A useless tip for a dry mouth...

[Yorkshire Boy]

When I was 11yrs old I went on a short survival weekend class with Eddie McGee.

He said when going up hill and your mouth is dry, rub your tongue on the roof of your mouth to create saliva. This will help quench your thirst...

3yrs later and my band leader who had been in the Guards Regiments, said rub your tongue on the roof of your mouth when you get nervous, this will stop the dry mouth feeling.

In my very amateur experience both men were correct.

Much has been made about Ray Mears tracking Raoul Moat, but Eddie did it before...

http://www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/250th-anniversary/Killer-on-run-leaves-trail.806605.jp

Eddie did a picture demonstration and told us many stories of his SAS days, particularly those of his jungle ops and survival in Borneo.

He died in 2002 of cancer, a great British warrior and human being, he made a huge impression on my young life.

 

[Echodawg]

I had always heard you can suck on a small pebble.

 

[A.W.U.K.]

Interesting stuff.

I've heard that about the pebble too, never tried it.

 

[Loosearrow]

I heard pebble under the tongue. Think of a bite of tart lemon and the saliva will flow.

 

[Yorkshire Boy]

Kephart talks about chewing a piece of onion to get rid of "cotton mouth".

 

[swamp]

You can also develop a skill that allows you to "roll" your tounge while your mouth is closed. (or open if you want to shoot the saliva from the ducts under your tounge out of your mouth.)

There are two ducts, one under each side of your tounge that produce saliva.

I don't really use this technique for keeping my mouth moist, as much as I can tell how dehydrated I am by how much of it I feel coming out. Sometimes (very rarely) it's completely dry, I know I need water.

 

[JOSH111]

Kephart talks about chewing a piece of onion to get rid of "cotton mouth".

Wild onion is just what I look for when I have that crappy taste in my mouth, even when I have water. Works like a champ:thumbup:

 

[A.W.U.K.]

Eddie was a pretty brave man tracking and locating an armed killer whilst unarmed though.

 

[scotsmanspride]

Always stuck a mesquite bean under my tongue and works great. Learned it when I was 5 from my dad.

 

[fishshooter]

You can also develop a skill that allows you to "roll" your tounge while your mouth is closed. (or open if you want to shoot the saliva from the ducts under your tounge out of your mouth.)

There are two ducts, one under each side of your tounge that produce saliva.

HaHa. Learned this as a kid, we called it gleeting. You hold the saliva glands down with your tongue, force a yawn, then open your mouth and lift your tongue at the same time. One kid could hit you from across the room.