Method 1: you can find a stump to observe, and the width of the annual ring is south;
Method 2: still find a tree with lush branches and leaves on the south and sparse branches and leaves on the north;
Method 3: observe the caves of ants, most of which face south;
Method 4: Where there are many rocks, you can also find an eye-catching rock to observe. The mossy side of the rock is the north side, and the dry and bare side is the south side.
Method 5: You can also use a watch to tell the direction: divide your time by 2, and then aim the quotient at the sun. The direction indicated by 12 on the dial is north.
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Every year, many hikers, hunters, fishermen or other tourists are trapped in unmarked forest trails or remote traffic routes and become at a loss. They got lost.
Usually, people get lost because they can't relate their position to some known factors, including natural or other factors, and use it as a guide. At the same time, due to the lack of observation and systematic knowledge of leaving and returning to predetermined bases (such as trails, roads, rivers, high-voltage lines, streams or lakes, etc.). When traveling, there is only one special point (such as tent, hunter's cabin, cabin, boat, car, etc.). ) keep it in mind, which is often part of the reason why people sometimes get lost.
The content here is to introduce some direct, pedestrian and unprofessional methods. These methods make it easier and faster for survivors or lost people to determine their direction, which will take them to the nearest place to their destination. Using these methods, you can determine your position even if you don't have a compass, a map or professional knowledge of astronomy and geography.
How to avoid getting lost
Unless you choose a fixed goal as a guide, people will get lost, because winding roads, dense forests and long distances will cover your destination. To this end, you must remember the following ways to avoid getting lost:
You must observe the surrounding terrain anytime and anywhere to determine the direction. Before you leave your tent, car, wooden bridge, boat and other things, you should carefully observe the surrounding terrain, visually inspect the area as much as possible, and determine various fixed target guides, such as peaks, cliffs, temples, trees and so on.
Before you leave, you should have a clear memory of those outstanding targets around your camp so that you can use them as a guide when you return.
When you leave a road, a stream, a path, a river, a mountain peak or a temple, remember which side you left from and take these as the basic route.
Remember how many streams, peaks and forks you have passed when you came and came back. Draw a route map of the road you have traveled.
What should I do after I get lost?
If you find yourself in a strange area and it is difficult to find your way back to the camp, don't say you are lost at this time, at least not now or you may be confused in a few minutes.
If you suspect that you have lost your way, you should immediately stop to evaluate the situation and go ahead blindly, and the situation will be even worse. Don't panic, please sit down and relax. Take a deep breath, smoke a cigarette, chew a piece of gum, and carefully recall the houses, streams or other geographical features you passed, so as to trace the route you walked. Sit quietly for a few minutes.
When a hiker just finds it difficult to locate himself, he usually won't go far and get lost. The trouble is that most of the lost people continue to go forward blindly and wander around in the forest, making their situation worse, and some of them even go out of the search area completely.
If you have a map, first check the legend to see what each symbol stands for and find out which area of the map you are based on. See if there are any geographical features around that match the geographical indications. Find out where you were before you got lost on the map, and then recall the houses, streams or other geographical features you passed, so as to trace the route you walked.
Look at the contour lines on the map and get to know the surrounding terrain. The contour lines are far apart, indicating that the mountain is gentle. No contour lines represent plains or broad ridges, and contour lines are mostly mountain mouths or valleys when fingerprints are taken. According to the scale on the map, for example, the scale is 1: 50000, which means that 1 cm on the map represents the actual length of 50000 cm (0.5 km). Use a small ruler to calculate the distance between yourself and the target. If there is no pen and paper, you can roughly measure the distance with your fingers. Generally speaking, the length of an adult's index finger from the fingertip to the first pass is 2.5 cm.
Turn the map so that the target on the map is consistent with the geographical features it represents, and then choose a direction according to the map and walk to the road or crowded places.
See clearly from the map whether there are obstacles on Chu's way, such as cliffs and wide rivers. If so, we should find another route to bypass it. Use the same geographical features of the map and the field as a guide. Pay attention to the scenery on both sides while walking, and refer to the map to estimate how far you have gone.
Get lost in the storm and save yourself.
If you have a life-support bag (a waterproof plastic bag that can hold the whole person) or other life-support equipment, you can stay where you are until the rain stops. If there is no life-support bag equipment, don't stay where you are and leave quickly.
If you bring a map, check whether there are any dangerous areas. For example, dense contour lines indicate that the cliff is steep and should be bypassed.
The flow direction of the stream shows the route down the mountain, but don't walk near the stream, because the running water on the mountain erodes the river very strongly and the river bank is very steep. So, you have to follow the stream down the mountain.
Pay attention to whether there is a farmhouse or other shelter when going down the mountain. You can usually find a hiding place near the path.
Don't go near the depression with light green and spike grass, it is likely to be a swamp.
Get lost in the dark and save yourself.
If there is moonlight and you can see the surrounding environment, try to walk to the road or farmhouse.
If you are on a dark mountain and can't see the surrounding environment clearly, don't continue walking. You should find a hidden place, such as the leeward side of a wall or rock.
If you have a life-support bag, you should get in. Several people huddled together to keep warm. In this way, even without a survival kit, you can survive the cold night. The middle position is the warmest, so change positions from time to time.
Get lost in the snow and save yourself.
