Before going into the forest should notify relatives where you are going.Be sure to get dressed in a bright, noticeable clothes.Preferred are red, white, red, or yellow jackets.And well, if you paste on your clothing or reflective strips drawings.
walk before you need to know what can and can not do in the forest.If you lost your family member or someone from the group, try to immediately call rescue workers as independent searches often lead to the trampling traces, which complicates the search for a person.
If you decide dokrichatsya one who was lost, then wait for it must be in one place as long as possible.With a you have to be a knife, a clock, a box of matches, even a small supply of water and medicines, especially if you suffer from chronic diseases.
If you get lost, the first thing that can not be done in the forest - it's panic.First of all, stop and think - what direction you should go.Listen, maybe you will hear people screaming, dogs barking or noise machines.Well help reach out to people different sounds.It can be operated tractor which heard 4 km, or a dog barking, you will hear it for the 2-3 km.If somewhere near railroad passes, the passing train can be heard 10 km away.
In that case, if you can not hear something or see, except for the sounds of the forest, do not give in to despair - this is something you can never do.In the forest, there is always plenty of landmarks, which can reach out to people.Try to find a stream or river and walk downstream, they are sure you will bring to human habitation.
If you are sure that you will be looking for, it is best to remain in place, it is desirable to make a fire and loudly sing songs, the voice, and the smoke is easier to find a man.You can also beep: strike with sticks on the trunks of trees, the sound is carried away in the woods.
If you still need to move, try to focus on the parts of the light and the sun.The sun always rises in the east and sets in the west.The north side of the bark of pine or birch is always darker.Stones, tree trunks, rock ledges on the north side of the thick moss or lichen-covered.Resin drops on pine trees stand out profusely from the south.
Do not cut the way - this refers to the fact that you can not do in the forest.Do not go into a panic if you see that go in a circle.Going forward, look for well-conspicuous landmarks every 100 m way, it helps to understand, you are moving forward or lace.
But the most insidious obstacle - a bog or swamp.If you negligently failed - do not make any sudden movements.In this case, the first thing you can not do.In the forest, marsh grass and always covered with reeds, try to take a horizontal position and reach the reeds or grass, pulling, crawled away from dangerous places.
Well, in the case of the night for him to get ready.It is necessary to build a couch from the clutches of coniferous trees or simple branches and stock wood for the fire.Never make a fire near coniferous trees or dry - this also applies to what can not be done in the forest.At night, flying hordes Gnusov, get rid of them can help to fire smoke.If you are located in the river, the cool night breeze will be the best defense against these insects.
And most importantly - leave behind a notable landmarks hang on the branches of some conspicuous things.At night you can in the open hills or dissolve a few fires to you or your tracks you might notice people.
