For $1500, you could equip yourself with a bugout bag, an inexpensive .22, and enough ammo to live off the land for months or even years.
The only things worth a damn in those situations are mental clarity and dexterity in certain skills like building a fire. That involves practice. The other thing to consider is that very often you will need to compromise comfort in order to survive. If you can't mentally handle rolling around in mucky shit to keep you from getting hypothermic then your mind wont adjust its priorities correctly and you will make poor choices that may hurt you.
The only things worth a damn in those situations are mental clarity and dexterity in certain skills like building a fire. That involves practice. The other thing to consider is that very often you will need to compromise comfort in order to survive. If you can't mentally handle rolling around in mucky shit to keep you from getting hypothermic then your mind wont adjust its priorities correctly and you will make poor choices that may hurt you.