What will you do if you find yourself on a desert island? Desert island: how to survive and not panic. You are on the island, what will you do?

Imagine that tomorrow you need to fly somewhere by plane (exactly YOU). The beginning of the story can occur either from the moment you read this application or from the moment you find yourself on the island. Actually, you ended up on a piece of land surrounded by the sea “with the help” of a banal plane crash (let the plane crash nearby). You are the only one who survived how you were brought to the island - choose for yourself, there are few options.
So, you are trying to somehow get acquainted with the island, get food. In everything, you rely only on YOUR knowledge and skills, so if you cannot climb a banana tree, you will have to go into the forest for berries (the type of forest is at your discretion), and danger awaits you there in the form of wild animals, from which you run away like you want, or you fight back with stones and sticks. Also in the forest there is precious fresh water, in which either crocodiles, or piranhas, or a fifteen-meter anaconda swim (you can do all of them at once).
Two days later, having built something, you get to the transport with which you were once in passenger relations, with the illusory hope of finding a means of communication (if you don’t know how to swim, try to learn). Whether this attempt will be successful is at your discretion, but in any case you will not be able to reach civilization. PS - there may be sharks or snakes in the water, the type, number, and whether there will be any at all is at your discretion.
Afterwards, when you have become a little more comfortable (you have found a source of food and a path to fresh water), begin to build something like a home. Some animal suddenly accosts you, with whom you gradually become friendly (regardless of your love for animals). Now that you are a full-fledged new Robinson, you become interested in the island, you want to explore it, but how - again depends on your courage and curiosity: you will climb deep into the island, revealing its secrets, or you will explore the safe beach. In any case, you come across an aboriginal tribe, whether it is friendly or aggressive again depends on your desire. If the tribe is friendly, then it will happily tell you the secrets of the island that you do not yet know about, but if it is aggressive, then you run away from it as fast as you can, and then fight back furiously (the outcome of the battle is your business). Don't forget that your furry or feathered friend is always trailing behind you (but he can also be a dolphin, which you will be trailing behind).
And then speed up as you want: maybe you won’t want to leave the place you love; maybe the rescue group that was looking for the plane will pick you up; or a ship passing by; or maybe fate will turn in such a way that you die from something.
PS - Please avoid obscene language and insults towards animals and aborigines (unless, of course, they killed your friend).

Of course, if you have never traveled anywhere beyond your place of residence, then you are not destined to end up on a desert island. But, believe me, life is such an unpredictable thing that anything can happen, including ending up on a desert island. So what will you do there?

Most people think that a desert island is so romantic - sea, palm trees, sand and enjoying life alone. In fact, you need to survive and fight for your life on the island a lot and fiercely.

There are a huge number of uninhabited islands in the world - more than 1,500.

The sun, no matter how wonderful it may seem to you, when it’s warm is your main enemy. Burnt skin and dehydration are what awaits you at first.
There is not a minute to lose, and therefore the search for drinking water is the main task in the first minutes. You need to look for water in ravines, or even better, turn on the young tracker in yourself and find an animal trail - it almost always leads to water. Yes, there are very small islands and there are no sources of water there. But water can be obtained. Firstly - you are lucky if there are coconut trees on the island - the juice in the coconuts will quench your first thirst.
Of course, they went too far with alcohol, but the main idea is clear - you need to find a sharp thing - a shell or a bone. Ripe coconuts without husks have “dimples” in which you can also make holes and drink. But you can’t rely on coconuts alone.

For example, if you still have a life jacket or something made of polyethylene, you can create a water collector. To do this, you need to spread a vest over the hole (which you also need to find), press it with stones along the edges and put a pebble in the center to create a depression. Place any container down -
half a coconut, a large shell, etc. After some time it will fill with water. It won't be much, but it's more than nothing.
By the way, if there is a rocky area around you, look for depressions in the rocks, there is almost always rainwater there.
And under no circumstances drink sea water!

