LOTF: Test Your Survival Readiness Part 2

YOUR HUNGER PANGS ARE SERIOUS. YOU MUST EAT SOMETHING. YOU:

• CHEW LEAVES, BUT DON’T SWALLOW THEM.

• EAT TREE BARK

• CATCH & EAT SMALL SNAKES AND INSECTS

Answer explanation

THE WHITE 7 GREEN INNER BARK OF EVERGREENS, BIRCHES, AND WILLOWS.

THE MOSQUITOES ARE NUMBEROUS AND TOO HUNGRY FOR COMFORT. YOUR BEST ACTION IS TO:

• USE BODY SPRAY, IF YOU HAVE ANY, AS REPELLENT.

• BUILD A FIRE AND STAY IN ITS SMOKE.

• SIT VERY STILL

Answer explanation

SIT VERY STILL. IGNORE YOUR TORMENTORS… LET THEM BITE AND DON’T SCRATCH IF YOU HAVE THE WILL POWER.

A LIGHTNING STORM OCCURS. WHERE IS THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE?

• IN THE OPEN, AWAY FROM ALL TREES.

• IN A FOREST, WHICH WILL ALSO SHELTER YOU FROM THE RAIN.

• UNDER THE TALLEST TREE, WHICH WILL BLEED OFF THE ELECTRICAL CHARGE.

Answer explanation

IN A FOREST, WHICH WILL ALSO SHELTER YOU FROM THE RAIN. LIGHTNING OFTEN STRIKES TALL, ISOLATED OBJECTS.

YOUR PLANE CRASHED AT SEA. YOU’RE IN THE WATER WAITING TO BE PICKED UP BY A LIFE RAFT . SHARKS APPEAR! YOU:

• KICK THEM OFF AS THEY APPROACH

• TRY NOT TO WORRY- THEY WON’T TOUCH YOU IF YOU AREN’T BLEEDING.

• PUT YOUR HEAD UNDER THE WATER AND YELL.

Answer explanation

PUT YOUR HEAD UNDER THE WATER AND YELL. SHARKS ARE UNPREDICTABLE, BUT DIVERS SWEAR THAT THIS WORKS!

YOU’RE IN A LIFE RAFT AT SEA WITHOUT DRINKING WATER & THIRSTY. YOU WOULD DRINK:

• SEA WATER- IT’S SAFE IN MODERATE AMOUNTS

• URINE- NASTY THOUGHT, BUT YOU’LL NEED IT TO REPLACE BODY MOISTURE.

• THE BLOOD OF SEA BIRDS.

Answer explanation

THE BLOOD OF SEA BIRDS. NOT TASTY, BUT IT MEANS SURVIVAL!