What to do if you get lost in the woods

I could not get to sit down and write this article. But one day my wife and I got lost in the woods, where the walk for six years, and after that article, I still wrote. I'll tell you how to prepare for a hike in the woods and, of course, you need to know and how to behave in order to get out of the forest, if you get lost.

I will not talk about the orientation of the stars and the moss on the trees. The article - only tips that you can remember, and actions that can be performed immediately before going into the woods. Note that if the timber has a depth of 2 kilometers, you will already be able to get lost in it.

Preparing for a hike in the woods

No advance is not planning to get lost. But here is to prepare for a variety of force majeure - a wise decision.

clothing

By the choice of clothing should be taken very seriously.

Day in the woods can be very hot, but the night is sure to be cold. In addition, the morning dew appears. Therefore, you or get wet and freeze, or stay warm and dry, if take care in advance of a warm and waterproof clothing. And yes, do not forget about mosquitoes.

Also important and the color of clothing. Those who are lost must be visible from the greatest possible distance. If the clothes are fused with colors of the forest, you will be lost themselves, and lost consciousness, the rescuers will be two meters away and not notice. A simple way - a bright orange traffic vest with reflectors. You will be easier to spot from the air, and at night. In addition, it not necessary to wear all the time - put on, if you will realize that got lost.

Required items

Here, everything is standard: water, lighter, and two boxes of matches, a flashlight, a knife. Rescuers are advised to take the whistle. They explain this by saying that for a long time a person loses a screaming voice, and blow the whistle a lot easier to get the same sometimes even louder.

If you have lying around the old push-button telephone, be sure to take it with him. If the battery is still alive, so the phone will hold a charge for much longer than modern smartphones.

On the smartphone is set offline map and compass. One day while jogging in the forest, heard an audio book, I turned on the wrong path. I realized it when he ran into a dead end. Small forest, and I knew in which direction to move. Only 30 minutes later, I admitted to myself that was lost, and looked in the app on your smartphone to run that track, among other things, and the route.

It turned out I was going around in circles. So I learned that the most difficult in the forest - keep a straight course. Therefore, even an ordinary compass great help to you in a difficult situation.

And most importantly, do not forget to charge all devices before going. if you have external battery, And grab it.

What to do if you get lost in the woods

1. Do not panic

One is to make it easy, the other - it is difficult, but to cope with panic a must. In such situations, it only made matters worse.

Breathe deeply and slowly. Make dozens of sit-ups, in order to reduce the level of adrenaline in the blood. Focus not on your feelings, but on the environment. In addition, it will help to calm down, you may see or hear something familiar.

2. call rescuers

As soon as you realize that you get lost, call the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Better no one else to call. The news starts to spread among friends, and everyone wants to call, thereby draining your phone's battery.

Better yet, turn off the phone and turn it on at regular intervals. So you can stay in touch and at the same time to protect the battery charge.

3. Head

If there was no command to stand still, move. Find the trail, stream or river and go along until they run into signs of civilization (highway, railroad tracks, village). In this case, you can navigate, what to do next.

It is useful to know that the rescuers to search for stray sometimes use the siren. It sounds a few hours with short breaks. In any case, periodically stop and Listen for not to miss the sounds of human life, such as the noise of a chainsaw or machine.

4. Precautions in the forest

The forest is not better anything to eat or drink, other than what you have brought. Even seemingly clean spring can "reward" you have dysentery or typhoid. Personal supply of water stretch as far as possible, and without food for a couple of days you will not die. This is still better than be reduced to a pulp by caught by contagion.

Be careful with the inn. Construct an improvised shelter of leaves and branches. Perestrahuytes and periodically warmed using exercise. Yeah, maybe you do not sleep enough, but not exactly okocheneete per night.

Be sure to get a stick length of ⅔ of your growth. Do not part with it until the moment of salvation, to which, by the way, it will help you survive.

What if in the forest others lost

If someone went into the forest and there is no two or three hours longer than expected, feel free to call in emergency situations. Perhaps the missing will be the next moment after the call, but in this case, excessive vigilance of the best Russian "maybe".

Never go on a quest without lifeguards. About the missing told you, and who will tell about you?

This is the minimum set of recommendations. With all the ease to memorize and perform it significantly improves the chances of survival if you get lost in the woods.

Be vigilant and "do not go, children in Africa walk" without a compass and whistle.