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Learn how to use some common emergency and distress signals in case you get lost in the wilderness in this free survival video series on using distress and emergency signals.
There are 15 videos in this series:

Learn from our camping survival expert how to use a pattern as a distress signal in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Watch and learn from our own expert how to us a car horn as a distress signal in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Learn some great tips on how to create a visual distress signal from our expert in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Learn about using a simple flashlight as a distress signal from our camping survival skills expert in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Learn as our expert demonstrates how to use a flashlight as an emergency signal in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Learn from our camping survival skills expert some great tips for emergency signaling in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Learn how you can use a cell phone as a distress signal from our expert in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Watch and learn some great tips for creating distress signals from our expert in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Watch and learn from our survival expert tips on creating travel distress signals in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Learn how you can use fire as a distress signal from our camping survival skills expert in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Watch and learn some expert tips on how to use colors as distress signals in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Learn how to make a distress signal that can be seen from a plane in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Learn some great tips on creating symbols for distress signals from our expert in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Learn how to use symbols as distress signals if you get lost in the wilderness in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Watch and learn some great tips on using symbols as distress signals in this free survival video on using distress and emergency signals.

Of course we never expect to get lost. We head out on each new adventure expecting to able to leave as and get home as easily as we arrived. But what do you do when your plans don't work out the way you intended? The car breaks down on a country road in the middle of nowhere or one of your fellow campers breaks their leg on a remote trail. You need to know how to call for help when you need it most.
This series focuses on ways to communicate your adverse situation, on emergency and distress signals to get help in low-population areas such as parks and back roads. Our expert will share advice on how to use car horns and flashlights as distress signals, along with cell phones. Don't have any of those accessories to create your signal? Our expert shows you how to use what is available in several given situations, such as fire, rock patterns, even different color arrangements that can be seen from planes. You will find out about the common symbols for camping distress symbols, as well as how to keep safe on the roadside while you wait for assistance. Watch this series to ensure your safety next time you leave the house.
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