Instead of an axe, he brought a shovel. Instead of paracord, he brought a gillnet. And instead of a ferro rod, he brought salt. His other items were the same as other people’s.

Since he’s thriving with 11 fish, I wouldn’t knock his choices yet. And salt can mean a lot in getting electrolytes in areas without salt water, plus his bear-den shelter would be tough to build without a shovel. And soap makes life in the wilderness seem like real life, and sanitary, not just an experience of being elbow deep in fish guts on poop-covered hands.