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I guess the fully stocked thing goes against the spirit of the challenge but it would definitely make things easier. A boat could be a pretty solid choice in some of the scenarios. You can flip it over for shelter and maybe go out in it to get food. You would need some sort of fishing net though.A fully stocked and mobile RV, or maybe a boat, since all the episodes I've seen are near water.
Yeah they did have a lot of problems improvising fire and I guess getting it going faster would save on calories.If the knife is a given then I want a sure method of fire. A Bic would be nice but I have started fires in most conditions with a firesteel so either would be fine with preference on the firesteel.
Well looking at how much weight the contestants lose they are probably not allowed at the production crews feastA big mirror. So that everyone in the TV audience could see how many people and how much resources are right behind the camera while we're trying to "survive."
I must admit, if forced to choose just one item, it really gives cause for some serious thought.
YupAnything, I mean anything, except swimming Goggles:thumbup:
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I've been watching this show. I'll admit the naked twenty something girls are what drew me in. Usually the only survival show I can tolerate is Survivorman.
They say on the show that the number of items they can have is limited to two, but not the weight or volume. So I would pick a huge double wide sleeping bag like this first: http://www.cabelas.com/product/Cabe...-Bag/1494139.uts?WT.tsrc=CRR&WT.mc_id=crrdtfd They spend hours every day the whole three weeks cutting firewood to keep warm. Think of how many calories they're burning doing that.
They have constant foot problems from having to be barefoot all the time. One guy had to be evacuated for medical treatment for a foot infection. So my second choice would be a pair of Teva sandals to fit the larger person. Maybe the smaller person could also wear them by tightening the straps?
Everybody so far has wanted a hatchet or machete. There's a primitive bowhunter coming up in a couple weeks who can make all his gear from natural materials. Looking forward to that one. In this arbitrarily item-count limited scenario, I think a flint knapper would be way ahead. If you didn't need the machete or fire starter and you could improvise footwear, you could request a friggin' tent! The girl in the Panama episode last week swelled up like a balloon from sand fly bites. Imagine if they had requested a UL tent instead of the dumb swim goggles, which they barely used.
So, my deus ex machina gear choice: double wide sleeping bag + tent Done and DONE!
But seriously, a more realistic survival scenario might be survival with what you can squeeze into a five pound bag. That's just super ultralight backpacking though, so ratings would tank. Maybe "skin out" super ultralight, to encourage twenty-something girl nudity? Maybe they could drop them off naked in the forest, then fly over later and drop a briefcase size Pelican case to them, that the contestants packed ahead of time with whatever they want.
How about a two or three person tent? I would try to scavenge other items out of it, such as clothing, cordage, fishing net, spear, foot bindings. It would be perfect if the other person brought a knife or take-apart scissors (so both people can have blades).
Normally I'd say a knife or machete but in that situation... I'd seriously have to consider shoes. Cody gets away with it doing it his whole life so his feet are tough, I would just be tiptoeing the whole damn time!!
Actually, I was thinking if I wanted to make some items, maybe request a knife and a full hide of what Leather Factory used to sell as "biker leather", which is a flexible but tough grade about two millimeters thick. The first night you could wrap up in it to keep warm, then later cut it into shoes, loincloths, cordage, etc.
EDIT: In that scenario, I would pick one of the larger SAKs with scissors on it for the knife. Would hate to have to cut cordage off a hide with a BK9 that my partner had just been chopping firewood with.
Here's the shoe pattern I was thinking of. Very simple. http://dagorhir.com/gear/content/garb/ghillies.php
Super Hot woman?
Umm...Man vs. Wild? http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/bear-grylls-better-drink-my-own-piss :highly_amused:
I haven't watched Bear Grylls much, but has he ever lost any weight?