1. Winter Clothing (Jacket, Pants, Shirts) - In the world of The Road it is constantly cold. The worst feeling is waking up with cold feet or going to sleep with cold feet or being cold overall everyday. Also, since there is no medicine, hospitals, or doctors it would be beneficial to avoid getting a cold. A thermal shirt like an Under Amour, a heavy winter jacket, and snow pants.
2. Hiking Boots - The boy and the man walk long distances everyday. Hiking boots would allow them to travel more comfortably and if they step in water their feet will not get cold. The world is also destroyed so there is no such thing as sidewalks and the roads are all destroyed. Walking down an avenue will be similar to walking on a hiking trial.
3. First Aid Kit - The man and the boy avoid getting even the smallest cuts because they don't have any medicine to treat themselves. The only thing worse than getting killed is dying from a sickness that you can't do anything about. A small cut could lead to an infection, which leads to a fever, and with their lack of water supplies the fever would rise and they could die. Band-aids, Neosporin, gauze, antiseptic, aspirin, Advil, hydrogen peroxide, breathing barriers, instant cold packs, scissors, roll bandages, and an oral thermometer all in abundance; enough to fill a small suit case.
4. Water filter - You can go a week without food, but no more than three days without water. The man and the boy drink whenever they can find fresh water. I, personally, would not survive a day in the world of The Road because I would not be able to drink from a stream without getting skeevy about it. A filter would ensure that anything I take in will not harm me. Drinking bad water or eating rotten food is a quick way to ensure your own death.
5. Flashlight that never runs out of battery - There is constant darkness throughout the novel. Even when it is day time it is ashy and gloomy. The man and the boy have to stop traveling once it gets too dark to see and it delays them from reaching the ocean. I still am afraid of the dark so pitch black night skies would not serve me well in the world of The Road.
6. Sleeping bag (water resistant/keeps heat in) - The sleeping bag would help keeping the heat in and give something comfortable to sleep on instead of sleeping with tarp. You can literally sweat/sleep a cold away. A good night's sleep would help to motivate me to travel even further per day in order to reach the sea.
7. Swiss Army Knife - Its small and convenient. It carries tweezers, a small screw driver, scissors, and multiple things that look a knife just styled differently. The knife can be used to skin an animal if they catch one. Its the number one tool sold to most hikers and campers because it can be used in several different situations. Swiss Army Knife
8. A weapon (preferably a gun) - Although killing someone is always a last minute solution, all bets are off when it comes to the blood clots. Being eaten alive is not the way I want to go. A gun allows for protection from a distance. There wouldn't have to be any close combat and a gun is overall understood as a warning to back off. When the boy and the man encounter the cannibals that have people locked away as their food supply, they have to get away quickly because that could be how they end up if they are caught.
9. An unlimited supply of matches - The matches can be used to start a small fire to cook and warm up food. Along with the flashlight, the matches can be used to light a torch for some light; a literal translation of the boys idea of carrying the fire.
10. Freeze Dried Food - Food is scarce in the world of The Road, and hunger leads people to become cannibals or to die of hunger. The man and the boy don't have a stable food supply or food source. It is a constant struggle of finding food and water everyday. Freeze dried food can last anywhere from 25-30 years before going bad.
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