Enough about equipment - let's talk fitness standards
How many of you feel physically ready? Are you regularly working out (to your best ability, if you're not able-bodied) and eating healthy? Do you get enough sleep every night? Have you gotten your health markers checked recently, and if so, are your numbers within normal limits? What about your athletic ability? Are you a specialist or a well-rounded athlete?
Let me establish some physical fitness standards. These standards are universal, with no regard for sex or age, because the apocalypse doesn't discriminate.
Complete a 12-mile hike on flat ground with 50 lbs of gear in under 3.5 hours
Complete the US Army sprint-drag-carry event in under 2 minutes
Run 5 miles in under 45 minutes
Sprint 400 meters in under 1 minute
Deadlift your bodyweight for 5 reps
Close-grip pushups for 30 reps
Neutral-grip pullups for 8 reps
Hollow body hold for 1 minute 30 seconds
Passive hang from a bar for 45 seconds
Swim 500 yards in under 15 minutes
Standing pike stretch, touching your toes with your knuckles
Stand on one leg for 1 minute each
Farmer walk 100 meters while holding a kettlebell in each hand, each kettlebell ~1/3 bodyweight, in under 1 minute
Pass the Apley Back Scratch test
Box-jump onto a knee-height box
Pass the "look down and see your toes" test.
No, these aren't meant to represent the ultimate level of fitness, they're supposed to be a baseline for overall holistic fitness in various metrics. They mean "good enough."