haha. this should be fun.


A/ like Pete, I'd use the "crushed" bamboo as a blade...sharpening it on rocks. the fire could prolly be done by using the inside of a split piece of bamboo as a friction board. as im sure everyone knows, dried slivers (read: Fuzz) can work very well as tinder. i warning. i would make sure to splityour bamboo well before adding it to the fire...haha, unless you wanted to use the explosions as some sort of distress call?

B/as im not familiar with the geography of Utah. (im assuming dry...and hot..desert-esque?) i wouldnt be able to answer this with complete confidence...but i would go for water near the vegetation, obviously. i figure if it is THAT dry, then the plants prolly have adapted an ingenious way of collecting what lil water there is...i.e cacti, pulpy vegetation, water-catching type plants....umm, the blade? non-native? does that mena i cant pick up a rock? ok...how about the shank of steel thats in the insoles of almost every work/combat/hiking boot out there? id prefer not to deface my boots, but thats the only thing i can rattle off right now.

C/ ok, i give up...i was trying REALLY hard to say something funny...i quit! (and im taking my ball with me!)