What one thing would you bring if you were a castaway?

ShatterAlan

I've watched the Tom Hanks film "Castaway" and he had to deal with surviving whilst having no tools or implements to facilitate this.


His flashlight ran out of battery power and he couldn't signal a ship on the horizon. So obviously any electronic devices are out of the question. He had a pair of ice skates and they helped him to knock out his infected tooth and maybe crack open a coconut. It was also raining a lot and he didn't have much shelter and had to improvise.


So let's just assume there is a drinkable water source on the island. After that you have to completely fend for yourself what is the one thing you would bring along to help the situation?


It seems that lighting a fire was a priority to keep warm, keep insects away and cook whatever you could catch. He broke his arse trying to make fire using the stick method. So I personally think I would bring along one of those plastic magnifying glasses to focus the sun on some dry leaves/moss and get a fire going.


So what would you bring along? A knife? A machete? A porno mag?

Del2005

A satellite phone.

Quantum Erasure

A volleyball

ShatterAlan

Del2005 wrote: »

A satellite phone.

And when the batteries run out? Or it gets soaked in the water as you're being washed ashore?



Are you going to use it as a paper weight for when you're writing your memoirs in the cave?

Bob Harris

A lifeboat.

Gremlinertia

Seeds i think. Fast growing food plants, bamboo for shelter and tools perhaps it could be kindling too. Probably grow something recreational also

Quantum Erasure

A strong rope

johnnyryan89

Quantum Erasure wrote: »

A strong rope

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dRxvC3nV_ho

Wanderer78

Knife

Colonel Claptrap

The complete works of Shakespeare, a copy of the bible and 8 pieces of music on disc.

gifted

A woman....for ermmm company..ya..company...nothing else.......

DraftDodger

A helicopter

CelticRambler

A good woman.

(Preferably the one I know who's currently re-pointing the stonework on her house ...)

Gretas Gonna Get Ya!

A film crew... because all the most interesting stuff happens when there's a film crew around.

Coincidence? I think not! :P

corner of hells

A fish , maybe a mackerel, I'd keep it in the water beside the island. It might breathe with other mackerel, then I'd be king of the mackerel.

A herd of cattle.

Not lots of heroin, that's for sure.

Hamsterchops

gifted wrote: »

A woman....for ermmm company..ya..company...nothing else.......

Well firstly I'd jump back to 1986 take Amanda Donohue from Oliver Reeds castaway island, so she could then join me on my castaway island

I'd also bring a flashlight torch.

Fr_Dougal

The internet.

Andrea B.

Battery charger.

Wanderer78

Andrea B. wrote: »

Battery charger.

with three pin plug

whisky_galore

ShatterAlan wrote: »

And when the batteries run out? Or it gets soaked in the water as you're being washed ashore?



Are you going to use it as a paper weight for when you're writing your memoirs in the cave?

A waterproof satellite phone. With a spare battery.

happyoutscan

For some ridiculous reason, every now and then I actually think of this and the answer is always the same. A lifetime supply of Ventolin inhalers.

I'm not even a heavy user, I just know I would be headwrecked without one.

I've even wondered if I would need to bury them or hide them up in a tree in the event of a tsunami.

WTF is wrong with me.

Wanderer78

happyoutscan wrote: »

For some ridiculous reason, every now and then I actually think of this and the answer is always the same. A lifetime supply of Ventolin inhalers.

I'm not even a heavy user, I just know I would be headwrecked without one.

I've even wondered if I would need to bury them or hide them up in a tree in the event of a tsunami.

WTF is wrong with me.

elevated levels of anxiety

PsychoPete

A fully functional electricity grid

Hamsterchops

#18 .... Forgot to say Solar powered.

JustAThought

Hamsterchops wrote: »

#18 .... Forgot to say Solar powered.

I hope I have runners on me when the ship goes down ( highly unlikely) - those sand flies in beaches can be horrendous when they bite.

I’m tempted to say a huge acre size mosquito net so I can wrap my entire beach hut in it and sleep in peace without them screaming in my ear & tormenting me at night.

A industrial strength solar powered air conditioning unit and a crate of firelighters wouldn’t go astray either :0

having said that, a refrigerated crate of wine aNd cheese would make the mosquitos and heat/cold much more bearable!

TheBlackPill

Big box of matches

Sheridan81

Tom Hanks.

corner of hells

Sheridan81 wrote: »

Tom Hanks.

Good idea , his Forrest Gump experience should be helpful.

ShatterAlan

Colonel Claptrap wrote: »

The complete works of Shakespeare, a copy of the bible and 8 pieces of music on disc.

Yeah...but you can only bring ONE thing.......so I hope the complete works of William is in one tome.


Happy eating after Othello.

ShatterAlan

Bob Harris wrote: »

A lifeboat.

To sleep under?

ShatterAlan

Andrea B. wrote: »

Battery charger.

connected to...?

Capt'n Midnight

MacGyver if we're allowed fictional characters.

Ray Mears. Campfire stories with good food and plans how to make the boat or whatever.

AMKC

A book on what to do and how to survive if stranded on a small island

Richard Hillman

A knife would be very handy but you could create sharp objects from stones or branches

Duct tape is very very handy for creating things as opposed to fashioning twine.

jaxxx

My Kelly Brook calendar. For protein!

Gruffalux

On of those fire flint striker yokes.

Church on Tuesday

Not Madonna anyways.

Rubberchikken

Mcgyver

Wibbs

Wanderer78 wrote: »

Knife

Actually an axe is more useful overall. It can be used as a knife, but has many more uses.

Richard Hillman wrote: »

A knife would be very handy but you could create sharp objects from stones or branches

Duct tape is very very handy for creating things as opposed to fashioning twine.

Twine is pretty easy to make. Knapping stones is a skill that requires some knowledge and experience. You have to know the right type of rock for a start and that may not be present on an desert island. Coral based islands for example would lack them. Though seashells could be utilised in a pinch. These days you'd likely find human flotsam and jetsam washed up that could be used too.

Wanderer78

Wibbs wrote: »

Actually an axe is more useful overall. It can be used as a knife, but has many more uses.

generally a knife is recommended in survival situations, it has the abilities to be used as an axe, but isnt as capable as an axe, i have split wood with a knife, and of course its astonishingly versatile compared to an axe

Wibbs

One of those knifeyaxey type survival tools would probably be the best compromise?

Wanderer78

Wibbs wrote: »

One of those knifeyaxey type survival tools would probably be the best compromise?

survival training ive done, have always opted for a knife, and i can see why, in the right hands, they can do some things

micar

Jessica Alba

corner of hells

Wanderer78 wrote: »

survival training ive done, have always opted for a knife, and i can see why, in the right hands, they can do some things

How bout a chainsaw ?

corner of hells

micar wrote: »

Jessica Alba

Apparently she's a moany cnut , you might want a large island to give yourself a break.

Wanderer78

corner of hells wrote: »

How bout a chainsaw ?

fcuk yea, now you re talking, in the right hands, you could do precision surgery with one of those

JupiterKid

Swiss Army knife....yer only man!

corner of hells

Wanderer78 wrote: »

fcuk yea, now you re talking, in the right hands, you could do precision surgery with one of those

I see a problem, if you're on the island alone who would you be doing the surgery on ?

Wanderer78

JupiterKid wrote: »

Swiss Army knife....yer only man!

me bollcoks, basic survival knifes are far superior