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Ok, it's Shaun of the Dead, or Dawn of the Dead, or 28 days later, or whatever zombie movie strikes your fancy - but this time it's real.

What do you kit yourself out with, and what kind of transport do you obtain, and where do you go to hole up (if you go anywhere).

Describe!

SImple: I go to Cape Canaveral, I steal the Space Shuttle and I hide out on the International Space Station for about a year until the food runs out. By then, the zombie thing will probably run it's course. :)

I'm aiming for most of this:

1 heavy duty extra large external frame backpack.
1 multi pocket load bearing tactical vest

4 man tent
1 2 person sleeping bag
2 rain ponchos
2 pairs of leather gloves
2 pairs thermal gloves
2 emergency blankets
2’x7’ waterproof survival bag

200’ length of thin light rope/string
100’ length of high strength climbing rope
Eyehooks, carabineers, other rope accessories
Grappling hook
1 20’x20’ camo tarp
10’x10’ clear plastic tarp (for catching rain)

Binoculars
GPS receiver
2 LED self generator flashlights
1 LED self generator lantern
1 hand crank short wave 2 way radio

1 small hatchet/axe
1 medium axe
1 collapsible survival shovel
1 crowbar
1 pry hammer
1 box of large nails
1 box of medium nails
100’ of thin/high strength wire (for snares)
1 small double blade metal/wood saw
2 multi-tools
1 pocket flex-chainsaw

1 package of various fishing lines, hooks, bait
1 spear head
6 solid fuel tablets + mini stove
10’ length of hose (for siphoning water or fuel)
1 mini torch
3 micro torches
1 pack of weatherproof matches
1 flint w. saw striker
2 hunting/survival knives
1 Parang knife
1 sharpening stone
arrowheads
arrow shafting tool

1 SAS survival handbook
compass
Topographical maps
Street map book
Guide to local Flaura/Fauna
Bible or Hustler (depending on your religion)
1 box of candles
1 complete large first aid kit
nail clippers
sunglasses
condoms
2 decks of cards
soap
toothbrush/toothpaste
Dental floss (also good for making bird snares)
bucket hat
needles and thread
2 whistles
bug repellant
notebook
pencils

2 Water purifier devices
4 – 1 liter collapsible water bottles (full)
2 - 5 gallon collapsible water jug (empty)
1 box of Tea bags
1 jar of Gatorade powder
1 small bag of powdered milk
1 package of powdered eggs
1 small tin of sugar
1 small tin of salt
1 block of chocolate
multivitamins
80 energy bars
2lbs beef jerky
2lbs dried fruit
40 packages of various vegetable seeds
2 small cooking pots
12 various sized clear Zip-lock bags

Edit: Oh yeah, and a plan? Got a remote location all scoped out. Good water and possible food sources. Me and my friends go there when the zombie outbreak begins, stopping to rendezvous somewhere first to get supplies if time allows (i.e slow zombies, outbreak not reached locally yet). We wait it out. Given a longterm zombie situation we may move to better food sources.

Good question!

I'd need my recurve bow (I don't hunt or condone it but I used to shoot archery) and as many arrows I could get my hands on. Plenty of linen, oil, and a decent lighter (probably some sort of never empty zippo).

After that, my wife and kids go in the basement and I keep firing away until the dawn. Usually one flaming zombie wil lscare the others away though.

Ironically, me and my friends already have a plan put together for this. If this were to happen, we would all immediately drive to a mall that is 10 minutes away from post of us (we have a friend who works security there), and bring all of our guns (which all of us put together, would have a lot. I happened to have a few gun freaks. :p). From there, we would survive there, with the use of 5-6 restaurants there.


Santa Barbara: You should join us. You seem like you have had experience with this before. :p

Do you want fries with that?

Quick question: do zombies have human rights? Should we give them the respect that is usually accorded the dead?

Ironically, me and my friends already have a plan put together for this. If this were to happen, we would all immediately drive to a mall that is 10 minutes away from post of us (we have a friend who works security there), and bring all of our guns (which all of us put together, would have a lot. I happened to have a few gun freaks. :p). From there, we would survive there, with the use of 5-6 restaurants there.


Santa Barbara: You should join us. You seem like you have had experience with this before. :p

A mall, hmm? But zombies will be attracted to the place, it'll be large and not easily defended. And electricity going out may provide a problem. I prefer remoteness instead of the mild convinience provided by the mall, but that's just me.

I've given this a lot of thought...

I have a case of Holy Hand Grenades.

Fuck the undead and their rights.

A mall, hmm? But zombies will be attracted to the place, it'll be large and not easily defended. And electricity going out may provide a problem. I prefer remoteness instead of the mild convinience provided by the mall, but that's just me.

I've given this a lot of thought...

you don't need to imagine that. Look at all the zombies at the mall already!

