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What is the sixth wilderness survival priority?

Priority six is to drink water.

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  1. Seek shelter
  2. Drink water ✔
  3. Gather food

Why: Water matters more immediately than food. The pamphlet warns that dehydration can happen in cold weather even when you feel less thirsty.

Huh, didn't know that: The list places water after signaling and before worrying about food.

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Water took sixth place, then poured on the effort.
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Answer: Drink water. Water matters more immediately than food. The pamphlet warns that dehydration can happen in cold weather even when you feel less thirsty.

  1. Wilderness Survival Merit Badge Pamphlet filestore.scouting.org/filestore/Merit_Badge_ReqandRes/Pamphlets/Wilderness%20Survival.pdf
    5. Signal for help. 6. Drink water. 7. Don’t worry about food.
    Checked 2026-10-09.

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