from drowning. If you can go around, you always should. ESPECIALLY during cold weather and if you are a weak swimmer or weakened from lack of food. Hypothermia can happen quickly in temperatures as high as 50 degrees if you are wet, even more so if it is windy. Being wet you will lose body heat over 20x faster than being in cold wind alone. Body heat loss to convection, being a wind current and/or a water current, coupled with evaporation from the water, and conduction from the wet clothes and water touching you is a dangerous combination. Subscribe to GB2 Membership here: I’m Joshua Enyart, former Army Ranger (Bco 1/75; Ranger Class 10-96), and Green Beret (18B, 7th SFG). To see my upcoming courses and in-person training, visit: Join my email list for exclusive GBGB news and information about upcoming products and special offers: Many of the products I use and recommend can be found on my website. New items are added weekly: As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. Follow this link to my Amazon Influencer Store where you can find many of the items I use and recommend in my videos: As always, please Like and Subscribe here on YouTube. Click the notification bell to ensure you’re always the first to see new videos and follow me on your favorite social media channel: