"http://www.zombiesurvivalwiki.com/page/LJ126%27s+%22Survival+EDC%22+1%3A+Tools+of+the+Trade

Where are you going to be when the zompocalypse occurs? At home and within arms reach of your guns and ammo? Probably not. If you're anything like me, you're going to be at school or at work, out at dinner, stuck in traffic... the list of possibilities go on and on. Let's face it - Murphy's Law states that "Anything that can go wrong, will go wrong" - and odds are, you're not going to be on the lucky end of things. That is what your EDC gear is for.

This article is part one of a ??? part series that discusses the gear and skills that should be part of your day-to-day arsenal as a civilian. To quote the one of the fathers of science-fiction, Robert Heinlein:

"A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, and die gallantly. Specialization is for insects."

Read the article, tell me what you think. Don't be afraid to be critical either - you're not going to offend me if you're addressing a realistic concern about the article."

"What does that have to do with my new article linked above? I only listed 4 items in the article, none of which require a power source."

"LJ126,

I read the article man and I gotta say you put a lot of thought and time into this so its hard for me to be critical.

What I would add to the list would be a cigerette lighter. I don't smoke but I usually carry one either on me or in my truck. My situation is different than most because on occasion I have to relight a piece of equiptment at work when its pilot light gets blown out.

I'm in such a habit of carrying it at work that I stick it in my pocket on the weekends I have off.

Besides I believe your a single guy so you never know when some smokin' babe will ask you for a light."