What would you do ?

[Sixpence]

I get the blame for most things anyway , cest la vie

 

[stevepick]

Play "just a minute", film club,the shipwrights ball, they can go on for hours

 

[misterg]

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Any biscuits in the grab-bag?

 

[Sixpence]

Normal grab bag contents , so do you have bickies in yours ?
Moving away from the flippant side of the issue , in a real life situation , what would you or anyone else do ? . Does the grab bag you have contain things to get you through to the rescue ?

 

[Searush]

Do you know how to right your liferaft if it inflates upside down or gets blown over?

Most of the survivor books I've read have the crew discussing banquet menus and favourite recipes!

Try "The Bombard Story" for living off the sea. He crossed the Atlantic in a rubber dinghy without food or water aboard. He drank sea water - in carefully measured quantities. The Robertsons (I think it was them) used sea water enemas to reduce risk of dehydration.

Dehydration is likely to be a problem - especially for any elderly crew even for a "mere" 24hours. Read up the symptoms & treatment of dehydration as well as those of hypothermia!

 

[boguing]

VHF-wise, it's not something I'd have in the grab bag - a) 'cos I couldn't afford a spare one, and b) because I'd need to be sure it was charged.

So a hand-held would be something I'd grab as well.

That said, my mobile is always a waterproof one (Siemens at the mo), and is kept well charged.

I know that mobiles are a bit of a frowned upon technology, vis a vis Cg etc.. but 16/17 years ago I used one - just to let them know that I might be going to have a problem, and it's so much more relaxed than a Securitay or Pan.

 

[Sixpence]

Likewise with the VHF but it's only recently I thought about the mobile , normally it's turned off and chucked below , maybe better to stick it in the pocket but still turned off to save the battery

 

[capnsensible]

OK, cant resist. My Grab bag.
A book of Health and Safety Regulations in lieu of Toilet Tissue.
A Jetski.
5 gallons of red diesel.
Various anchors.
A set of bagpipes.
5 packs of Benson and Hedges plus several lighters.
Tony Blairs biography.
The Koran.
The latest weather forecast!

 

[Sixpence]

Somehow , I don't think you're living up to your name

 

[Twister_Ken]

Put a pack of cards in the grab-bag. Bunch of blokes, pack of cards, 24 hour poker game. Or bridge, if you've just sunk a Westerly.

 

[russab]

Ok this is getting uncomfortably serious...so I actually read my "Grab Bag Book" that SWMBO had bought some time ago. BTW I recommend you get this and read it ....

Minimilist Grab Bag List (according to the Grab Bag Book)
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- 406 Mhz EPIRB with GPS
- Inmarsat E EPIRB
- Manual water maker
- Portable satellite phone
- Immersion suit 1 pp

I dont think I could afford all those electronics!
(yes I know when you are in the water your perspective
of what you could afford probably changes)

My Grab Bag List (according to me)
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A) Search and Rescue
- 406 Mhz EPIRB with GPS
- Full charged mobiles
(all switched off and confiscated from the crew when we set off
- Manual water maker
- Bottle of water (1litre)
- Flares - orange smoke x 1
- Flares - red handheld x 1
- Flares - red parachute x 1
- Mini flashlights and spare batteries x 2
- Signalling mirrors x 2
- Whistle x 2
- Strobe light x 1
- Spare batteries
- Assuming all crew are wearing wet weather gear/life jackets
by the time we abandoned ship.

B) Survival & Morale
- Compass
- Knife
- Knife sharpener
- Multipurpose tool
- Scissors
- Duct tape
- Ginger biscuits (grab on way out)
- Choc biscuits (grab on way out)
- Large bag of sweets (grab on way out)
- Spare fleeces 1 pp (grab on way out - already in plastic bag)

C)Maintenance & Protection
- Bailer
- Chemical heat pack x 2
- Paddles
- Pump
- Repair kit
- Sea anchor x 2
- Large Sponges x 2

D) Medical
- Seasickness tablets
- First aid kit
- seasickness bags

E) Personal
- Wallets (money and credit cards all confiscated at beginning of cruise
- Prescription medicines
- Yachts papers

 

[Twister_Ken]

Don't think my grab bag is big enough for that lot. And if it was, I wouldn't be able to lift it!

 

[Andrew_Fanner]

Attempt to break the record for "Bestiality's Best Boys". It is worth pointing out to those with sheltered upbringings, or from the colonies, that this is a song
Hardened fantasy role play gamers are expected to run through such as the AD&D Monster Manual as well

 

[sarabande]

You are of course testing an ipaq top of the range with built in GPS, e-books, games, mp3 songs, waterproof cover, and a wind up battery charger.

Have a word with Hewlett Packard and see if they will sponsor you !