Shelter - the colonists select an abandoned two-story apartment building located behind the VOPA tent. Food - food collected from the VOPA tent includes canned food, rice, boxed whole milk, coffee, and other items. Water filtration - water from a nearby canal will be used by the colonists as a water source, after being filtered through layers of sand and charcoal and then boiled. Fire - a fire is started by using a spark created by jumper cables connected to car batteries. The fire is used for light, boiling water, and cooking. Fishing traps - the nearby canal is known to have fish, crab, and alligators. The colonists build a wire trap to try to catch food. Security - three strangers arrive on the compound looking for supplies, but the colonists confront them, give them some milk and send them away after a brief fight. Later, a militia of about 15 strangers approach the colonists looking for medical supplies, attacking with smoke bombs and pepper spray. The militia overwhelms the defenses of the colonists and takes a number of supplies. The colonists realize that they need to focus more effort on both offense and defense in the future. Contagion Isolation Tent - The colonists that contacted the strangers must be put in isolation for 12 hours and then tested for signs of the infection before rejoining the group. Unaffected by the virus, all colonists are allowed to have contact with everyone. Nails: The group tries to find nails in order to start on the construction of their fishing traps. Training: The Colonists previous training from their careers and hobbies comes into play a lot in this episode, giving special praise to Reno's construction abilities. Rain Catching - A rain storm allows the colonists to collect 90 gallons of rain water in various buckets around their land. Episode 2 Electricity: Sally obtains an alternator and generator from abandoned vehicles, and designs a schematic for producing electricity using the hardware of a diesel tractor. Fuel: The colonists, drawing on Deville's experience on a farm, work on creating fuel by rendering the fat of rotting pigs found in an abandoned truck. The fuel was used to provide electricity for power tools used for construction Food: Jim works on creating a bridge to cross the canal to allow for easier fishing, but it breaks when Deville is crossing it. Trapping: Jim & Deville create