That is an amazing tale of survival. She made do with what she had or what she could improvise from the natural resources available to her. She obviously didn't waste a thing (the wiki article mentioned some needles made from bone). Quite obviously, her skills were more important than the quality of her equipment.

And living alone for that long just goes to show there are always exceptions to the rule of threes.
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