"Grrrroooooooooooooooolllllllllll...must have no hollister t-shirt that says hollister so everyone knows I'm cool cause I shop at hollister.....*insert dripping saliva here*"

Do zombies freeze at below 0°C? Because the answer to that question is vital in any plans I might make.

1 heavy duty 8 seater off road vehicle
2 standard cop sidearms + as much ammo will fit in the glove compartment and 1/6 of the trunk
4 12-gauge shotguns + ammo in the middle compartment and 1/6 the trunk
Enough canned food to fill 1/3 of the trunk
The other 1/3 of the trunk is for spare truck parts (fan belts, tire patch up, spark plugs, spare tire, etc)
Very back seat: removed, replaced with water, tools, other supplies, and my buddy Tristan
Middle seat: three girls (it doesn't matter who)
Front seat: Driver is my buddy Warren and I'm in shotgun

Plan: Offroad it as far north as we can go and live in the Canadian tundra. We would take over the smallest village we could find, demolish all the buildings except the tallest, most structurally sound one, and barricade ourselves inside.
The cold will make the zombies sluggish and easy to shoot, and we would raid towns like Whitehorse and Yellowknife on snowmobile for food and the like.

Plan: Offroad it as far north as we can go and live in the Canadian tundra. We would take over the smallest village we could find, demolish all the buildings except the tallest, most structurally sound one, and barricade ourselves inside.
The cold will make the zombies sluggish and easy to shoot, and we would raid towns like Whitehorse and Yellowknife on snowmobile for food and the like.


Thats zombie like behavior on your part

Thats zombie like behavior on your part

I'm not one of them, I swear! *hides bite-mark*

I also have a bow(compound bow) and was in archery and learned some fleching (arrow making) so id probly hide in a tree and rain distruction down on zombies since they cant climb trees, also could shoot food from up there but id have to go down to cook it =(

Plan B is to become a zombie.

1 heavy duty 8 seater off road vehicle
2 standard cop sidearms + as much ammo will fit in the glove compartment and 1/6 of the trunk
4 12-gauge shotguns + ammo in the middle compartment and 1/6 the trunk
Enough canned food to fill 1/3 of the trunk
The other 1/3 of the trunk is for spare truck parts (fan belts, tire patch up, spark plugs, spare tire, etc)
Very back seat: removed, replaced with water, tools, other supplies, and my buddy Tristan
Middle seat: three girls (it doesn't matter who)
Front seat: Driver is my buddy Warren and I'm in shotgun

Plan: Offroad it as far north as we can go and live in the Canadian tundra.
Just had to point out.
Good plan untill you go about 20 miles and you run out of Gas.

I think I'll just continue to hope that it never does happen.

go to Tesco's, but what's the point in running when sooner or later you're going to die!

i'd just get drunk

Hmm, I haven't thought about this much - my friends and I really ought to come up with a plan.

I would gather the large carving knife and axe in my house. I would then drive (not that I can yet but this won't happen for a couple of years) to a friend of mine who has two lovely machetes. Then a half-hour drive to Taunton, where another friend in the country has a fine selection of axes, swords and a bow. Then possibly find a safe place - I'd have to think about where, but I'm sure there's somewhere in Bristol. Or we could ride around rescuing friends and slaying zombie hordes - perhaps even dying gloriously.

Hmm, I haven't thought about this much - my friends and I really ought to come up with a plan.

I would gather the large carving knife and axe in my house. I would then drive (not that I can yet but this won't happen for a couple of years) to a friend of mine who has two lovely machetes. Then a half-hour drive to Taunton, where another friend in the country has a fine selection of axes, swords and a bow. Then possibly find a safe place - I'd have to think about where, but I'm sure there's somewhere in Bristol. Or we could ride around rescuing friends and slaying zombie hordes - perhaps even dying gloriously.

Lisk! Must you overthink everything?!?

Just go to a store that has these things and take them. They'll probably be handing stuff out...after all, everyone needs to pitch in on the Zombie Relief Efforts.

Lisk! Must you overthink everything?!?

Just go to a store that has these things and take them. They'll probably be handing stuff out...after all, everyone needs to pitch in on the Zombie Relief Efforts. No, I wanna be a hero! Pitchin' around the town in a car fighting zombies… although I'd prefer it to be daytime. :eek:
I'd also wear a waterproof coat - hard to bite through.

I'd hole up in a shopping centre or travel around in a big biker convoy.

I've actually thought about this. The plan generally involves grabbing as many weapons as I can from my house, (such as a hatchet, machete, sledgehammer, fire axe, and mattock.) and withdrawing to a relatively nearby plaza, which contains a Home Depot for anti-zombie weaponry and barricades, a Sports Authority for ranged weaponry, and various restaurants for food. From there, influence can be expanded to encompass a larger area. There are numerous building around where I live that can be used as safehouses, and several of them are near open ground, allowing skilled sharpshooters to pick off the undead as they attempt to reach the building. As a last resort, myself and others could retreat to Purgatory Chasm, in nearby Massachusetts. The numerous rocks, cliffs, falls, and caves make it a death trap for the slow-moving and clumsy undead.

