End of the World Packing List

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This may sound silly but it may be a fun mental exercise...

This past week a friend had me read his copy of the Zombie Survival Guide. We then spent the weekend watching Mad Max I&II and tied it off with "The Book of Eli". We found that we were more fascinated by the steps the characters took to survive rather than the plot of the movies themselves.

We got to thinking about what would be on our packing list if the end of the world came. If you had only yourself to rely on and had to stay mobile. Long stretches of wilderness survival would be interspersed with reaching pockets of (un)civilization.

Apologies if this has been done before but what would you bring?

We just got back from the movie so as I write this list I know I'm gonna miss alot of things but here's what comes to mind:


1. A Calm Mind with Common Sense and Some Training (nothing that follows is worth a darn without it)

2. Stuff that holds Stuff
- A Quality Backpack (many pockets for separating gear, mesh outer pockets for easy accessible items, and a raincover)
- Sleeping Bag
- Sleep Mat
- 2 Stuff Sacks
- Tarp
- 550 Paracord
- Roll of Duct Tape

3. Clothing (pref. synthetic):
- two base layer tops
- trousers
- 2 underpants
- fleece/warmth layer with a hood
- gore-tex shell
- 2 pair wool socks
- quality hiking boots
- Buff headwear or scarf
- gloves
- hat
- sunglasses
- watch

4. Tools
- Folding Knife
- Fixed Blade Knife
- Machete or Hatchet
- Folding Saw
- MultiTool like a Leatherman Wave
- Butane Lighter
- Firesteel
- Small baggy of flammable material (tinder, vasaline soaked cottonballs, etc)
- Whistle
- Mirror (polished steel not glass)
- Compass
- Maps
- Headlamp
- Batteries
- Water Receptacle (either a stainless Klean Kanteen or a Nalgene nestled inside a GSI cup - to be able to boil water)
- Handgun ( a revolver since you don't worry about weakened springs/parts or I would even trust a Glock since it's made to be abused - common caliber like .38 or 9mm - Needs to be a commonly made model for ease of finding parts)
- Rifle with scope (mostly for hunting - also a common caliber)
- Ammunition

5. Hygiene
- toothbrush, floss, and paste
- First Aid Kit (bandages, antiseptic ointment, painkillers, alcohol swabs, quick clot)
- water purification tablets (these'll run out but just including them anyway)

6. Entertainment
(This is a subject we went back and forth about but the human need for mental stimulation is important - you just gotta make sure not to go overboard)
- Pack of Playing Cards
- One Dense Book (e.g. Bible, War & Peace, etc.)
- iPod (Yes, I know this is excessive and I deserve to be scolded for including it. But I just can't imagine going without music - Johnny Cash and Al Green make life worth living)
- Journal and pen

7. Transportation
- Mountain Bike (great for moving large distances on uneven terrain, lightweight, no need for gas)


That's all I have off the top of my head.
I know I missed a lot of stuff.
Just wondering would ya'll would bring.

Have Fun.

Best,
Brass
 
case of cuban cigars.

case of 25 year old scotch

gatling gun + 50 tonnes of ammunition

soundstage from The Who

Drowning Pool cd - let the bodies hit floor

&

Ride of the Valkeries

light em up, drink em up, cue the music, crank it up, load the Gat, and let er rip.

oh and a few of these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FwN1JbeLGj0&feature=related

and these: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juUJdzFFORs

oh heck a few of these too....and the BIRD IS THE WORD soundtrack! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLAIemsdmTM&feature=related
 
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I lent my mate Brook's Zombie Survival Guide. Now we're discussing vantage points, bug out locations, and how to dispatch zombies in a gunless environment. :D

Bushman's obviously observed rule 32 from Zombieland: Enjoy the little things. :D

Brassbent, It's all looking pretty good. Don't discount your iPod though - Most information is digital these days and you never know when you could find and store something useful on a abandoned computer in a SHTF world. (maps, news, details of survivors, etc) get a 120 gig model; you'll never have to worry about space. there's one in my pack. Besides, morale is important.
 
