Imagine you’re on a sinking ship not far from a secluded island and you only have moments to jump overboard with only a select few items to prolong your survival before you get rescued

Which items should you grab to make it as easy for you as possible?

It is a story that you can find in hundreds of books.

The idea of being trapped on a secluded island and doing what you can to survive has been of interest to me for all my life.

I always wanted to know what sort of shelters I would build, the food I would collect, the weapons I would make, and what kind of a life I could create with absolutely nothing besides the essentials.

After years of working in the outdoors and learning the bests survival techniques, I have come up with a list of the most important items in my opinion that could help and make life on a secluded island bearable.

Now before I even get into the list, again these are in my opinion the best items that I would take with me.

I would recommend you create your own list and if you already have a survival list share in the comments below as I would be interested to see what you would take with you.

Okay so here is my list of survival items I would bring with me onto a secluded island.

#Rope

I mean let’s face it, you can create rope from palm leaves, thin bark and so on but having rope doesn’t take up much space and can be used in many ways to make shelters, traps, tools and so much more.
Having it on hand right away means that I wouldn’t have to worry about creating it myself and in doing so spend less time building my shelters.

Also to use rope efficiently and to its best potential I would learn the basic knots required to create pulley systems, hitches and more

#Tarp

A tarp makes a great shelter, but also on top of that it can be used to collect rainwater, it’s visible which would make efforts easier, It can be used for creating traps for fish, you can repurpose it as a backpack and so on.

A tarp is just so versatile.

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#Flint and Steel

In all honesty, I do not require a flint and steel to create fire but having it with me would mean that I can focus on other more important aspects like catching food.

It would mean I don’t have to worry about maintaining the fire just making sure I had all the necessary required items to start the fire. The flint and steel would do the rest

#A Knife

you can use a knife for so many things, such as chopping wood, using it as a weapon, hunting, cutting up food and so much more. It’s not the most valuable item on the list as you could create a sharpened rock.

But having it would make life a whole lot you.

If I had any of those four items with it would make the whole survival experience quite a lot easier as each one of those items can be used in many ways.

Now that I went over my list of items I would use if I could on a secluded island let me know which ones you would take with you if you could and how they would benefit you.