You knew this would happen. Everyone else thought that you were crazy, but you knew.

And now they're all dead.

If you're not careful and quick you might be dead soon, too. You're far from home, separated from your carefully prepared survival gear, and facing a gruesome and almost certain death.

So let's go shopping!

The fact is that you don't need specialized survival gear. In today's modern environment and in most of the developed world there is so much stuff everywhere that can help you to survive, and some of it is actually useful. You don't need military-grade weapons, skills of a big-game hunter, or even specialized survival training. You just need a way to stay safe and keep from starving.

A clever shopper will manage very well in situations like this. And here's the best part: it's not shopping and preparing BEFORE the dead crawl out of their graves. It's being able to shop quickly and smartly AFTER they begin shuffling towards you that let's you get the right gear for the right situation.

You've seen TV footage of looters making off with big screen TVs and video game consoles. Idiots. That's not what you'll need at all. For the most part you won't need anything from the electronics superstore. The mini-mart will be cleaned out. You'll need to be smart about how and where you start.

Let's get started.