Tropical Survival

Introduction | Tropical Weather | Jungle Types | Travel Through Jungle Areas | Immediate Considerations | Water Procurement | Food |

IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATIONS

There is less likelihood of your rescue from beneath a dense jungle canopy than in other survival situations. You will probably have to travel to reach safety.

If you are the victim of an aircraft crash, the most important items to take with you from the crash site are a machete, compass, first aid kit and a parachute or other material for use as mosquito netting and shelter.

Take shelter from tropical rain, sun and insects. Malaria-carrying mosquitoes and other insects are immediate dangers, so protect yourself against bites.

Do not leave the crash area without carefully blazing or marking your route. Use your compass. Know what direction you are taking.

In the tropics, even the smallest scratch can quickly become dangerously infected. Promptly treat any wound, no matter how minor.