I would concur that since they got out of a rather remote area without much damage they certainly did more right than wrong.

"The area is pretty much a desert wilderness, although it's not completely uninhabited. There are some homes, but they are few and very far between. Some dirt roads get a bit of ranching traffic. But on some of those roads, especially in the winter, you can sit on a road a long time without ever seeing another car."

I like the snowshoe idea, it worked well for them. I was out in the woods for the last two days and one of the things I was playing with were improvised snowshoes that are very quick to make. We worked with evergreen bows that seem to functions best. They need a bit of a frame made of willow or young birch. More testing before we know if they would work in all types of snow and how quickly they can be made.

"Don't make the Decision to Survive to late"