Survival At Sea Game

In this activity we broke into groups and were given the assignment to rank items in order of importance while lost at sea.
My Picks
Top Picks:
1. A 25 L container of water
- I chose this because it is impossible to survive without water after 2 days and it is likely that you will be lost at sea for over 2 days.
2. A case of Army Rations
- After water food is probably the most important thing to stay strong and to keep have energy.
Last Picks:
14. One bottle of 160 percent proof Rum
- I didnt think rum would come into play while at sea, I thought it was not as important as most of the other things
15. 2 Boxes of Chocolate bars
- chocolate bars could provide sugar, but the effectiveness of two cases would not be enough to make a difference.
Teams Picks
My team agreed on the top pick, water, because it is essential for survival in any condition
We disagreed on the 15ft of Nylon rope, i ranked it 10 and my team ranked it 5. I thought 15ft wasn't really enough to do much with, i wasn't really sure what i would use it for.
Our group worked well together and came up with uses for each item. We were very productive with the amount of time given.
Experts Picks
The top picks betwen our group and the Coastguard were off a little. Items like the shaving mirror, ranked first by the coast gaurd, were ranked by us late. I also disagreed signifigantly with the coastguards ranking of the fishing kit. Their argument was that it was risky, but I think if you are in such a situation as desperate as lost at sea, I think risks are necessary in surving these situations.