Nope, I’m not planning to build a bunker. But if I was, this is what I’d put in it:
- At least 772 liters (or 204 gallons) of distilled potable water. (This calculation is based on 1 oz of water per kg of body weight per day for two persons weighing 60 kg and 80 kg.)
- 1 hotplate, 1 spatula, 1 pan, 1 small pot
- 360 cans of black beans
- Can opener
- 1 50-lb box of powdered eggs
- 1 pallet of medium salsa (104 ct – 16 oz jars)
- 1 case (180 ct) dark chocolate bars
- 5 cans (200-gram each) instant Greek coffee
- 2 stainless steel plates
- 2 stainless steel sporks
- 2 stainless steel cups
- 1 small shovel
- 1 Leatherman tool
- 1 first aid and trauma supply kit
- 2 bottles of 200 mg ibuprofen (500 tablets each)
- 3 bottles of Pepto Bismol (40 ct each)
- 1 copy of “Where There is No Doctor” by David Werner
- Solar battery system
- 2 pedal-power stationary bikes
- 2 heavy-duty battery cells and power outlets
- 2 radiation suits
- 2 boxes of o.b. regular tampons (40 ct each) per female of childbearing age
- 2 GI-style folding cots
- 2 (-40F) sleeping bags
- 2 wool blankets
- 2 pillows (synthetic fill)
- 1 artificial sunlight lamp
- 2 long planter boxes
- Assorted vegetable and flower seeds
- Compost bucket
- Portable folding toilet
- 15 pkgs of toilet bags (12 ct each)
- Portable toilet chemicals
- 2 hand-powered flashlights
- 1 First Alert NOAA SAME weather radio
- 1 Ham radio
- 1000 ct package of wet nap moist towelettes
- 4 toothbrushes
- 3-7.8 oz tubes of toothpaste
- 3 – 40-yard spools of dental floss
- 1 pack of playing cards
- 1 copy of “According to Hoyle”
- 1 copy of Lord of the Rings trilogy by J.R.R. Tolkein
- 1 Mac laptop computer and charger
- 1 digital copy of the Encyclopedia Brittanica
- 2 sets of polyhedral dice
- 1 copy of Dungeons & Dragons
- 1 copy of Duel of Ages board game
- 2 journals
- 2 pkgs of Bic ballpoint pens (12 ct each)
- 1 24-ct pkg of original flavor Chapstick
- 4 thermal zip-front jumpsuits (cotton/synthetic blend)
- 1 bottle of multivitamins (385 ct)
- 5 – 2.1 kg pkgs of Gatorade mix
- 2 dosimeters
- 1 bottle potassium iodide (KI) tablets (360 ct)
- 2 gallons povidone-iodine solution
- Oxygen mask and extra tanks
- Wills and insurance policies
- Passports, Social Security Cards, Immunization Records
- Bank account numbers
- Birth certificates
- Digital tape recorder and package of tapes
- 1 cannister of pepper spray
- 1 copy of the Kama Sutra
- 2 pkgs PVC tactile gloves (12 ct each)
- 2 bottles penicillin VK tablets 500 mg (40 ct each)
- 300 doses anti-depressant
- 6 cycles of birth control pills per female of childbearing age
- 2 hypodermic syringes of morphine (240 mg each)
