History Main / SurvivalistStash

* The Stockpiles in ''{{Deathlands}}'' are the US government's version of these; unfortunately there's [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt no more United States left]]. IntrepidMerchant The Trader has become quite wealthy and powerful in this ScavengerWorld due to his ability to locate these hidden government stashes.

Much like {{Goldilocks}} and the three bears, they may be trespassing into a very {{crazy survivalist}}s home [[ExploringTheEvilLair without realizing it!]] Odds are even that they'll manage to defuse the following armed confrontation, though they may end up being chased out or having to kill the survivalist in self defense.

* One way the protagonist of ''I Am Legend'' survives as long as he does is by finding stashes collected by other, failed survivors.

* ''BattlestarGalactica'' has Helo and "Sharon" find a stash of food and anti-radiation meds in a cafe. Of course, it was probably planted by the Cylons.
* ''{{Lost}}''. Station 3 The Swan is stocked with food, an armory and various equipment.

The heroes [[ALightInTheDistance will marvel at their good fortune]], and lament the {{irony}} that the person responsible for this gift died without being able to use it. [[OrIsIt Or are they?]]

* The Stockpiles in ''{{Deathlands}}'' are the US government's version of these; unfortunately there's [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt no more United States left]]. IntrepidMerchant The Trader has become quite wealthy and powerful in this ScavengerWorld due to his ability to locate these hidden government staches.

* Done in the ''DoctorWho'' [[VirginNewAdventures New Adventures]] novel ''Sky Pirates!'', when the heroes are stuck on an ice planet. Not a survivalists' bunker, though, but a stash left by arctic explorers.

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* Actually, I rent storage lockers in a few of the cities I visit regularly. In each one is a backpack with a couple of changes of clothes, photocopies of important documents, some cash, a first aid kit, a lifeboat ration bar, water purifier tablets, pocket knife, and a pistol with ammunition. Everything is in separate vacuum-sealed bags with oxygen absorbers. If I get caught visiting when a hurricane happens back home, or if the airline loses my luggage, I'm all good.
** Jeez...I feel sorry for the slasher movie killer who goes up against you.
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* In ''{{Zombieland}}'', the survivors find a Hummer stocked with automatic weapons.

* Similarly, both ''Left4Dead'' games, since most levels begin and end in a saferoom stocked with guns, ammunition, and medical supplies.

* ''TheMorrowProject'' adventure ''Prime Base''. The title installation has everything a Morrow Project team could want, if they can figure out how to make it operational.

* in the ((Mistborn)) series, it turns out that Lord Ruler had made a number of these [[spoiler: specifically in case of his defeat]]. They come in real useful when the shit hits the fan in the third book.

* This is a frequent occurrence in the ''{{Fallout}}'' games, with the whole post apocalyptic scenario going on, it's no wonder.

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* Done in the DoctorWhoExpandedUniverse novel ''Sky Pirates!'', when the heroes are stuck on an ice planet. Not a survivalists' bunker, though, but a stash left by arctic explorers.

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* ''{{Zombieland}}'':

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* ''LegionOfSuperheroes:'' During the second Universo story arc, the Legion has been outlawed and everyone on Earth turned against them by the mind-controlling villain. All their resources have been stripped away. Good thing they just happen to stumble across one of [[{{Superman}} Lex Luthor's]] old hideaways, still fully stocked and [[RagnarokProofing functional after a thousand years.]]

* Prior to the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Waterless Flood]] the God's Gardeners in ''The Year of the Flood'' are encouraged to build and maintain "Ararats", basically food stores meant to enable them to survive the apocalypse. [[spoiler: Given the nature of the [[ThePlague Flood]] when it does come, the Ararats don't do most of the Gardeners much good]].

* Prior to the [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt Waterless Flood]] the God's Gardeners in ''The Year of the Flood'' are encouraged to build and maintain "Ararats", basically food stores meant to enable them to survive the apocalypse.