Before you need to signal for help, one of the best ways to be sure you are found is by taking the time to plan to be found. Don’t leave home without knowing these survival tips. Leave a trip itinerary with a trustworthy and reliable friend. Include times that you expect to be at certain locations. Include your travel route and note your arrival time.

Plans can change; if yours does, notify your friend as it occurs. Detail any imaginable adjustments to your itinerary. Have set meeting places should your party become separated. This will enable rescuers will know where to search if you are missing.

Other helpful information to include in your itinerary are the health and general condition of members of your party, including any medications, a list of your gear including amount of food, water, clothing and shelter materials, and emergency contact information (family members and doctors’ telephone numbers, etc.)

“I have never been lost, but I will admit to being confused for several weeks.” Daniel Boone

Should you arrive at a similar state of confusion and require assistance, there are several ways to signal for help.

You will be able to employ an assortment of items in order to signal for aid. This includes flame, smoke, torches, brightly colored clothing, mirrors, whistles, or battery-powered devices. The ability to calm yourself will enable you to creatively consider ways to alert rescuers to your location. Knowing how to accurately assess your options can save your life.

If you should lose your way, your position should be marked right away. In order to easily identify your position, create a pile of rocks, brush, or break some twigs. Your home base is now established. If you choose to attempt to exit on your own, this is where you’ll come back to make another attempt should your initial effort fail. This will also be the place you wait for rescuers.

Leave a note at this location if you decide to move from it. Tell your plans and your direction of travel. While you journey tag the path at regular points with stones, broken branches, or some other easily recognizable sign to show where you’ve walked. These markings will help search teams determine your location.

The Survival Scoop covers specific signal steps and more survival tips, so check it out for more information.

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