Edit: D'oh! Forgot to mention my anti-zombie armor. (Also known as a chainmail shirt. I think I might have a WWII era helmet somewhere too.)

I'm aiming for most of this:

1 heavy duty extra large external frame backpack.
1 multi pocket load bearing tactical vest

4 ma...

edited for reasons pertaining to... erm... stuff

...en a longterm zombie situation we may move to better food sources.

So, have you really thought this out, or just came up with it on the spot. If you have though it out, then do you know something that I should! Erm...

Ironically, me and my friends already have a plan put together for this. If this were to happen, we would all immediately drive to a mall that is 10 minutes away from post of us (we have a friend who works security there), and bring all of our guns (which all of us put together, would have a lot. I happened to have a few gun freaks. :p). From there, we would survive there, with the use of 5-6 restaurants there.


Santa Barbara: You should join us. You seem like you have had experience with this before. :p

Euro, couldn't you just...Ban them, or something?

They would be no mach for your god-like powers. :p

Depends - if the zombies were slow ass bastards like in traditional zombies films, it wouldn't take much to defeat them - you could probably meet up with a few people and take them on with simple melee weapons.

If they were the ultra fast kind like in 28 days later or the remake of Dawn of the Dead - wouldn't have much hope. Guess i'd try my best to hide out in some supermarket somewhere until they'd starved to death. If they never starved, i'd just break into a pharmacy and OD on sleeping pills.

My plan involves me heading over to my friends house, picking them up, raiding the nearest weapons cache, stocking up on Ramen and water, heading back to their house, going upstairs with the Xbox and Gamecube, burning down the stairway, loading up Halo 2, and waiting for this whole thing to blow over.

With LG. Failing his plan, I'm with Santa Barbara and Euro.

I'm aiming for most of this:

<long list>

My plan is to get two or three of every item you mentioned, climb to the top of a relatively high building, and drop all that crap on the zombies from above.

Alternately, I go find Lord Humungous, because if their is one man who I want to follow through an apocalypse, its own who isn't afraid to wear bondage gear (and only bondage gear) to a battle.
We shall strike fear into the hearts of all, and they will know us by our assless chaps!

Do your mom and die happy :eek: :D

Ok, it's Shaun of the Dead, or Dawn of the Dead, or 28 days later, or whatever zombie movie strikes your fancy - but this time it's real.

What do you kit yourself out with, and what kind of transport do you obtain, and where do you go to hole up (if you go anywhere).

Describe!
The one thing that I don't do is to pop up out of the basement as soon as dawn breaks.

Ok, it's Shaun of the Dead, or Dawn of the Dead, or 28 days later, or whatever zombie movie strikes your fancy - but this time it's real.

What do you kit yourself out with, and what kind of transport do you obtain, and where do you go to hole up (if you go anywhere).

Describe!I'm not telling. If I'm a budding survivor, I'd rather not find everyone else following me, nor sentient Zombies setting up counter-measure roadblocks and the like, just because I've told you all about it ;)

Depends - if the zombies were slow ass bastards like in traditional zombies films, it wouldn't take much to defeat them - you could probably meet up with a few people and take them on with simple melee weapons.

If they were the ultra fast kind like in 28 days later or the remake of Dawn of the Dead - wouldn't have much hope. Guess i'd try my best to hide out in some supermarket somewhere until they'd starved to death. If they never starved, i'd just break into a pharmacy and OD on sleeping pills.

Yeah, if it is an outbreak of the original Zombies, then I don't think there would be much of a problem. But if it's an outbreak of Zombie 2.0's, then we're all in deep shit! :eek:

Yeah, if it is an outbreak of the original Zombies, then I don't think there would be much of a problem. But if it's an outbreak of Zombie 2.0's, then we're all in deep shit! :eek:
Except Zombie version 2.314159265 is relatively easy to deal with. Due to an accident in post-processing they tend to melt when excited. Or exposed to water. Or when they get to dry. Or to hot. Or when the temperature drops below 25 F. Or when they get yelled at. Or when exposed to Hair Metal bands.

Radio with tons of batteries. food (MRE's) bow, tons of fishing equiptment. several pots and plastic wrap. Gas stove...

hit the harbor, hop on a yatch, and hit the seas. I know a few tricks for getting fresh water out of ocean water. the ocean also provides food (keeping the MRE's for emergencies.) and I can avoid any larger ships (which might be infected.)

