>>871872NO.
JUST FUCKIN NO.
This guy is either a liar or a professional fraud. I'm from the ex-yugoslavia region, and his story is bull-fucking-shit.
There's also a difference between an apocalypse and a civil war. You can have your Bic lighters and knicknacks, but here's what you needed in Bosnia during the war:
A WAY TO GET THE FUCK OUT
If that wasn't possible, then:
Guns. You would hide as much as possible if a rival Serb, Croatian or Muslim military or paramilitary force would stop by. You would hide your belongings because you would not stand a chance against a well equipped military force. But if they found you out and push came to shove, you would fire that shit and run the fuck away. No Rambo shit.
Propane tanks. Great for cooking without creating smoke.
Firewood. This was available in villages (hurr durr they're surrounded by woods), but in the cities (e.g. Sarajevo) you had no proper source of heat.
Gasoline wasn't available, don't even think about it. Either you had some stockpiled or you didn't, but you SHOULD have always had enough to get the hell out of dodge if things go sour in your village. Always have a small supply of it. Tons of apartments in Belgrade had a 2L coke bottle filled with gasoline in their home in case someone got sick and needed to go to the hospital.
A source of water. Any source for washing, cleaning. You can use dirty water to flush your toilet, no prob. But it's great if you have an outhouse.
Canned food, low-maintenance animals like chickens, cured/dried meats, a garden.
