Survivingonadesertislandisoneofthemostdifficultthingsyoucando.It'ssomethingthatonlyhappensastheresultofatragedyandyouareneverpreparedforit.Itwilltakeallofyoursmartsandallofyourcunningtosurviveandstayhealthy.Onewrongmoveordecisionanditmightbeyourlast.Thefollowingareinstructionsyoucantakeasareferences:

　　1.Gettoland.Ifyouseeit,youshouldswimtowardsit.Yourchancesofsurvivingandbeingfoundareinfinitelybetteronanislandthantheywouldbewhilelostatsea.Whenswimmingtoanisland,beverycareful.Oncethewaterstartstobecomeshallow,razorsharpcoralisyourfirstenemy.Ifyougetstuckonitorslammedagainstitbyawave,yourjourneycouldbeoverbeforeitreallybegins.Thissharpcoralwillcutrightthroughyoulikeaknife.Andifyoudonotbleedtodeath,theinfectionsyouwillobtainaresuretoclaimyou.Sogettoshore.Justswim,andtrytoavoidthewavesastheycrashoutatsea.Getyourselftoshoreandontodryland.Onceyouarethere,takeoffyourclothessotheycandry.You'llneedtostaywarmandstayhealthy.

　　2.Makeashelter.Youwantittobeoutonthebeachneartheoceansothatyouhaveagoodviewofanyshipsoranythingelsethatmightpassbyyouandyourisland.Youaretheonlylookoutsomakesureyoucanseeeverything.Makesuretheareaiscleanandopen,butbenearsometrees.Treeswillbeyourshadeforwhatismostlikelyahot,beatingsun.Findsometreestohelpyousetupagainstandmakesuretousetheirleavesandbranchesasshade.Makeabedthatisupandoffoftheground.Youdonotknowwhatwillbecrawlingaroundatnightandyoudon'twantthosethingsinyourbed.Onewaytodothisistomakean"A"shelter.Setuptwosetsoftwolargebranchesabout7or8feetapart(thisisthelengthofyourbed).Stickthemintheground(orleaningagainstatree)sothatthetheycrossinthemiddle,highenoughthatyoucanlayunderit.Putsomebranchesgoingacrossoneithersideofthe"A"s.Thisisyourbed,andifyoucanfindsomethingtotieit,you'llbeabletoplaceitafewfeetoffoftheground.Trytomakeitcomfortableandgiveitaroof.Usewhatyoucan--leavesorgiantplants.

　　3.Protectyourself.Theoddsarethatifyouarestuckonsomedesertislandthatthesunisabsolutelybakingyou.Soyouneedtoprotectyourselffromthesun.Ifyougetsunburnedyouwillnotbeabletodothetasksrequiredtostayalive.Findatreeandstayintheshade,orbuildsomethingthatprovidessomeprotectionduringpeaktanninghours.Iftherearecoconuttrees,theoilfromthecoconutcanhelpprotectyourskinlikesuntanlotion,souseittoprotectyourbody.Obviously,youneedtostayoutofthewayofanyharmfulanimalsorcritters.Untilyoulearnmoreabouttheisland,stayonguardforanythingthatmightstalkyou.Thismeanslookingoutforlargeanimals(ifthereareany),crittersonthegroundoranytypeofflyingbugthatmightbiteyou.

　　4.Drinkasmuchwaterasyoucan.Whenyouareoutinthehotsunallday,you'llneedabout10litersoffreshwatertoreplenishyourbody'ssupply.Unlessthereisawellsomewhere,rainwaterisprobablygoingtobeyourbestandeasiestbet.Thebestthingtodoistoputoutwatertrapstocollectandstoreasmuchasyoucan.Largeplantswithgiantleavesareagoodwaytocollectwaterandfunnelitintoareceptacle.Setupasystemsothatwhenitrains,youareready.(Yourroofisagoodmediumforthis).Neverdrinkoceanwater.Lookforpocketsofrainwaterthathavebeencollected.Natu