Radio with tons of batteries. food (MRE's) bow, tons of fishing equiptment. several pots and plastic wrap. Gas stove...

hit the harbor, hop on a yatch, and hit the seas. I know a few tricks for getting fresh water out of ocean water. the ocean also provides food (keeping the MRE's for emergencies.) and I can avoid any larger ships (which might be infected.)
But what about Pirate Zombies? Remember, Pirate zombies always appear when someone goes out at sea. Generally every 5-6 squares that you travel, but sometimes you hit a lucky streak or use the Mnstr Rpllnt that costs 50 rupees yet seems to be in unlimited supply.

But what about Pirate Zombies? Remember, Pirate zombies always appear when someone goes out at sea. Generally every 5-6 squares that you travel, but sometimes you hit a lucky streak or use the Mnstr Rpllnt that costs 50 rupees yet seems to be in unlimited supply.hence, the "avoid larger ships" radar... it's a wonderful thing.

after all, they're zombies... they won't be able to operate any ship. so it will drift... and those I avoid.

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hence, the "avoid larger ships" radar... it's a wonderful thing.

after all, they're zombies... they won't be able to operate any ship. so it will drift... and those I avoid.
But zombie pirates don't use ships. They just sort of climb out of the water and on to your boat.
They work like alligators, float around (looking like a log) and then when they bump into things they climb on them and start biting.

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First i would grab my K.A.B.A.R then my hatchet and crowbar and a wood splitter, then i would steal a truck(hopefully the zombies don't remember to take the keys out.) then i would steal some guns(hunting store just down the road) then i would drive out past my towns border and survive by raiding farms and the like.

Then we could all join together here NO REFERRAL LINKS!

But zombie pirates don't use ships. They just sort of climb out of the water and on to your boat.
They work like alligators, float around (looking like a log) and then when they bump into things they climb on them and start biting.where I am? sharks clean up the water pretty well... and the body eventually gets waterlogged, then breaks up and what's left is desolved. and since I don't plan on dropping anchor, and Yatchs tend to be too high for them to climb onto...

I am immune to the zombie virus, so I will just chill out.

Hockey pads, shotguns and a gyrocopter. Mad Max fans unite!

Ok, it's Shaun of the Dead, or Dawn of the Dead, or 28 days later, or whatever zombie movie strikes your fancy - but this time it's real.

What do you kit yourself out with, and what kind of transport do you obtain, and where do you go to hole up (if you go anywhere).

Describe!

Simple enough:

My truck, or maybe my brothers heavily modded 1500, possibly every truck involved with my friends the Rednecks.

The entire contents of both Dominion Arms Co and Virginia Gun supply, as well as possibly the walmart down the street.

The entire Posse, all the Rednecks, most of the Other, and Lionel, our Mexican(no joke, he actually refers to himself as el wetback...)

And I'd hole up in my highschool, because they have very large fridges, and very large space in general, with limited entrances, witrh all the food we could get at Wally-world, combined with the storage capacity of a highschool, and our numbers, we could outlast any zombie horde(or possibly destroy it).

Hmm, I haven't thought about this much - my friends and I really ought to come up with a plan.

I would gather the large carving knife and axe in my house. I would then drive (not that I can yet but this won't happen for a couple of years) to a friend of mine who has two lovely machetes. Then a half-hour drive to Taunton, where another friend in the country has a fine selection of axes, swords and a bow. Then possibly find a safe place - I'd have to think about where, but I'm sure there's somewhere in Bristol. Or we could ride around rescuing friends and slaying zombie hordes - perhaps even dying gloriously.

Is that Bristol Virginia, or the one with the race track?

where I am? sharks clean up the water pretty well... and the body eventually gets waterlogged, then breaks up and what's left is desolved. and since I don't plan on dropping anchor, and Yatchs tend to be too high for them to climb onto...
The Dark God of Random Encounters brooks no argument, fool! Even your pathetic "Yatchs" can't protect you!
You will fight zombies, you will waste precious resources on meaningless battles, and you will like it enough to buy the damned sequel!
Especially now that you have tipped your hand, prepare for the new terror on the high seas:
ZOMBIE SHARK PIRATES!
Or mabe it should be Zombie Pirate Sharks.

Whatever . . .

Except Zombie version 2.314159265 is relatively easy to deal with. Due to an accident in post-processing they tend to melt when excited. Or exposed to water. Or when they get to dry. Or to hot. Or when the temperature drops below 25 F. Or when they get yelled at. Or when exposed to Hair Metal bands.

(Hey, how'd you know 2.314159265 sucked so bad? That was secret, not supposed to get out of MY lab...)
(Really, 2.0 sucks too, if you kick 'em in the right spot, they're as bad as 1.4.)
(1.0 wasn't supposed to be found-----wait-----
WHAT WERE THEY DOING IN MY ZOMBIE PRODUCTION FACILITY! GET OUT, ALL OF YOU! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OU...


OOC: What a bunch of nutcases.............

