Q&A for How to Find Water in the Desert

No, don't. It's full of toxins, your body is getting rid of it for a reason.

Dig for water, or try your hardest to find vegetation, because where there are plants, there is water. Be careful what plants you eat, as a lot are poisonous. The prickly pear is safe, once you get to the inside flesh.

Urine is your body's way of excreting any toxins it has caught. If you drink it, you're putting these toxins back into your body. Plus, urine contains ammonia, which is an alkali. It would not have a good effect on your body (which is why it's being excreted).

Yes. They store the water in the their roots underground.

You can try to dig if you find material that you can dig through. However, digging in a cave may be more difficult to do if you are trying to get through rocks.

If you know where to look, in theory, yes. In practice, it can often be very difficult to get to or locate, and you risk losing more water finding it than what you find.

No particular type of rock is more or less likely to have water under it. A large flat rock is less likely to have the water under it evaporate.

No. In salt deserts, the water will likely be very salty. Groundwater from sand and rock deserts should be safe once it's been bleached or boiled.

Yes, it is possible, as long as you have food, shelter, and water you can survive in the desert. Many people live in the desert successfully and have done so for millennia.