One area of survival that is often overlooked is the ability to signal help and often the best way of doing that is using a whistle.

A whistle not only attracts attention, it also can be heard over long distances and is one of the most effective ways of pinpointing a location – even better in some environments than using smoke as a signal.

Some can be obscured by tree growth and also can be deceiving, depending on the wind.

What happens, though, if you do not have access to a whistle?

If that happens, you have a bunch of options in terms of making a whistle from your stuff found in your immediate surroundings.

The video on the next page presents several different options for making a whistle, including one that was designed by the KGB.

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