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#258422 - 03/31/13 06:16 PM Re: Drinking alcohol in a survival situation [Re: Jeanette_Isabelle]
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It will definitely kill parasites if you have enough to boil the water. If you think to kill them by mixing the water with the alcohol, forget it. A concentration that kills the parasites would still be a pretty stiff drink.
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#258423 - 03/31/13 06:20 PM Re: Drinking alcohol in a survival situation [Re: LED]
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They were allowed to have up to 3 liters. Bear in mind that they did not have to perform tasks that require good judgement and they had access to any amount of drinking water the wanted.
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#258424 - 03/31/13 06:32 PM Re: Drinking alcohol in a survival situation [Re: bws48]
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Originally Posted By: bws48

Seriously, I think a bit of alcohol can help warm a person up, and help---too much certainly bad, but a bit, yes. Beer has a lot of carbohydrates, and they always help.


Seriously, alcohol does not help to keep warm or get warm (provided the person drinks it). It makes a person feel warm and waste body heat.
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#258428 - 03/31/13 07:38 PM Re: Drinking alcohol in a survival situation [Re: Roarmeister]
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(I didn't read whole thread...)

I'd definitely drink a beer if that's all I had. The calculation is simple: Does beer tend to hydrate you (even it's just slight)? Or does beer tend to dehydrate you? I think it's the former.
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#258432 - 03/31/13 11:26 PM Re: Drinking alcohol in a survival situation [Re: MostlyHarmless]
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Originally Posted By: MostlyHarmless
Define "survival situation".

If I'm stuck in a stranded vehicle and the best plan is to stay there for at least the next day or so then I wouldn't mind enjoying a little drink in the company of good friends. Since we're stuck anyway we might as well enjoy ourselves, right?

If I need to be at or above 100% mental and physical capacity I don't touch alcohol.


Absolutely agree.

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