Desert Island Drama
 

You're on a year-long luxury world cruise. You have pretty much all of your favorite clothes and things with you. Let's say you were allowed 4 trunks of stuff on board.

You piss someone off and end up being ejected on a desert island. You get to take one backpack full of stuff with you. What do you take? Remember, if you take your St Bernard Dog, there isn't going to be room for much else in the backpack... Let's assume there is a palm tree or two and a cellar of monkeys to provide sustenance. Some of the monkeys run a desalination plant, so water is a given. And we'll assume that you can expect rescue in 6-12 months.

What do you take? In the following categories? None is a fine answer in any category, and don't forget the volume issue.....

Shoes
Books
Weapons
Candy
Pet
Toys
Toiletries
Gadgets
Liquor (they're allowing you one bottle from the bar)
Games
Paperwork
Linens
Electronics
Clothes
Food (must already be in your luggage/cabin)
Sports/exercise equipment
Hobby stuff
Anything Else

Shoes - flip flops, sneakers
Books - blank notebook (I'll write my own book)
Weapons - sling shot and switchblade knife
Candy - none
Pet - none
Toys - not needed
Toiletries - sunblock and bottle of organic liquid soap
Gadgets - matches, pot (cooking kind)
Liquor (they're allowing you one bottle from the bar) - bottle of Everclear
Games - not needed
Paperwork - oh god no
Linens - thermal blanket
Electronics - whatever for?
Clothes - two shorts, two t-shirts, 1 pr leggings, floppy hat
Food (must already be in your luggage/cabin) - jar of peanut butter, protein bars
Sports/exercise equipment - not needed
Hobby stuff - not needed
Anything Else - pencils and pencil sharpener for writing

great start... I got flipflops and sneakers too... then I got sidetracked by books....

Scrabble dictionaries (OSW and OSPD) and scrabble game would be on my list. And the compact thesaurus. I guess I'd live without the rest.

I'd only have my penknife with me. And a kitchen knife. So I guess those would be my weapons.

Toiletries: toothbrush and paste. razors. lenses and solutions. moisturiser, sunblock, chapstick. Are sunglasses toiletries?


more later

I'm just going to assume the island is like the one I was on over Christmas, which was very lovely by the way, but totally devoid of any mod cons except a self composting toilet block (with no running water)

Shoes - reef shoes
Books - fish identification manual
Weapons - spear gun, knife and steel
Candy - nope
Pet - nope
Toys - nope
Toiletries - several large boxes of tampons, soap
Gadgets - gas lighter, fuel, skillet
Liquor (they're allowing you one bottle from the bar) - nope
Games - nope
Paperwork - nope
Linens - sleeping bag
Electronics - nope
Clothes - board shorts, swimmers, undies, Tshirts.
Food (must already be in your luggage/cabin) - nope
Sports/exercise equipment - couldn't fit it in my backpack, but a kayak would be good. Realistically, snorkel gear.
Hobby stuff - handline for fishing
Anything Else - small tarp and some rope

So I have to ask... would you guys really have taken a sleeping bag and thermal blanket on a luxury cruise?

tampons. bugger. life's a bitch. I guess I might have remembered them if they were in the cabin.....

They'd have thermal blankets in the first aid kit, and maybe I'd take a sleeping bag. You can get some that roll up pretty small, and are good as an extra blanket too if it happens to be cold.

mmkay, proceed... :lol:

and the slingshot and skillet?

Even we don't travel with skillets and we always travel with tea-kettles and toasters

Technically, there should be some sort of thermal blanket on the bed or a spare in the cabin. They don't take up much room and they adjust to body temp. And yeah...I forgot the damn tampons.

we could always use the monkeys?

I just assumed that you'd get to swipe a few bits and pieces from the galley to provide for yourself.

You'd better, cause I'm not sharing my tampons!

I would have them in the cabin for a year-long cruise, so I hope I'd notice them while packing....

otherwise i'mm'a steal yours.

might work -or we could get the family to do it for us while we were packing....

If the island provides food and water, then I still need shelter and clothing before anything else. And then toiletries/1st aid kit.

I wouldn't have a tent or tarp or sleeping bag or anything like that with me on a cruise, so this wouldn't be easy.

I'd take linens from the bed in the room to use as tarps and blankets, and maybe two changes of clothes and any outer wear I have with me. I'd wear most of that and not try to fit in the backpack unless I couldn't wear it.

I'd look around the room for anything I could use as cord. Maybe take a sheet to tear into strips to make some crude rope to hang the tarp. I'd be wearing sneakers, and I'd stuff a pair of flip flops into the bag. Then all the toiletries I could manage, starting with first aid stuff, glasses, sunscreen, insect repellent, and then stuff like cleansers, contact lenses, tooth brush, etc. only if they fit. If I could get them all to fit, then I'd do a couple books next. I have a tiny keychain leatherman that would be in my pocket, but I wouldn't have any other tools with me on a cruise, which sucks. I'd want tools on the island. Oh well.

And then I'd stick the waterproof satellite phone in my pocket.

Shoes--my reeboks, I'll probably be barefooted most of the time
Books--tougher reads like War and Peace and assorted Russian authors, good time to discipline my reading habits
Weapons--ugh. A knife I suppose. I can use that for other things than killin'
Candy--Reese's cups
Pet--Gaines, he's pretty small, and would probably love monkeys
Toys--some sort of building set
Toiletries--razor, shampoo, soap
Gadgets--multi-tool
Liquor (they're allowing you one bottle from the bar)--one bottle? What will I drink the other 11 months and 29 days? Leaves out beer. OK, Jose Cuervo it is.
Games--trivial pursuit
Paperwork--cryptic ("british style") crosswords
Linens--6million count egyptian cotton sheet set and a down pillow
Electronics--laptop
Clothes--shorts, t-shirts, socks
Food (must already be in your luggage/cabin)--mike-sells potato chips
Sports/exercise equipment--my feet
Hobby stuff--more books
Anything Else--another warm body, well not just ANY warm body

I'm no survivor. I'd be dead in a week anyway! :lol:

addendum: cigs and lighter. Will I have time to grow weed? :lol2:

Clothing suitable for loin cloths.
Durable sports sandals, if I've brought them.
Knife.
Steal some fuel and waterproof matches from the ship.
Anything string or rope-like, or that could be fashioned into such.

Don't forget your volleyball and permanent marker.

matches
first aid kit
fire axe
knife
Tarp off the lifeboat
Slingshot I brought for water balloons :p:
fishing line and hooks [hey someone will have that]
Clothes I guess

I am ready! :bitching: