Zombie Scenario: Completely Compromised Location?
Let’s face it. Nobody knows where or when the attack will come. All we know is that one day we will all have to face off against the undead. The best way to prepare is to consider as many scenarios as possible. This month’s scenario is a bit more complicated: a totally compromised location.
This scenario involves you at your predefined zombie defense location. You might be at your home, work, or alternate location and had previously fortified where you are. Due to the large number of the undead that have gathered around and the elevated level of the outbreak conditions, the doors, windows, baracades, and locks are no longer holding. The undead start spilling in, wobbling toward you, moaning and hissing. Most exits appear to be either blocked or have a substantial number of the undead approaching.
What do you do next?
“Zombie Scenario” is meant as a learning and discussion exercise used as a tool for getting your mind thinking about the outbreak. It should prove helpful to think about a specific scenario and have others review your potential plan. If you have a scenario you would like to see discussed, contact us.
Stay safe. Stay informed. Stay alive.
Comments (86)
Sharpshooter on 15 May 2009 at 11:09 pm #
not gunna lie. i probably shoot myself to tell the truth.
Karl on 16 May 2009 at 2:09 am #
This situation is really too variable. There are a number of ways one could go in this type of situation. My place has a 10 foot wall around the back. Are they through the wall or just banging at the gate? Are there a few at each entrance or is my home completely surrounded on all sides? Are the breaches primary or secondary level breaches? All of these have to be defined for me to be able to answer. If they are actually inside the house and I have no means of escape, I use my pistol to take down a few and use the last bullet on myself. Otherwise, I fight until the situation is resolved one way or another.
ScarletR on 16 May 2009 at 2:36 am #
Man this really got me wondering. I’m just starting to realize that I may have to have an escape car, that is maybe a block or so away, after I escape through a window on the second floor of my home. Not only that, but if there are 50+ zombies outside my home I know I can’t kill them all with my now limited ammo I will probably have to find a new place and I live in a small town so if I go another base in the same town they might easily follow so now I’m thinking I might have to find another town, or even the next town after that, with little zombies to make a new base or if I’m lucky find a nice group who’d let me stay with them.
Angryvikingman on 16 May 2009 at 7:56 am #
Hmmmm….. If they somehow got to my upper level stronghold, and breached my door, I would try to get to my bathroom where I have a panel in the ceiling that allows roof access. If that failed, then I would empty every clip I have and then go hand to hand with my cold steel Kukri. My hallway would make a decent bottle neck where numbers won’t matter as much. After I got tired, and realized that there would be no escape, then I’d go out with a bang by igniting some explosives that I had made at home. (haven’t really made them, but I do have plenty of stuff to make black powder at my house.)If you dont have stuff to make it, or the know how, I suggest Pyrodex. You can by it at walmart in one pound cans.
Sammy on 16 May 2009 at 10:42 am #
My safe place has incredibly thick cement walls, and the small section of glass (to allow sunlight in, for vitamin D) is fortified with steel and titanium bars. If somehow Zs managed to get in, I would either:
a) Go into the inner safe room. (Three foot thick metal walls)
or
b) Climb out onto the roof, through the panel on the ceiling, and climb onto the tree that reaches cross it. The tree is large, thick and tall, and from there I would kill and infected from above, were they can’t get me. When most or all are gone, I would re-enter, and re-fortify, and find out what went wrong originaly.
Suzuki St. Pierre on 16 May 2009 at 1:34 pm #
I’d pretend I was a zombie and hope they dont realize that i wasnt one of them…
3ID on 16 May 2009 at 6:44 pm #
well if they got in to a well fortified house/bunker and there looked like there was no escape i would save one round just in case i got bite or something else of worse fate. but the zeds will have to get past my friends and me who would dump rounds and try to thin out there numbers if we run out of ammo (and if we did we are dead any way)we would go hand to hand i have my trusty old tomahawk but hopefully we would have an escape route you can never trust your hide site you can and will git compromised so be ready to move at a moments notice
Sevandor on 17 May 2009 at 7:15 am #
I agree with Karl, that this situation is to variable. But if i was at my primary location, whish is a fortified 1800’s stone house (i own it) then i would get on the lower roof of the summer kitchen and make a run for it to a neightbour who lives on a hill, at my secondary location, which is on a island with only 2 bridges to it, i wpould swim for shore (the island is in a small river, the shore is only 100 metres away), ad if i was at my tertiary location (which is mobile on foot in the woods), i would either run for it, or climb a huge tree and wait…). Also either way i would be with a group of friends and survivors, i have a weapons stockpile, so we would be well armed…. (mele weapons are my stockpile and there are several army stockpiles and armouries in my city that most peole don’t know about)
Angryvikingman on 17 May 2009 at 9:27 am #
Whats funny is that if you are near a REAL army base, Fort Campbell is the closest to me. 101st Airborne. It would be good to develope an asset (friend) on base. They know where all the Ammo Supply Points are out in the field that they use for training. They don’t just keep the ammo locked up in a big room. There are ammo dumps all over the base that are out in the open. Only problem is that if you are there and they catch you, then they have orders to shoot on sight. They could take you in, but most likely, they’d just frag your ass. Getting some patches, rank insignias, and ACUs would get you up close. Knowing who (which company) is guarding which ASP would be ideal, but you could fake it if you really needed to. Maybe you wouldnt get shot. Im sure that in the even of a full scale outbreak, no one would be on guard and if you could get a truck or even a four wheeler in, then you could make a really big haul. I’ve heard of people using U-Hauls to steal all kinds of stuff, from ammo to dune buggies.
