8 survival tips from ‘Marooned’ expert

1. Explore your surroundings to find what you need. When stuck on a remote island, it’s important to find a freshwater marsh which will serve as your source of drinking water. Marshes can usually be found near the mouths of rivers, and the edges of lakes and streams. Catch Ed Stafford and his island adventures in MAROONED, every Tuesday, beginning October 28, at 8:00 p.m. on Discovery Channel.

2. Use your imagination and get crafty. Once you find freshwater, store it in your very own bamboo cup. Create bamboo cups by cutting dried bamboo sections into drinking glass-sized pieces. Create rain proof shelters by crisscrossing banana or coconut tree fronds: over-under-over-under. Learn more of Ed Stafford’s survival techniques in MAROONED, premiering every Tuesday, starting October 28, at 8:00 p.m. on Discovery Channel.

3. Collect from nature. If you aren’t able to find a freshwater source, collect or extract water from plantain shoots or leaves. Catch MAROONED to get more tips from survival expert Ed Stafford every Tuesday, beginning October 28, at 8:00 p.m. on Discovery Channel.

4. Build a fire. It’s essential to build a fire to stay warm and cook food. Gather dried tinder, twigs and branches, and set them on fire either by using a lens to concentrate sunlight rays on them or plowing sticks and branches together repeatedly to create friction. Don’t miss MAROONED with survival expert Ed Stafford for more tips on subsisting in the wild – every Tuesday, beginning October 28, at 8:00 p.m. on Discovery Channel.

5. Recycle reusable items. Recycling doesn’t only apply in cities. Reuse bones from dead animals to cut plants and branches. Get more survival tips from survival guru Ed Stafford in MAROONED, premiering every Tuesday, starting October 28, at 8:00 p.m. on Discovery Channel.

6. Be flexible and resourceful. Take it from Ed Stafford and make fish traps! “I made more bush‑crafty fish traps before using bamboo and different vines. They look like bird cages but they’re in the water, and they’ve got a large aperture where the fish can swim in and a small aperture where the fish can’t swim out. They work very well.” Get more first-hand tips from Ed in MAROONED premiering on Discovery Channel every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m., starting October 28.

7. Do the twist. Twist long desert grass together to make ropes which can be used for other essentials like shelter, traps, clothes and bows and arrows. MAROONED premieres every Tuesday, starting October 28, at 8:00 p.m. on Discovery Channel.