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)

Chad
January 13, 2009 at 3:17 am
Awesome list, Crystal. The stationary bike and batteries made me think that you should also have a generator: hook the generator drive shaft up to the bike to recharge the batteries–in case the sky is too dark from apocalypse to charge the solar cells…
Crystal
January 13, 2009 at 9:41 pm
Totally, dog! I include 2 heavy-duty battery cells. Luv, Sis