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Survival

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This thread I'm going to use only for a single question. You are stranded on an island alone (don't care what type of island as long as it is realistic). Tell me exactly what you would do to survive there. Please include a BREIF description of your setting.

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Get food, get water, get shelter, get fire. In simple words x)

but seriously, first I would decide if it was best to fish or to search for food inside the island, maybe set up some traps. Then I would search for water, maybe coconuts in case there are no natural fresh water sources. Then I would build a shelter, something that could stand a weak storm, but I could build in a couple of hours. Then I would start a fire to cook my food and scare possible predators, then I would get a harmonica and play it through the night.

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^

Pretty much what he said lol. And probably in the same order too actually.

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More importantly if you could only take one item to the island with you what would it be? :P

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More importantly if you could only take one item to the island with you what would it be? :P

A stainless steel axe or better yet. a big knife.

In survival barehanded the by far hardest thing to obtain is namely something to cut/carve/chop with. knapping a flint knife is incredibly difficult to master, and the process itself takes an hour + of painstaking work. not to mention the very fact that your iland may very well not have any knappable stones in the first place.

In general. without anything to cut with all the other things you need to do in order to survive becomes that much more difficult.

I never go out into the woods without my trusty knife, and if i am planning on camping out then a small axe to keep it company.

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Depending on what kind of island I would be stranded on, I'd bring different items/do different things. Assuming I'd have knowledge of the fauna/wildlife on the island, I'd need a source of food. If I was stuck in a Cast Away-style island, I'd definitely want a good machete or even an axe. Axes are easier to maintain and last longer (the handle can be replaced easily if it breaks), but a good machete can also be used for knife purposes. If I could bring anything else, I'd bring a plastic tarp for use as temporary shelter/water catch/solar still, and a metal pot/bowl for boiling water/cooking. That's pretty much as inconvenient as I'll go - a machete, tarp, and metal bowl.

If I was fixing to escape, which is a likely thing to do when you are stranded on an island, I would definitely prefer an axe for easier hewing of wood to the right shape for a raft/boat. The nice thing about axe heads is you can fashion them into an adze with a handle and some string/rope/fiber.

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You always first have to get water, because if you eat you lose water in your system. Then you should get fire or at least something to keep you dry if you are in a humid location, or protected from the sun in desert area's. You should keep the reserves you have in your body as long as possible. Food is the last thing on the list ( exept for your pina colada ) The tools you should have are a machete, magnesium stick and a container for cooking water in.

Damn, watching to mutch Dual Survial, Survivorman, Ultimate survival, etc ... :D

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then I would get a harmonica and play it through the night.

love that show
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More importantly if you could only take one item to the island with you what would it be? :P

Bear Grills!
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I think this belong to the off topic... but i could be wrong...

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It also belongs back in June, when it died.

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