Stay put! Travel is not recommended in most survival situations. Staying with the aircraft or where the situation first occurs is the standard for more immediate rescue. However, a reliable compass provides a tool to help you explore your environment to uncover resources such as water, natural shelters and signaling areas. Our Silva compass is an extremely reliable instrument to help you accomplish these basic goals. Before heading out, it is important for adventurers to learn how to use a compass so it becomes a useful tool.