I would equip myself with:

1 Completely Self-Sufficient, dug-into-inactive-volcanic-island base with one entrance with a concrete blast door and rocket launch pad.
1 (US Army) regiment worth of minions(construction workers, soldiers, scientists, etc. etc.)
An equivelant amount of M4A1 Assualt Rifles
1 space capable rocket
1 laser sattelite that obliterates entire cities(AKA: Doomseday Device).

The Plan:When the Zombie Outbreak occurs(and it wont start from me, trust me) I will put my base(which I live in) on lockdown, close the blast door and launch my space rocket(which is launched from the ex-lava cavern through the mouth of the volcano, which has been equipped with blast launch door) with my doomsday device on it. Then I will obliterate every infected city with my doomsday device. Then wait 12 years for the remaining zombies to drop 'dead'. Then I will march out and conquer the remanents of the world... MWAHAHAHAHA!

(Hey, how'd you know 2.314159265 sucked so bad? That was secret, not supposed to get out of MY lab...)
(Really, 2.0 sucks too, if you kick 'em in the right spot, they're as bad as 1.4.)
(1.0 wasn't supposed to be found-----wait-----
WHAT WERE THEY DOING IN MY ZOMBIE PRODUCTION FACILITY! GET OUT, ALL OF YOU! GET OUT! GET OUT! GET OU...
I'm not about to let the MAN tell me what I can and can't do! Especially when that man is driven by a great desire to ingest my cereberal cortex.
*Sits cross legged, surrounded by about a hundred other hippies and career protestors*
We shall not, we shall not be moved
We shall not, we shall not be moved
Flesh Sacks and Dead together,
We shall not be moved

I would equip myself with:

1 Completely Self-Sufficient, dug-into-inactive-volcanic-island base with one entrance with a concrete blast door and rocket launch pad.
1 (US Army) regiment worth of minions(construction workers, soldiers, scientists, etc. etc.)
An equivelant amount of M4A1 Assualt Rifles
1 space capable rocket
1 laser sattelite that obliterates entire cities(AKA: Doomseday Device).

The Plan:When the Zombie Outbreak occurs(and it wont start from me, trust me) I will put my base(which I live in) on lockdown, close the blast door and launch my space rocket(which is launched from the ex-lava cavern through the mouth of the volcano, which has been equipped with blast launch door) with my doomsday device on it. Then I will obliterate every infected city with my doomsday device. Then wait 12 years for the remaining zombies to drop 'dead'. Then I will march out and conquer the remanents of the world... MWAHAHAHAHA!

Sounds like somebody has been playing Evil Genius...

Transportation: '98 Dodge Ram
Weapons: 1911 Colt .45, Desert Eagle .50, M1 Springfield Rifle
Location: Grab a yaht from the harbor and take it into the Atlantic Ocean
Location 2: Grandparents home near the woods
Location 3: Supermarket nearby, block the entrances with palletts of food.

Grab a bunch of my friends, load up on ammo, grab a ton of food, and head offshore until we need to restock.

Sounds like somebody has been playing Evil Genius...

I loved that game... then I lost it... :(

I loved that game... then I lost it... :(

Jolly Awesome, I'd say.

The Dark God of Random Encounters brooks no argument, fool! Even your pathetic "Yatchs" can't protect you!
You will fight zombies, you will waste precious resources on meaningless battles, and you will like it enough to buy the damned sequel!
Especially now that you have tipped your hand, prepare for the new terror on the high seas:
ZOMBIE SHARK PIRATES!
Or mabe it should be Zombie Pirate Sharks.

Whatever . . .wrong. you see, Zombies are undead. thus I call upon my Holy Power and By the Grace of GOD I banish the Zombies back into the darkness from whence they came.

and the Merpeople will deal with the zombie sharks. :p

what would i do?

get a shotgun and all the ammo i could carry, grab like a baseball bat or shovel....then go a zombie hunting!...why hide when there's so much fun to be had?...and if i get eaten...at least i'll go out in a bang huh?

:sniper:

wrong. you see, Zombies are undead. thus I call upon my Holy Power and By the Grace of GOD I banish the Zombies back into the darkness from whence they came.
You've only got so many uses per day! We'll out last your pathetic Mana supply.
and the Merpeople will deal with the zombie sharks. :p
Ah, but Zombie Shark Pirates are out of there jurisdiction. As the Treaty of 1245 states:
"The Nations of the Merpeople shall, at all times, allow the free and unharrased passage of Pirates through the upper waters of all oceans. With the sole three exceptions being:
A disobeying of the sacred law of Casual Friday,
Said Pirates are in violation of some part of the Treaty, or an amendment thereof,
Or if the pirates are being losers and won't share any rum, even though they obviously have plenty."

what would i do?

get a shotgun and all the ammo i could carry, grab like a baseball bat or shovel....then go a zombie hunting!...why hide when there's so much fun to be had?...and if i get eaten...at least i'll go out in a bang huh?

