Okay, lots of answers already, so with out reading any other comments;
- Hand axe
- File
- A good amount of parachute string/cord
One of the most universally usable tools ever created. You can chop, you can dice, you can slice, you can hammer, you can kill, you can maim, you can save a life, (chop of gangrenous limbs). I can think of no other single tool that is more versatile than the hand axe.
The File, when digging holes with a hand axe the blade has a tendency to become dull rather quickly, and a sharp tool is always a happy tool.
When you are to tired to chase a rabbit around the bushes, it is sometime easier to make a snare trap and the cord would come in handy for that, also for tying branches together under the pines to make a nice temporary shelter and a lot of other handy uses for the strands of the cord such as a fishing line.
These are teotwawki tools I would take. End of the world, no power, no gas, EMP that blasted all electricity out of existence. Blasted back to the proverbial before stone age times.
Three legit items here mate! I mean, these three items in conjunction with a few more and you're good go to. Paracord has so many uses and one needs sharp implements, even our caveman predecessors knew that. I hope people jump onto the topic this week as it'll be really interesting to see what people's thoughts are!
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ENGAGEtokens.Good tools to get going, a car is not going to take you far on one tank of petrol, anything you take you carry making a heavy load.
Go light go far... Trying to escape people/pandemic, get lost then make a new home in a cosy cave 🙃
Immediately head for the hills. More progress in a panic situation I think would be made on foo than in a vehicle and less chance of people wanting what you have since it will not be much, be pretty invisible under a coat. Sidewalks and backyard alleys don't get jammed up by everyone trying to go the same way at the same time.
Traffic on our roads is hell already, arrive alive go on foot 😁 follow river inland, or get lost in the bush locally.
One of the best ways to survive, carry the bare minimum needed, get out with out looking like a target, you can always scavenge the other things needed later.
Main thing to be close to is water, hugging any river looking for shelter then scavenge, looking at what animals eat also an indicator of edible, catching an animal to eat... well helter-skelter 😄
Good choices here and I think the axe is probably better than a machete for that versatility reason. Can flip it around and use it as a hammer! I need to get me some paracord, I see it all over the place but never really picked some up. I think our son and I will be doing some fun stuff in the stores looking for these things in the coming weeks. Just overall good things to have on hand!
As society breaks down the beginning will be easy to survive it will be speed and flexibility on the part of the individual that will of paramount importance. Knowing through gut instinct when to stay put for a little while and then when to get up get moving and get out of someplace, and having the few things to help carry one over to the next point of safety.
Packing takes time, grabbing and going not much time at all.