What item in this Poll would you most want in a post apocalyptic World????

Tools especially hand tools and nails would survive for decades . . . they could easily be found . .

Last Edited by George B on 08/21/2012 10:05 AM

But that will run out. There are other ways to start a fire.

A bow.

You could find one or make one . . .

Rules of the poll. . .


You can only have one of the above items . . . but you would have an unlimited supply . . .

I read that the military trained people to only do one thing at a time.

No!!!! Multi--tasking always . . . but conditioned so you don't even think about it in a crisis . . .

Then you'd better hope you've alreay eaten if you plan on building/stringin a bow. I'd rather build shelter/make a fire than that. It takes a lot of energy to build a proper bow, just finding the right roots and stringing them correctly could take days. I can make shelter or a fire within hours.

It was gallows humor in a book I am reading. :)

All depends on your knowledge base, your strengths, weaknesses, and state of mind . . . that is what this poll is all about!!!!

I've read and seen on television that bleach is the most important thing you can have with you in a survival scenario.

1) Purify water
2) Sanitize stuff
3) Clean out wounds (with an EXTREMELY diluted solution)
4) Flammable
5) Miscellaneous uses


I can start a fire on my own but I'm positive books of matches would be available. #6, 7, 8, and 12 are not really necessary.
Items 1-4, while are extremely vital there are ways to go around them. If trail mix were the only food stuffs then the other 11 items are unnecessary.

How about shelter and clothes . . .

Those were not listed. Obviously they are important, but with shelter one can find it almost anywhere. Caves, abandoned houses, sheds, go to the local dump and salvage scrap metal. With the prevalence of Walmart's, Targets and even grocery stores, as well as store houses, Goodwill's, and then abandoned homes, one could easily loot clothing.
Funny thing is that since I was 14 I've always looked for ways to fortify my living space in the even of...wait for it...a zombie attack.
Other than humans being able to burn my shelter down, the simple ways of protecting it in case of a zombie attack would also work on humans. But then there's my ego, so I'm sure my house would be sacked and me raped if the bastards were evil enough.

Haha, this.
How about in case of an impending collapse we assign an item to each person to scavenge and then we meet up in a location. Imagine a tribe of GLP'ers, complete with tin-foil hats, unlimited supplies of trail mix and trash bags, and of course the GLP observatory to contact the Zeta's to protect us against Nibiru/Solar Flares and Fukushima-mutated tomato plants.

To have an advantage over potential threats is important . . .

If ya cant fix it with duct tape, it ain't worth fixin.

Plus with an unlimited supply of the stuff, you could make,cooking pots, tents,clothes, weapons, traps, snares,...on and on ..plus duct tape is the best known wart remover.

LOL.KK

Does the trail mix have m&ms?

no condoms?

trailmix.. scrounging for everything else would be simple not having to constatnly worry about food

If they don't . . . I will special order some . . .

Trash bags and duct tape????

Good point!!!

OUCH!!...wow that's...bad!

LMAO

One has to make allowances for primitive conditions . . .

POLL: What would you most want in a post apocalyptic World????
10) Bic Lighter   29.3% (111)
4) Duct Tape   15.0% (57)
5) Clorox Bleach   14.5% (55)
11) Trail Mix   13.7% (52)
12) Binoculars   9.5% (36)
3) Aspirin   6.6% (25)
9) Aluminum Foil   4.5% (17)
7) Extra Strength Trash Bags   4.0% (15)
6) Hand Wipes   1.3% (5)
1) Super Glue   0.5% (2)
2) WD40   0.5% (2)
8) Post-it Notes   0.5% (2)
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Non-Blank Votes: 379

Last Edited by George B on 08/25/2012 05:19 PM

Looks like several viewers are predicting the end of covilization as we know it. Better dust off this poll.

:lol3:

you most want in a post apocalyptic World????

10) Bic Lighter 29.8% (120)
4) Duct Tape 14.9% (60)
5) Clorox Bleach 14.4% (58)
11) Trail Mix 13.4% (54)
12) Binoculars 9.4% (38)
3) Aspirin 6.7% (27)
9) Aluminum Foil 4.5% (18)
7) Extra Strength Trash Bags 3.7% (15)
6) Hand Wipes 1.5% (6)
1) Super Glue 0.7% (3)
2) WD40 0.5% (2)
8) Post-it Notes 0.5% (2)

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Non-Blank Votes: 403