:sniper:


i'd load my utility quad in my 2 ton van,grab my bug out bag(antibiotics,bandages,assorted medicines,,spare glasses and contacts,camo paint,tanto knife,)grab my mil gear(pistol belt with h suspenders)with a 5 mag pouch of 30 rdrs,a pistol holster and pistol,2 spare mag pouch,mag lite,shotgun shell pouch(holds 20 shells)collapsable shovel,canteen,gerber dagger.
that with my rucksack that fits over the suspender gear with some extra clothes.
load the truck with water and canned food
the truck is allready stocked with spare parts,tools and survival clothing(i travel in intemperate areas)
grab my son and brother and girl....proceed to my friends top of mountain cabin,with a endless supply of firewood in case power goes out.
run over or shoot any obstacles en route with the pistol or shotgun(2 hour drive)
then hole up...we have xxxx rounds of ammo stored and probably 30 40 weapons(legal firearms) for the 10 or 15 of us that would be there.

use the quads(2 or 3 there depending on the neighbors situation) to run patrols on the perimeter and venture in a mutual fire support team towards town to observe and collect intel.

play video hit and run with any zombies about...then rtb...where there would be multible lookouts awaiting.

we could survive unaided without electricity or fuel for a minimum of 1 to 2 years...due to well water,hand pumps,mucho wildlife to kill,not to mention a fully functioning shop with a generator,welding equipment,tools...motorcycles and quads to preserve the one precious commodity...fuel..(500 hundred gallon tank on property of gasoline)

obviously a fireplace,woodburner,oil furnace and a decent arsenal from semi auto mil rifles...shotguns and handguns to traps and deadfalls.

a stream on the property for water to boil.

bring it on..lol..it would be a turkey shoot and i could have a freakin vacation from work and hang out with the people i love for awhile. :sniper: :mp5:

i'd load my utility quad in my 2 ton van,grab my bug out bag(antibiotics,bandages,assorted medicines,,spare glasses and contacts,camo paint,tanto knife,)grab my mil gear(pistol belt with h suspenders)with a 5 mag pouch of 30 rdrs,a pistol holster and pistol,2 spare mag pouch,mag lite,shotgun shell pouch(holds 20 shells)collapsable shovel,canteen,gerber dagger.
that with my rucksack that fits over the suspender gear with some extra clothes.
load the truck with water and canned food
the truck is allready stocked with spare parts,tools and survival clothing(i travel in intemperate areas)
grab my son and brother and girl....proceed to my friends top of mountain cabin,with a endless supply of firewood in case power goes out.
run over or shoot any obstacles en route with the pistol or shotgun(2 hour drive)
then hole up...we have xxxx rounds of ammo stored and probably 30 40 weapons(legal firearms) for the 10 or 15 of us that would be there.

use the quads(2 or 3 there depending on the neighbors situation) to run patrols on the perimeter and venture in a mutual fire support team towards town to observe and collect intel.

play video hit and run with any zombies about...then rtb...where there would be multible lookouts awaiting.

we could survive unaided without electricity or fuel for a minimum of 1 to 2 years...due to well water,hand pumps,mucho wildlife to kill,not to mention a fully functioning shop with a generator,welding equipment,tools...motorcycles and quads to preserve the one precious commodity...fuel..(500 hundred gallon tank on property of gasoline)

obviously a fireplace,woodburner,oil furnace and a decent arsenal from semi auto mil rifles...shotguns and handguns to traps and deadfalls.

a stream on the property for water to boil.

bring it on..lol..it would be a turkey shoot and i could have a freakin vacation from work and hang out with the people i love for awhile. :sniper: :mp5:

oh and a nice big river 3 miles away too go due sneak attacks with a zodiac at neighboring communities....ie..pick off zombies and snatch food.

Hmm lets see get a group together, Drive over to the nearby little guarded national Guard base convince them to join us, hjack a couple of Bradley's and their M1. (It's a Scout Group) Then maybe go to secure a town a powerplant and a water supply. (All which are nearby.) The Heavy weapons will take care of both Zombies and other people who decide that they will survive by killing us and taking our stuff.

And if all else fails, hang with the military, but only the armies that decide to bunker down, those ones who would decide to enter the city and fight to evacuate the people inside are doomed.

If it does happen. Stay the heck away from large towns.

Ironically, me and my friends already have a plan put together for this. If this were to happen, we would all immediately drive to a mall that is 10 minutes away from post of us (we have a friend who works security there), and bring all of our guns (which all of us put together, would have a lot. I happened to have a few gun freaks. :p). From there, we would survive there, with the use of 5-6 restaurants there.

You should raid the gardening department and set out to grow edible vegetables in the roof. No matter how much food you start with, it's going to run out sooner or later. Plus, most restaurant food arrives the same day or a couple of days earlier and is kept deeply frozen and that depends on the freezers working.

And of course, you will also have to consider drinking water. Depending on where you live you could put together rainwater collectors with plastic sheets and buckets.