The next step is to build a shelter. Since most often an uninhabited island is in the tropics, it is hot there, but a canopy is needed to shelter from the heavy rains that happen in the tropics and the sun.
Don’t make a shelter very close to the water - a storm can destroy your shelter, but don’t climb into the thicket either - you should see the beach and the sea - in case some ship passes by and notices you. Also be careful of the caves in the rocks - this is a good place, provided that there are no snakes or poisonous insects. In general, try to build a hut - palm leaves are best suited for this. If you have a piece of some kind of film, then you are doubly lucky - be sure to tilt your canopy and place a container where rainwater will drain. And another piece of advice - don’t put a hut under a coconut tree - coconuts often fall and, by the way, more people in the world die from them than from shark attacks.

Food
Of course, after water and shelter, you will need food. One thing - do not spend more calories looking for food than you will get by eating what you find. In other words, don’t run around the island looking for food - you may not find it at all, and your energy will be wasted. Use berries and fruits with caution. Watch the birds and animals - they do not eat what is poisonous. If there are a lot of berries around, then take a closer look at where a lot of them have been eaten, and where they hang untouched and do not eat the last ones. You can also break the berry and press it to your hand - if after a while you feel itching and burning, do not eat. Various oysters and shellfish can be considered ideal food. But be careful here too - don’t step on a poisonous stingray or sea urchin. Don't swim too far - there may be sharks there, and don't grab any animals with spikes with your hands. Look for oysters, mussels, crabs, snails. Do not disdain insects, especially larvae - they are rich in proteins. If you can’t eat them right away, remember where you found them - you’ll come running in a couple of days if there is no other food. The same goes for worms, birds (and their eggs), rats and mice - catch whatever you can catch - your life depends on it.

Fire
Fire is needed - you need to heat-treat the food, and also boil the water you find to avoid any contamination. It's hard to get fire - it's not like a movie where, after twisting a stick a couple of times, you get a fire going. In addition, the fire must always be maintained, and this is a whole bunch of firewood, which you may not have the strength to search for.

One of the best ways to make fire is with a bow. Rope, stick and dry moss - friction is the best helper. By the way, when you wander along the shore, collecting shellfish, take everything you find - it may be useful to you. The sea throws out a lot of garbage and a piece of glass can serve as a lens, and an aluminum can is generally an indispensable assistant - here you have a knife, a lens, and a container. Take the ropes, cellophane, etc.

Safety
If there are no large predatory animals on the island, you are lucky. But insects and snakes are almost everywhere. Insects, in addition to being annoying and poisonous, can also carry various types of diseases, such as malaria; rats are also carriers of fevers. Clear all vegetation around your home - the wind will repel mosquitoes and rats will most likely not engage in confrontation in open areas.
We have already mentioned sea urchins and stingrays, but I would like to add - when walking through the forest, do not grab the trunks with your hands - poisonous insects and snakes can sit on them. Do you know, for example, that touching the caterpillar of the Lazy Clown butterfly is almost 100% fatal? Be careful!

Avoid jellyfish and never touch brightly colored frogs - they are deadly!

The desire for salvation
Remember the number 3. This is a symbol of salvation. You need 3 inscriptions - Help (Help), 3 fires, 3 piles of stones, 3 rags, 3 screams - whatever you like, the main thing is that 3. Write on the sand, make fires (be careful so that the wind does not carry sparks and set fire to dry leaves), make shapes from stones and leaves, in general, do everything to be noticed sooner or later.

Survival. Of course, this is an experiment, with the support of the film crew, but interesting...

Can you choose the 4 most important items?

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Of course, if you have never traveled anywhere beyond your place of residence, then you are not destined to end up on a desert island. But, believe me, life is such an unpredictable thing that anything can happen, including ending up on a desert island. So what will you do there?

Most people think that a desert island is so romantic - sea, palm trees, sand and enjoying life alone. In fact, you need to survive and fight for your life on the island a lot and fiercely.

There are a huge number of uninhabited islands in the world - more than 1,500.

The sun, no matter how wonderful it may seem to you, when it’s warm is your main enemy. Burnt skin and dehydration are what awaits you at first.
There is not a minute to lose, and therefore the search for drinking water is the main task in the first minutes. You need to look for water in ravines, or even better, turn on the young tracker in yourself and find an animal trail - it almost always leads to water. Yes, there are very small islands and there are no sources of water there. But water can be obtained. Firstly - you are lucky if there are coconut trees on the island - the juice in the coconuts will quench your first thirst.
Of course, they went too far with alcohol, but the main idea is clear - you need to find a sharp thing - a shell or a bone. Ripe coconuts without husks have “dimples” in which you can also make holes and drink. But you can’t rely on coconuts alone.

