We see them have backpacks or bags but rarely do we see what’s inside. They definitely don’t have clothes since they don’t change into anything. Maybe food,water,ammo but they should have more. Or sometimes there packs are too light like they don’t have anything
I don’t think I’ve seen any hard apocalypse content in the same way there is hard science fiction. Even in most zombie content the zombies are secondary to the human antagonists.
I think Cormac McCarthy’s The Road may fit the bill a little bit as far as “hard post-apocalyptic”. I can’t say for sure, as I didn’t finish the book. I found it to be too depressing at the time. Which, duh, but it goes to show that the author is uninterested in the power fantasy that often accompanies the genre.
I agree and it is worth finishing.
A towel.
Yes, one should always know where their towel is.
You can do a lot with a towel. Just have to be creative
You are one hoopy frood.
Usually they carry some baby that they had during the apocalypse. For some reason people can’t be bothered to raid the abandoned pharmacies for free condoms or birth control pills.
Hey, did you hear — the zombies are attracted to loud sounds. Better bring some kids into this hellscape so they can scream their heads off and get us all killed!
Feminine products and Imodium. One of my biggest fears is being kidnapped and not having those things. They let you keep your backpack when you’re kidnapped, right? Chapstick would also be nice.
Sort of like the “Hollywood suitcase”, which appears to be just about big enough for some underwear and a hairbrush, when I’m lugging clean clothes, toiletries, shoes, pyjamas, all for a weekend away.
I appreciate that in The Last of Us, they touched on the subject of menstruation. She had a box of tampons in her pack, and I think they scored some TP too at some point.
Based on Cataclysm Dark Days Ahead right now:
- 9mm + spare magazine
- Ruger Mini-14 carbine
- mini acetylene torch
- multitool
- trauma medical kit with at least a couple doses of everything and antiseptic
- hack saw
- short rope
- entrenching tool
- crowbar
- couple lock picks
- binoculars
- mini lighter
- gas mask
- welding goggles
- headlamp
- earplugs
- hairpins
I don’t get why anyone would carry around a gun in the Apocalypse, you have limited ammo and no way of getting more. IMO a good backpack should have MREs, some arrows, a crossbow, medical supplies, and a water purifier.
If you have a gun and at least some ammo and you also think you’re likely to need to defend yourself with weapons then I think the gun’s going to be better for so long as you can keep it operational, than a crossbow. Both need skill to use but I’d wager myself having a little more luck with the gun and it’s probably going to be a lot more deadly and if you miss you have a little more opportunity to try again than you might with a crossbow. that’s going to be awkward to try and reload in the heat of the moment, by yourself.
Crossbows don’t fire arrows, they fire bolts
That’s an “inside baseball” term that randos won’t know, and a bolt is a type of arrow so the randos are technically correct.
Most of the time, plot armor. I can’t remember the last time I’ve seen a pack or bag in a movie or tv show that appeared to have what it should have in it.
