Shelters

After giving the distress signal, a temporary shelter should be built. As a rule, it is built from improvised means or natural materials. It must protect first of all from precipitation, scorching sun or cold, strong wind.

The most universal available means is the tent. Installed at a certain angle to the ground, it not only can protect against precipitation, but also become a reflector of the heat from the fire, which is an integral part of the temporary shelter.

In the cold season it is possible to arrange lodging for the night on the site of a campfire on warmed land. It is better to make litter from branches of coniferous trees or dry leaves. If it is dangerous to sleep on the ground, it is necessary to make the place to sleep on a tree.