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• Rocks- Cracks and crevesses of rocks and boulders often collect puddles of water. This water will be stagnant so it is important to properly purify it.
• Dew- You may have noticed that some mornings the grass is soaked with dew. This can be collected in many ways. Try tieing a cloth around your ankles and walking around till it gets nice and soaked. Wring out the cloth to drink the water.
• Ground Water- Sometimes you come across muddy or moist ground and you just know there's plenty of water, but how can you possibly drink it? One way is to dig a hole till the water starts to form a puddle in the hole, then take a hot fiery rock that has been cooking over a fire and place it in the puddle. Collect this steam onto a cloth and wring out.
• Ocean/Sea Water - WARNING!! DO NOT DRINK SALT WATER!! However... There is a way to desalinate (desalt) water. But you'll have to read about that in another article! Make sure you check out this detailed water desalinating and distilling instruction article.
• Vegetation- Many plants contain large amounts of water. Either in the stems, roots, or fruits.
• Snow- This sounds obvious, but it is important to make sure you melt the snow down before consuming. Eating snow will cool down your body temperature which is probably a bad thing if you find yourself in a snowy survival situation. Also, snow is not always as pure as it looks. It can harbor bacteria so it is important to sanitize it.
• Rain- Collecting rainwater isn't always as easy as it sounds. Sometimes you have to be creative to find ways to funnel enough rain water into a container. Make sure you set up as many collecters as possible when you do get the chance. Who knows how long it will be till you get another chance to drink.

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