For example, if you still have a life jacket or something made of polyethylene, you can create a water collector. To do this, you need to spread a vest over the hole (which you also need to find), press it with stones along the edges and put a pebble in the center to create a depression. Place any container down -
half a coconut, a large shell, etc. After some time it will fill with water. It won't be much, but it's more than nothing.
By the way, if there is a rocky area around you, look for depressions in the rocks, there is almost always rainwater there.

And under no circumstances drink sea water!

The next step is to build a shelter. Since most often an uninhabited island is in the tropics, it is hot there, but a canopy is needed to shelter from the heavy rains that happen in the tropics and the sun.
Don’t make a shelter very close to the water - a storm can destroy your shelter, but don’t climb into the thicket either - you should see the beach and the sea - in case some ship passes by and notices you. Also be careful of the caves in the rocks - this is a good place, provided that there are no snakes or poisonous insects. In general, try to build a hut - palm leaves are best suited for this. If you have a piece of some kind of film, then you are doubly lucky - be sure to tilt your canopy and place a container where rainwater will drain. And another piece of advice - don’t put a hut under a coconut tree - coconuts often fall and, by the way, more people in the world die from them than from shark attacks.

Food
Of course, after water and shelter, you will need food. One thing - do not spend more calories looking for food than you will get by eating what you find. In other words, don’t run around the island looking for food - you may not find it at all, and your energy will be wasted. Use berries and fruits with caution. Watch the birds and animals - they do not eat what is poisonous. If there are a lot of berries around, then take a closer look at where a lot of them have been eaten, and where they hang untouched and do not eat the last ones. You can also break the berry and press it to your hand - if after a while you feel itching and burning, do not eat. Various oysters and shellfish can be considered ideal food. But be careful here too - don’t step on a poisonous stingray or sea urchin. Don't swim too far - there may be sharks there, and don't grab any animals with spikes with your hands. Look for oysters, mussels, crabs, snails. Do not disdain insects, especially larvae - they are rich in proteins. If you can’t eat them right away, remember where you found them - you’ll come running in a couple of days if there is no other food. The same goes for worms, birds (and their eggs), rats and mice - catch whatever you can catch - your life depends on it.

Fire
Fire is needed - you need to heat-treat the food, and also boil the water you find to avoid any contamination. It's hard to get fire - it's not like a movie where, after twisting a stick a couple of times, you get a fire going. In addition, the fire must always be maintained, and this is a whole bunch of firewood, which you may not have the strength to search for.

One of the best ways to make fire is with a bow. Rope, stick and dry moss - friction is the best helper. By the way, when you wander along the shore, collecting shellfish, take everything you find - it may be useful to you. The sea throws out a lot of garbage and a piece of glass can serve as a lens, and an aluminum can is generally an indispensable assistant - here you have a knife, a lens, and a container. Take the ropes, cellophane, etc.

Safety
If there are no large predatory animals on the island, you are lucky. But insects and snakes are almost everywhere. Insects, in addition to being annoying and poisonous, can also carry various types of diseases, such as malaria; rats are also carriers of fevers. Clear all vegetation around your home - the wind will repel mosquitoes and rats will most likely not engage in confrontation in open areas.
We have already mentioned sea urchins and stingrays, but I would like to add - when walking through the forest, do not grab the trunks with your hands - poisonous insects and snakes can sit on them. Do you know, for example, that touching the caterpillar of the Lazy Clown butterfly is almost 100% fatal? Be careful!

Avoid jellyfish and never touch brightly colored frogs - they are deadly!

The desire for salvation
Remember the number 3. This is a symbol of salvation. You need 3 inscriptions - Help (Help), 3 fires, 3 piles of stones, 3 rags, 3 screams - whatever you like, the main thing is that 3. Write on the sand, make fires (be careful so that the wind does not carry sparks and set fire to dry leaves), make shapes from stones and leaves, in general, do everything to be noticed sooner or later.

Survival. Of course, this is an experiment, with the support of the film crew, but interesting...

