What is in your MacGyver tool pack?
Beside the basic swiss army knife (sak- Spartan), a roll of duct tape and waterproof wooden matches, what other tools would be in your MacGyver tool pack?
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- elastic bands
- toothpicks
- paper clips
- plastic water bottle
- chocolate bar
- some coins
- flashlight
- batteries
- gum
- magnets
- small screwdriver and some screws
- compass
- a digital watch
- bandaids/gauze
- straws
- a candle
- a flare
that's all I can think of for now
If you have a watch the compass is unnecessary. You can work out directions from the position of the sun relative to the time, though the process is different depending on whether you are in the North or South temperate zone (NTZ or STZ respectively). If you have a digital watch, it's easy enough to sketch a physical or imaginary diagram of a clock face and work from there.
In the NTZ, point the hour hand at the sun and draw a straight line or lay a straight object across the face to perfectly bisect the angle between the hour hand and 12 o' clock. The end of the line pointing farthest from the sun will be North.
In the STZ, point the 12 o' clock point at the sun and repeat as before. In this case, the end of the line pointing closer to the sun will be North.
Even in cloudy conditions, a shadow will be cast on a pale object such as a stone, allowing you to calculate th position of the sun from there. If it's night and you don't know where you're going, then you probably shouldn't be travelling anyway.
Hope this completely trivial knowledge comes in handy someday! :D
One of my odd things is a ping pong ball (which glows in the dark). I found a package of them at the grocery one day for what amounts to 60 cents/ball.
Someone asked me why I had a ping-pong ball and I replied, "some day I'm going to need one and would hate to be caught in that situation [without one]."
It is better to "have that gear and not need it" than to "need it and not have it."
Leatherman Charge TTi with bit kit—instead of the SAK Spartan—Lee David Zlotoff himself stated that if MacGyver took place today that he'd likely use a Leatherman instead; pliers can really help!
Devoted knife—sometimes a knife that's only a knife is best.
Flashlight—it's good for seeing in dark, it's good for blinding for a quick escape; and can be disassembled for its constituent parts of LED, batteries, and metal tube.
Ball point pen—it writes and can be taken apart for so many uses.
USB to mini USB cable—besides being a fairly common cable used for a myriad of mobile devices, the cable's insulation can be cut to reveal 4 fairly normal wires (with low impedance) useful for many different things.
I'd def bring a smartphone: it's got built-in net access, phone and text ability, not to mention a camera to snap shots, GPS, a compass (+augmented reality) & a LED flash to act as a flashlight.
Seriously, they could be the modernday equivalent of a swiss army knife, provided the apps are good. Besides, I wouldn't know how to make a smoke bomb so I'd have to google it. :P
Gotta bring a pack of smokes, even if you don"t smoke. Both MacGuyver and Solid Snake recommend it.
And leave the damn phone at home. Relying on technology will kill you.
Relying on technology will kill you? Hear this uttered at one of your minimalist survivor expert training weekends? Relying on technology as your sole savior is a plan to fail but I see no situation which cannot be improved upon in some way, shape, or form with the addition of a form of technology. Heck a sharpened stick is technically technology if you want to nit pick. Technology SAVES lives every day.
shareI think this to myself all the time. The list of things my smartphone can do is almost endless. It has so many built in accessories. The camera, the LED, the GPS chip, the 4G, the cell signal, the radio antennas, the accelerometer, the gyroscope, and so many other bells and whistles. I always have my phone in my left pocket and my swiss army knives (I carry 2, 1 soldier and 1 midnight champ) in my right pocket. I have the old school on the right and the new school on the left. Quite nerdy. But, I've never been one to deny my super nerd status.
shareDefinitely agree with the smart phone. Also pack a Glock 17, extra 17 round mag, Crimson Trace laser sight.... Oh, come on. MacGyver uses guns all the time. The only difference is he builds them from scratch. Save time and just bring one along.
sharePaper-clip, straw, and rubber-band..:)
shareA roll of $100 bills. I find that fixes most problems.
shareHair drier
Coplete set of steak knives.
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One of them little black rubber things.
Pooperscooper
Filing cabinet
Brake discs
Marzipan
Steam shovel
Moon crater
You go inside the cage?
Cage goes in the water, you go in the water. Shark's in the water