Could a handwritten note and a whistle really save your life in the wild? For one California mother and her nine-year-old son, these old-school moves were the difference between being lost and being ...

Of course, no emergency kit is complete without a flashlight (I recommend an LED lamp driven by AA batteries), a knife (a short fixed blade or locking folder), a signaling device (such as a small ...

That’s why this DIYer—who prefers to go by his YouTube handle, Specific Love Creations —designed a high-volume whistle that hapless hikers can make with just a tin can and a nail.

“You want to be able to respond to searchers if they’re in the vicinity, and a whistle allows you to be heard because all of ...

As I mentioned in our post last week on signal methods, the humble whistle is a signal device that works day or night. As long as you have the breath to blow it, the whistle can attract attention in ...