DirtyDeeds on 17 May 2009 at 3:12 pm #
If I was in that situation…I would say eff it, can’t beat them, then join them….and hope I get to bites the boobs a sexy dark hair spanish broad……..yup that’s what I would do.
Sevandor on 18 May 2009 at 6:27 am #
Yeah, i have 3 armouries, one army base, and the headquarters to a goverment controlled paramilitary organization (the RCMP, it is the national police force, anmd it is technically part of the armed forces), which i know many of….even some family conectiojn…and the HQ is a fortress…..
Angryvikingman on 19 May 2009 at 9:54 am #
You coulda just said the mounties…
pirate.chemist on 19 May 2009 at 6:07 pm #
i imagine my zombie defense location to be one with many levels, tiers, scalable areas, or rigging in the ceiling, such as a concert hall or church. both those locations are set up with few entrances to start with. if the zombies did manage to breach the heavily blockaded doors, i would begin climbing to those aforementioned higher areas out of reach of their grasp. obviously, perching in a high location isn’t a permanent fix, but i would hope if i were hidden well enough from view, or if the zombie masses began filtering back out looking for an easier target, i could take care of the remaining undead with weaponry once i had to come down.
Kommie Cid on 20 May 2009 at 1:44 pm #
Firstly, the fortifications are empty space and gravity. (office building with stairs ‘removed’ from the bottom three floors) the only Z breach I could see is if they could a) negate gravity
b) jump across from other buildings
c) body press until they made a hill
As the first two seem ridiculous, the third is the only possibility worth considering.
As they reach the halfway mark between floors one and two, there would be a IR beam triggered at the landing (left intact to hold explosives, napalm, shrapnel, and a blast shell) if they reach the third floor, then there must be hundreds of Z’s around the building. rappelling down wouldnt be an option. zip lines, hang gliders, or air motor transport become the only options left. then the building, and all those around it must be leveled to reduce the number of infected. (c4 around the main building’s support structure, and within the comprimised structure of other buildings)
After landing, load up in any busses that are modified, and still in place
Ryan on 22 May 2009 at 12:52 am #
The real question would be what would the zombies be capable of doing because then you would know if they could move fast, jump, climb, or are they strong etc. If they are just slow and stupid since when they come back they would be alot weaker then when they were human because most of their organs and everything have been dead for a while they wouldnt break down a door or window they would just bang on it softly if they are slow so if thats what they are capable of then all you have to do is lock everything.
Ryan on 22 May 2009 at 12:53 am #
I probally wont be back at this site anytime soon because i am forgetfull and will probally forget to come back smiley face.
Ryan on 22 May 2009 at 12:57 am #
Also my scenario is, my windows are far off ground so dont have to worry bout that, my doors have stairs near them so iwould just stack stuff ontop of stairs or somewhere and i have a double door garage in backyard with a bedroom on the side, if i went in their, there is plenty of stuff to barricade with like the gym set, cubbed and there is a large bed a computer xbox360 tv and internet connection out their so i wont get bored that easy.
2ID on 22 May 2009 at 7:35 am #
hmmm, well if my primary fortification is compleatly compromised and i must leave the premisis for fear of infection and death… then its off to the tree fort in the back yard, no seriously. id have a stock pile of alteast a 1000 rds of 22 ammo and 100rds of .223 or higher proplebly 100rds of 9mm too just for backup, id have a small stash of weapons corisponding to the ammo above (22 rifle, 223 rifle, 9mm pistol) and a one week supply of food and water for 3 people, its rain proof, almost 20 feet off the ground and has ropes for repelling for fast escape and multiple trees with ropes connecting them for alternate escapes. so when shit hits the fan, its back to middle school play time, hold up in my tree fort with who ever made it out with me and just start making pot shots at them until they are all gone.