I wouldn't use gasoline to generate electricity, since it'll probably be very limited and will be more useful to power saws and other engines. I would first adapt some kind of wind mill to a generator or some good-ol' leg power and half a bicycle.

Other than that, sounds good.

Anyway, my plan involves becoming a zombie :)

All you people are way too worried. Some plastic sheeting and duct tape will keep the zombies at bay.

Failing that, all I would need is one (1) :

Necronomicon

The arcane knowledge located therein would allow me to wrest control of said sombies from whatever nether power controls them. Problem solved (for me.)

The Zombies can have all of you. I get to keep the hot chicks.

Well, having given this some thought already, Plan A would be myself and the friends I made back when I shot clay pigeons in competitions hunting down the zombies as they emerge. Get them before they bite enough people and the problem takes care of itself. Besides, I live in Kentucky, so it wouldn't be hard to get together a vigilante zombie hunting group:

Redneck: "So, we get ta shoot tha limpin little idiots that been bitin' my cousin?

Me: "Uh, yeah, just make sure you take their heads off."

Redneck: "Shoot, take off thur heads, my little piece right here'll damn near tear em in half!" :sniper:

If plan A fails, and I wake up in a world with a 20:1 zombie to human ratio, then I'll make a quick trip to local hunting store to stock up on weapons and ammunition, the nearest Walmart for as much dried, packaged food I can carry, then head to a place I know in the mountains next to a fresh-water creek and wait it out. Keep a bike around for periodic trips to stores for food and other items, but mostly just hide.

Step 1: At the first news report of unexplained violence, unexplained civil unrest or walking dead I grab my 12 gauge, the 1000+ rounds of buck shot in my closet, the three boxes of MRE's and my old kit bag containing 2 pairs of steel toed boots, all my old uniforms, my kevlar helmet, flak jacket, kevlar body armor, first aid kit and short range radio from my shed, pick up the girlfriend and get the hell out of Phoenix.

Step 2: Decide whether I head North into the Rockies, picking a secluded moutain top somewhere, or head South to Baja California to buy/steal/hijack a deep sea fishing vessel (especially one that has dual propulsion sail/gas powered engine).

Step 3: Wait for the zombies to run their course while catching a nice tan and getting in some relaxing deep sea fishing. If they aren't dying off like 28 Days Later I head towards sparsely populated South Pacific. If they end up dying off I wait an extra month and then start scouting out the major American west coast ports to see if they truly are gone and whether it's worth coming back to the States.

Hide underground. Or take to certain high level rooftops I know they wouldn't be able to reach. Survival isn't that hard, provided you get a semi-stable food/water source.

I'm not about to let the MAN tell me what I can and can't do! Especially when that man is driven by a great desire to ingest my cereberal cortex.
*Sits cross legged, surrounded by about a hundred other hippies and career protestors*
We shall not, we shall not be moved
We shall not, we shall not be moved
Flesh Sacks and Dead together,
We shall not be moved
OK,... *shifts in seat nervously*

A nuclear bomb

kaboom

No one answered me before, but I would seriously like to know if zombies would freeze in below 0°C temperatures.

No one answered me before, but I would seriously like to know if zombies would freeze in below 0°C temperatures.

Probably. But as soon as things warm up again, I'm sure they start looking for brains to eat again.

A shotgun - if I shoot the zombies in the head it kills them faster. And if I manage to save an innocent civillian I'll get a 1up! :D [/HouseOfTheDead3]

Flamethrowers are not restricted items in the US. They are not covered by any gun control act. Farmers here use them for lighting fires to clear brush.

A flamethrower would make a good item for defense of a static position.

A flamethrower isn't good defense against zombies. They're walking dead, so they feel no pain and no burns. There isn't much difference between being devoured by a normal zombie and a flaming one.

What I would do is, first of all, getting in touch with a friend of mine who can navigate a sailboat and is also a great tech minded person. Then we would grab any avaliable firearms (preferably a couple of shotguns, a couple of revolvers and a powerful rifle, a .308 or a 30-06 with a powerful scope, and as much ammo for each gun as we can get our hands on) and my friend's bow, go to the seaport and secure ourselves a boat. Then we load it with LOTS of drinking water, some fishing supplies, medical supplies and other useful stuff, and we sail to the nearest offshore oil rig.

Once we clean the rig up from whatever zombies may happen to be there, we will be safer and better equipped for long-term survival than any of you. The oil rigs are pretty self-sufficient, so it will definitely have a generator, repair workshops, fine living accomodations and enough petrol to last us a lifetime or two. If we get bored or we need something that isn't avaliable on the rig (like meat; we can't live on fish and seagulls forever, can we?), we can always make a quick run to the coast to loot something or to trade with other survivors- fuel will be in high demand, and we'll have plenty. The rifle will allow us to engage any hostile boat from long distance, the shotguns are for zombies or fools who decide to board us. For that matter, if the rig's workshops are equipped well-enough, we can even build a couple of makeshift mortars, primitive gunpowder rockets or just an old-style cannon fired by a burning fuse. Not enough to combat a warship, but no bunch of pirates or looters will mess with a boat that carries this kind of artillery. :D

Probably. But as soon as things warm up again, I'm sure they start looking for brains to eat again.

