Not sure I would agree with that. The knife was definitely a requirement in that environment. Making fire was work, but they got it figured out. No knife would've left them defenseless and unable to finally protect their feet the way they did. Maybe the fire kept the hyenas away, maybe not.
Maybe pot and knife, but firestarter? Not if you know what you are up to.
No sale.
It took the male survival expert three days to make fire. They were in dire straits, unable to drink the filthy water. A cutting tool could have been fashioned from a rock in a couple of hours. "The knife was ... a requirement." Of course, and so are shoes, clothes, etc. But they were only allowed one tool/implement each. Being able to purify water is the most basic requirement. His tanto kabar is macho, but I'll take drinkable water.
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