When the white light reflected by snow is the same as the color of the sky, the terrain becomes blurred; Horizon, height, depth and shadow are completely hidden. Climbers and explorers call this phenomenon "milky white sky"
At this point, it is best to stop and wait for the milky white sky to disappear. If there is a storm while waiting, you should hollow out the snowdrift to make a pit, or enlarge the snow pit at the root of the tree and hide it inside.
If you have a survival bag, put leaves and hay on your back to isolate the cold ground, and then hide inside.
Wear as many clothes as possible. If there are buttons or zippers on the outermost layer of clothes, button them up and pull them up before putting them on your upper body.
Cross your arms under your clothes and put your palms under your armpits to keep warm.
If you have to move on, you can use the map and compass to find the direction. Throw snowballs forward while walking. Pay attention to where the snowballs fall and how they roll to detect the inclination of the slope. If the snowball disappears without a trace, it may be a cliff ahead.
Get lost in the fog and save yourself.
Take out the map, turn it in the same direction as the compass, and then decide which direction to go.
Follow the compass, look in the direction you want to go, and choose an easily recognizable target, such as rocks, trees, fern leaves, etc. Go to the target and follow the compass to find another target ahead.
Use this method continuously until you get rid of the fog lock.
If there is no map or compass, you should stay where you are and wait for the fog to dissipate.
Map-free method of knowing the direction
Even without a map and compass, it is possible to find a safe place.
First of all, consider whether you can go back to the road you just walked.
It is impossible to observe the environment when going back. If you see a road or something that is bound to be connected by a road, such as a house or a telephone pole, you should walk towards it.
If we can roughly infer our position from the surrounding geographical features, we will go to the nearest roads, paths, railways, rivers and so on. Pay attention to the scenery on the roadside when you go forward, and estimate how far you have gone.
Roads, rivers and other targets perpendicular to the forward route are the best choice, because even a slight deviation from the original route can be found when moving forward.
Roads, wires and telephone lines are inspected regularly. You don't have to wait long to meet someone who can help you find the right path.
If you can't find reliable geographical features, you can use the sun to identify the direction to decide which direction to take.
At noon, the sun in the northern hemisphere is south of zenith, and the sun in the southern hemisphere is north of zenith.
If the sun is blocked by clouds, put the edge of a small blade or nail file vertically on a shiny plane, such as a plastic credit card or thumb nail, and find a faint shadow from the plane. The sun is opposite to the shadow.
If you have a watch with hands and the local time has been calibrated, you can identify the direction in the following ways:
Put the watch flat and the hour hand points to the sun. Imagine a line bisecting the angle between the hour hand and 12. For example, it is 4 o'clock in the afternoon, and the bisector will pass 2 o'clock. This bisector points due south in the northern hemisphere and due north in the southern hemisphere.
If the clouds are thick and you can't see the sun, you can observe the fresh moss on the trunk or rock. Moss usually grows in the backlight. In the northern hemisphere, there are more mosses facing north or northeast, and in the southern hemisphere, there are more mosses facing south or southeast. But it is not accurate to predict the direction with moss, so if the sun passes through the clouds, it should be used to determine the direction.
If you need to stay in the same place for a period of time, you can erect a stick on the flat ground to measure the direction. Every hour or so, make a mark in the shadow at the top of the stick, and connect the marks into a line, which will point to something.
Richer:
People who like to climb mountains in the wild often climb to the top of the mountain along a path (tourist route) and want to take a new route down the mountain without a road. In this way, I often get lost and get stuck in the mountains. What if I get lost?
■ Try to return to the mountain where there used to be a tourist mountain road. Even if we have reached the bottom of the valley and are very tired, we should bite our teeth and climb up. Don't be lazy, and don't risk trying another way.
■ If you can't find the mountain where there used to be a tourist trail, try to find a stream and follow it. Under normal circumstances, the stream will draw you out sooner or later. When you meet a waterfall, you should try to bypass it and continue along the stream.
■ If there is no stream in the mountain, all you have to do is try to climb a higher hill. According to the sun or distant reference objects (such as villages, reservoirs, highways), determine the general direction and orientation, choose a target hill with appropriate distance and easy identification in this direction, and move towards the target hill.
■ If there are many people, consider dividing them into two groups.
One group stayed at the top of the mountain, the other group went down the mountain and headed for the other good mountain. People who go down the mountain should always look back and ask those who stay at the top of the mountain what they think of their direction. If they deviate from the right direction, people at the top of the mountain should remind them to correct their mistakes with sounds or gestures. When climbers climb another mountain, they will guide those who stay at the top down. In this way, we will cross forward in the form of "relay command" and will not turn around in the valley.
■ If there is only one climber, the only thing he can do is to find the right direction and keep looking up at his original target mountain when going down the mountain. As long as you think calmly, you will be able to walk out of the mountains and get out of danger.
So, how can we avoid getting lost and trapped in the wild? Do you take a compass and a map so that you won't get lost? For ordinary mountain climbers who lack experience in outdoor activities, these are of little use. The most cautious way is to follow the old road, and never leave the mountain road rashly and go down the mountain from the "new road". If you are interested in taking a new road to "explore", you must be fully prepared, tell your family and friends before you leave, bring enough food and water, and make eye-catching road signs along the way in case you can't get out.