Ooh. Well in that case, I'd probably head up North, to one of the many islands in Nunavut or the NWT. Hole away until the temperature has dropped to low levels for a while, then off I go to collect supplies and bash in the heads of any zombiesicles I happen to find.

Hm... that plan might even work well enough if it's winter here at home. I'll just take over my highschool with a few friends and family, secure the area, and then only come out late at night, or on days that have dropped below zero for awhile. Though the foraging parties should still have guns, just in case a zombie is holed away in some insulated building we might raid. It would help that stuff where I live seems to decay rather quickly.

Couple of cases of dynamite and fuses. At least I'll have fun! :D

Quick question: do zombies have human rights? Should we give them the respect that is usually accorded the dead?
Violence Threatens Zombie - Teenager Peace Process

[ed. note - the crap du jour of our continuing Satire Inventory Clearance is this thingy I wrote for CNSNews in 2002. Now I am off to pay tuition for last night's painful lesson: do not mix Thai food and PBR.]

Secluded Lake, Calif. - Saying that "the very survival of prom is at stake," Secluded Lake High School junior class president Chad Blackthorne vowed yesterday to clampdown on local Zombie militant factions that have claimed nearly one-third of the student body in recent Zombie suicide forays.

The international press and diplomatic community were quick to condemn Blackthorne's new hard-line anti-Zombie position, warning that armed reprisals against the undead risked long term peace prospects in the heavily wooded region.

"Blackthorne's continued bellicosity will only conclude in more deaths, re-deaths and re-re-deaths," said an editorial in Britain's Guardian Monday. "If the weekend dismemberment of twelve scantily-clad SLHS cheerleaders proves anything, it is the need for a permanent Zombie homeland."

Warning that a retaliatory strike "will only heighten regional tensions," an emergency international diplomatic task force urged local attractive teenagers to adhere to their landmark 1999 peace agreement with area flesh-eating armies of the undead.

"We ask that all parties return to the negotiating table," said United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan. "Only through meaningful dialog will we find a political settlement that balances the teenagers' interest in security with the Zombies' interest in self-determination, and delicious fresh teenager brains."

Despite the growing chorus of criticism and calls for restraint, it appears that hardliners in the student assembly were in firm control. Late Monday afternoon, a heavily armed phalanx of SLHS pep squad members surrounded the mausoleum headquarters of Zombie Authority chairman Nghh-Ghungh Hngghh. ....

http://iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2004/01/violence_threat.html

Those of you taking vehicles, take note of everybody else saying they're going to take a vehicle. Understand the general panic that will be involved and think about the state of the roads.

You're better off with a motorcycle. Great acceleration, maneuverability, doesn't use near as much gas, and if worse comes to worst, you might be able to heave it over whatever debris blocks you.

Malls are bad places in general because of the weak protections they offer. Zombies don't care if they cut themselves breaking through the plate glass to get to the nummy goodies inside (that'd be you).

Those of you driving around in yee-haw mode to try to take them out? Thanks for being a distraction while I get the hell out of dodge. I'll say a brief prayer for you once I get somewhere safe. It ain't the last rites, but considering that as soon as your truck or whatever tips over and you become canned meat, it's probably the best you're going to get.

My plan is to get two or three of every item you mentioned, climb to the top of a relatively high building, and drop all that crap on the zombies from above.

Alternately, I go find Lord Humungous, because if their is one man who I want to follow through an apocalypse, its own who isn't afraid to wear bondage gear (and only bondage gear) to a battle.
We shall strike fear into the hearts of all, and they will know us by our assless chaps!

Best battlecry since Jay in Dogma
"Nootch to the motherfucking dude"

If you've not used a gun before, then you have to consider that your aim may not be all that good, and by the time it is, it may be too late, as in the Zombies are busy eating you alive accompanied by your screams of agony as they feast upon your intestines, or you run out of ammo.

I and my family would team up with my mate, who is a Technological mastermind.

He knows people, and they know people and so on.

Failing that, I would get myself into an attic with some food and water, perhaps with other survivors like my family, only to turn on each other and feast upon each other's flesh when the food and water and urine ran out, thus defeating the purpose of hiding in the attic for fear of being eaten alive.

Failing that, head for the country. Wide spaces to see Zombies miles away (although they can see you, in which case, move pronto), and hope to find edible food and drinkable water, and shelter from the elements, perhaps keeping a radio around although not having it on too often because of batteries, or too loud because of the attention it may arouse from the zombies.