The Zombie Apocalypse Forum-Writ Survival Guide!

[CanadianWolverine]

One of the most often over looked problems with Zombie Survival Guides is that others have the same book. Chances are, in just about any apocalyptic scenario, especially zombies, there will be a mass exodus of people, which will only in turn completely over run that super store you were planning to loot or that nice country farm you intended to swing by. The only thing worse than the zombies will be the massive numbers of desperate, hungry, leaderless people who all have the same plan as you: survive at any cost. Chances are probably pretty good you are going to get killed by someone else with the same plans as you: reduce morals to zero, loot and steal, kill any suspicious outsiders, and run to remote destination with a lack of population - all of which instantly break down as plan when that is everyone else's plan too. Welcome to anarchy and chaos.

No, ideally your best bet is to already have the self sufficient fortress already in place, but chances are we are either all too deep in debt or too far reliant on the local system to set one up.

Or you could have faith in your fellow man. That might work.

Sorry, it's just that I doubt that someone's gonna kill you for an orange slice in a post-apocolyptic world. We'd be trying to work together, right?

And on a completely different note WHOO HOO! ONE HUNDRED POSTS! I DON'T SUCK MONKEY BALLS!

Sorry...

Hey, its not the orange slice they are killing you for, its their chances of survival they are going to be ganking you for. When most plans for survival on Z-Day mean breaking as many of societies laws as possible, even possibly murder of your fellow man ... how is that so terribly different than what we have seen in other disasters? I can't be the only one who remembers the various things that went down in the whole Hurricane Katrina thing, for good or ill. Other than having amoral plans for Z-Day, some people will do for you because they just don't have any plans at all and they are just winging it - so stealing from each other becomes a much easier choice for the desperate and destitute.

No, the best plan is to have a plan in mind that means you were already ready, that you don't have to fight with others for resources. How many of you are aware for around about $500 CDN you can have the resources and plans in place that will let you survive almost indefinitely? Once you have the knowledge and mindset of moral survival, then gathering resources is incredibly easy. Then, if you are really into faith in your fellow man, seek out the relationships that hold together when the proverbial shit hits the fan now, Z-Day is hardly the day to suddenly go "Hey, you value my life too, right?" because by then you don't really have a chance to make a mistake that's going to cost you everything.

So, ask yourself, do you live in a community where neighbors help each other out in tough times or steal from each other? Then you probably have a good answer as to how much faith you can put in your fellow man on Z-Day. I hope we all get the helping hand communities but hey, it would be naive to think that all communities are held together by love.

 

[Easykill]

But what if I am the leader of a nearby shelter modeled off yours? You'd even have a backup after your base falls apart. Except I would have a large supply of napalm and remote control helicopters.

 

[Melaisis]

Sounds like a porn movie, where you get infected by sex raher than bites, and the virus just makes you a raging undead sex machine. A bad porn movie.

Bah; There's no such thing as zombies or bad porn movies.

 

[ABY57]

Awesome, the thread is alive again...kinda. AlmightyJoe is making it a bit ridiculous, but, yea.

What you need, is to have a trusty weapon with you at all times. Whether it be wooden stick or medal pole or katana, keep it on you. Essentially, map out where you live and see where you can find everything you need. If there's a Police station by you, try and go there and try and get yourself some police riot gear. This will keep you from being bitten, and the shield could help too.

That's what i got right now...i had other things, but those were posted earlier...by me...

 

[stompy]

nilpferdkoenig, according to the game, barring a nuclear holocaust, I'm going to survive, because of my abilities. Guess I'm gonna party up.

 

[scoHish]

Hide out in a sporting goods store. Sports Authority's a zombie oasis man. Just ask anybody froma zombie movie, or whats-his-face from that mall zombie outbreak game.

 

[Kogarian]

Wait wait wait! What's all this about 'surviving' against the zombies? Why not become one? Granted, it might depend on what type of zombie you are, but if you're the cool kind you'll live forever.

 

[Evilbunny]

One of the most often over looked problems with Zombie Survival Guides is that others have the same book. Chances are, in just about any apocalyptic scenario, especially zombies, there will be a mass exodus of people, which will only in turn completely over run that super store you were planning to loot or that nice country farm you intended to swing by. The only thing worse than the zombies will be the massive numbers of desperate, hungry, leaderless people who all have the same plan as you: survive at any cost. Chances are probably pretty good you are going to get killed by someone else with the same plans as you: reduce morals to zero, loot and steal, kill any suspicious outsiders, and run to remote destination with a lack of population - all of which instantly break down as plan when that is everyone else's plan too. Welcome to anarchy and chaos.

No, ideally your best bet is to already have the self sufficient fortress already in place, but chances are we are either all too deep in debt or too far reliant on the local system to set one up.

Or you could have faith in your fellow man. That might work.

Sorry, it's just that I doubt that someone's gonna kill you for an orange slice in a post-apocolyptic world. We'd be trying to work together, right?

And on a completely different note WHOO HOO! ONE HUNDRED POSTS! I DON'T SUCK MONKEY BALLS!

Sorry...

You have WAY too much faith in humanity.

 

[Calobi]

ill be standing vigil over a graveyard, preempting the suckers.

That is a good idea. To prevent the apocalypse, we must all go to our local graveyard, exhume all corpses, shot them in the head, then rebury them. Bring a friend in case one is stuck in the coffin and opening it frees it.

 

[ABY57]

So, i have an idea. Get an ensemble of leather to wear. Make yourself leather gloves, wear heavy boots ( steel-tip preferred ), a set up of leather and wood to tie up your calf, and the same thing with the gloves, but up to the elbow. A leather jacket would be good too, and a, kind of, leather turtle neck that's not attached to your normal shirt, for whatever reason. The leather should be thick. If possible, make sure you can't bite through it yourself. If you can't bite through leather, zombies probably won't either. Some kind of helmet is good. A motorcycle helmet would probably suffice. A trusty weapon is always good. Perhaps a crow bar that has a serrated edge to one side, so it could be used as both a crowbar, bat, and blade. If you can get your hands on a katana, then you're covered, cause katanas are awesome.

 

[Drangen]

The only problem with protective clothing is that I haven't seen one zombie movie where someone doesn't just get ripped apart by a zombie using sheer brute strength.

 

[Mairsil the Pretender]

Since I live in Door County, My first order of buisness would be to collect food, a rifle, and water from my house, get on a nice heavy ATV, and go north. Hope that the Washington Island ferry is still operating, otherwise, steal a boat. Head across Death's Door, to the island, and hang out there until the zombies rot away. There's extremely low population density, a supermarket, lots of miscelaneous rescources, sun and sea, hot norwegan girls, the works.

If Washington Island isnt an option, then head the other way north, to the Upper Peninsula. Not as isolated, but more food, low population density, and familiarity.

 

[Spinwhiz]

I put this in the other thread, so I thought I'd put it here too (cause this one is better!)

F' the guns. You will eventually run out of bullets. Grab the biggest sledge (home made if possible) you can swing and start knocking heads! A really sharp sword would be good too for chopping limbs (heads are considered a limb with zombies).

Granted in a mess of them keep the grenade to take a good 20 out. Don't do the flame thrower thing, they can "live" through fire...supposedly.