Wow, talk about needing to be equipped to survive. Here's a real life TEOTWAWKI situation.

Egypt's "government" has shut down mobile phone networks, closed banks and schools. The political turmoil has paralyzed commerce and disrupted daily life in Egypt. ATM screens went dark. Gas stations ran out of fuel. Long lines snaked around bakeries and supermarkets as shops began to ration how much food customers could buy. Men with makeshift weapons guarded neighborhoods, creating checkpoints to fill the void left when police stopped patrolling the streets.

http://edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/02/01/egypt.protests/

(Info at that link is changing daily.)