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Can't afford to buy one of these? Well neither can I and so that's why I came up with this next idea after some boy scouts got lost in the woods and made national headlines. SIGNAL KITE - Now think about it, if you were in a remote desert, jungle or forest and you saw one of these flying in the sky what’s the first thing you would say to yourself? Like me you would probably say “..who in the hell would be flying a freakin kite way out here?" Get my drift, so to speak? Yep, I’ll bet you do, and I'll bet that’s what you would say too, wouldn't you? Makes finding a needle in a haystack a lot easier to find, don't it? You can also make these signal kites out of those pocket aluminum thermal space blanket too. Which if the sun's out it'll be seen a hellova lot further away than a regular old kite due to the reflection of the sun bouncing off of it like a giant signal mirror in the sky. And if you don't know how to make a simple kite, no problem, just google “how to make a kite” and dozen websites will pop up. NOTE: For easy packing & storing don't use the plastic or wooden sticks that come with a store purchased kite, they're too long, you won't be able to pack'em tightly with your kite. But instead replace them with those grocery store "BBQ Shish-Kabob" or "Bamboo Cooking Skewer" sticks, they're thinner, lighter and stronger too. Along with a few plastic "cut up" Burger King or McDonald "drinking straws" so you can cut the shish-kabob or skewer sticks in thirds or half and then you can attach the sticks back together again with these cut up drinking straws to the length you need them for your kite. Check out the photos below.
Now it’s entirely up to you if you want to write SOS or HELP on your kite, obviously if your kite is flown way too high up in the air no one is going to be able to read what it says on it. But should it come crashing down and lands in some trees and you can't get it down, someone from the air or on the ground just might see it and it could still lead to your rescue. But make sure you use a magic marker and NO SPRAY PAINT or it will add too much weight to your kite and it won’t fly. IMPORTANT: Make sure you test fly your kit before packing it away, don't assume it will fly without testing it first or you just might be carrying “dead weight.” Get it? Another one of my favorite sites in "how-to-make-a-kite" is www.instructables.com, they show you how to make a kite from an inexpensive grocery store paper bag, COOL! And here's something else you can fly in the sky to get someone’s attention, it's called a “Solar Hot Air Balloon.” You can make’em yourself or buy’em online. To learn more about them, how to make’em, fly’em, where to buy'em, etc. Just google “solar hot air balloon” and dozens of websites will pop up. Here are just a few… http://pagesperso-orange.fr/ballonsolaire/en-index.htm http://www.solar-balloons.com/ http://www.grand-illusions.com/toycollection/solar_balloon/ http://www.nkfreedom.org/oldsite/resources/BYOsolar_balloon.pdf Don't have any of these items with you? Aaaaah, too bad. But don’t worry you’re not screwed yet. What you can do to get a low flying aircraft/pilot's attention is to use the letters S O S or H E L P. How? By constructing these letters out of some rocks, logs, tree branches, stomped down weeds, snow or sketched out in the sand. Preferably in a open areas or along a water shore, the bigger the letters the easier they will be seen from the air.Not enough room for all these letters? No problem, a large "X" is better than no letters at all and will still get a pilot’s attention and indicate someone down below might be needing some help. When "lost" or "stranded" should you decide to try to find your way out or home, always leave some type of markings along your route of travel. Why? So in the event someone finally does realizes you're missing and or someone comes across your markings, they will know which way you're going. Or should you have to back track, it will be easier to find your last known position. Make sense? You betcha! And so here are some common sense and easy-to-remember rock, stick and weed markings.
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