Lost?

It is easy to get lost and this website is intended to give you an overview of the wilderness, an understanding of your environment, and how you can use the material available to survive.

Before entering a wilderness area or abandoning your car.

Tell someone where you are going or leave a note indicating where you have gone, which path you are taking, and when you will be back. Do it every time even if entering a familiar area for a short period. You can break a leg a few hundred feet from home as well as 10 miles (16 km) from camp.

Always carry survival tools such as a hunting knife, compass, matches in a waterproof container, and a windbreaker or poncho.

For longer trips take one of the survival kite

as listed on this website.

The will to survive is the key to survival.

Knowledge is the First step in overcoming Fear. Knowledge can be amplified by the confidence in your equipment, use of the equipment, group interaction, and survival techniques. The understanding of the smells, noises, physical characteristics of land, weather, and your relationship with them will also be of great help.

Self conlidence can be established be the knowledge of survival techniques and understanding the wilderness. This knowledge serves to lessen fear and prevent panic and irrational panic decisions from being made.