Pick a Lane
When the shit hits the fan, scavenging is going to become the national pastime. The grocery stores, drug stores and gun shops are going to be picked over pretty quickly. But there are plenty of other places that could be treasure troves for the savvy scrounger; like bowling alleys. Should you loot them or leave them?
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Food
From vending machines to snack counters, bowling alleys could be a source of food. Load up on candy bars from the vending machines and canned food from the kitchen. Fun fact: those big cans of nacho cheese technically never expire because they are not legally defined as actual food.
Alcohol
If you’re not bowling with a bucket of beers, you’re doing it wrong. Bowling and booze go together like tax refunds and bad tattoos, there are bound to be a few bottles of booze behind the bar that would be perfect for bartering with or wallowing in.
Footwear
They’re colorful and close with Velcro. They may not be your style, but they are sure to have your size.
Cleaning Supplies
Despite popular belief and all evidence to the contrary, bowling alleys do actually get cleaned on occasion. That means the supply closets will be filled with helpful chemicals like bleach and whatever it is they spray in those shoes. If it can kill a league night’s worth of foot fungus, it could be very useful in the apocalypse.
Bowling Balls
They’re heavy and it’s hard to hold more than two at a time but bowling balls makes great trebuchet bullets and are essential to any good Rube Goldberg styled booby trap. They are found almost exclusively in bowling alleys.
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With a hidden cache of high-calorie goodies and garish footwear, you’d be a fool to skip over the bowling alley on your next scavenging trip. Don’t leave it, loot it.
Have a great apocalypse.
Ben
