Water & food
Manual Watermaker
A hand-operated reverse-osmosis pump that makes seawater drinkable. Physically hard work for a small steady output.
Scenario
Waterworld
There is no land. There has not been for a long time.
The caps went entirely and the coastline is a rumour. Everything that remains floats, trades, and treats fresh water and soil as the two genuinely mythical substances.
What kills you
Salt, sun, and having nowhere to stand.
Rules
- 01Fresh water is wealth. Never reveal how much you have.
- 02Everything must float or be tethered.
- 03Rust is the slow enemy. Fight it daily.
- 04Soil is worth more than gold and does not exist.
The kit
5 itemsThe single item that turns an ocean from a threat into a supply.
Salt eats everything you own on a schedule of about a year.
Tools
Marine Rust Inhibitor
Slows corrosion on metal in salt air, which attacks constantly and invisibly.
Growing without soil, because there is none.
Water & food
Hydroponic Grow Kit
Grows food without soil under controlled light and nutrient. Needs power, and pays back in speed and yield.
Simple, repairable, and the only reliable protein left.
Water & food
Handline Fishing Kit
Line wound on a spool, worked by hand, no rod. Packs to nothing and works from a boat or a shore.
The backup for when the watermaker fails, which it will.
Water & food
Solar Still Emergency
A compact still for a life raft or coastal situation. Output is measured in millilitres per hour.
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