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If you have no idea how to get back to civilization, your best strategy is to wait for search and rescue. Wandering aimlessly is the worst thing you can do.
by a-priori 17y ago
If you have no idea how to get back to civilization, your best strategy is to wait for search and rescue. Wandering aimlessly is the worst thing you can do.
- adrianwaj 17y agoAlso, you want to try and make a signal to any rescuers or passers by. Try chopping down trees in a pattern so planes can see the pattern. Have a bonfire ready that can be lit in less than a minute if you hear a plane or helicopter, or see a boat. A mirror too can be reflected out to people.
- a-priori 17y agoYes, the universal symbol is to make an X in an open area with branches or something. A smoky fire is also a good idea.