Due to popular demand, I'm resurrecting my "Pick Five" posts on survival mindset and thought exercise. I'm starting out with an old standby, the desert island.
You are stranded on a island in the south pacific. Washed ashore from your sailboat. You are uninjured, and clothed in shorts and a T shirt. You have NO idea where you are. You cannot see anything for miles around you. Just the ocean. The island is about 20 acres. Sand on all sides with one side having some coral. There are plenty of palm type trees and vegetation. There are coconuts, and small edible mango type fruits on the island, as well as small reptiles, and rodents. There are no predators. The largest animal is about racoon sized. There is abundant marine life including in a small tidal pool. There is fresh water in the middle of the island in a small pool.
So, you don't know if you are there forever, or if you can attract help, or make a dash for safety on your own. Pick 5 things from this picture to help you execute your plans.
Items: from left to right. MSR water filter, flare launcher w/ 6 flares, binoculars, water bottle/steel cup and alloy spoon, small fishing kit w/100 ft 12# line, some hooks, some sinkers, and some lures. Strikeforce Firestarter and USGI fuel tablet, Leatherman multitool, signal mirror, HT Ham radio, 100 feet of 7 strand paracord, rescue strobe, SW radio, 6" survival knife w/ sharpening stone and sheath, M6 Scout survival rifle with a box of .22Lr stingers, 6 rds onboard and 2 410 shotshells. First aid kit w/ bandaids, tape, 1" pads, NSAIDs, tummy meds, eye drops, tooth repair kit, hemostats, tweezers and iris scissors etc.
Each item listed is one item, so the M6 Scout includes the box of ammo, the sling etc. The first aid kit includes everything, and so on.
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You are stranded on a island in the south pacific. Washed ashore from your sailboat. You are uninjured, and clothed in shorts and a T shirt. You have NO idea where you are. You cannot see anything for miles around you. Just the ocean. The island is about 20 acres. Sand on all sides with one side having some coral. There are plenty of palm type trees and vegetation. There are coconuts, and small edible mango type fruits on the island, as well as small reptiles, and rodents. There are no predators. The largest animal is about racoon sized. There is abundant marine life including in a small tidal pool. There is fresh water in the middle of the island in a small pool.
So, you don't know if you are there forever, or if you can attract help, or make a dash for safety on your own. Pick 5 things from this picture to help you execute your plans.
Items: from left to right. MSR water filter, flare launcher w/ 6 flares, binoculars, water bottle/steel cup and alloy spoon, small fishing kit w/100 ft 12# line, some hooks, some sinkers, and some lures. Strikeforce Firestarter and USGI fuel tablet, Leatherman multitool, signal mirror, HT Ham radio, 100 feet of 7 strand paracord, rescue strobe, SW radio, 6" survival knife w/ sharpening stone and sheath, M6 Scout survival rifle with a box of .22Lr stingers, 6 rds onboard and 2 410 shotshells. First aid kit w/ bandaids, tape, 1" pads, NSAIDs, tummy meds, eye drops, tooth repair kit, hemostats, tweezers and iris scissors etc.
Each item listed is one item, so the M6 Scout includes the box of ammo, the sling etc. The first aid kit includes everything, and so on.