You must survive in the wildness for three weeks......

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You are dropped in the woods in the US Appalachian Mountains backcountry and have to survive on your own for 21 days. The pick up site is 50 miles away. It's late springtime, so it's chilly at night with some rain expected. You are wearing basic hiking clothes, but have no jacket or other gear. They let you choose ONE item from a pile of the things listed below. Which single item do you choose?? Comment on why you think this item is the best choice.

Bowie knife 3
Firestarter or matches 3
Water purifier 6
Rifle with 20 rounds of ammo 0
Compass 0
Small first aid kit 1
Cooking pot 1
Water container 3
Fishing pole, 30' of line and one hook 1
8' x 8' waterproof tarp 2
50' of 3/8" nylon rope 0
Flashlight 0
Mirror 0
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  • icant_
    9 years ago

    Cooking pot. I can do lots with a cooking pot! I can use it as shelter if it starts raining by putting it on my head and if I am attacked by some sort of animal I can beat the shit out of it by using the pot as a weapon and if I manage to kill an animal i can cook it afterwards.
    I hope its a big cooking pot.

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  • Odeen
    9 years ago

    Definitely knife. You can make a lot of the stuff described (or close enough) using a knife and some nearby lumber. Also, a water purifier sounds cool, but is ultimately useless without a container.

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  • chained_rage
    9 years ago

    Never underestimate the true value of a knife.

    You rest by day and move by night.

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  • zsdworknman
    9 years ago

    Fire starter as with as much moisture as that area gets making fire would be the most difficult thing to acheive without other tools. Water is generally not hard to come by you can figure direction without any tools either graze on vegetation or catch small animals or fish to eat .

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  • donteatstuffoffthesidewalk
    9 years ago

    so pretty much yall wants me to play in my yard?

    the correct answer is the knife

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  • lordofopinions
    5 years ago

    Water container. You can survive quite a long time without food but not long without water.

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  • Put_name_here
    7 years ago

    Who the fuck'd need a compass?

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  • Anonymous200
    9 years ago

    Knife. I can defend myself from animals and use it to kill things to eat. I can figure out how to make shelter with a knife. (Though it will be tough.)
    If I come across a bear, I can use the knife to kill it. Then I would have a good source of food for awhile and fur to use as clothes to keep me warm. (Not to mention a blanket to sleep in.) If I figure out where the rest of the bears live and kill them all, I could have all of this, plus shelter when it rains.

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  • [Old Memory]
    9 years ago

    Fishing pole or rifle.

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  • VirgilManly
    9 years ago

    I'd take the rifle with 20 rounds of ammo.

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