[IYAS9YAS]

Most people have been thirsty in their lives. Most people have been really thirsty. I think that makes them think they understand what it is like to be dying of thirst. It doesn't even come close. This is a hellish situation to be in. I've been there. In my case, it was my fault. If somebody else had done this to me - and if a government violating my rights had done it to me...

I have a question for you. When I went through survival school in the AF more than 20 years ago, the same mantra was used, and they stated that, when you had no water, the time to be afraid was when you no longer felt thirsty. Did this happen to you, did you ever not feel thirsty during your ordeal?

Regarding shelter, I know from reports that folks who were suffering from hypothermia often no longer felt cold, and actually removed clothing because they felt too warm.

[naturalman1975]

Yes, towards the end I no longer felt thirsty, but I was also starting to become fairly irrational at that point.

[Bubba Ho-Tep]

Regarding shelter, I know from reports that folks who were suffering from hypothermia often no longer felt cold, and actually removed clothing because they felt too warm.

It's called Paradoxical Undressing, and it's one of the last stages before death (burrowing comes next, although neither is found in all cases). One line of thinking is that, as the body loses control, the mechanisms that were pulling blood (and heat) from the extremities to the core give up, resulting in a flush of the body's last warmth out to the skin, where it's quickly dissipated.