I think an apocalypse[1] will bring out what&#x27;s in people not their best or worst just what they really are.  I think of the apocalypse as being the big dark[2] that allows you to see people&#x27;s true character.<p>As to survival kits, I tend to think that combining the standard survival kit for winter in the northland with the basics a person would take deer hunting and fishing would probably go a long way.<p>1) short term disasters are a bit different but a lot of madness tends to hit - see all the rioting in mini-disaster scenarios<p>2) Character is what you are in the dark. - Dwight L. Moody