Food:

Nuka-Cola
Mirelurk Meat
Insta-mash

Clothing:

Chinese stealth-suit
T-51b armor

Medical:

Buffout
Psycho
Jet


My strategy would be to collect Enclave tech, travel to Megaton, and sell it to Moira.
 
I had a kid recently leave a comment on one of my machete videos asking what machete he should buy. I asked him what he wanted a machete for and he said he's really worried about zombies. The scary part is that he was serious.
 
pict said:
...he said he's really worried about zombies. The scary part is that he was serious.
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You mean... zombies... ARE REAL!!!! :eek::eek::eek::eek:

;) seriously, though, i used to wonder at the almost universal fascination with zombies - then I realized it's probably a deeply rooted cultural fear based on the numerous times throughout human history that civilization broke down and people turned to each other for food.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cannibalism#During_starvation

Most civilizational collapses do not have attendant histories since people are too busy surviving - and afterwards they probably prefer to forget what they went through.

But back to the OP - I think the list is pretty good. I'd want a radio - to listen to John Connor tell me I'm part of the resistance while I hide in a spider hole from the hunter-killer robots of Skynet. And if I had a bike I'd want a trailer for it - balancing all that stuff on my back or on the bike itself wouldn't be fun. Some of the current baby jogging strollers would be pretty good too for transport. I'd want snares to catch some critters and fishing gear to lay out trot-lines while I lay around under my tarp conserving my energy. I think I'd stick with a 10/22 and plenty of ammo rather than include a pistol too. Probably just a multi-tool, fixed blade, hatchet and saw. Might even leave the hatchet. Ultimately it's a game of who gets the most calories while losing the least. Carrying weight costs calories - so any weight has got to really justify itself in getting calories (either burned or consumed) or conserving calories.
 
If it was truly the end of the world - I would likely pack a Koran, Bible, Torah, Bagavad Gita, and a few other religious texts to hedge my bets.

TF
 
I love to be prepared but if it's truly the end of the world, all I need in my kit is the Bible. We're all going to die eventually.
 
Brassbent, looks ok for a start. If you need more ideas ask around, it sounds like fun to make this list. Any way nice job, your friend at the post Donald S.
 
Foilist said:
Food:

Nuka-Cola
Mirelurk Meat
Insta-mash

Clothing:

Chinese stealth-suit
T-51b armor

Medical:

Buffout
Psycho
Jet


My strategy would be to collect Enclave tech, travel to Megaton, and sell it to Moira.
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What about a plasma rifle?
 
brassbent said:
- One Dense Book (e.g. Bible, War & Peace, etc.)
- iPod (Yes, I know this is excessive and I deserve to be scolded for including it. But I just can't imagine going without music - Johnny Cash and Al Green make life worth living)
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Since you don't have a vehicle listed I will assume a power inverter it out...did you figure a solar charger or is the iPod disposable? :D
 
brassbent said:
This may sound silly but it may be a fun mental exercise...
- iPod (Yes, I know this is excessive and I deserve to be scolded for including it. But I just can't imagine going without music - Johnny Cash and Al Green make life worth living)

That's all I have off the top of my head.
I know I missed a lot of stuff.
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You'll want a solar charger for the iPod, and a couple extra pairs of ear buds.
 
pict said:
I asked him what he wanted a machete for and he said he's really worried about zombies. The scary part is that he was serious.
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"Where are all the f****** zombies!?!?! That's the problem with zombies, they're unreliable." ~ George Carlin, "You are all diseased."
 
Dibley said:
You'll want a solar charger for the iPod, and a couple extra pairs of ear buds.
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I really like MP3 Players, preferably the El Cheapo RCA Pearls. Lotta bang for the buck and run for a long time on one AAA.

Johnny Cash, The Man Comes Around along with The First Four Black Sabbath albums...how could I go without that? :D

How can you get your Book of Eli on without an Ipod or MP3 Player? :D
 
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