2007-04-07 10:59:19 · 6 answers · asked by marc 2 in Environment
Springs, yes, springs, water in a bottle is the same as in a leather pouch.
2007-04-07 11:02:27 · answer #1 · answered by dtwladyhawk 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In much the same way as people do today - largekly by drinking from small streams. Unless there's something that actually gets into the water to contaminate it then it's generally safe to drink. I've travelled to some very remote places and have had to rely on streams for water and so far (touch wood) have not had any problems.
Nowadays we can carry water filters and purification tablets making it easier to obtain water from pretty much all but the most contaminated of sources.
Historically such things didn't exist and if heading into unknown territory they'd be taking a risk as there'd be no way of knowing how far from water they were. The human body needs quite a lot of water, typically about 5 litres a day when doing physical things such as trekking into the wilderness (more in hot weather). This is a lot of water to carry around and the explorers would be limited in what they could carry.
There's also a great many skills that our forebears had that we don't use these days. Streams for example aren't the only sources of water and if you know where to look it's not always that hard to find. Some plants contain large quantities of water and you only need to cut down a length of stem and the water pours out of it.
2007-04-07 18:26:26 · answer #2 · answered by Trevor 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Water is not that hard to find. Natural springs, creeks, rivers, catching rain water, melting snow, sipping morning & evening dew, digging holes that seep water (even in deserts) like animals do, boiling (distilling) water. If you are thirsty, there are ways to find water. "Civilization" has reduced knowledge about survival, but we can survive using a little common sense and ingenuity.
2007-04-07 18:25:29 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
By coming across rivers and streams and loading up a leather pouch or canteen.
Even futher back-they just found these water courses and drank their fill and walked on.
In this age, that maybe a hazzard to your health, these same rivers and streams are now loaded with bacteria that can cause you very ill health. Thanks to pollution.
2007-04-07 18:06:31 · answer #4 · answered by dragon 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sometimes they didn't and they died. Then people knew not to go that way without carrying lots of water.
2007-04-07 19:06:38 · answer #5 · answered by Sophist 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Halizon tablets work good.
2007-04-07 18:42:16 · answer #6 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