What would Oetzi do?

[Laurentius]

Here's a bit of fun I thought up to celebrate Oetzi's 20th

If Oetzi were to walk into a modern outdoor emporium, which five items do you think he would he trade for?

For instance would he trade his copper axe for a Gransfors Bruks?

 

[JAG009]

None! he would just hit them all with his copper axe and take what he wanted

Jason

 

[robin wood]

I think a cigarette lighter would be the most miraculous thing, fire on demand any time. Second a good torch, light on demand any time. Third hmmmmm I have often thought that saws would be much admired, very light but incredible what they can do.

 

[Mesquite]

A steel knife...

 

[rancid badger]

firesteel
axe
boots
jacket
trousers

 

[bojit]

would he realy know what to do with our modern clothing and gadgets he would grab a couple of knives and axes , that way he could hunt for what he wanted
and set about making whatever he needed .

Craig..................

 

[Biker]

Anti-stab vest perhaps? At least around the left shoulder area.

Skis?

 

[sandbender]

"...Anti-stab vest perhaps? At least around the left shoulder area..."

"...If Oetzi were to walk into a modern outdoor emporium, which five items do you think he would he trade for?.."

Energy bars! That much concentrated energy represents a great many man hours of work back in his day.

 

[Nonsuch]

I'm afraid to say he would probably go round the corner to the nearest hunting/shooting shop and buy himself a rifle !

NS

 

[Ogri the trog]

If the theories about his tattoos are to be believed, then maybe a bucketfull of painkillers ( or some corrective surgery) would be high on his list!

I'm not convinved that he'd trade his footwear, as according to some, an Austrian firm bought the pattern and were selling replicas for a while (and doing quite well I'm led to believe).

I reckon he was quite comfortable with his normal clothing, but a rain cape or poncho would be a bonus, his grass cape would have had its limitations, but it must have been sufficiently effective to warrant it being taken on his final journey, over a skin or hide based garment.

I also think that the trouble with modern hunting tools is that you often need to purchase further things like ammunition to keep the tool performing, perhaps a fibre-glass bow, capable of shooting arrows that could be made on the trail, would be of greater benefit.

But, would the modern world allow him to carry on living his existence undisturbed or would he become a victim of 21st century curiosity.

ATB

Ogri the trog

 

[Toblerone]

I think he'd give it all up for a nice cold one. I really think he'd become an alcoholic...

 

[Man of Tanith]

i think he would of been very impressed with metal pots, cigarette lighters,torches, steel knives all the sorts of things that most first nation/indiginous(sp?) peoples are struck with when they interact with a more ''civilised'' people.

then he would of got hooked on whiskey and be turned into a curiosity (cynical but probably true )

 

[Goatboy]

I think he'd start up a web site after seeing how popular BBUK is and possibly put Mr. Mears and Mr. Grylls out of buisiness.

 

[Everything Mac]

I think he'd be quite impressed with steel tools and as said a lighter would definitely be high on the list.

Metal pots/containers would also be highly regarded - ie a pot you can use on a fire to cook in = winning.

Water storage?

 

[hog]

Decent shoes
" clothes
" tools
" tatoos
A good high pressure hot water shower
and some good hot nosh.

 

[youngbushcrafter]

maybe a horse? would allow him to carry much more, travel much longer (but still navigate the terrain he would on foot) and have a companion. This is all assuming he didn't eat it first

 

[rik_uk3]

He'd swap the lot for good gear, knife, lighter, waterproofs, boots etc.

 

[Oldwoodyrock]

Having seen a Russian woman seeing a US food market for the first time, I think he would just stand there with mouth hanging open totally speechless.

 

[boatman]

Alvin Toffler advanced the theory that the impact of the new on the person who had had no contact with modernity in his "Future Shock", 1970, would be almost more than they could bear but I always thought he was wrong. People can adapt almost instantly, as would Oetzi. Toffler refers to the Indian (North American, his usage) looking bereft into a store window and claimed that it was because the futuristic goods shown were outside his ken.

This was rubbish, the window shopper was not equipped by his economic position to take advantage of the goods on show and probably suffered various other sorts of discrimination. After all a totally unequipped baby can be a fully modern "electronic" citizen in, what?, three years.

 

[Swallow]

Alvin Toffler advanced the theory that the impact of the new on the person who had had no contact with modernity in his "Future Shock", 1970, would be almost more than they could bear but I always thought he was wrong. People can adapt almost instantly, as would Oetzi. Toffler refers to the Indian (North American, his usage) looking bereft into a store window and claimed that it was because the futuristic goods shown were outside his ken.

This was rubbish, the window shopper was not equipped by his economic position to take advantage of the goods on show and probably suffered various other sorts of discrimination. After all a totally unequipped baby can be a fully modern "electronic" citizen in, what?, three years.

Less. There's a youtube video of a one year old swiping pictures on a magazine because she understands how an ipad works but not how a magazine works.