Hollywood has had great success with adventure films in the past year, including The Revenant, The Jungle Book, and now Daniel Radcliffe's "Jungle."
The movie is based on Yossi Ghinsberg's memoir, trapped in the Jungle, which describes the experiences of four travelers trapped in the Amazon rainforest and their frantic struggles to survive.
Even though the idea of getting lost in the jungle is daunting, you can do a few things to increase your odds of surviving. These are the most important lessons we impart to our clients on our Borneo rainforest excursions—you never know when you'll need them!
S-T-O-P
S-T-O-P: If you find yourself stranded in the jungle
- Stop
- Think
- Observe
- Plan
Being lost might be a pretty scary feeling at first. It's critical to behave as coolly and impartially as you can. Right now, each choice you make is crucial.
If you believe you are near your group, a hamlet, or a route, shouting for aid can be helpful. However, keep in mind that it can be challenging to determine where a yell is coming from in a jungle.
Initial choices
If a plane crash leaves you stranded in the jungle, wait for help to arrive at the scene and then move if you are positive that help is not on the way.
If you are traveling on foot and you are aware that you are not far from a trail or settlement, try to locate your starting place and return to it. This might be a trail through the jungle, a high point, or a stream.
Imagine spending the last hour or so of your walk going through your thinking. What were you able to witness? Which famous sites did you pass? Which way was the sun facing? Any kind of recollection will be beneficial.
Take a close look around to check whether there are any remnants of your previous location, such as broken branches. You may use this to determine which direction to move in first.
Getting Started in the Jungle
If nothing appears to be obvious, you must choose a course and follow it consistently. If at all feasible, leave a note indicating your destination and the time you arrived. In the bush, you move very slowly, but if you're lucky, rescuers might follow and locate you.
Spend the day traveling and the night sleeping. You can follow a stream that emerges from the jungle as it becomes a river by moving downward; this will probably lead you to a creek. The likelihood of civilization increases with river width.
Proceed in a single general direction.
To keep oneself moving straightforward and avoid going in circles, concentrate on something to aim for ahead of you and something to walk away from behind you. Traveling through a jungle may be incredibly disorienting, and if you are not sure about your moves, the fear factor will increase. Always believe that you are in charge of your direction, and tell yourself so out loud.
Finding your bearings can be challenging due to the dense jungle canopy, so it's a good idea to search for high terrain where you can spot potential riverbed depressions.
Adhere to Animal Trails
Seek out animal paths in the jungle, and if they lead in the same direction as you, follow them. They may lead to open spaces or water sources where rescue crews can see you more quickly. Keep a stick with you to help you balance and push aside any plants that are in your path.
Getting hurt when clambering over fallen tree trunks is a very typical occurrence. Avoid using your hands as much as possible as many plants can prickle or hurt.
Set Your Priorities to Survive
These order of importance is:
1. Locate some drinking water.
2. Make a shelter before it gets dark.
3. Make a tool or weapon to make stuff.
4. Locate a food supply
locating water in the forest
Gather Rainfall
In the rainforest, leaves are often big and can be twisted into a funnel form to catch rainfall. The most crucial thing is to stay hydrated, therefore store it in your water bottle or consume it straight.
Flows
Seek out moving water streams and steer clear of still pools. To eliminate any bacteria, you should ideally boil any water you gather from streams. Look for any particles or pieces in the water that you can filter out (using your sock if needed).
Stalks of bamboo
Bamboo can be a great source of water since it stores rainfall in the sections of its stalks. Look for the lines that cross the trunk; these create sections that, if you can, you could utilize as water bottles. If not, bend the bamboo so that the water can drain into a container.
Build a Solar Water Still
1. In a spot with at least some direct sunlight, dig a hole in the ground.
2. Insert a container, such as a plate, cup, bowl, or water bottle, into the opening.
3. Cover the surrounding region of the container with any moist material, like leaves.
4. Cover the hole with a plastic sheet, then secure it with pebbles around the outside.
Constructing a shelter in the forest
The shelter is of utmost importance since it protects from the weather. Building a lean-to using branches and leaves is the simplest way to create a shelter.
1. Lean one end of a long, relatively straight branch up against a tree.
2. Add extra shorter branches at 45-degree angles along the big branch's length.
3. To create a cover, cover the entire object with huge leaves.
In the rainforest, locating food
Save your time and energy by not going animal hunting. It's challenging and requires lifetime proficiency with a weapon like a bow and arrow. The best course of action is to catch animals and save fish or energy.
Although there are many different kinds of traps, they all essentially involve entangling, crushing, choking, or hanging wild animals by capturing them in a hole, snare, or beneath a falling log or boulder. The more you set, the more likely it is that you will catch something, but setting up a trap correctly is essential; in the forest, an animal trail is a good place to start.
In the rainforest, fishing
Using a bamboo stick to create a double-bladed fishing spear is a useful method of capturing them. To create four prongs, cut two 6" splits at one end of a 6-foot length of bamboo. Sharpen the prongs with a knife or sharp rock after separating them with some vine inserted into the spaces.
Look for a rock to balance on or step into the water up to your knees. Take your time so as not to frighten the fish away. When you see a fish, wait for it to get near you before jabbing hard and fast to pin it to the streambed. It requires practice to do this.
Conclusion
To sum up, to survive in the forest, one must be ready, resourceful, and adaptive. By adhering to these crucial pointers and tactics, you can raise your odds of not just making it through the wilderness but thriving. Always remember to maintain your composure, focus, and safety as your top priority. You may overcome the difficulties of the forest and come out stronger and more resilient than before if you have the correct attitude and abilities.
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