Let me add this little suggestion for anyone thinking survival: Clear a space somewhere and start placing in that spot all the things you want to have with you in a life or death long term survival situation. I suspect it will take you 10 minutes to pile up more stuff than you can carry in a backpack. And I suspect that within 30 minutes you will have enough stuff to fill the trunk of your car.[] You might get MOST of what you really need in the back of a pick-up. Then ask yourself if that truck carries enough fuel in the tank to get you to your "survival spot" or do you need to figure a way to bolt on gas cans? What if that fancy assault rifle breaks a firing pin the 3rd time you pull a trigger?[&:]

Just let your imagination run wild with this little problem. It won't take long for anyone to understand just how complicated this really is and why I'll just grab a 22 and a couple of bricks of ammo.

And don't forget your toothbrush!