8 Off-Grid Gadgets You'll Need To Survive The Zombie Apocalypse

<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">Scientific supply company Optics Planet sells </span>a survival kit for the zombie apocalypse<span style="line-height: 1.5em;">. </span><span style="line-height: 1.5em;">It's called the </span>ZERO Kit<span style="line-height: 1.5em;"> (which stands for Zombie Extermination, Research, and Operations, of course) and if you want one, it'll set you back $24,000 - it contains plenty of weapons accessories, but it also has more conventional survival fare, like binoculars and utility knives.</span>

People love zombies. You only have to look at TV shows like "The Walking Dead" to see what an imagined world filled with zombies should be like. <span>Often in post-apocalyptic zombie tales, society teeters on failure and there's no electricity or running water. This means characters have to look to survive off-grid - gadgets are often solar-powered or require no power at all.</span>

While zombies are science fiction, they present us with a fun thought experiment: what would it take to survive in a world where zombies are real and electricity isn't accessible? <span>In the interest of preparing you for the worst, here's what you need to stay alive during the zombie apocalypse.</span>

<h3>A shotgun for self-defense.</h3>

<span>If we're imagining zombies are real for now, we want to have a way to protect ourselves from them. The shotgun is the weapon of choice for any self-respecting zombie hunter.</span>

<h3>The power pot can boil water and generate electricity</h3>

The PowerPot harnesses the heat from a campfire to boil water and generate electricity that can be used to charge your phone via USB. The basic model generates 5 watts of electricity that can be used anywhere you like, and a new 10-watt model has recently been introduced.

Price: starting at $149

<h3>You'll obviously want a first aid kit.</h3>

<span>There will almost certainly be injuries. Grab a first aid kits so you can patch yourself back up if need be. Amazon sells </span>a fully-stocked first responder's kit for $98<span>.</span>

<h3>A solar-powered lantern</h3>

Charge this lantern up during the day time and it becomes a free source of light at nighttime. You'll probably want a bunch of these.

Price: $18.95

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