You've just crash landed in a remote jungle....

The Dread Pirate said:
The Piranhas may still be an issue they're very strong swimmers and could probably bite your face off!
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Piranhas really aren't an issue unless you're weak and pouring blood and/or it's a fairly restricted pool and they're hungry and bunched together. Even then it's probably crocs you should be more worried about...

Piranhas have a bad reputation but it's mostly rubbish.
 
Amp34 said:
You could also use the glass from windows for that too.

However if we take the spirit of the OP perhaps we should argue that instead of catching fire it lands in a large river in a jungle and you just get out, with your two chosen objects, before the whole thing slips beneath the water, gone for good!
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I still think they all have their uses and whilst you could decide on an optimum answer the actual area you fall in would most likely mean you'd be better off with something else.
 
Amp34 said:
You could also use the glass from windows for that too.

However if we take the spirit of the OP perhaps we should argue that instead of catching fire it lands in a large river in a jungle and you just get out, with your two chosen objects, before the whole thing slips beneath the water, gone for good!
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I'd brave the water and Salvage whatever I could.
 
Amp34 said:
Piranhas really aren't an issue unless you're weak and pouring blood and/or it's a fairly restricted pool and they're hungry and bunched together. Even then it's probably crocs you should be more worried about...
Piranhas have a bad reputation but it's mostly rubbish.
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Caiman. Don't build camps near water sources, they attract predators and are subject to flooding and in any case although the Amazon and its tributaries are big enough, most of the rainforest is simply boggy and relatively still water or slow moving waters not nice clean fast moving waters. There are several types of river in the Rainforest and they are called Blackwater, Clearwater and whitewater...you can look up the differences.

Nasty places rainforests...hard to survive and harder to know what to look out for.
 
Machette and Fire kit.

Can build most things with a machette, certianly shelter and any other 'tools' needed to do so.

Fire kit would help with cooking food, if possible and purifying water. If I couldn't make/find a tool to purify water I'd take the risk on running water.

Seen a few comments stating making a fire isn't easy, it really is though.
 
Begbie said:
Machette and Fire kit.

Seen a few comments stating making a fire isn't easy, it really is though.
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Its easy if you know what you are doing and how to source proper materials in a rainforest due to the humidity. You don't need a fire kit for it. But most people haven't a clue and even a fire kit would probably still present them with a challenge.
 
This thread reminds me of Maniac Mansion, where you could choose any three characters, all with different skill sets, and still beat the game by being creative...

Like others have said, there is no 100% correct answer.
 
I think we should assume that the wreck and anything in it can't be relied on - i.e. the plane could have crashed on the edge of a ravine or whatever and you've only limited time to grab whatever will give you the best chance of survival beyond the first few days.

Xordium said:
Plastic sheeting can be used to collect water, protect you from water, form a hammock to get you off the ground, it could be used to make a rain mack, it could used to collect water and evaporate it to get salts. The chances are you will get ill and therefore water and salts are essential.
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Most of which can be improvised with the aid of some of the other options and people massively under-estimate exposure and fire is going to help offset that far more than a bit of tarp will, anyone with half an ounce of common sense should be able to get a fire going and if they don't the rest won't help them anyhow.

OhEsEcks said:
Bacteria and viruses are the natural problems. There's also man made. Including the waste dumped from illegal logging camps and drug laboratories. I watched a documentary about making cocaine once and what those guys were pouring into the rivers and what it was doing down stream was horrific. Bleach. By the barrel. At several barrels. For one batch.
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If there are chemical toxins in the water your pretty much screwed anyhow even iodine purification, etc. only goes so far. (A certain amount will come down to the thought process used to find the right source).

Amp34 said:
The point I, and castiel, were trying to make was that even a basic piece of equipment requires some skills to use. To get the most out of a machete, without chopping off a limb is quite a skilled operation, same with shelter building, fire starting, clean water identification and all the rest.
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Sure to use a machete effectively but you don't need to be skilled with one to use it as a basic edged tool.
 
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Begbie said:
Seen a few comments stating making a fire isn't easy, it really is though.
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Very true. I went on numerous outdoor survival courses during my time in the forces, and with the right knowhow, making fire isn't that hard, even in unforgiving environments.
 
Xordium said:
Have you ever had to start on in a rainforest. I have - it isn't easy. I can imagine it's even more difficult when you are stressed, fatigued, and most likely injured.
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The same, it's not easy at all unless you know exactly what you are doing. Fire kit or no fire kit, it's the materials other than a way to light it that represent the biggest challenge. For this a machete is better than a fire kit.
 
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