In most survival situations, you'll want to get out of the situation as quickly as possible. There's a reason it's called “survival” and not just “living comfortably out in the woods.” For this reason, being able to communicate with potential rescuers is an invaluable skill to have in your arsenal.
A signal mirror on a sunny day can be one of the most useful communication methods, reflecting for ten, twenty, thirty or more miles across the horizon. Anyone who sees this reflection is likely to know something is up and will make a beeline for your location.
As with many things, there is a technique to this skill, and there are countless objects that can be used as effective signal mirrors.
To learn more about this skill, and to acquaint yourself with the many items you can use to bring yourself a speedy rescue, continue to the video on the next page.
Um. You should count how many times “um” was said in this video. I’m not hating, there was good info. But I stopped watching as all the um’s drove me nuts and made the presenter appear unprepared.