Condoms, in case we need to repopulate the earth
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Beans. Not only about the most important food source, legumes are also natural nitrogen fixers for soil health.
Not a single mention of bullets? Seriously?
In an apocalypse, ammunition will be worth more than gold.
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Gin, I don't plan on surviving in an apocalypse
Will "fully equipped cruize ship" count as one item? Then I can scavenge them for all parts required to build new civilization.
And if it is not, then question to OP, what is the limit for the composite items to stop being counted as one item?
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Nanobots!
Paracord. You can weave it into just about anything. Can probably also weave a water filter.
Fully-stocked cruise ships.
AA-batteries
Pregnant women. Because they're hot and their milk supply is easy to induce.
A machine that allows me to travel across space-time so I can just nope-out of the universe amd find a new one in a timelime where the apocalypse didn't happen.
weed
Heroin. Either build an army of addicts who're completely loyal to me or I can just off myself depending on how things are going.
Economy Wonderglue. I've played Fallout 4, I know what you need.
Fully loaded guns. Watermelons (provides nutrition and water) are also a good candidate.
You guys were smart to say water, first thing I thought of when I read the question though was peanut butter.
Ongoing? Fresh clean salad 🥗. This assumes I can scrounge/ kill/ for other kinds of food. It implies there's a source somewhere, so perhaps I could trace it, for water and arable land. It contains clean water, and while lettuces are not a super food they have C which I can't store and K which is good for cuts. And if necessary I could wipe my ass with a leaf of it .
A) Something to trade (rely on others)
B) Something for ME to survive on (rely on nobody)
C) Something to rebuild (everyone relies on me)
I generally lean towards rebuilding, but it really depends on what apocalypse we're talking about here. Zombie? Nuclear war? Asteroid? Nazis? Waterworld?
So, assuming I can survive enough, I'd pick rebuild critical tech like rubber or a way to forge steel or a critical chemical. Think, "Doctor Stone".
But if I need to survive like a water world or a desert world or a zombie outbreak, what I pick is going to be pretty fucking different. Cigarettes don't mean shit if there's no water. Water don't mean shit if that's all you have. And none of that matters if you're stuck in a world with aerosolized zombie infection that results in smart running zombies that fast heal.
Post-apocalyptic enough for that item not to be 7.62x51?
Lighter is a good choice, but I'm thinking toilet paper rolls for bartering.
I think alcohol would be useful for trading.
can I get them all in one lump sum or do I have to use them up before getting another?
A packet of Timtams.
a thermos of fruit smoothies that is forever cold and will not run out. This kinda work with all kind of apocalypse because foods and drinks is the number 1 thing that would hard to come by, and smoothie is both food and water.