Sharpshooter on 22 May 2009 at 1:18 pm #
I’m rather surprised I was the only one who admitted to suicide as the most likely way out. Nobody here can honestly say “oh yeah i know EXACTLY what I’m going to do.” I’m calling bullshit. The most likely thing to happen in this senario with most (if not all) people is down to one of 2 things: 1) suicide 2) complete mental break down and then bitten thus turned into a zed head
Dannyboi on 22 May 2009 at 2:46 pm #
to tell the truth i would probably find the closest weapon and start a killing spree until i found a secure place..
Shiva on 22 May 2009 at 7:19 pm #
Well if I hadn’t already gone insane by then and blown my head off, then I’d destroy the stairs. If I was in a group, we’d take shifts destroying the zombies and sleeping. This would mean that anything from Copper Piping to crowbars and baseball bats being used to smash those bastards heads in. When the supplies ran out me and my group would try and flee or take turns in killing each other… I have fatalistic views. I may try and burn the zombies but that’d probably be too hard.
3ID on 23 May 2009 at 1:56 pm #
Sharpshooter in my post i said we would have an escape plan no matter how secure you think you have your base they will get in so you must find an escape route if i was surrounded and no way out yes i would start counting rounds and save on for my self but i realy hope my team and i are smarter than that and not get boxed in.
DirtyDeeds on 24 May 2009 at 3:27 pm #
@sharpshooter
refer to comment #10
Angryvikingman on 25 May 2009 at 5:51 am #
@sharpshooter
Refer to comment #4
I just wanted to go out with a bang.
Sharpshooter on 26 May 2009 at 8:35 am #
DirtyDeeds, Angryvikingman, and 3lD
My apologies didn’t see those i only skimmed through and saw the general “oh ill be fine some how.”
Maybe a tip to those of you who havn’t tried this already: try doing some backcountry camping/training it seems like it would be a lot of use. My friend (will not name him will just refer to him as Frank) did this young outdoorsmen program thing when Frank was younger and he made this really tasty soup out of dandilions and a bunch of other stuff, i was skeptical at first. I dont know about anyone else but those things are everywhere around where i live, so I’d just wash them and BAM you’ve got a good source of food. Frank also knows how to properly track animals (zeds should be just as easy because I’m gunna assume that their intelligence is about that of a deer if not lower), search for food, properly ration food, make a shelter out of things that could be found in a forest and a ton of other shit. I would deffinatly want this dude on my “zombie survival team”.
James on 26 May 2009 at 6:41 pm #
Ugghhh, school’s pretty much finished for me so if an outbreak occurs within two-three weeks and I happen to be in school, i’d be in hte exam room. Lots of tables and chairs to stack up. as an added bonus there’s baseball bats, cricket bats, footballs (ftw?), Hockey sticks and javalins. so it’s a matter of constructing a barricade (maybe with the doors open so people can jab through with javalins, etc.) But if it’s running zombies it’ll be a matter of hearing one single scream and then the burst into the room, ’bout 200 teenagers down the sink right there.
Work? I work at the polo grounds in the park, lots of open ground bordered by hectares of forest. Paths link them all to the club house and from there the main road. Chance of zombies hunting us to there is minimal but if they do it’s a matter of running for the polo sticks. Small survival chance.
Walking in town? screwed, I know my way around fair enough, but the towns populance going mental, no chance of getting anywhere.
Drawing? I tend to sit in an oak tree (1/3 up) to draw so theres a chance there’ll be like 5 zombies at the base. But I only ever have my drawing kit, ipod and penknife up there. Probs starve or try breaking out and fail. If I make it, I’ve got a chance of getting to the yard.
Sleeping, well, fucked. No weapon, I could take one and no more. Even with just one if it falls on me, screwed.
