Now the ONE Survival Arrow Shaft

[David Mitchell]

Laminated maple Tuffwood shafts from Dink's Feather Shop here in WV.  Those things are heavy and tough as nails.

[Orion]

As much as I like wood, I would probably go with an Easton Axis shaft.

[matt steed]

Footed Surewood Shaft

[Wudstix]

Tapered Red Balau or Carbon Express Heritage 350's.
 

[cacciatore]

I am with Terry AD Hummerhead!

[2fletch]

I.d go with what I currently shoot which is Goldtip carbons. They fly straight and tough.

[mjh]

Well I'll still got some Heritage Express arrows that are still in the box.  So well make sure we use all of them up along with all the Gold Trip Traditionals, assorted wood arrows that I sill use occasionally and the mismatched assortments of blunt, steel target, and indoor league night arrows that get shot at....

Use up what I got, see how long they last......

Work on local wood alternatives for the future...

[Sojurn]

It can't bend, so aluminum is out. You'd want the toughest arrow possible, so I'd lean into carbons. High visibility would be important so as not to lose them. I'd go with an easton 6.5 in white, with a footerreflective wrap, and an illuminated nock.

[Hud]

Easton-Bear Metrics .308 - .320 made exclusively for Bear Archery. They were anodized and considerably stronger than XX75 shafts and like the X7 shafts they might break before they would bend. The shafts didn't fracture or split like carbon.   Fred Bear used them for years.

[BigJim]

Most definitely my Dark Timber carbon shafts.. they are as true and durable of an arrow as I have ever shot!
BigJim

[LookMomNoSights]

For survival,  100% without a doubt CARBON.
So,  Easton Carbon Legacy I suppose.  When I shoot carbon that’s what I shoot. 
Tubular carbon might come in handy for a lot more than an arrow in a survival situation.

[toddster]

Only one shaft, fiberglass shaft tuned to my bow.  Will last longer than anything else, penetrate and give me the solid platform for bowfishing which would be my most likely easily obtained food source.

[ozarkcherrybow1]

Rivercane for my survival shafts, they are like natural carbon!

[Wudstix]

Nice arrows.
 

[BWlongbow]

Easton 2117 camo shaft with swaged nock. Make into a take-down version with take-down inserts, like in the Rambo movie.

[Mo_coon-catcher]

Add me to the hickory camp with a couple tweaks. I have bounced a hickory arrow repetitively off a steel rifle target to see how many shots it took to break. About 12 shots to knock the tip off and 6 more to make the tapered tip to mushroom out and finally crack. The tweaks I would do though: Full length taper the shaft to remove hind arrow weight so there is less mass at the back of the arrow to keep pushing forward and potentially break the shift on sudden stops along with removing some of that heavy shaft flop. then blood groove and temper the shaft. This will help keep the shaft straight over time so it won’t need as many trips over the fire to straighten it back out. With selfnocks and some hide glue/sinew from the first kill, you can repair little cracks or splits that may happen over time. It can be like an old beater truck, patched up and looks like hell but just keeps working.

Kyle

[JohnnyBa]

For the money, a few dozen 5&600 spine GT Warriors. Money no issue, Big Jim’s 5&600 spine Dark Timbers.