Booker said

Bow drills are not that hard to make, but they do take a good bit of effort to get an ember, especially if you're somewhere humid.


What good is a water purifier without a pot to put the purified water in? ;)

Also, you can make a filter with soil and charcoal, if you can craft something to hold it so the water can pass through. Or just dig a well. If you can find a water source (creek or pond), you can dig a hole near them, and when you hit water it will be safe to drink.

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Tapxe said

I started with Bushcraft 101 and SAS Survival Handbook. There's an app from the US military for Rangers that's free, but I chose a book since app and electricity won't be available when needed.

I also follow quite a few survival channels which show building an entire homestead from scratch. I've not found a single source, but by piecing together many techniques, I know the basics of a building good shelter, fire creation, sourcing water and food all the way up to building a water wheel for lumber and grain processing.

I'm no expert, but I believe I am reasonably capable of getting shelter, fire, food, and water as I at least know the concepts and techniques.

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Tapxe said

You can use heated rocks and hollowed out bamboo or log to boil the water. I've even seen it boiled in a plastic bottle. Most food won't require a pot as you won't have access to grains etc needing it, so a stick and fire will suffice.

A temp shelter until you get more is easy enough to build if you know what you are looking for in nature such as a cliff, fallen trees, and leaves.

Fishing pole would be a waste of your time. Learn to build traps and let the fish swim right into them. That frees you up for building the shelter and processing water\food.

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Tapxe said

Most of this is doable with the knife and saw. Honestly would rather a good axe than the saw, but wasn't on the list.

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