Survival

While there is no doubt that coconut milk has nutritional value and will help to stave off dehydration, you will not be able to last significantly longer on coconut milk as opposed to water. Coconut water is a mild diuretic, so you cannot rely on it alone for hydration. You will need an additional hydration and energy source to meet your daily needs.

You can eat a dead chicken provided it hasn't been dead for too long, and you can establish the cause of death with some certainty. Some circumstances that resulted in the death of the chicken may render the carcass unfit for human consumption and may be more of a danger to your than hunger.

Dehydrated food may not have much smell to our noses, but a bear can definitely smell dehydrated food. The degree to which the bear will be able to sniff it out will depend on how the dehydrated food is packaged. It is always good practice to use additional precautions when carrying food in bear country!

Zippo lighters and plasma lighters will work as survival lighters, but there are better options available than both these lighters for survival.

A crossbow is better for survival than a bow. The reasons behind the choice include accuracy, ease of use, maintainability, and portability, although I would be happy for either one in a survival situation.

You can start a charcoal fire with rubbing alcohol, due to the composition of rubbing alcohol, including flammable ingredients that will take a spark well! There are, however, techniques you can use that will improve your chances of getting a fire going with this method.

The optimal edge angle for a machete depends on what you use it for. Whatever the angle, the blade needs to be maintained to the point that it is sharp enough to shave with but still with enough metal behind the edge to support the impact of heavy blows.

Not all machetes have a hole near the tip of the blade. The hole seems to have come about once these tools became mass-produced. It is a consequence of the manufacturing process.