"i have 1 little nit-pick about the scenario. in all that scrounging around you couldn't find another thing to carry stuff in? not a backpack or shoulder bag? not even a purse? a canvas bag? you couldn't even find a bed sheet to use as a makeshift bag? or a plastic milk crate? hell even a cardboard box or a plastic bag tossed on the ground? no offense but it seems very unlikely that a city would be that devoid of carrying equipment.

since i already have all my bob stuff which includes weapons, here's my list:
1.4 gallons of distilled water (in jugs)
2.10 MRE meals
3.5 packs of Beef Jerky
4.1 package (12 bars) of energy bars
5.steel crowbar so i can pry at stuff
6. Anatolian Shepherd dog. stevie will make a good guard dog
and for the small stuff:
1. Portable CB radio (49 MHz)
2.24 triple-A batteries

in reality though there's no finite number of items you can carry at any one time. its not like a game where each piece of equipment in your inventory takes up 1 box and you have 20 boxes, its making everything fit in the space you have. these scenarios should be about what you can realistically carry with you not the number of items. far and away, reality almost always beats the numbers."

"The reason I didn't bring the four gallons of water is that carrying that much on your back is just unreasonable.

1 Gallon = 8.35 pounds

4 Gallons = 33.4 pounds.

I checked the weight on some guns, and it turns out that's like carrying a Barrett M95 AND an M1 Garand, not including the rest of your stuff. Though I would certianly take a drink of it and fill up my water bottle before I left."