Ghost buster on 26 May 2009 at 9:20 pm #
well id have to say id make a number of small blockades slowing them down allowing them all to breach my house exit via rope ladder on 3rd floor detonate timed explosives and uh go fuck a hooker boi
Valeros on 27 May 2009 at 2:05 am #
the others are so exited for this moment “zombie outbreak” becouse they think that they
can fight the undead,they can run like hell as they can,they can survive by their own
self,they also thinking that they can hide and gang bang the undead,they provided their
own weapons to fight the undead,they trying to be physical fit for more endurance,
stamina,resistance,powerful punch,powerful kick,long jumps,and a strong arm to climb up,
to survive the worse case scenario?
but…do they think about their families?their love ones who can’t survive the out break?
their grand ma and grand Pa? their sister and brothers? their dearest mother and father,
maybe they will go with you but i’m sure that you can’t protect them,you can not handle
them for running,escaping,hiding and also to fight the undead,
they will not stand for long with you,
now,are you exited for the outbreak?
think deeply,be deep thinker,for me it’s ok,becouse i know that they cannot survive if
it will happen,i accept it,how about you,do you accept that they will die in case of zombieoutbreak?
DirtyDeeds on 27 May 2009 at 7:51 am #
great point valeros…i am still trying to prepare for the fact that if something awful liked this happens…that my 8 years old son…no matter how resilient and independant he is….or no matter how many weapons i have…he will probably die or become a victim of zeds…and i probably will not be able to defend him constantly for the rest of our lives against the zeds…so ultimately i will fail him.
i have to face that reality…we all come to this website because we believe that this is a possible future for us humans…but it seems that some would actually want this to happen….to kill zombies…constantly struggle and constantly be threatened with annihilation.
thats not fun to me….i love my life…i love my son…i do not want to live in this alternate lifestyle that some here feel would be cool to kill zombies and sleep outside. ill still be prepared nonetheless, but screw that mess.
Angryvikingman on 28 May 2009 at 7:34 am #
If you dont want you and your son to perish, then prepare. I’ve already started teaching my 7 year old how to shoot, and find game. He already knows how to make a spring action snare and put it to good use on a game trail. He’s already got a little experience with skinning and eviscerating rabbits. I haven’t taught him how to build fires yet because he’s a little careless with fire. He’s on his way to becoming a good woodsman. Those are a few of the skills that got passed to me by my father when I was my son’s age, and now I’m passing it on.
Here’s a video of my son shooting his GSG-5:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ofl2SFw2Jeo
PB on 28 May 2009 at 11:05 am #
Well if I hadn’t already gone insane by then and blown my head off, then I’d destroy the stairs. If I was in a group, we’d take shifts destroying the zombies and sleeping. This would mean that anything from Copper Piping to crowbars and baseball bats being used to smash those bastards heads in. When the supplies ran out me and my group would try and flee or take turns in killing each other… I have fatalistic views. I may try and burn the zombies but that’d probably be too hard.
jediwannabe1 on 30 May 2009 at 4:41 pm #
Well, my primary defense location is my house which is in a pretty remote location, but just for arguments sake, we’ll say that my house is surrounded by zombies anyways. So, the first thing I would do if the zombies got into my house, is I would somehow escape (maybe through a cellar window or something) Then I would rush to one of my cars, get everybody in (I’d prolly have my whole fam with me) and I would just drive till i found somewhere safe which wouldnt be too hard since I live in a pretty big town with a low population density. and I would just camp there until I had to move out again.
But if there was no way to get to escape from my house, then we would all just fight till the end. I don’t know what everyone else in my party would do, but I would cover myself in gasoline or other flammable substance, strike a match then shoot myself and pray that zombies dont eat cooked people.
FreddeX on 31 May 2009 at 4:53 am #
Hmm this is kind of difficult for me since i don´t really plan on staying at one place for very long, actully i plan on staying mobile and staying out in the wilderness as far away from any city as possible. But i guess if i got attacked in my house right now and they got in, this is what i would do:
I would grab my baseball bat that i got in my room and barricade myself in the kitchen by blocking the entrence with chairs and the table. Then i would pour as much flammable liquid on the barricade as possible and light it on fire. With the time i have bought i would grab as much food as possible and put it in a plastic bag and then try to get out the window in the kitchen, and if there is zombies there then, well, swing away! :D Not the best plan but the house i live in is not a good place to stay at during a zombie outbreak. :P
Perkele-tor on 01 Jun 2009 at 12:56 pm #
Me, my family, my girlfriend’s family, and three best friends (and about 80% of their families) are all well armed and versed in all forms of small arms. One friend is a recently graduated Army Ranger, I have lived in the woods my whole life and my girlfriend is a “hobby nutritionist” and studies 1st aid and basic medicine, and my mom is a naturalist and my other friend’s mom is a nurse. If my house is over-run then its off to the future inlaws’ house, if that gets hairy then its time to fortify the backup property in the woods, and if the group of us can’t think of anything from there then it’s probably pointless anyways.
