As the above posters, I would bring a stainless steel unlined water bottle capable of water cooking and whatever knife you feel works for you and the conditions. I guess the lack of more gear is paramount to the purpose of this quest, letting you practice bare bones hard core fire making skills, shelter building and so on.

That being said--- would you consider paracord shoe laces cheating the purpose of this quest? (Can never have too much cordage... being so minimalistic equipped I figure those inner paracord strands would be much appreciated in shelter building.)

I really hope you feel like posting your experiences from the quest on the forum. I certainly enjoy reading your posts