UncleIan wrote:I've got camping stoves, battery lights, paraffin lamps, axes
Ah, yes, about axes. I recently bought a 6Lb log splitter which is a joy to wield - spent a very pleasant evening splitting logs.
I now have "tennis elbow" in both arms due most likely to incorrect axe usage.
Which brings me to the point: in the event of actually needing end-of-civilisation supplies, having them won't be enough. The survivors will be the people who have them (or, ahem, "acquire" them) but who can also use them. The likes of me will show willing, but probably show up dead before too long, due to schoolboy errors.
That rather refocuses my attention: realistically I can't learn how to be a mountain man, so I might as well go out in style. My end-of-the-world supplies consist of* a map of my favourite breweries, distilleries, luxury food producers and their distribution networks. It also includes an off-road vehicle and fuel.
VRD
*OK, so maybe not, but in reality, if civilisation fails, we'll be back to pre-civilisation population levels pretty quickly and the transition won't be elegant. If it's just a toilet paper shortage, I know where to find some leaves...