Also we don’t bother with .223 because its too low an impact for anything, especially the undead, so .45 (or .357) hp and cast lead for back up and 7.62 ball or 12ga slug and 00 buck for primaries. Two person groups of riot shields and axes or machetes for CQ evasions. maybe pikes with bigger groups.
Actually that covers almost any scenario. If we are in a situation where we are overrun then we have probably already failed horribly. In that case we are mostly very athletic and we would have to just fend for selves until we can regroup and count survivors which is a bummer.
Jay on 02 Jun 2009 at 4:45 pm #
If ’so they say’ shit hits the fan id rather kill myself than become a ‘Z’ but then again i work on building sites so there’s a whole arange of weapon’s i also have a paddy bike in my work van wich is pretty handy for killing the ‘z’s’ as it goes thru brick’s and that but then again as i said id most likely kill myself
Angryvikingman on 02 Jun 2009 at 6:18 pm #
@ Perkele-tor
Right, .223 is too low impact… BULL$#!%
A .22 will kill real living people, its way lower impact than .223 and I’ve seen it happen from less than 5 feet away. Tell the victims of the school shooting at my highschool that. Im sure they’d love to hear it. Oh, wait, they’re dead. You need to go back and read your ballistics tables again or maybe actually PICK UP A GUN AND FIRE IT IN REAL LIFE! Don’t sit on here and try to wax gun-savvy if you don’t know the REAL facts about what a bullet will and won’t do.
(This was not a flame)
Tatsu on 03 Jun 2009 at 10:02 pm #
Well, this is one thing that is rather interesting for me, I’m pretty sure that there is no place on Earth that has a building so solid that virtually nothing could penetrate it’s walls, I’m talking about a Castle and not the Walt Disney crap the people’s in the States have, nor the fake castles that they have in Europe. I live in Scotland, land of possibly one of the most violent and bloody lands on this fair Earth. Now Near my town which is on Loch Linnie, (lake for those who don’t know what the heck a loch is). In Loch Linnie there’s a castle, needless to say that is my safe place. It’s safe, secure, and virtually impossible to be accessed by Z’s, it’s on an island. But if they make it into the castle it’s up and up for me, there’s a broken stairway in the tallest tower, the gap’s about oh… I’d say 3-4 meteres wide. =) Have fun with your little underground shelters, I’m in a castle!
Caleb on 04 Jun 2009 at 3:31 pm #
well first here’s a lowdown on me, and my zed survival group’s pristine zed survival base.
We decided to use the dorms at Mid American Christian University, It’s a group of six dorm apartments, each having two floors, first is that we would barricade the entrances with whatever we could find, (like wood boards, sheet metal, etc) they are six in number and are also real small passes that lead into the courtyard. after setting this up we would the grass and dirt in the courtyard into the wall and lower level dorm rooms so as too thicken it up so a zombie couldn’t just bang it down or get in through the dorm windows, so after the strong walls we would then have a lot of holes from the dirt we’ve dumped to strengthen the walls, these could be used to collect rainwater which we could then clean and drink, now the place is surrounded on three sides by a small forest which would help the zeds from picking up our scent. Also were next to a small community so we can still loot for the long term hopefully, and most folks around here are set about not breaking the law by looting, even after may 3rd we were ok, but not our little band, we believe in survival of man, then after that law, not before. so were in a pretty well supplied area, we’d go get guns from the stores that aren’t looted, and around here, nobody would think about checking the back rooms, so we could find a bit that way, and we’d go after canned food, so hopefully we’d never be overrun.
But the question is, what if? so i look out on guard duty and see, oh a good 200 zed heads. first, i would take my pants off before i turned them brown. 2nd, I would call for everyone to get arms and ammo and get on the dorms, hopefully after they made it up we’d bring up all the rope ladders or whatever we had, say this is about when zeds break through our walls, kay? I look down, about to level my keltek Su-16C at a zed head, and out of the corner of my eye I see Mellisa (surname withheld) running from breach of zeds,(Mellisa is the greatest person you will ever meet, she’s nice as the old lady who used to give you candy after church, cooler than pop rocks, and she does amazing poetry), coming my way, they’re gaining on her but if I lower the ladder she can make it, but then the zeds might get up to my location and I have the children at my dorm, since I’m at the farthest away location from the breach. I have one of those slow motion mental crackdowns over priorities, do I save Melissa or do i keep the children safe from zeds? after knowing I couldn’t live with myself leaving her to die, I shout “RUN MELLISA! I’LL LET YOU UP!.” I throw the ladder over the side of the roof and just then, a zed was right on her and went in viscously to rip her throat out. BAM!… KOOSH!.. BAM!KOOSH! Mellisa is covered in blood of the zombies that were on top of her, but otherwise fine, she wasn’t bit. She climbs up the ladder and i look up to see Marshal (surname withheld) and Colin (surname withheld) both firing their semi automatics faster than I can react to, there motions are a blur. I come out of my shell shock and Colin, Marshal, and Me each get a bead on every last zed that sticks its head through that breach… and take it.
