YOUR zombie apocalypse survival plan

[Deadpewl]

Theres a hardware store a few blocks from my house that will serve as a meeting point for me and my friends. We fight our ways there (I have swords and my friends have wooden swords and such) from there we camp out for a while as the store sells wood and materials which can be used to board ourselves up, tools like chainsaws and nail guns for weapons, and food. After that we make out way to the gun shop about 2 miles from there and to the grocery store across from there.

Thats as far as we've planned so far

 

[Draygen]

See, there are 5 maximum security prisons within 15 miles of my house. I work at one of them, and spent about 2 years working at another one as a correctional officer. Now, I own a 9mm pistol, and while it won't last forever, it would suffice to get me to the nearest unit, where I have access to the armory. The external perimeter would last long enough for myself and my coworkers to gather and raid for supplies, and when the perimeter falls, the building itself would suffice to hold out for quite a while. Of course, depending on what unit I happen to find refuge in, some of them have workable soil within the perimeter, so food shouldn't be an issue for quite some time.

 

[gamefreakbsp]

Start a survivor colony and kill as many zombies as I can. The less zombies there are, the less risky it will be.

 

[IxionIndustries]

Learn Necromancy.

...We are talking about those types of zombies, aren't we? I thought the whole "Omg, infection swine-flu zombies" would be old hat.

THAT'S A BRILLIANT PLAN!!! I call dibs on learning Necromancy after you ... but until then ... I'd drive down to the super-market, grab all the sodium hydroxide and vinegar I could, the go to my school, grab a Lieberg Condenser and then go home (oh yeah, and lots of balloons). I'd use the vinegar and sodium hydroxide to make a sodium acetate solution. Use the Lieberg condenser to get rid of some of the water, then follow an itnernet guide to making it solidify on impact, then fill all of the balloons with it. When the zombie finally came for us (on the roof), they would become stuck in place from the exploded balloons.

^^ remember, this plan only has to last me until IxionIndustries can teach me necromancy.

ALTERNATIVELY, I would turn the air-conditioner on incredibly cold. Then I would throw the water balloons on the inside of the froont door, the back door, go outisde and throw it on the outside of the side door. That way, the air-con should stop the stuff from dissolving, nobody will be able to get into my house (for a little while anyway) and we can escape in the cars to the archery shop nearby (and a gun shop if there is one). Fill the car with everything from there and make my way to the large shopping complex (Indooroopily) for my base. It has three stories, lots of shops, many exits (which I could barricade) and with projectile weapons, it also has a tactical advantage, as most of the passageways are long, straight and clear and all run under eachother, so from one spot, you could watch most of the complex.

Then, once the imminent zombie threat is delayed, I begin teaching you the basics:
First things first, TURN UNDEAD and GLYPH OF UNDEAD WARDING. That way, we don't have to worry about the zombies anymore, because after we glyph the doors and windows, they cannot pass, and if they do, we can repel them.

Then, we'd have to find a Tome of Unlife, choose our phylacteries, and ascend to Lichdom. Then all the necromancy stuff will be easy as pie.

 

[RabidWombat]

/searchbar

 

[Caligulove]

If its winter... barricade the place and hole up since few things would survive Minnesota weather outside the whole time, even dead people.
Then just sit it out til Spring when most if not all the zombies in the area are dead- keep heading north.

I figure its the only way until the outbreak ends, or if it never does- a good place to be away from those easily frozen zombies. Maybe go Fallout and dig into the earth. who knows

 

[Pyro Paul]

steal an APC in a nearby vehical depot. take it, drive it from gas station to gas station, raiding the fuel and food stored there while i sit cozy in my metal box and wait it out.

 

[Lazy Kitty]

I'd be the necromancer that controls the zombies.

 

[MikeOfThunder]

Kill E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G.

 

[Carlston]

Turn into a zombie during initial infection. I'm fairly confident that almost everyone in this thread will suffer the same fate.

Yea, odds have it I'll be a zombie after eating an infected burger.
But assuming I do survive the initial outbreak, I intend to get gather sharp objects such as axes, cleavers etc. and make sure I'm not one of the poor bastards that gets left behind when the army decides to leg it.

