I would avoid the undead too, but a lot of people visualize themselves as zombie hunters I think. Alexander would take the avoid at all costs approach. He could see a pick-up truck full of food and guns with five undead around it and decide that is too much of a risk. Not cowardice so much as risk avoidant.
I'm going almost full coverage. Long sleeve shirt with undershirt, jeans, boots, and long socks.
Alright this list is pretty expansive as Alexander was camping at the outbreak.
Every item I rolled percentiles with the below table. That way it represents the world ending and the randomness of the land.
Not including clothes he's wearing, load out comes to 61 pds. Which isn't great, but I think it's doable. Especially since his athletics is at 8.
01-10: Item has been lost and hasn't/can't be replaced.
11-40: Improvised alternative.
41-70: Of poor quality
71-90: Good Quality
91-00: Excellent Quality.
On Him
- Boots, Poor: Worn boots that he had from before the outbreak started
- Socks, Gone: None
- Underwear, Poor: Needs to be replaced.
- Undershirt, Poor: Stained and worn, needs to be replaced.
- Pants, Poor: Worn and repaired many times.
- Shirt, Poor: Worn, torn, and stained.
- Watch, Good: New watch he wound in someone's trunk.
- Backpack, Poor: Repaired many many times and barely holding together.
Water
- Drinking Water, Excellent: A 120oz clean drinking water.
- Water Bottle, Good: Five Plastic soda bottle (24oz), containing the above water.
- Metal Canteen, Good: A stainless steel water bottle (24oz) that is empty.
- Water Filter/Purification, Improvised: A water filtration system made of charcoal and sand in a bottle.
Food
- Prepackaed, Good: Four energy bars from before the outbreak.
- Canned/Dried Food, Poor: Five dented cans of food without labels.
- Three days worth of emergency food
- Eating Utensils/Plate, Poor: A battered camp mess kit.
- Can Opener, Improvised: Metal Chisel to cut into cans.
- Metal Cooking Pot, Good: A solid if heavy metal cook pot.
Clothing
- Lightweight Long Sleeve Shirt, Improvised: A shirt made from scraps of other shirts sewn together.
- Underwear, Good: Good clean pair of underwear.
- Wool Hiking Socks, Good: Worn but solid wool socks.
- Medium Weight Fleece, Poor: Worn and patched fleece that has doesn't have much life left.
- Hat w/ Flex Brim, Good: A baseball cap that has been seldom used.
- Working Gloves, Improvised: Poorly made gloves made from fabric.
- Rain Poncho, Poor: A rain poncho with many duct tape patches or melted portions where it was repaired.
Shelter
- Tarp, Poor: A tarp with several holes and patched parts.
- Tent, Good: A tent found in a garage in Louisiana, still in good shape.
- Sleeping Bag, Poor: A sleeping bag worn and with several repairs all over.
- Wool Blanket, Improvised: A set of sheets from various houses, to be layered on cold nights.
Fire Source
- Ignition Source, Improvised: Pieces of flint in a metal tin and a steel file.
Hygiene
- Soap. Poor: Fragments of soap from various bars.
- Toothbrush & Toothpaste, Poor: A worn toothbrush and a half empty tube of tooth paste.
- Razors, Poor: Several worn single use razors.
Tools
- Survival Knife, Improvised: A bent and sharpened length of metal with a wrapped handle.
- Hand Axe, Poor: A dull hatchet looking like it needs a new handle.
- Machete, Improvised: A length of metal sharpened to a cutting edge with a wrapped handle.
- Maul, Good: A five pd splitting maul with a fiberglass handle, for zombies.
Misc
- 550 Parachute Cord, Improvised: Various lengths of shoelace, cord, and anything he could find in a bag (50′).
- Cotton Bandana, Improvised: A 2x2 square of cloth.
- Sunglasses, Poor: A much repaired set of sunglasses.
- N95 Face Mask, Poor: A low quality and battered breathing mask.
- Sewing Kit, Improvised: A baggie full of needles, pins, and thread.
- Fishing Kit, Improvised: DIY hooks, weights, line, and everything needed for fishing.
- Binoculars, Poor: A low quality set of binoculars.