8 People You Need In Your Group During The Apocalypse

It's a matter of surrounding yourself with the best people to help you survive (or settling for friends who are the closest match).

Ideal: Martial Arts Fighter/Instructor

Settle For: The person at work who takes kickboxing classes

Ideal: Carpenter

Settle For: The one person you know who took woodshop in high school

Ideal: Nurse

Settle For: Your friend who always brings you soup when you're sick

Ideal: Mechanic

Settle For: Someone who knows how to change a flat tire

Ideal: Park Ranger

Settle For: A former boy/girl scout

Ideal: Farmer

Settle For: Your "friend" who grows weed

Ideal: Sailor/Yachter

Settle For: Someone who's never flipped a canoe*

*This is not your ex who you fought with during the two-person kayaking trip you two took last summer.

Ideal: Policeman

Settle For: The friend who watches too many cop dramas on TV