A knife a water bottle and a flint.....?

Paul Kersey said:
Perhaps a better way of looking at it would be if you were locked up in a Turkish prison it was release time. The guards had an assortment of tools (not yours) spread out on a table and gave you the privilege of choosing three before they teleported you out into a terrain of your choice. What would you grab?
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Turkish prison? Probably need some preparation H .:eek:

TWBryan
 
Gransfors Small Forest Axe, Kydex sheath w/firesteel and SAK attached. :D

Fishing Gear (rod/reel with small kit)

Large Titanium Pot.
 
Paul Kersey said:
I enjoy the challenge of picking 3 basic items and seeing what remains when people are forced to truly strip down to basics and separate themselves from their EDC comfort zone. Perhaps a better way of looking at it would be if you were locked up in a Turkish prison it was release time. The guards had an assortment of tools (not yours) spread out on a table and gave you the privilege of choosing three before they teleported you out into a terrain of your choice. What would you grab?
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Well, I'd probably take the same as before:
1.) 20" HI Ang Khola (small knife and steel come in the sheath)
OK, might not be this exact model, but I have a better chance of being offered a kukri in Turkey than a Falkniven :p. It'd still probably have the karda and chakma (small knife and steel).
Thsi can be used to make shelter, get firewood, make longer ranged weapons for food gathering, etc, for making traps/snares and food prep.

2.) Some way of making fire, probably a mag block & striker
Got to have fire, and I am totally unskilled as far as bow drills and such.
A mag block I can use.

3.) Some kind of cooking kit (I like the MSR Duralight Classic, all nests into one, but if that is stretching things too far, I'd just take the 2 liter pot).
OK, I doubt they have MSR gear for issue in a Turkish prison, but I still want a pot, preferrably 2 quart. Need to boil water, cook food, etc.

With these and proper clothes, a person can have a chance at making/acquiring the other things they need.
 
This is an excellent illustration of why it behoves us to learn some primitive firemaking skills and not depend solely on a Bic lighter or any other modern manufactured means to start fires. This reminds me... I have to watch that Samoan fire plow video again. I still can't get the hang of that one!

Codger
 
Paul Kersey said:
I have greatly enjoyed reading this thread, thank you. I personally am not a very experienced wilderness man but I enjoy preparing myself by gaining large amounts of knowledge, then sometimes using it on modest excursions outside the city.

Hearing about the various carrying styles of favorite tools is great, though ultimately for this thread I think the "knife with 9 things clipped onto the sheath" choices confuses the discussion. Granted, the alternative is probably 95% of the posts being knife/flint/tarp or whatever, but still.

I enjoy the challenge of picking 3 basic items and seeing what remains when people are forced to truly strip down to basics and separate themselves from their EDC comfort zone. Perhaps a better way of looking at it would be if you were locked up in a Turkish prison it was release time. The guards had an assortment of tools (not yours) spread out on a table and gave you the privilege of choosing three before they teleported you out into a terrain of your choice. What would you grab?

For a forest terrain that didn't require excessive logging, I think I would pick:

1. Larger knife such as an A1
2. Magnesium block
3. 2 quart pot

Carry on my friends.
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I thought sure you'd pick a sock full of quarters. :)

Doc
 
If I could just learn how to make a primitive knife, then I could swap out for a big bundle of paracord.
 
I love the USGI Stainless Steel Canteen and the older mating cup with the fold under handle. These are not the aluminum canteens or the plastic models. The stainless canteen can be put directly on the fire to unfreeze or purify water or simply use your cup to purify water and store it in the canteen. I purchased a canteen and cup recently at a gunshow for $20 and my other combo was given to me by my good friend Marty Simon.

If anyone is looking for a great canteen pouch with room for a PSK, look at the pouch Eagle Industries makes. It is about $20 and has a pouch for a militay strobe light. Plenty of room to carry more water collection/purification gear such as Reynolds oven bags, iodine or chlorine tabs or small fire kit. The whole pouch is Cordura nylon and just like all other Eagle Industries gear, it is built like a tank.

kev
 
I realize I'm going to be called a cheater, but I rather like my Guyot Stainless standard that has an attached GSI Glacier stainless cup with the entire thing wrapped in 550 cord (if that's not allowed, then just the guyot...), my Ka-Bar 1211, and a Exploration Products fat flint stick (http://www.epcamps.com/4in_Flint.html).

Yes, I know the bottle/cup/cord combo might be cheating, but they're always attached to each other. I'm not including the Mylar and painter's tarp that's stuffed inside, as that is pushing the envelope too far.
 
Only 3 things? The Mandrell sisters. I might not survive, but I'll be a happy man!

Oh, all right...

I'll take a good knife, a tarp, and a bic lighter.
 
Quote:
Originally Posted by tholiver View Post
Three "things"? people are things aren't they?
1. Ray Mears 2.Les Stroud and 3.Bear Grylls

Ray Mears to "bushcraft" a comfortable camp site and find food, Les Stroud to film the adventure and play the theme music and Bear Grylls to do stupid dangerous things so i won't get bored.
lol!

The Chef said:
YES! This had me lmao...thanks man
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You are welcome!
:)
 
Perosnally I'd want a good fixed blade in the 4-6 inch range, most likely my gerber since the sheath has a built in sharpener that is decent for the obvious reasons....100 feet of rope or paracord for various uses including snares, help climbing, cordage, etc,...and a good spiked 'hawk for chopping small branches, and spikes can come in handy in many situations...
 
STINGRAY4550 sorry for such a long delay on your asking for a pic of my nalgene water bottle kit and how it is worn so here they are hopefuly.
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There are some pics of what is inside the pouch and how I carry it whether
over the shoulder or over my neck and shoulder.
Take care,
Bryan
 
My Fallkniven F1

A good titanium pot

A good how-to-survive-in-the-wild book! I can learn from it what I don't know. Plus, I'd have something to read in the "john". ;)
 
CSC in one of the pics up above I have some pocket suvival cards in my kit Small print though. There is all kinds of suvival info on them and some pretty good pics palnts and shelters fire lays etc.
Bryan
 
"Small print though."

See, I'd have to take my reading glasses then and leave behind my knife or pot... ;)
 
sicily02: Where do you carry the tarp and blanket?
What kind of tarp is it (you said 10x10 canvas, where did you get it)?
 
Cpl Punishment I take the canvas tarp fold it up and then roll it up as nice and tight as I can get it and ty off both ends with cord and through it over my shoulder.
Back when I was around 12 or so we had a old guy that lived next to us I seen him do this over and over his survival skills were pretty inpressive was 80 some years then. He farmed, hunted, trapped all his life was in WWI and He was the mors kochanski of our area.

Bryan
 
In the middle of Washington state?

Lidded 5qt pot
Small axe
Ferro rod

The rest can be scrounged, or manufactured from natural materials.
 
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