FreddeX on 04 Jun 2009 at 3:39 pm #
To Tatsu: Lucky bastard XD
Personally i don´t got a real safehouse yet, in the town i lived before i got like tons of ideas but right now me,my mom and dad live out in the woods (kinda) and there is no real safehouse in sight. But i guess if an outbreak started when im in school then there is a couple of options open to me. For example we got a big supermarket that among other things sells old military supplies (no weapons saddly enouch :( ) and it´s basicly a big concrete building with no windows beside some at the entry and they are really thick and it only got two entries, the main entry up front and the cargo bay in the back. It is usally well stocked with food and water so you should be able to hold out 1-2 weeks if you ranson the food (this depends of course on how many people you are).
Caleb on 04 Jun 2009 at 4:02 pm #
I totally agree with Tatsu, even is you have one of those wee little safe rooms in your house, i won’t matter a bit if it’s got three foot thick walls, you’re stuck. How much food you got? How much ventilation is there from the outside, is there even any ventilation? you’re trapping yourself in a coffin, whereas with Tatsu’s got a castle and my group’s got an easy to make fortified location with solid walls like they used to make castles like. I’m just saying find a out of the way, but not too far away place so you can resupply and make a little, but strong bunker with escape routes. option equal survival and when you put yourself in an underground room with one way in, well there’s only one way out o’ there chief.
another mike on 05 Jun 2009 at 1:32 am #
Always have an out. Fortifications without an escape route are deathtraps.
At the very least you’ll be under siege from the mass of zombies outside, preventing you from getting out to restock. Then your comfortable, safe, secure, impenetrable fortress becomes your tomb as you slowly starve to death.
Always have an escape tunnel, an adjacent rooftop, another tree. Somewhere to go other than a corner or a clifftop. And when that fails, save the last bullet for yourself.
/be prepared
Sharpshooter on 05 Jun 2009 at 12:59 pm #
Hmm well everyone seems to be saying “well under the assumption that i escape…” ill take a crack at it too.
I live in Colorado Springs. Meaning I’ve got 3 military bases to choose from: Air Force Academy, Peterson, and NORAD. NORAD surprisingly is on the bottom of my places to run too. It’s all secretive and what not and appears to only have one entrance and exit, I’m pretty sure there are more but during the zombie uprising seems a pretty bad time to figure out all those other possible escape routes. Peterson would probably be my first choice simply because I know they have real guns with live ammo, pretty sure they have some grenades too but they would be a pain to search for. The Air Force Academy would be my second choice to flee too, the only reason it’s placed above NORAD is because of all the multipul exits AND they have an underground tunnel system. Since I live in Colorado there are gun stores gallor, mostly hunting rifles which is good for me cause i cant shoot handguns very well. After holeing up in a military base for a bit I’d probably take my supplies load em up in my truck (ford F150 longbed in case anyones wondering) and go into the mountains. There are plenty of rich peoples houses up there that I’m sure I could hide in because most of the rich people here are panzies and can’t really do shit by themselves. I know the plan is pretty general, I did that on purpose simply for the fact of “oh well what if something happens?” If anyone has any good ideas to add to this plan feel free to post up the ideas.
charlie on 07 Jun 2009 at 11:33 am #
i would use an escape route…i dont have 3 foot thick steel reinforced concrete walls, but i have a strong house with balistic windows…
they are dual pane 1/4 inch thick Miricle glass…the sales person
droped a bowling ball on a sample windows when he came here and the ball just bounced off…in front of the windows i have steel bars
so im pritty safe here, but in a situation like this i would use my escape route (aka. basment to the garage, to the escape vehicle)
hopefully i would make it…if not, i would go up to the roof and try my luck escaping that way…but i guess there are alot of varriables, your normal everyday Solenum zombie would be easy to get away from, but a Rage zombie or a 245 Trioxin zombie can run, jump and chase you down…better not to get into this situation in the first place.
martyrman on 08 Jun 2009 at 1:02 pm #
ok. a completely compromised situation would be by definition, inescapable due to the fact that completely compromised means that every bit of manure in the bag hit the fan. so theres only a few options to consider.
