Tools
Ferrocerium Fire Starter
Throws sparks at several thousand degrees, wet or dry, for thousands of strikes.
Scenario
The Grey
You are in their territory. They have noticed.
The crash was survivable. The subarctic forest afterwards is a different question, and there is something in it that is organised, territorial, and considerably better at this than you are.
What kills you
Cold, and something that hunts in company.
Rules
- 01Fire, always, and bigger than feels necessary.
- 02Stay together. Stragglers are the strategy they use.
- 03Downhill leads to water leads to people. Eventually.
- 04Do not run. You are not faster.
The kit
5 itemsWorks soaked, works frozen, works at minus thirty when a lighter will not.
The rod makes a spark. This is what turns a spark into a fire.
Tools
Fire Starter Tinder
Material that catches from a spark when everything natural is damp.
Wet cotton in a subarctic forest is a slow method of dying.
Shelter
Wool Base Layers
Merino next to the skin: warm when damp, and it resists odour over days of wear.
A fire that lasts all night needs wood a knife will not produce.
Tools
Folding Saw
Cuts wood far faster than a blade and folds into a pack. Tooth pattern decides whether it cuts green or seasoned wood.
Visible for miles, needs no battery, weighs almost nothing.
Light & comms
Signal Mirror
Aims reflected sunlight at an aircraft or vessel, visible for miles. No power, no expiry, needs sun.
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