malted barley In the end of the world, or even just at the collapse of civilization as we know it, these can be used to make beer. Yeast is naturally occurring, hops just grow on vines, but malting grains seems to be the hardest part of the process to me.
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can I get them all in one lump sum or do I have to use them up before getting another?
Fuel cans probably.
A packet of Timtams.
Something like Soylent. You can live off of it for a very, very long time. Enough time to get your garden growing.
I choose an unlimited supply of cell-phone minutes so I can say "told you so" to all the apocalypses deniers.
Sorta depends on the apocalypse but for most I will take the airline bottles of a high end vodka.
Genies in a lamp
Potable water is good, perhaps wheat berries or ibuprofen would be good too.
As for an unorthodox answer, I'm going to say survival guides. Most people have some idea of how they might survive, but it couldn't hurt to have a resource to fill any knowledge gaps.
Paper, good for lighting fires and keeping people honest. Also I'm guessing pretty hard to make
Mainly maps, but also other informative reading materials such as natural medicine, almanacs and other foraging guides.
Condition is infinite supply of one item. You have to choose printed Wikipedia book for it to be one item.
The surface of the planet is now covered in a 30-foot-thick layer of paper. All survivors have been crushed to death.
Oh sorry lol, I'll just go over here and fuck myself then..
Waterproof matches.
Gout sufferer checking in, Prednisone
Depends on the apocalypse.
ammunition could get you anything you could need. drinking water would be a second i guess, but you could with effort gather drinkable water.
ammunition is heavy, but no where near as heavy as water for trading purposes,