re: #302 kirkspencer

Having played survival games for far too long, I carry three things consistently. I have a motion-powered LED pocket flashlight. I have a signal mirror. I have a heavy whistle. In the vast majority of survival situations I don’t want to go into stealth, I want to be found. If I have to bring it down to one, the signal mirror wins with the whistle a close second.

Whistles work both night and day, in all weather, and in situations where you cannot see your prospective rescuers. Whistle would win for me.