With all our hearts we wish you to get to a desert island - your own, personal one, with a villa, a helicopter, a boat, a lot of money and friends!

Add your tips, comments and observations! Let's put together a useful post - what if it comes in handy for someone?

As children, we all read D. Defoe’s novel “The Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” and admired the man who managed to survive on a desert island, overcoming hunger, finding fire and building a home. Having read about Robinson's ordeal and thrown the book on the shelf, we remain confident that this will not happen to us, that we will never find ourselves alone somewhere on a desert island.

However, it would do well for us to remember that even in the 21st century, ships periodically crash, planes crash, boats sink, and people find themselves among deserted islands, in impenetrable thickets of the tropics, among bare rocks face to face with the delights of wild nature... And then we will be forced to think, believe, work, remember, invent... Therefore, let’s take care of ourselves in advance and today we will ask ourselves the question: what will I do if I find myself on a desert island, what am I capable of, what can I do, how will I survive ?

Survive at any cost. Caucasus Mountains

So, we found ourselves on a desert island:

1. First of all don't panic, we maintain sobriety of thinking and do not succumb to negative emotions. After all, we remained alive and therefore there is still a reason for joy. Soon the relatives will sound the alarm and start looking for us. Therefore, all thoughts should be focused only on salvation. And the rescue of drowning people, as is known, is the work of the drowning people themselves. If you lose heart, the matter may end in death. It is willpower and fortitude that will help you survive in unusual conditions. You should strive to fill your entire day with useful activities that can distract you from unnecessary thoughts. Talk quietly to yourself, think out loud and weigh the difficulties of the current situation, mentally or out loud communicate with nature or family and friends. Often this habit saved a person who found himself alone from madness.

Looking for a source of fresh water

Let's try to find a spring or key with. Paths made by wild animals, wetlands, and large ravines usually lead to the spring. If they are not available, then you can replace the water with the juice of some plants, trees, fruits, berries, or we will collect morning dew. If it rains, we don’t sit under a bush, but make a cup out of a large leaf of the plant and collect the precious liquid in it. As a last resort, if there is any water nearby at all, we can always clean it or desalt it. It is better to boil fresh water a little before drinking. Salt water can be desalted using a homemade distiller. For this you need any wide container.

Pour salt water into it and place a small stone in the center of the container, on which we will place another smaller container. We will cover the whole thing with plastic wrap and tie it around the edges. In the center, exactly above the smaller container, place a small stone. The container should be in the sun. Only in this case will the salt water evaporate and settle on the film, and then flow into the jar in the form of fresh water. Be sure to think of something that can be used as a water storage device.

Remember that half a liter of water per day allows the body to be in a relatively normal state, and liquid of 0.05-0.06 liters per day will allow you to live for more than ten days. And under no circumstances drink sea water, since the high concentration of salt in sea water when consumed will lead to loss of fluid from all tissues of the body.

In second place after fresh water is fire. That's why light a fire, which will improve our mood, prevent us from freezing, dry our clothes and help in cooking. It is advisable to choose a place for a fire in such a way that it is protected from rain and wind by some kind of shelter, for example, a rock. If you have a lighter or matches, then take care of them like the apple of your eye. If there are none, then you can use glass from glasses, watches, a broken phone or camera.

The existing glass must be positioned in such a way relative to the sun that the sun's rays heat it and, focusing the sunlight, set fire to tinder, which can be made from rotten wood, finely crushed dry bark, dry powdered wood, bird's nests, fleecy plant material, and wood dust. By the way, in winter, instead of glass, you can use a polished piece of ice.

In order for the nascent fire to turn into a fire, first add only small firewood, gradually move on to larger ones, gently wave it near the fire, helping it to swell. And be sure to remember that it is necessary to maintain the smoldering of the lit fire so as not to re-light it every time. In addition, take care to prepare firewood for the fire so that you can quickly light it at any time and signal your location.

We build any shelter from rain, wind, snow and sun, for example a hut, canopy or dugout. Shelter will give us warmth at night, shade during the day, and the ability to hide our food supplies, firewood and equipment. The type of shelter will depend on your physical characteristics; there is enough material around. It is better to locate the shelter near a water source and in an open place. In the warm season, it is enough to make a canopy and dig it with a groove so that water does not get under the canopy during rain.

