Comments on: Zombie Defense In Not-So Common Areas

By: big bear29

big bear29 — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 16:54:35 +0000

Just putting out a little info here . The first time there is a fire during the outbreak and there are no firefighters around to stop it there will be collosal damage . We are talking about a fire that could burn up large portions of the state or in some cases burn across several states . In my area there are alot of grass fires every year and it can take the firefighters several hours or sometimes days to put it out depending on how much stuff there is to burn . In an outbreak without firefighters around large portions of the country would simply go up in flames . This would make grasslands and forests difficult to survive in but not impossible if you keep the plant life chopped down and far away from your bunker/safe house . The suburban communities that you see around large cities would likely just turn into giant bon fires so that is one place you would not want to be .

If you want an example of what I’m talking about just look for some of the videos of the forest fires in california . Those things can burn forever . Fires are a natural part of the ecological cycle , they burn up the dead plants and trees and allow new life to take hold . But people have been interfearing with this cycle for a long time and because of that some forests and grasslands will simply turn into raging infernos the first time they get set on fire and no one around to stop it .

By: big bear29

big bear29 — Mon, 13 Dec 2010 14:28:40 +0000

Regardless of where you decide to evacuate to you need to have a little checklist of what it CAN NOT have in the area to make it viable for long term survival .
1. No large cities within a minimum range of a hundred miles . You don’t want to flee the zombie hoard of one area to just wind up facing an even larger hoard somewhere else .
2. No chemical factories or storage facilities within at least two hundred and fifty miles of your sanctuary . Once the power goes down these facilities while be ticking time bombs just waiting to go off . These facilities can store flammable gasses and substances or toxic chemicals , when these leak into the surrounding enviroment it could cause a massive fire or a chemical cloud that will wipe an area clean of all life and leave the water and soil poisoned for a long time and unable to support life .
3. No nuclear reactors . It might take up to two weeks for the reactors to go critical and have a melt-down but eventually it will happen . When that happens the radioactive fallout will spread for hundreds of miles depending on the speed and direction of the wind , while this fallout likely won’t be as bad as what happened at chernybol a fallout is still bad news . Most of the reactors in the u.s. are in the eastern half of the country which will make that area a wasteland .
4. Don’t setup down stream of a dam . Without constant maintenance a dam will eventually burst taking out everything down stream of it .
Some of the “experts” claim that dams could last for hundreds of years , I personally think that they are full of more crap than a sewage treatment plant . These dams require constant tlc or the dam will eventually shut down , now the flood gates should operate automatically and let out the build up of water but if they get blocked with debris the water won’t be able to escape and the water can just build up until either the blockage gets swept away or the dam eventually bursts , I don’t plan on standing around down stream to find out which one .

I’m sure that people can add to this list but this is just a basic list for now .

By: big bear29

big bear29 — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 02:04:41 +0000

Well I live in central Texas and the area I’m in is considered part of the great plains . This area can grow different crops for most of the year , the winters are fairly short and mild , rarely does it get down into the teens in winter and sometimes it has even hit ninety degrees in december . Also there are a $#!* load of wildlife here , deer , rabbits , wild hogs , quail , some duck and geese , plenty of turkeys and there are no shortage of snakes in the area which can be cooked up for food , you would be suprised how good shake-n-bake snake tastes . Also there are plenty of homes in this part of the country that still use well water and with the amount of wind this area has a windmill or two could provide you with all the power to run your home and defenses .

So while some of you are running into the mountains and forests to hide or the far north to freeze your butts off I’ll stay down here in the sticks .

By: Scav Dingo

Scav Dingo — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 23:37:14 +0000

..a terrain type very suitable for all applications that isnt covered is the plains; a grain-belt region has the ability to have many natural resources and high potential for crops, also farmland is usually flat and offers high visibility across much distance.. ..the plains are home to much wildlife as well, deer, rabbits and pheasants (bird game) predominately, and most farms have a body of water close by in form of a creek or stream, pond or lake, or water well.. usually near rivers and such, forestry is found, providing wood for supplies.. ..plains offer the most advantages for any terrain type, suitable to live off of, and defend..

By: Semper Cogitant

Semper Cogitant — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 17:47:00 +0000

My ideal place to hold up would be in the higher elevation forested areas of Eastern Washington. Food everywhere for the taking, mostly lightly populated, but you’re never far from civilization so you have access to the things you can’t forage for.

One huge advantage is winter. For half the year or more the Zs will be frozen and no danger to you. You’ll be able to build up defenses and supplies in relative safety.

By: KillerB

KillerB — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 09:16:06 +0000

What about artic conditions? Ever think about that? NOPE. OK here is why. Lets say they are truley dead but animated. Then they area still made of flesh and flesh is mostly water. If I went to that same schools as you guys then water freezes at 32 deg F. Frozen Zombie is going to be much easyier to “Kill” than if they can move. SO here is a place for all you samuri sword ninjas out there. So I am heading north to that dreaded place called Canada and holding up there. After one or two winters the fucking Zeds will be no more. Bears will eat them in the summer and winter will freeze them in the winter. So at a minimum I should have a few cold months to go around hunting and gathering like the world is still alive………….

By: jerms369

jerms369 — Fri, 29 May 2009 22:06:05 +0000

I would go somewhere that is cold where the zombies can’t work with the temperature… In “I’m Legend”, mountains with rivers and trees, plus cold weather is a perfect place to hide.

By: PandemicAttack

PandemicAttack — Thu, 21 May 2009 01:51:42 +0000

I would actually prefer a wooded area to anything else: hard for zombies to navigate in the trees so not many will be around, easy to be stealthy in the trees, abundance of food and water, possibly a cave structure that could be barricaded with fallen log, or and this is may favorite, climbing a tree is ideal. Zombie A.) can’t see you and B.) can’t climb to get you. Plus if the resources needed are available a treehouse is probably one of the best defenses.

And if you’re in the desert, since zombies are basically rotting tissue, they would decay much much faster in the hot sun than in regular conditions. That’s a pro for the desert to me.

By: jediwannabe1

jediwannabe1 — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:53:18 +0000

In my last post i said ” the only vunlnerable part of the house is the rom”…. i meant front…

By: jediwannabe1

jediwannabe1 — Wed, 13 May 2009 20:52:15 +0000

I live in a rural area on top of a hill and can see forquite a ways around my house. the only place the zeds would be able to catch us by suprise is from the woods in the back yard. but the only vulnarble part of the house is the rom, where ther is a huge 7-wide convex structure of windows. all the other windows are way too high up to be climbed into, and the back door is pretty sucure considering there USED to be a porch to it :\ …so, all I’d really need to do is get supplies, lock up those from windows somehow, and keep an eye open fo the occasional zed or two. I don’t think i’d need more than a .22 rifle and maybe 100 rounds to last a few years. Only problem is supplies…