# I need an Island. I want to play Survivor.

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [March 18, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-island-i-want-to-play-survivor/441762 "2008-03-18T11:49:56Z")\
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**Author:** ![pingstah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@pingstah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pingstah)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-island-i-want-to-play-survivor/441762/1 "2008-03-18T11:49:56Z")

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But, seroiusly, I do. Just bring a bunch of friends, who are are allowed to bring one one personal effect, travel to an uninhabited island somewhere in the world and hang out for about a month.

Problem is, I need an island. What’s the best location to do something like this? The island needs to have some fresh water, access to fish and coconuts. I’m thinking maybe somewhere in South-East Asia…or in the pacific? Any ideas?

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**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-island-i-want-to-play-survivor/441762/2 "2008-03-18T12:45:55Z")

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Try [one of these](http://www.cairnsunlimited.com/cairnsislands.htm).

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**Author:** ![Winston\_Smith](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e95f7d/32.png) [@Winston\_Smith](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Winston_Smith)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 12:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-island-i-want-to-play-survivor/441762/3 "2008-03-18T12:46:52Z")

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I don’t have an island, but I do have some “unimproved land” (i.e. swamp) you could use. For a nominal fee.

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**Author:** ![NightRabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bbce88/32.png) [@NightRabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NightRabbit)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-island-i-want-to-play-survivor/441762/4 "2008-03-18T15:24:45Z")

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I’m surprised someone doesn’t offer this as a vacation service!

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**Author:** ![pingstah](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/6bbea6/32.png) [@pingstah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pingstah)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-island-i-want-to-play-survivor/441762/5 "2008-03-18T20:09:40Z")

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[QUOTE=GuanoLad]  
Try [one of these](http://www.cairnsunlimited.com/cairnsislands.htm).  
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I want something secluded. There can’t really be any other people there, but it can’t be more than a couple of hours away from civilization either. Any kind of resort is absolutely not satisfying.

And, yes, it is strange that no one offers this as a vacation. I would at least buy it.

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**Author:** ![KGS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/90ced4/32.png) [@KGS](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KGS)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 8:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-island-i-want-to-play-survivor/441762/6 "2008-03-18T20:20:52Z")

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[Kingman Reef](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingman_Reef) is quite secluded. It tends to be underwater most of the time, however.

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**Author:** ![Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brown_eyed_girl/32/3574_2.png) [@Brown\_Eyed\_Girl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Brown_Eyed_Girl)\
**Post date:** [March 18, 2008, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-island-i-want-to-play-survivor/441762/7 "2008-03-18T22:55:17Z")

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Try the [Maldives](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Uninhabited_islands_of_the_Maldives). There are plenty of uninhabited island (atolls) to choose from; whether any have potable water is questionable, however. It’s tropical, though, and it sure beats [Elephant Island](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elephant_Island).

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**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\
**Post date:** [March 19, 2008, 4:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/i-need-an-island-i-want-to-play-survivor/441762/8 "2008-03-19T04:04:02Z")

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[QUOTE=NightRabbit]  
I’m surprised someone doesn’t offer this as a vacation service!  
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I have heard that they do. Same island and everything.