OK, I’m whoosed.
ETA: Oh, Shawshank Redemption. 
Its very useful … you use it to break into a locked cellar …
Ok, that’s good
That’s good too; some gravely soils need a pick more than a shovel.
If I’m going to be carrying a steel tool, how about I just take a good knife and axe instead of making stone tools?
You won’t be able to see this later on, but its the Forth of July, about 10pm pacific, and the number of people who post in this thread that are online right now is amazing.
Survivalists? Fuck, more like shut-ins! Me included.
Goddammit. We all need to get out more.
You aren’t getting into the spirit of being a survivalist; as a survivalist you have to be willing to think both outside and inside the box.
The stone you quarry and any tools you fashion from it can be used as post-apocalyptic
currency.
They’ll be other bands of survivors roaming around that might need some arrowheads or flint.
Thus, those stone tools can then be used to foster a synergistic-integration between your two tribes.
Not everyone who posts here is American. Or in your time zone.
The only reason I opened this thread was to see how long it took before this joke was made.
I came to say this, but got beaten to the punch. And my Rock Lobster joke isn’t worth the time it would take to type. :o (<- what the fuck is that smiley supposed to be?)
Did you fight the law and the law won? You can break rocks in the hot sun.
It’s sad that people aren’t taking this thread seriously.
Rock hammers are an essential part of a well balanced survival kit.
If I could gut punch the Pvt Jokers and make the Pvt Pyles choke themselves, I most certainly would.