As fall moves into winter, it’s a good idea to brush up on the skills that no one wants to use, but everyone should know; what to do if you get lost in the woods. (a.k.a. “turned around” in Maine slang) You’ll find a digital copy of the famous Orange Book from the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife entitled ‘You Alone in the Maine Woods’ on this page.

Click You Alone in the Maine Woods to download this document with plenty of practical tips, advice, skills, and knowledge to help you manage the situation the day things go wrong out in the woods.

In pdf form, it’ll be easy to put on your laptop or desktop computer and have at your fingertips for studying prior to going in the woods. To take it with you, you can also load the pdf file on your cell phone, pda, MP3 player, or other digital assistant, but if you do, experience would urge you not to rely on an electronic device in the woods.

The surest way to take this information with you is to print your own copy, or just selected portions and put it in a plastic bag in your survival kit. You do have a survival kit when you go in the woods, right? Read this document and you’ll learn how to put one together.

This file is also available on the Outings Committee Page under Other Resources.