abandoning their rifles while out in the jungle...good idea?
I can understand why they ditched the rifles in the creek; they were already in the jungle for days and it was pretty obvious none of the guards were looking for them.
After Dieter and Duane went out into the jungle in an attempt to either signal their aircraft or reach the Thai border, wouldn't it have been a good idea to still hang on to the rifles to give out an SOS signal when they came across the choppers? It could have been a lot quicker and easier than trying to start a fire when they were passing overhead so fast.