5 things to buy if you’re a survivalist with too much money
When it comes to personal interests, there’s always someone who takes it way too far and also happens to be fortunate enough to have a huge amount of money. If you’re one of these lucky people and also think the end of the world is near, then you might be interested in some of the expensive treats below:
1) An ISO life raft/boat – £1000 to £5000
Not that you’d ever need it, but in the event you have some spare room on your yacht, there’s nothing safer in the event of a shipwreck than having access to an ISO life raft. These self inflating rafts take seconds to assemble themselves and come complete with rations, paddles and some basic survival equipment for water and fishing. The enclosed models also come with a powerful engine and are designed to be unsinkable, no matter how many times they get flipped over.
(The enclosed versions of lifeboats come with a powerful 140hp engine)
2) A year supply of freeze-dried food – £1500 to £3500
This way of preserving food makes it last longer than any other method out there, with most dishes lasting for up to 25 years. The food is made as normal and then placed in a powerful freezer that drops the temperature as low as -30C, before creating a vacuum to suck out almost all the moisture. The taste isn’t affected as much as with dehydrated food and all you need is some hot water for 10 minutes, and you have an instant meal, but due to the expensive production process they generally cost more than other survival and long term foods.
3) Survival vehicle – £25,000 to £200,000
In the event of an apocalypse you’re going to have to relocate, probably many times, and what better way to do that than to drive your entire shelter and all your supplies straight to your new location. With off-road and all terrain abilities combined with armour capable of stopping most low velocity rounds, a survival vehicle could be just the thing you need to escape a sticky situation. On the downside they can be quite expensive, as well as going through fuel faster than pretty much anything else you could find to drive.
4) Bunkers – £30,000 to several million
Due to the recent pandemic, many things related to survival had gained a huge amount of popularity, especially long term food and basic bug-out equipment. Bunker construction is another industry that’s seen a huge boom in recent years, and anyone who has the money seems to be splashing out on a secure underground lair to retreat to if needed. Even though some of the smaller ones are relatively cheap, they are intended more for short stays to avoid natural disasters, and staying in one of the smaller ones for more than a couple of weeks would cause serious psychological issues.
5) Canadian Goose Snow Mantra – £1,500
More affordable than the others but still way out of most peoples price range for a coat, the snow mantra by Canadian Goose is widely regarded as the warmest coat on earth. This brand of clothing is the coat of choice for field workers at McMurdo research station in Antarctica. It’s insulated with goose-down feathers and has a coyote fur lined hood, making it not only the warmest coat but also the most ethically murky coat out there.