To create a simple shelter, you can also use a fallen tree with a dense crown, inversions, or thick tree trunks. You just need to additionally cover them with bark or spruce branches to protect them from rain and wind. In winter, with deep snow cover, you can dig a trench at the foot of a large tree. Cover the top of the trench with any existing large-sized cloth, line the inside with several layers of tree branches, and fill the entrance to the trench with snow.

If it is not yet very cold, then you can spend the night like a hunter. You just need to prepare the place, if there is a little snow, then clear it of snow and make a fire to thoroughly warm the ground. Then move the fire to the side, and put more branches and moss on the newly heated ground, and cover it with the available fabric on top. When lying down on such a covering, you need to be warmly dressed, and be sure to cover yourself with a tarpaulin or other dense fabric on top.

Survival in the forest

5. Now you can take care of searching. Food has a lower priority than water, this is how human physiology works. During fasting, the human body will begin to use its internal tissue reserves, which last for thirty to forty days, even in the complete absence of food at rest and about fifteen days in the presence of physical activity.

Remember that hunger is felt strongly only in the first week, and in the future your health will begin to improve. And although this increases fatigue, a person is able to maintain relative working capacity for thirty to forty days. Therefore, to survive in such conditions, you need to know how to feed yourself in the wild.

There are often many edible plants growing on islands and forests. The highest nutritional value is in nuts, fruits and tubers. And do not be surprised by the fact that an excellent source of food in such conditions are insects, which live everywhere and at the same time are an excellent source of protein. But if you still decide to go fishing using beetles as bait instead of eating them, then the hook can be made from a pin, a pin from a badge, a piece of wire, a nail, or a bone.

The easiest way is to use a branch with a spike, which must be attached to something that will replace your fishing line. Fishing line can be made from strong thread, pulled from the fabric of clothing or shoelaces. And from a sharp stone and a long strong stick you can build a knife or pike, which is very convenient for catching coastal fish, birds and small animals. The most important item in this situation is the knife, which is the most important and useful invention of man. If you have it with you, keep it as your greatest treasure.

Otherwise, try to make it from available materials. To make a knife, you will need a sharpened layered stone, a piece of bone or other stone for sharpening, and again an oblong stone or piece of wood for the handle. Also, try making a bow and arrow, because this type of weapon is very easy to learn to use. It is better to make a bow from elastic wood of birch, ash, and acacia. The distance for shooting at a moving target can reach twenty to forty meters. The length of the bow should be approximately equal to the distance from your feet to the place where the tailbone is located.

Shoe laces can be used as the first string, and after the first successful hunt, a bow string can be made from animal ligaments and tendons. An important condition for the successful use of a bow is a correctly tensioned bowstring: usually, the bow is applied to a tree trunk and, resting on both ends, it is bent in the opposite direction. After this, the bowstring is tied tightly.

Plant fruits, nuts and berries will not provide you with complete nutrition, but they will significantly support your strength. Try to use plants that are well known to you or those that birds and animals feed on. If all the plants are unfamiliar, then first eat a couple of berries, a small piece of the stem and wait about five hours. If after this time no signs of poisoning appear, then feel free to eat it. If berries, mushrooms and fruit seeds have an unpleasant odor, then it is better to refrain from eating them.

Much of what you get in the forest or on an island can be eaten raw, but food cooked over a fire is much healthier, safer and much tastier than raw food. Heat treatment destroys all bacteria, toxins and harmful substances contained in animals and plants. You can cook food over a fire either by roasting it on a spit or by thoroughly frying it on hot stones

In fact, in such conditions it is best to eat once a day, preferably hot, chewing the food very thoroughly.

Galileo. Survive in Seychelles

Designate your location

A must indicate your location in this place. You can make a structure out of stones or other large objects in a clean place that is visible from afar, which will indicate that someone lives on the island and needs help. Bonfires are often used for this purpose.