A) suicide, or
B) infection.
Now i live close to fort hood, which rumor has it holds a cache of small scale thermonuclear devices. i have many friends who house on the base, so if one of them happened to get away and link up with my group, raid the base and get away with a one megaton warhead. if the rumors prove false, it would have to have a massive depot of explosives, making for a relatively simple HUGE explosion. now seein as to how infection just isnt an option for me, id have to go with the biggest boom i could possibly make with the pilfered goods, and take out about 10 square miles worth of deadies. id be dead, but that is an inevitability. a ten man group strapped with 150 pounds of explosives or better yet armed with two nuclear warheads would be remembered forever. there you go. another possibility for an inescapable situation in the post zombie apocalypse of america. cheers!
Trail on 08 Jun 2009 at 10:19 pm #
One could always head up. I have to wonder how fast are zombies? If one can run non stop for 3 hours thats much ground covered. Assuming the zombies are the feet dragging type. Simply running to the roof and determining the best route through the horde could work(this is where your full auto weapons come in handy) If one has a place to hide though wont the zombies eventually search the house then forget about you?
Gabriel on 09 Jun 2009 at 2:08 pm #
Riot bat. I do not care how undead you are, if I hit you in the head with a short bat, you are moving at least three feet back. I don’t have time to kill all of these things, I just need to get through the horde to the nearest exit. Being surrounded is not an nonnegotiable ending to my story. Getting out is merely a test of strength, speed, and testicularity of will. May we all keep our wits about us . . .
dib5th on 13 Jun 2009 at 6:48 pm #
i’v seen zombie movies and a lot of left 4 dead vids on you tube and if zombies did breake my barricade and i have m16s shot guns uzis pistosl and a LOT of ammo for 4-5 people inclouding me. then i think we can kill a lot of them to get to a bus or somethin that has been reneforced. then i think we can get to a close airport and take a plane and start fling untill we find a remote island and if there is about 1 hundred zeds on the island. then i think we can take care of them and survive on the island.
TerryGervais on 14 Jun 2009 at 7:40 pm #
Many of these comments display a crucial flaw in many of our attitude towards a zombie epidemic. I have read a lot about “gettin’ out my uzis and shot guns and sniper rifles and rocket launchers and kickin’ some undead tail”, but if a real zombie crisis were to occur, things wouldn’t happen like this at all. The general public would not be issued their own personal arsenal to use against the undead, and the few who really do have access to this sort of firepower don’t seem too likely to share. If we are to be prepared for a zombie crisis, (should one happen in the future) we need to stop kidding around and get out of the Hollywood-shoot-em-up mentality and seriously think about what we should do in these situations; no guns, no explosives, just what we have on hand.
ACE G on 15 Jun 2009 at 8:55 pm #
Lets face it, if you live in America (North or South) you are basically F***ed. The only true strongholds are old churches (mostly found on the east coast), prison’s, military installations, or private residences built specifically for doomsday type scenario’s. A Prison complex being the most ideal because of tall, durable, fortified walls, with open grounds which can be used for farming/ live stock, plus numerous facilities on multiple levels such as a hospital, beds, workout yard, and cafeteria. Plus most prison’s are fitted with massive generators in case the main power grid goes out, which it would with in a week of not being maintained by specialized technicians.
Living in California I have little chance of survival in a full blown Zombie outbreak though. I take that back, with Romero zombies humanity would dominate, with runners humanity would struggle and may be on the losing end, with evolving mutations mankind wouldn’t stand a chance. I have a theory on this, after turning from the initial infection a host would be able to move swiftly, but as rigor mortis sets in the host would slow down to shambles. With that in mind a zombie is most lethal within the first 24 hours after turning.
My only chance of survival (in the long run) would be to make it to the nearest military base (Marine base is 25 miles from my house) or to somehow manage to make it to the Sierra Nevada mountain range then proceed north to more isolated and colder temperatures. (I pose a question, can zombie’s freeze?) If neither of these options were possible then, realistically speaking, I’d have to get to a two or more story building, barricade all the lower doors and windows, then make second + floor access zombie proof (if there is such a thing) by demolishing the stairs / elevator.
