stay calm here's how to survive on a
deserted island survival tip number one
signal for rescue
the sooner you return to civilization
the better your best chance of escape is
rescue so use your resources to signal
any ships or planes that may pass by for
example in 2016
three men were marooned on an island 500
miles southeast of Guam they use palm
leaves to spell out help on the beach
and were rescued three days later after
the plane spotted their sign
but rescue may not always come so
quickly survival tip number two avoid
injury your feet are some of your most
important and vulnerable survival tools
Paul Hart a former Royal Navy lieutenant
commander says that the first piece of
equipment you should look for in the
wreckage are rubber boots boots will
protect you from cutting your feet as
you reach the shore and explore the
island for food and fresh water which
brings us to our next tip survival tip
number 3 find fresh water while a human
can survive for 40 days without food
we can't live any more than 8 to 10 days
without water sources of fresh water
include caves rain and making your own
from saltwater former Navy SEAL Clint
Emerson says you need two containers to
convert salt water to fresh first fill a
can with salt water then put a second
container over the can to collect the
fresh water that evaporates from the can
you'll need at least one liter of water
per day to survive once you have a
source of fresh water survival tip
number four find food the type of food
available depends on where you're
marooned for example Alexander Selkirk
who was likely the inspiration for
Robinson Crusoe was marooned on an
island near Chile at first he survived
on spiny lobsters near the shore but
later he ventured further inland and
discovered goats which he used for milk
and food until rescue over four years
later but what if here marooned
somewhere less tropical like
arctica that's exactly what happened to
the crew of the endurance in 1915 when
their ship became trapped by encroaching
sea ice and eventually sank in addition
to the rations they had onboard the 28
man crew hunted seals and penguins to
survive until rescue in 1916 suffice it
to say vegetarianism isn't common among
castaways in the end it doesn't matter
where you end up so long as you keep
calm and stay positive the right mindset
could mean the difference between life
and death
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