7. It probably wouldn’t hurt to think about the possibility meeting with wildlife residents, living in this area. There is no need to be afraid. After all, usually wild animals, sensing a person, leave. They attack humans only in the most exceptional cases: if they are wounded, frightened, or forced to protect their offspring. If the animals still behave aggressively, then you will have to defend yourself: light a fire, make a lot of noise. But under no circumstances should you turn your back on wild animals or even try to run away. It is better to try to retreat slowly, continuing to carefully observe the behavior of the animal. If there is a tree nearby, quickly climb it. If there is a river or lake, dive into the water and wait in the water for the predator to leave.

What you should be afraid of is a poisonous snake bite. It can be fatal for you. To prevent this from happening, when moving through the forest, look very carefully at your step, and use a stick to push apart the thick and tall grass. Snakes are found in clearings well lit by the sun, near old stumps and large stones heated by the sun. If you find a snake, then stop immediately and slowly, without making sudden movements in small steps, step back as far as possible.

8. Entertainment. When you are well-fed, protected from bad weather and wild animals, provided with firewood, food supplies and weapons, you will definitely want entertainment. Build a kite, build yourself a chessboard, write a book on the bark of trees... Show your wits, use your creativity and life on a desert island will bring you in the form of bonuses not only self-confidence, development of strength and endurance, but also joy and peace and peace.

Now you can survive on a desert island

Finally, I want to wish you success in mastering the knowledge you have just acquired, turning it into solid skills, because in order to survive in the wild, we need to develop completely different skills that are fundamentally different from the skills of survival in big cities. And I sincerely hope that my article will help you decide on a list of skills that would be useful to master even before you find yourself face to face with nature.

Where there are white sandy beaches, azure water and palm trees everywhere. However, sometimes there are situations when at such a tropical resort there is only one goal - to survive. There may be many situations why this happened, but the result is the same. Therefore, there are several rules that will help you best get out of the situation.

Do not panic

First, you should assess the situation by looking around.

Quite often in such cases, people may have amnesia. Therefore, you should calm down, think and remember what happened, what events preceded it. It is also important what time of day you were there. If it's daytime and the sun is directly above you, it's worth looking around the desert island for shade. In addition, you should not behave too actively: screaming, running, since this can attract the attention of animals, among which there may be predators.

Try to determine the location

Look around to see if there is a body of water nearby. Sometimes people arrive on a desert island from the air. Therefore, your fall may occur directly into the forest. In this case, you should try to find a body of water. It could be a river, ocean, sea.

If it is a river, following along the shore, you may come across local residents and ask them for help. If you can’t find your way around, you should start building an overnight shelter. Remember, in such places darkness creeps up unexpectedly, it can be fraught with many dangers.

Construction of a place to stay overnight

This does not require any special skills. It will be enough to build a hut. The temporary shelter must provide protection from scorching heat and tropical heavy rains at night. Don't forget about firewood. If possible, you should stock up on as many of them as possible, although it is advisable that they be dry. If you don’t have lighters and matches, you will have to turn to the experience of your ancestors and make fire using a piece of dry bark and a small twig. They must be rubbed against each other until a spark appears, which will later turn into a flame. At the same time, it is worth remembering that this may take more than one hour, so you should be prepared for this and show perseverance. Fire will help drive away animals, cook food, and keep you warm.

Search for food

Sooner or later, any person who finds himself on a desert island will want to drink and eat. Therefore, it is advisable to find food for yourself in advance. Here they can become berries and plants. You may also see fruits you are familiar with, such as coconuts and bananas. However, if you come across a fruit that is unknown to you, then it is better not to eat it. Remember, it may be poisonous. It may also happen that you have to eat insects; of course, they don’t look very edible, but they can turn out to be very nutritious.

Fresh water

You need to look around and look for the source. If it is found, you can consider yourself lucky. However, it is worth remembering that many unknown microorganisms may not allow you to survive at any cost. In this case, a desert island can bring such unpleasant surprises as poisoning or dysbacteriosis. Therefore, the water must be boiled. If there is no reservoir, then you will have to collect dew and rain. For this you should use large leaves. Of course, this method will not allow you to quench your thirst, but it will not allow you to die.

Signaling means

Probably everyone has seen pictures in which a person ended up on a desert island. Photos usually reflect that torches are used as signaling devices. It’s easy to build them by using dry leaves and dumping them in a mountain. You can put a word out of them. If you see or hear a vehicle, you should immediately signal.