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DIY Compact Survival Kit

Step 3Whistle

Whistle
The whistle is a fairly simple tool, but also a fairly effective tool. In the mountains, forests, and even across bodies of water (like lakes) sound can carry very far. This makes the whistle a very effective signaling tool.

To signal with a whistle, put the end in your mouth, take a deep breath, plug your ears with your fingers, and blow into the whistle as hard as you can. Do this in quick bursts and in sets of three. Three of anything is the international distress signal.

To save space, you may want to take the cord off of your whistle if it has one.
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Sep 28, 2008. 7:25 AMwolfy_9005 says:
Also good if your in a weakned state. It's easier to blow into a whistle then to yell to a rescuer.
Aug 9, 2008. 10:46 PMlucridious says:
If I may suggest, get a foxtron brand whistle. They have no ball in them and they are much MUCH louder. You can hear them from almost a mile away. So if you're stuck somewhere and it's cold the whistle won't "freeze" on you.

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