Or dress as a giant Carrot, maybe that will fool them into thinking I'm a vegetable and therefore un-edible for zombies...

Edit: Woo! 1000th post.

Your luck you'd run into a Vegitaian convention....and the carrot suit would stir memories...

 

[Skeleton Jelly]

If people go by the Zombie survival guide by Max Brooks, they're probably going to die. Cause theres no full proof way to know how a zombie can hunt. And most of you would most likely freak out for a while, before you enter the rambo (if you ever) stage which everyone seems to think they have hiding inside them. It'll be funny if its going to be running infected, cause then we're all just fucked unless we have guns and ammo. And those don't last forever.

My plan? Get to Zellers with loved ones. Its about a 5 minute jog away. I'll hopefully meet up with people with a viable plan. Probably get some supplies and find a ride out of the city, where its going to be more crowded with infected.

 

[RatRace123]

Read the escapist on an average day, and I'm bound to run into a bunch of these threads where I can steal ideas.

 

[Carlston]

dude what a original & insightful thread.

why did no-one else think of this?

Wow... Sarcasm... That's original.

Least he's not as much of tosser to say /searchbar.

 

[Carlston]

I'd get on a fucking boat? Seriously, have you ever heard of zombies SWIMMING? Just chill out there, like a Bawss. This was btw a huge flaw in the "I am Legend" plot. If those incestuous bastards can't stand the sun, get a big yacht, stock up, and off you go! On a boat...

While I agree over all, The problem is that now you have the issues of living on a boat. Fresh water suply, risk of storm, extremly lonely, and the actual technical expertise needed to operate a boat.

You'll go crazy or starve long before the zombies get you. Only upside is that the zombies couldn't get you no matter how hard they tried.

I prefer well fortified islands. A four or five foot concrete platform all along the edges, and multi-ringed line of defense will ensure not only absolute safety but a natural irrigation system for growing your own crops. Shame it's so bloody expensive to do that sort of thing.

Well that's the think about Z day, if you know it's coming have a boat it's a great idea.
Most water off shore can be claimed in containers/wet clothing and collected as fresh water.... get to know a "Fisherman" who uses nets or just good with a rod and reel....2 fish a person a day, sushi time.

Now swimming zombies...we did have the (non-cannon in my book) high speed running zombie...so why not swim? They never tire...a never ending swimming machine... or just dead man float till your disturbed, bump pop up attack boat.

And what if the FISH became zombies?
That's a whole new can of worms...WORM Zombies!

 

[mklnjbh]

I am growing bored of these discussions, despite having one earlier today. I have already set a plan for my 10 dearest friends to join me at my house in the suburbs (maybe a few of their select family members), stockpile everything they and I have, blow out the stairs and arm them with my obscene collection of polearms, muskets, rifles and swords. We have a fire escape ladder which will be used to quickly get in/out of the house should we need to go for a forage run. Since I live in a relatively empty area in the 'burbs, after the initial attack, we should be pretty good in terms of defense, just as long as these are the shambling zombies instead of the runners.

 

[zohmbee]

Get my group together, pack our supply bags, and barricade my friend's apartment's upper levels by destroying the staircase. Rally all the tennants for food and supplies, fill all avaliable sinks and bathtubs with water. They have three fire escapes with the retractable ladders so we'd be able to go next door to the gas stations and across the street to the grocery store without much worry, and it's a bonus if the zombies can't climb. Stake out on the rooftop, scouting out for other survivors.

...this is one of four plans, the shortest one. I'm serious.

 

[Samcanuck]

Lot's of bullets, my rifles and guns, and lots of traps. Move far north by about 7 hours and not too many people live up there anyways. And the ones that do are armed to the teeth. Got's to love my hunting loving citizens.

 

[Andronicus]

I live in Australia, so I only have two options. 1. A long walk off a short pier, or 2. Save time and jump into a crowd of zombies. I suppose I could find a baseball bat, but without a gun that would just be putting off the inevitable.

Still, look on the bright side; Michael Atkinson will save us all, seeing as he's so damn good at protecting the Aussie populace from all manner of nasty, nasty things!