Stranded in the Desert?

Question

if you were stranded in the desert, what would you bring? Everything has to be able to fit in 1 school backpack.

Answer 1

food, ipod, lap top, money, books

Answer 2

Two Water bottles, trail mix, compass, map, blanket (most desserts get really cold at night), and sun block

Answer 3

Satellite phone, 4 water bottles, sun glasses, sunscreen at highest rating, lip balm, compass, star chart, watch, 200 chocolate chip cookies or oatmeal cookies, towel, blanket, extra batteries for phone, flashlight, mirror, map of area, passport.

Regards,

Dan

Answer 4

A Two-Way Ham Radio with extra battery pack fully charged.

Some Beef Jerky.

Two canteens full of water.

An LED Flashlight.

Cigarette Lighter.

A small garden shovel.

A Survival Knife.

Compass.

Portable GPS Unit.

Sunscreen.

A Hat or Turban for my head.

A small first-aid kit.

A small Mirror.

All the above should fit into a single backpack.  Now here's what I'd do with it all:

The radio to call for help of course.  Ham Radios will communicate all over the world even with a small antenna.

The jerky would supply my nourishment, plus it has salt in it to help with water retention.

Two canteens of water for drinking obviously.

An LED Flashlight because then I can see at night if I have to, plus LED flashlights can go for 40 hours continuous on a set of batteries!

A cigarette lighter in case I need to start a fire.

The small garden shovel (like you pot plants with) for digging a hole in the sand to bury myself in during the hottest part of the day.  This will keep me cool, and protected from the sun.  I'll travel from dusk to dawn.

The knife for protection from animals and also to cut up cactus for food and juice.

A compass for direction.

GPS for direction and location.

Sunscreen to prevent sunburn.

Hat to prevent sun stroke.

first aid kit -- self explanatory.

A mirror to signal passing planes with using the sun light and reflecting it.  You can flash out Morse code SOS that way.

Answer 5

just one thing...a gun to shoot myself