If U Got LosT And U Could Have 1 Thing What Would It Be

**carcajou garou** · 08-05-2007, 09:34 PM

I would have the ax as the thread allows but if no ax
Then its into my belt pouch with a ferro rod, compass, SAK and diamond lap.
truly I always have them on me in some place or other.
Be prepared

**wareagle69** · 08-05-2007, 09:52 PM

well as i posted before your brain is still the best.
hopefully you are not some gunsel heading off deep in country,i am assuming that most of us(after reading some posts i will not say all of us )are or have been trained or practised at our skills that is the best tool. the wilderness will provide everything that you need to survive.

always be prepared

**Texan** · 08-05-2007, 10:48 PM

Like almost all the other posts here my answer is a good knife, not to big and not to small. My favorite is one I had for about ten years now and I always have it with me. Its 8" overall with a little under 4" of that being blade. It has a drop point tip and it is razor sharp. I have used this knife to do everything from making parts for small game traps to field dressing whitetails and even though I have a lot of other good knives it is the one that always seems to end up in my hands when im cutting on something.

**HOP** · 08-06-2007, 07:47 AM

On first thought I would say a knife for its usefulness and comfot factor, but after looking at the things I can make like a flint knife, cordage, friction fire device, snares etc the one item that can be made but is very time consuming would be a metal container for boiling and carrying water. I supose I could use my brain bucket but it would be a major task to get it ship shape.

**wareagle69** · 08-06-2007, 09:11 AM

thank you hop for illistrating the point
getting the brain bucket into shape is the point here, i personally feel that a container of some sort as you suggested would be far more bennefical, a sharpe object no matter what enviroment(desert,jungle mountains,forest)is always easy to attain, i see far to many people relying on their knives i wonder what their mental state would be if we took them away from the survivor?

**DEET** · 08-06-2007, 10:21 PM

Scarlett Johansen

Seriously though it would have to be my knife.

**spiritman** · 08-08-2007, 03:59 AM

I see far too many ppl relying on their brains... I wonder what their mental state would be if we took them away from the survivor...

Anyways... I like the idea of the metal container a lot and thats something I'll definitely put in my car, but I don't carry one around while I DO have a knife. I wonder all the crazy looks I'd get if I did though... as I walk through Albertsons with a metal pot on my head... Kodak moment!

**HOP** · 08-14-2007, 08:23 AM

tin foil works many people put it in their PSK the post was you could pick the item, I don't think many people are going to carry a machette around all the time.

**NatureboyAlec** · 08-19-2007, 03:23 PM

I would bring my flint and steel, because then i could make a fire without too much trouble. I could make a simple knife with some rocks if i needed to. with fire i can not only keep myself warm, but i can dry my clothing, cook meat, boil water, scare off animals, create light, and even use the smoke created or fire itself to create a disstress signal! Fire = pwnage! lol

**marberry** · 08-21-2007, 09:59 AM

lmfao a machette ...... just stupid , leatherman wave hands down

**owl_girl** · 08-21-2007, 01:56 PM

Originally Posted by marcraft

lmfao a machette ...... just stupid , leatherman wave hands down

Not if your in the jungle. Machete is made for a specific terrain and they work for that terrain

**wareagle69** · 08-21-2007, 02:07 PM

try to see marcrafts side here both he and nba are from manitoba now i have never been but i do not think that there are any jungles there(other than concrete trax) see what i am saying let's tyr not to disect every thing everone says(not picking on you just making a statement)

**trax** · 08-21-2007, 02:11 PM

No tropical rainforest type jungles in Manitoba. It's always made survival in the wild so much more of a challenge because of the glaring lack of elephant turds. Hey, who's nba? is there another one of the chosen people (Manitobans) here?

**wareagle69** · 08-21-2007, 02:17 PM

my bad i thought nature boy was from manitaba i forgot my own response to him about euell gibbons being from pennsilvania also,btw the geography should'n be much differnt between penn and manitoba i recomend his books, to me the father(in recent history) of wild edibles. i know owl girl seems knowledgeable in this area might make for interesting reading.

**owl_girl** · 08-21-2007, 02:20 PM

Originally Posted by wareagle69

try to see marcrafts side here both he and nba are from manitoba now i have never been but i do not think that there are any jungles there(other than concrete trax) see what i am saying let's tyr not to disect every thing everone says(not picking on you just making a statement)

Ok ok. *Pouts* just kidding