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Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 5:39 pm Post subject:
Good one TC I was going to ask you what you wanted a women for but just in time I remembered that the plains indians used them for skinning the buffalo !

SheepShed

Joined: 08 Nov 2006
Posts: 332
Location: In the middle of a Welsh forest

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 5:46 pm Post subject:
Would the buffalo have been snared or shot with the air rifle ?

boisdevie1

Joined: 11 Aug 2006
Posts: 3897
Location: Lancaster

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 5:56 pm Post subject:
I would take: Wine tent (or camper van) sleeping bag matches or lighter bank card air rifle Good knife Wine Torch Fork Spoon Mug Wine

Bodger

Joined: 23 May 2006
Posts: 13524

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 6:00 pm Post subject:
There's some very dubious selections coming on here. We may have to form a committee . Two lots of wine bd ?

nora

Joined: 20 Mar 2005
Posts: 1539
Location: West Yorkshire

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 6:13 pm Post subject:
Tent Lilo Hot water bottle Kelly kettle lighters duvet/pillow wind up radio chocolate pan sharp knife

madmonk

Joined: 08 May 2006
Posts: 835

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 6:37 pm Post subject:
A corkscrew to take to Bois ,has lots of wine and no corkscrew.

pricey

Joined: 28 Feb 2005
Posts: 6444

Posted: Fri Nov 17, 06 7:12 pm Post subject:

gil wrote:

I'd go Sept/Oct too, for same reasons, taking

tent
sleeping bag
stove
sharp knife
axe
pan
gun etc (or a Bodger to make and lay snares for me)
washing up liquid
forage bags
bottle of malt

That's my list as well, but only 1 bottle of Malt? Come on this is a two week outing more like 4 I should say

Bernie66

Joined: 14 Jan 2005
Posts: 13967
Location: Eastoft

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 06 12:38 pm Post subject:
Luxury item would be a "Ray Mears"-wouldn't need to take much else except spices to add flavour to his cooking.

RichardW

Joined: 24 Aug 2006
Posts: 8443
Location: Llyn Peninsular North Wales

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 06 1:03 pm Post subject:

bodger wrote:

Mary-Jane wrote:

Can I take my hair dryer?

I was thinking of running my own version of " I'm a Downsizer get me out of Here"

You would have to do reverse jungle tucker challenges. Make them eat packet / procesed food / take aways. Open a tin / packet as killing & gutting wont hold any fears for most smallholders.

Justme

hedgewitch

Joined: 26 Nov 2005
Posts: 5834
Location: Daft wench GHQ

Posted: Sat Nov 18, 06 8:04 pm Post subject:
Is no-one going to take a hound or a dog? Bodge, I'm shocked And you with that lovely lurcher I'd take my saluki

dpack

Joined: 02 Jul 2005
Posts: 46212
Location: yes

Posted: Sun Nov 19, 06 4:55 pm Post subject:
this is luxury time gp knife basha hammock sleepingbag firesteel line/hooks gilwell pan set firstaid kit * survival kit * teabags weight about 5 kg *if these are cheating the one item from each would be fak = kmno3 , sk candle minimum kit gp knife firesteel if i have to take one it has to be the gp knife

sparky

Joined: 02 Nov 2005
Posts: 199

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 06 6:26 am Post subject:
i would take a truck load of bog roll and make a fortune of you lot

Tinks

Joined: 16 May 2005
Posts: 678
Location: Berkshire

Posted: Mon Nov 20, 06 7:05 am Post subject:
Machete Opinel knife sleeping bag saucepans Tarpaulin hessian sacks (as many as the rule allowed) Huge ball of string/cord firesteel wind up torch water container A gun is NOT on the list because I'd not be lurking about on my own for any length of time without being able to defend myself!

Erikht

Joined: 08 Feb 2005
Posts: 3358

Posted: Fri Dec 15, 06 9:22 pm Post subject:

Some provisions.
Something nice to drink - Cabernet Sauvignon, it goes with everything.
A good hunter.
A good angler.
A not more than usual unobliging cook (it's so hard to get decent people today!)
Somebody to do the dishes.
OH.
A safari tent and some decent beds. The dishwasher can raise the tent - economize!
A good 4WD - I wouldn't like to walk too much.
Tony Blair caged up with an apple in his mouth for entertainment.

fish (the other one)

Joined: 24 Dec 2006
Posts: 319

Posted: Sun Dec 24, 06 10:52 pm Post subject:

mid winter.

1. my knife
2. fire steel
3.tarp
4.roll of wire
5.fishing kit
6.bottle for water
7.helograph mirror
8.cooking pot
9.compass

with these i could survive for about a month ,matbe longer,but hopefully a good deal sooner. the trick is to survive in your mind,be positive look for the good things about yer predicerment.and get bussy,get a shelter up first,the weather may worsten,sort a fire warmth is a must and its good for morale.source some water.set about finding food,sod the wildlife and countryside act this is survival! fishing kit is as good for birds as fish and any amount of food is good,worms canbe found very easily under things get them drying on hot stones,good ground up and addedto soups/stews,now this is done i would sort some form of signall visible from thr air,big enough to be seen from altitude,an x would do spelling help would be silly why else would you be signalling!!!
in a worst case scenario i wouldnt attempt travelling to civiliseation in winter i would wait till spring leaving clue as to direction being travelled.

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