1. Grab my most important gear for survival. 1. Buck Knife, Machete, Claymore, Crowbar. 2. Clothing obviously bring as little as possible but 2-3 days worth that can be washed. (Most important is jacket and boots - boots wont run down as easily and lightweight and jacket for cold/rain) 3. Hydration pouches ftw, Katine, and extra water with non-perishable food only enough to last me 1-2 weeks till I need to find more. 4. Anything else like medicine, and extra tools. In total it would all fit in my military ruck, and wouldn't be to heavy for myself to carry being 6'1 207 pounds. Plan: I live in the mountains in VA. My population in my town is 10,000 max. I know for a fact some people would go bandit day 1 and since this is the mountains...(lots of rednecks with guns). I would try to stay out of sight until found, I don't know exactly where I would go but the mountains itself wouldn't be to bad. (Not all rednecks are bad btw. ) If I couldn't do the mountains I would probably find a less dense area with houses buildings etc and stay around there. Only problem is that eventually I will have to keep on the move. As I live in an urban area. My whole plan isn't that smart and lots of problems come with it, but surviving wouldn't be tough since I have been trained for it. Only problem would be biters and disease. Which is why I would have plenty of melee until I could find some guns, guns is a must and only a last stand if truly needed or to go scavenge to get training and learn how to use them properly and more efficiently. As for people I wouldn't be able to trust many folks around here, maybe if I ran into some of the people I see everyday but not besides that. I wouldn't be killing but I sure would be paranoid as shit. If anyone I would try to get to my friends whom we've all discussed if something like this happened what we would do, meet up. Only problem...4 hours away and goodluck trying to get to them on I - 81. That's the path id have to take and it would be as packed as it is 24/7. So many problems, so little time, don't know how long id make it but id fight and survive till I die. As one post above from user: Equilibriu_Wolfe the picture is 100% true. Bottom Line: Right equipment, Survival tactics, and luck...mostly luck would play in this. Not to even mention military if they were to just bomb everything or have hazmat guys running around killing. Who knows....