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    Hi everyone.. I'm just curious about everyone's thoughts and priorities.... so here's my question.... Say you were stuck in the wilderness.. in the terrain your most comfortable with... You can only bring 3 items with you excluding the clothes on your back... what would they be?... and why?


    .. O.k. me... I'd want a good quality, reliable knife I can trust, a flintstick, and a canteen.....

    Knife will help me make anything else to survive..ie. shelter and hunting tools

    flint lets me build fire quick so i can concentrate my time and energies on other things

    canteen.. well duh... carries water
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    It's illegal to ask that question. Seriously, there are too many variables in your question. Go to this sticky and read through it. Then you can ask the question. My answer will be a lot different from winter to summer and a lot different North Pole to Australian Outback.

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    errr.. ok... the terrain you are most comfortable with... whether it be australia or antartica... I'm thinkin your local area.. like backwoods or favorite hunting spot... and lets say moderate climate... not sweltering heat but not snow and ice either...or at least as moderate as your terrain allows... Oh and how bout this for the mix.. NO GUNS ALLOWED.. you're a lost hiker and have appropriate clothing..just what are those 3 items u need?! and to clarify my terrain would be the woods of NH or Maine.. northeast woods...
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    Uh, I pretty much think you got the 3 good things!

    A good knife- you have hunting (if your good), foraging, shelter making, tool for making other things such as other weapons.

    A flint stick-lasts longer than a lighter,

    And a canteen-needed for the most essential item a person needs.

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    You can keep the canteen at home I'd rather have a good stock pot!!(boil water, cook,etc. I can use a hide, intestine, Bladder etc. for a canteen until then I have the pot!! Yeah yeah I know "that's gross". Just sayin....)
    Other than that the first two are a given.
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    Quote Originally Posted by pocomoonskyeyes View Post
    You can keep the canteen at home I'd rather have a good stock pot!!(boil water, cook,etc. I can use a hide, intestine, Bladder etc. for a canteen until then I have the pot!! Yeah yeah I know "that's gross". Just sayin....)
    Other than that the first two are a given.
    I was copying links while you were posting my thoughts.
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    Ok, so you got a point there with the pot. Plus it holds water too!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rebel_chick View Post
    Ok, so you got a point there with the pot. Plus it holds water too!
    Holds water, BOILS water, ................
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    It's also good for collecting edibles, cooking, drinking water after boiling, and it can be used as a low (LOW, LOW) grade signalling device.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken View Post
    I was copying links while you were posting my thoughts.
    Now THAT'S SCARY - me and Ken thinking alike!?!?

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    Quote Originally Posted by pocomoonskyeyes View Post
    Now THAT'S SCARY - me and Ken thinking alike!?!?
    Yeah.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ken View Post
    Holds water, BOILS water, ................


    OK ok ok. Geez! I give! your right, I wrong!

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    Quote Originally Posted by rebel_chick View Post
    OK ok ok. Geez! I give! your right, I wrong!
    No, you weren't wrong! Just less right!
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    Who goes hiking without a gun?
    1. Fire starter
    2. Good knife
    3. roll of thick, large garbage bags. (But I would really like to have my gun)

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    Cool Forget about it!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarge47 View Post
    Dumb question, I never answer these.
    And there, ladies and gentlemen, is that kind and thoughtful grandfatherly style we've all come to love.........
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    Cool It's like this...

    Okay, vizulize this with me: The crap hits the fan, my family & I start loading up a whole bunch of stuff and i hold up my hands & yell: "Wait a minute! So & so said that we can only take THREE items, put all that junk back! Yeah, right!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sarge47 View Post
    Okay, vizulize this with me: The crap hits the fan, my family & I start loading up a whole bunch of stuff and i hold up my hands & yell: "Wait a minute! So & so said that we can only take THREE items, put all that junk back! Yeah, right!
    Sarge I think that some people do these "scenarios" to help them "Visualise" what is most important and why. Look at the beginning of this thread the "3rd answer all had to do with water which was as it should be given the "scenario". The first few though weren't thinking in Quantity or quality, and some learned and adjusted their thinking accordingly. Ken and I both almost simultaneously said the same thing,for the same reason(Yeah I know that is scary I said so already) But the others hadn't been thinking about quantity, quality and multipurpose uses. Sooo they have learned to adjust their thinking accordingly. It just might help them further down the road.
    I look at it this way, right now my Camping pots and my kitchen cooking pots are (with a few exceptions) one and the same. Since I can't keep them packed and ready to go all the time. I have to keep them in the back of my mind "just in case". Some are just starting out and it serves as a lesson in what and why, as they may not have anything but household items. Or given a really bad true life possibility... Tornado,hurricane, Earthquake and they have to scrounge for what they need they have an idea of what priority and why. I.E. Your home INCLUDING your BOB is destroyed by a Tornado, but you and family make it out OK. What and where and why do you grab what you can and what should you be looking for? Wheeew! that is a lot!!

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    My hawk that throws good sparks with rocks. LOL...it also throws good and is razor sharp.
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    Ya'll know I don't go anywhere without my wool blanky.

    I can live without fire if I'm having a hard time with rock or punk.

    I can't live without water, purified or not.

    I also can't live without body heat, wool blankets work well wet and dry.



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