Isn't the usual advice from Search & Rescue professionals to stay put? For example, > “It’s best to stay in one place because the searchers will get to that pl

Isn't the usual advice from Search & Rescue professionals to stay put? For example, > “It’s best to stay in one place because the searchers will get to that place,” Strong said. Moving just a mile creates a search area of three square miles, Strong said. Move two miles, and the search area expands to 12 square miles. Source: https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/if-youre-lost-in-the-woods-stay-put-says-outdoors-expert/ https://www.seattletimes.com/life/travel/if-youre-lost-in-th... I imagine that advice becomes better every year, as response times improve. Of course, if there's no reason to think rescuers would be able to fix your initial location to any reasonable precision, then I guess you have to use your head.