Need a survival tip?
In an emergency, stay where you are if rescue is likely to come. If not, shelter, water, food are your priorities. But my best advice is to be thoroughly prepared in the first place. A few practical tips that I’ve found useful: If you are in any way vulnerable to the elements, carry a SURVIVAL KIT: something that’s very small and light, and that you won’t feel tempted to leave behind at camp. Contents I include vary enormously, depending on if I’m in hot desert, when it might include distress flares, and a mirror for signalling from the sun, to cold desert (when it would have a mini stove, for melting snow for water) to “jungle” (when it might include extra antiobiotics, fishing line and fishing hooks). But there’s always a compass, sometimes a GPS (although I tend not to navigate with one normally) and some sort of map, and waterproof matches, water purification tablets and some basic antibiotics, a high energy food item (nuts, pork scratching, a chocolate bar even), and a pencil and
