So it's the last Monday prior to the dreaded Armageddon on December 21, 2012, at least according to the minority of Mayan doomsday cultists who believe the planet Earth will already collapse this Friday. Although the myth had been debunked countless times by scientists, NASA and even by the Mayans themselves, it would probably do no harm to try to fill up an emergency survival bag kit just in case the crowds get rowdy and hysterical at the end of this week.

Around the world, "preppers," a growing number of people whose passion is to prepare for a range of disasters, have been gathering supplies and emergency survival bags and kits, not because they believe in the Mayan calendar doomsday end of the world thing, but for them, it's just the way their lifestyles go.

"I don't think anything unusual will happen on Friday, but there's always the possibility of other disasters at some point in the future," Jack Simons, owner and operator of Springs Road Gun Club in Hickory, North Carolina, United States, told Hickory Daily Record.

According to Mr Simons, the very basic questions one has to think and answer for themselves during times of disaster are if they and their loved ones can survive without electricity for a week, and if they have more than sufficient supplies of water and groceries. Preppers around the world will surely reply that these questions not only guide them when they gather supplies, but it also hones their survival instincts and skills.

The American Preppers Network, a non-profit corporation founded in 2008 by Tom Martin, although does not believe the Mayan doomsday scenarios either, still advised people around the world to prepare for catastrophic weather and civil unrest.

And so for Friday, the list below prepared by the American Preppers Network for an emergency survival bag kit might come in handy for those anxious of the Mayan doomsday onslaught.

Clothing

* Long sleeve base layer shirt

* Short sleeve base layer shirt

* Change of underwear

* Hat or Watch cap

* Gloves

* Buff, Scarf or Shemag

* Shell jacket (Waterproof and wind proof)

* Warm long sleeve shirt

* Heavy duty pants

* Poncho, Rain Clothing or Bivanorak

* Hiking boots

* 2 pair of Extra socks

* Watch with button compass on the wrist band

Backpack

* Sleeping bag, Sleeping bag liners helps to extend the lifetime of your sleeping bag

* Sleeping mattress, Hammock

* Tarp, Tent, Bivanorak, Fjellduk or Bivi-bagLight

* Flashlight or/and Headlamp (LED)

* Extra batteries (Lithium)

Fire

* Matches in waterproof container

* Lighter

* Fire steel

* Tinder

Survival knives

* Fixed blade knife

* Back up knife: compact fixed blade knife, multi-tool or Swiss Army Knife

* Sharpener

Pocket survival kit

* Matches

* Fire steel

* Snare wire

* Wire saw

* Sewing kit

* Button compass

* Safety pins

* Whistle

* Candle

* Compact LED lamp

* Compact knife or razor blade

* Fishing kit

* Pencil

* Water Purification Tablets

* Painkillers

* Anti diarrhea tablets

* Antihistamines

* Antibiotics

* Condom or Alok SakWater

* One or Two Water bottles (Nalgene or SIGG)

* Water bladder for your backpack; Camelback, Nalgene or similar system.

* Water purification tablets

* Water purification filter

Food

* Freeze dried food or Meals Ready to Eat (MRE:s) minimum 6 meals for 72 hours

* Powerbars,

* Flapjack, beef jerky, trail mix or other snacks

* Tea, coffee, sugar and powdered milk

* Salt and Pepper* Stove: Multi Fuel Stove, Kelly Kettle, Trangia, Ebsit or Jetboil

* Fuel for your stove

* Cooking vessels

* Spork (Or Knife, Fork and Spoon)

* Cup

* Steel wool, mop and washing up liquid (I recommend Fairy)

* P-38 Can opener

* Map

* Waterproof container for map

* Compass

* Cash or Gold/Silver

* Notebook

* Pen

Hygiene

* Roll of toilet paper (in waterproof bag)

* Soap

* Toothbrush, Toothpaste and Dental Floss

* Razor

* Hand disinfection

* Insect repellant

* Sun block or Skin care lotion

Miscellaneous

* 550 Paracord

* First aid kit

* Blister kit

* Sunglasses

And if the world continues to spin on December 22, the emergency survival bag kit can be stashed in a safe place in preparation for the next catastrophe. But pray and hope nothing bad happens to us all at anytime, at any place.

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