Back in January, two brits, Ben Keene and Mark James, had the idea to lease part of a barely populated Fijian island, and in a very Web 2.0 twist, create a low-impact South Seas escape there using the membership fees of “tribe members” recruited through their website Tribewanted. Their stated goal is to have a maximum of 5,000 tribe members stay on Vorovoro Island for one-to-three weeks, for fees of $220 -$660, over the next three years. Subscription levels are designated “Nomad,” “Warrior” or “Hunter,” and there are 955 members thus far. The first batch landed this month, accompanied by a USA Today reporter, and kicked things off with a kava ceremony with the members of the local tribe that’s leasing Vorovoro. Said the nephew of the local chief: ””A lot of people here don’t understand why people who live overseas would pay money to come and live in a shed.” No sheds so far, though; the amenities consist of a giant communal thatched hut, somewhat leaky eco-toilets, bucket showers, and food prepared by the locals until the kitchen facilities are completed. Other than that, visitors get to play castaway, with nowhere to sleep but their own tent or the dirt, and a whole island to explore, complete with a nigh-inaccessible “secret beach.” Of course, USA Today’s piece summons up the obligatory paradise-lost specters of The Beach and Lord of the Flies. Survivor, though, is a more likely , bloodbath-free referent for the future of the Tribewanted bunch, with their pseudo-primitive lingo, all amenities voted on and constructed by tribe members, and the whole thing filmed for broadcast on “Tribal TV.” Also, the real Survivor is apparently filming just a few islands away.