Stranded on a Deserted Island - What three things would you bring?

Lying on a tropical palm beach, with blue waters at your feet might seem like the perfect holiday. But what if there was no umbrella to keep the sun off your head, no waiter to bring you a drink and no hotel to retreat to in the evening for hot meal? It wouldn’t be long before that desert island paradise became your worst nightmare. 

Being shipwrecked or crash-landing on an uninhabited island might seem like a scary proposition. What if you were on a deserted island, what three things would you bring? But how would you know that you were going to be stranded on a deserted island? In fact if you knew, you wouldn’t really be stranded there…would you?

I have asked a lot of people what they would bring if they were stranded on a deserted island. People have wanted to bring things like bottled water, endless paper and ink, generators, kindles, notebooks, laptops, husbands and wives, their kids, sunscreen, cigarettes, books etc. It seemed like most people plan on embracing the solitude and write their life’s manifesto or they would need to have their significant others by their side and would never get bored. Some people have wanted to bring their computers with a forever charge even though there is certainly no WiFi. There is a huge contrast what people want to bring if they get stranded on a deserted island.

If I was stranded on a deserted island, there would be an unlimited number of things I would like to bring with me. However, since I can only bring three things, I would carry a Swiss Army knife, a first aid kit with antibiotics, and a solar still. I believe these three things would help me to survive such difficult living conditions. Firstly, a knife could be utilized in many ways. I could use it to for hunting and cutting fruits from trees. The knife will also be used to cut wood for fire for smoke signals and warmth.

Living out in the open in a tropical environment, there is a greater risk of an injury becoming septic. It would be essential to treat injuries effectively, and for that the first aid kit with antibiotics would come in handy.  

Human can survive without food for a long time, but a few days without water will result in death. A couple of hours without water in a hot climate leads to dehydration which drastically impairs the mind’s ability to think and operate efficiently. If the island has plenty of vegetation such as palms or coconut trees then there will be water. But if the island is a flat barren piece of sand, however there is always the option to use the sea as a source of water. Drinking seawater is very harmful, so I will use the solar-still, which will turn salt-water into distilled water.

There are many ways to make survival a reality if you find yourself trapped on a deserted island. Just use some common sense, be adaptable and above all keep your mind focused and positive, and you have a real chance of being rescued.