How To Get Drinking Water In The Forest

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One of the resources that you’ll need to help you survive as you’re exploring in The Forest is water. While there are plenty of places to find water, most of it isn’t safe enough for drinking.

Drinkable water will be a big requirement as you progress further into the main story. As you go spelunking through caves and fighting off all sorts of weird creatures in the depths below, you’ll need to have this resource quickly available on hand to make sure your player character is properly hydrated. Here is what you need to know about getting drinking water in The Forest, and how to store it.

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How To Get Water In The Forest

In The Forest, your Hydration meter is displayed on the HUD which is represented by the water droplet icon. You’ll need to drink regularly to stay hydrated because if this reaches a critically low point it’s possible for your character to die. Drinking water will increase your Hydration, but you’ll also want to make sure that the water you are consuming is clean.

There are a few ways you can obtain fluid to help you keep hydrated, but from the start of the game you’ll need to move quickly, as you’ll almost immediately begin to be thirsty.

Boiling Water

There are numerous ponds that you’ll come across in The Forest, but the water in these ponds is unsafe to drink as it is polluted. You have to boil this water if you want to drink it without getting sick. To do this you’ll have to find an Old Pot. These can be found while you’re exploring, and are most common at campsites and cannibal villages. Because the plane crash spawn location is