Modern Day Oetzi...what wud they find on you?

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You are Oetzi...what wud they find on you? Limit 3 items

I toyed hard and long with this issue...if ever i wanted three items with me no matter the situation....meaning the items help me in urban or rural...this is then what i have with me each and everyday...besides my clothes...as this is prerequisite for any adventure...from bath to mtn...iow, i wud have some clothing in any case...and i mean even if i fell into a pool...or went to church...

1. ability to start fire
2. tool of some kind...multi, sak etc
3. shelter
4.other
5.other

remember...even if u fell into the pool at a party...or the pastor greeted you at church...these items are non negotiable

just a question...
 
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I guess I don't understand what Oetzi has to do with this. He had a full load out.:confused:

3 items for me would be
knife/multitool
firestarter
flashlight
 
true but he had the basics covered...he cudv fallen into a pool and probably did...he had no pot with him as such...but he was prepared...my q was if they found you a 1000 years from now...what wud they find on you?
 
I've got the book on Oetzi. I haven't read it for a while but as far as I remember he didn't have anything to make a shelter with.

Realistically, if I was suddenly frozen I would almost certainly be carrying a SAK, a little money and my keys.
 
I've always had a great admiration for the iceman, whoever he may have been. A great example of surviving with just a few intems. A flint knife with a 2 ich blade, a copper hatchet, flint for firemaking, handmade warm fur clothing, and the knowhow to get it done. If he hadn't been shot in the back while fleeing those who he had a knife fight with, he may have lived to a ripe old age, for back then anyways.

I guess if I keeled over today and they found my remains a couple thousand years fr om now, I'd b e carrying a lot of the same as Oetzi. A pocket knife or two on me with blades about 2 inches. For fire I have a regular Bic in my pocket, and a new mini-Bic stuck down in my tobacco pouch for emergency. When I want to light my pipe, and my Bic runs out, that's an emergency! In the zipper compartment of my wallet is a few bandaids, dental floss for light cordage. On my keyring is a Bison capsule with some arthritis pain meds, and two asprin in case of a vapor lock. At my age I think about that. Also in a pocket is a small AAAflash light, with another small flashlight (Princeton Tech pulsar 2) on the keyring. There's also a small Diamond hone on me.
 
thats the idea....
to envisage the contents of your own findings...or remains...seeing as we always heads up on others

never said it wud be easy...its not like u died cos u didnt do this or that...
u cudv livd a month longer tho...
so..whats in your pockets?
 
A.W.U.K. said:
I've got the book on Oetzi. I haven't read it for a while but as far as I remember he didn't have anything to make a shelter with.
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sure he did.

that hawk he had on him would've cut sod, chinked rocks, dug, etc.,....

....and in a hurry. - i think they found evidence that he had some arrows in him, and in his wounded state, expired.

........

i carry all of my stuff off of my body in a possibles bag usually. the only survival stuff i usually have on me in the city is my hat, belt, watch, and cel phone, all of which can be used for more than their intended purpose.

if i was buried with my bag, they'd find a diamond hone, Fiskars Saw, large folding knife, and an ECO hawk, for tools, along with a Leatherman Micra, firestarters, a tube of antibiotic, some line, and maybe some other goodies, always with me or near me, when outside of the airport. (damn airports.)

- oh! - and my main tool, my brain, which hasn't been used for anything good yet. :D:thumbup:

vec
 
vector...that sounds reasonable...now what if we just froze the kindly folks here and now...instant ice age...what wud they find on you?
 
So martino I just noticed you've been here almost as long as I have and you only have 48 posts? Talk about a super lurker. ;)

As for Oetzi, I remember him being pretty well decked out. You have to realize his time wasn't as advanced as ours as far as gear but his knowledge base probably dwarfed ours when it came to wilderness survival. And yes, he's believed to have been killed by an arrow.
 
If it were to happen right at this instant

wedding ring
wallet with a bunch overlimit cards and probably a billion in interest by that point
picture of my wife
CS Recon 1
Asolo TPS boots
Empty Guinness glass in one hand
Motorola Droid in the other
 
Right now it would be a Superhawk and pants.
They'd think I was weird.
 
I would have what I always have if I am dressed:

Slipjoint of the day with cotton handkerchief on top.
Keyring with Arc-AAA flashlight with Cree LED and a firesteel.
S&W revolver in .357
Wallet with cloth Band-Aid and Neosporin packet.
iPhone with Evernote files on cordage making, snare/trap making and defeating locks (that great urban survival thread posted here).
 
If my body was found in the city, it's not likely I would have anything special on me. Just some keys, my wallet, and a phone. I don't do the whole EDC load-out thing. I hate having clutter in my pockets that I most likely wont use.

But if I was in the forest? Totally different story. Whenever I go on a multi day hike or camp out, I carry everything I would need for extended survival. In my pockets alone I have a complete firestarting kit, a folding knife, a signal mirror, a bandanna, usually a pair of gloves, some cordage, and maybe a bit of food. Then on my belt I have a bushcraft knife and a firesteel (and my camera). In my backpack I have a 19" axe and a 15" hacksaw, along with whatever my choice of shelter on that trip is, a sleeping bag, extra clothes, cooking gear, and food / water.

I should mention that when you're out in the wild, you should ALWAYS have the bare minimum for survival in your pockets / belt, and not just your pack. If you and your bag get separated, all that survival gear inside it becomes irrelevant. It's much less likely you'll be separated from your pants, however. So carry a cutting tool and some fire making material in your pockets!

Oh, and here's a quick tip for people who carry a camera on their belt: Fold some steel wool up and put it in the extra compartment on your camera case; it's both tinder and fire starter, and will fit the case better than some matches or a bic would. Learn how to create fire from the AA batteries in your camera and that handy steel wool. This way in a survival situation, even if you don't have any real tools, you'll at least have the ability to start a fire right there on your belt. This is particularly useful while in wilderness parks where other people might be intimidated by someone carrying a big knife and firesteel on their belt!

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I've no idea what an oetzi is, but this is what was in my pockets yesterday

Model 60 S&W .38 Special and reloads.
RAT 1 folder
Leatherman
Bic
 
Everyone has to eat, communicate, sleep and move around in between.
Oetzi caught his own food, shouted, slept on the ground and walked.

So, on a modern @tzi they would find plastic cards, some kind of mobile phone and some keys.
 
Let's see. If anthropologists dug me up thousands of years in the future, I think they would find:

  • The rotted remains of a folded cowskin pouch, with a number of ostensibly useless plastic rectangles inside.
  • Eyeglasses. Future anthropologists would speculate that I probably spent far too much time staring at small things. They would be right. ;)
  • A rusted carbon steel knife in a leather sheath, with remains of a wood handle. Further investigation would show that the wood was not native to my area, implying either a history of travel or access to global commodities.
  • Another rusted carbon steel knife and the remains of a ferro-rod striker, also in a leather pouch. Future anthropologists would probably be a bit baffled by this one.
  • The remains of a notebook and steel pen, the former possibly (but highly unlikely) in legible condition.
  • A metal case containing a tightly-wrapped bundle of tobacco leaves, grown in a warmer climate. Possibly for ceremonial or recreational use.

All the best,

- Mike
 
No matter the situation huh...

I'm thinking in terms of objects about my person that would pass all possible social filters whether I was on a plane, doing a day trip to a museum at a nuclear facility, on a VO, and so on. I guess that leaves me:

1]watch
2]door keys
3]dog whistle
 
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