In Cast Away could Tom Hanks's character have done anything on the desert island different which would have improved his situation more?

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Yeah he should have made a big house out of the trees and lived their happy with wilson :-)

Yes he should have made hem a sand woman to keep hem company

Can someone answer the question about the decomposition odor in the clothes? I wondered myself why he didn't use the clothes from the dead bodies.
*reference to the link*

@Zilya777: that's a good question

@leegale89: I really want to know. I would of taken the clothes or anything I thought I might be able to use. And would salt water & rocks, leaves? help get rid of the stench?
And what about emergency equipment from the plane?

@Zilya777: that's true but why leave the island I say that island belongs to me now:-)

@leegale89: I would of sent back to the Island after the rescue.. Grab a few friends. Hello simplistically & serenity. Very Zen. :-)
But chances are some corporation would want to contribute. Well... There goes the neighborhood. Hello corruption.

@Zilya777: wtf :-) lol

@leegale89: Hhaaa.. I miss texted. "I would of went back to the island " ...LOL.
And I meant modern society would eventually destroy it. ( corporations, politics etc)