When I say one knife only I really mean it and getting to that point seems tuff. I suppose I could lose the sheet of plastic easy enough right now. I would just have to spend more time constructing my shelter so I am prepared for rain if it should come on unexpectedly. I suppose I could also find a way to procure food (probably plant food only considering the short duration of my trips) and then lose the mainstay rations... again more time and energy consumed. Im not going to go without food though since I am just training my skills and having fun. I have gone a day with no food before so I'm not worried about whether or not I could handle it psycologically or not. The matches I could ditch and start a fire with a hand drill as long as its dry and I'm lucky but this is very time consuming and if its wet then I have problems because my hand drill skills arent that good (yet). <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />. I could put a paracord lanyard on my knife and use it for a bow drill (with which I can create fire quite reliably in dry conditions) but then that would be cheating! Unfortunatly I'm not skilled enough (yet) at constucting natural cordage to make a cord strong enough for a bow drill.

I guess my bigest problem is the water container. I have to be able to boil my water. There is no way to get around that one because the water where I camp simply isn't clean enough. <img src="/images/graemlins/frown.gif" alt="" /> Without some type of man made container like foil or a soup can or something similar I am really at a loss on this one. Fashioning clay pots is certainly out of the question as is carving a wooden bowl since I would probably be dehydrated before I finished them. <img src="/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> This is the one that really stumps me. How can I boil water with nothing more than a camp fire and a knife. For the purposes of this exercise I also refrain from using my clothing as well, so I'm not boiling water in a boot (yuk) or using a shoelace or piece of torn tshirt for bow drill cordage either. <img src="/images/graemlins/smirk.gif" alt="" />

Ideas?