Rescue

A signal fire is one of the most important and effective skills to have in a wilderness survival situation. If you know how to make a proper signal fire you will be able to send billows of white smoke up into the air. This should catch the eye of any air rescue or rescue squad …

Yelling at the top of your lungs is only going to be effective if there are people nearby to hear you. When this isn’t the case, save your strength and vocal cords. Remember that 3 of anything is the international standard for distress. It can be 3 gunshots, 3 fires, 3 flares, 3 blows of a whistle, etc. In a clearing or on a hilltop, …