Chapter Seven: The End is Nigh

If you’ve made it this far, then good job! You’re all prepped and ready to go on a great adventure when you find yourself staring the end of the world in the face.

If you’re lucky enough to survive the major tornado, earthquake, flooding, lethal virus, nuclear explosion, alien attack or zombie invasion, then the odds are already stacked in your favour! Hopefully, by following the guidelines in this book, you will have everything you need to see you through the first few days and beyond.

As you know by now, this is no easy feat. It requires a lot of careful thought and planning, even before you begin organizing your supplies. You’ve thought hard about what type of crisis you’re planning for, as well as which bag to use.

If, at any point during your packing, you become unsure of exactly what equipment would be best, don’t be afraid to talk to experts. Whether they’re hunters, survival experts or people working in specialist shops, use them as very helpful resources. Not only will they be able to offer advice on what supplies to get, but they should be able to steer you in the right direction of where to buy them.

It’s important to be careful and organized with your packing; don’t just throw everything in together, but arrange it neatly. The more care and thought you put into packing your bug out bag, the more useful your supplies will be.

As a general rule of thumb, if you’re in doubt over whether or not to take something, put it in your bug out bag just in case. That is, providing you have enough room and you’re not going to sacrifice one of your other essentials. When you’re out in the middle of nowhere, with your world having turned on its head, everything will become valuable and you never know when you might need that little something extra. If you’ve got room for it, pack it!

From then on, you’re on your own. If you thought prepping your bug out bag was hard work, then you’ve got another thing coming!

You can prepare as much as you like, but living in a post-apocalyptic world will be unlike anything that any of us can imagine! If you’re fully prepared then you stand a pretty good chance of surviving, but that doesn’t mean it’ll be easy. This will be the steepest learning curve that you’ll ever see, but hopefully it will be one of the most enriching experiences of your life, as well.

Plan well. Pack your bug out bag. Then go forth and survive!