If Zombies have gained entry to the lower levels (upper level access is possible if they pile and climb on top of each other in a massive heap of bodies like sandbags. Don’t think that isn’t possible just cause it hasn’t been in a movie… speaking of which no one truly knows if a bullet to the brain will be enough to kill a zombie…) I’d make an easy access hole from the upper level or attic into the garage so I could get into the car and get the f*** out! or if that plan was compromised I would gather whatever provisions I had (hopefully I’ve had enough time to make an emergency pack consisting of food, water, and ammo that wasn’t too heavy to slow me down too much) then either set the house on fire or set an explosive (no use in wasting ammo) then jump out of the window where the least amount of zombies are (backyard) or try to make it to the roof and jump to an adjacent building after throwing my provisions across, then get out of there as quickly as possible. If none of those options were possible and no chance of escape to the attic was possible I’d take as many of them out with small fire arms, home made explosives, and close combat weapons and hopefully clear a path of escape. I’d save the last bullet or explosive for myself if that didn’t happen.
Having more than one person defending a location is extremely helpful. Check each other thoroughly for bites after every encounter. Trust no one. Man is far worse than a zombie when he’s been backed into a corner.
Ryan on 16 Jun 2009 at 6:42 am #
Barrel through the weakest point of them and hope that I’m immune to zombification.
Angryvikingman on 16 Jun 2009 at 7:50 am #
Being one of those who does actually have a weapons cache, no, I won’t share unless I know you. You aren’t getting in my house unless I know you. The one thing you will be getting if you try to take my stuff or get in my house will be lots of new breathing holes. All of the people I am friends with own multiple guns and have their own ammo. We’d share between us if needed, but considering I have an insane amount of ammo just for myself, and I know they do also its unlikely that we’d need to. I won’t say how much I have because I’m on enough government lists already…
Hugh on 17 Jun 2009 at 5:36 am #
Good point I’d have to set up a get away vehicle with some very hard to access passage to it. (tunnel maybe) This modification included I would bail out, after getting all my remaining explosives ready to blow and get to my escape car. It also occurs to me that, if possible, the escape car should be somewhere _completely inaccessable to zombies, like an underground garage sealed with rubble that can be cleared with strategically placed anfo.
Fable on 17 Jun 2009 at 1:01 pm #
Lets be real. I, like a lot of people do not own a gun. If I ever did get a gun it would be a small hand gun or a rifle, most likely a 22. That being the case if a Zombie pandemic did occur I would initially have to rely on close combat melee weapons, most likely the large crow bar I have in my tool box. Like most households I have enough food to last a week, that’s including the other 3 family members in my household. My Mother (Christian Radical) and Sister (a obese Librarian) would be useless in this scenario. My step father would most likely succumb to insanity or zombification judging on his type of character and need for total control over everything in his life… although he would go down with a fight being as stubborn as he is. I may have a chance to rally them together in such an instance but the chances are small. If our house was compromised, which would not be hard to do being only one story with many windows, I would immediately grab my nearest family members shoulder, yell to the rest of them, then run out the backyard, over the fence, and into the wilderness behind our house. Realistically, my family and myself would not stand a chance if our location was compromised no matter how determined we were to fight. I know without a doubt I would be the only survivor… if I did manage to survive the compromised location, but seeing as how I would be severely winded after running 2 miles chances are I’m a goner. Our neighbor is a police chief and has a small weapons cache, and would be our best chance of survival. Getting him to allow us in and sharing his weapons/ammo is a completely different and unlikely matter.
Jacob930 on 18 Jun 2009 at 4:20 pm #
My predefined shelter would most likely be at my home, due to the fact that I just recently started taking Zombie Breakout Awareness seriously and haven’t had a chance to get a better shelter ready. In the event that this scenario happened, I’d already have my crowbar in one hand and a hatchet in the other, as well as my double barrel 12 guage and .22 rifle and double barrel .38 special deringer extremely close by, b/c lets face it, we’d all have our weapons ready the moment we got wind of any sort of zombie invasion. First, I’d drop the ceiling ladder to my attic which has a small vent just big enough for me to squeeze through to get to the roof. That way I’d be ready to get to the attic when My first tier of ammo ran out. Second, I’d use up my two twelve guage shots (more if I had time to drop the barrel and load a couple more, though I seriously doubt I’d use up what precious little time I had left) in an attemt to take out as much of the undead as I could before jetting up the ladder into the attic. I’d drop the latter, which happens to have pins at the top that are really easy to take out in a hurry. The flap raises back up with a spring mechanism (extremely convenient). Third, I’d Use the but of my rifle to break through the vent I mentioned before. Fourth, I’d raise my weapons and emergency pack of dried foods, water, first aid kit, and ammunition to the roof which is pretty level, so I would not have to worry about my weapons sliding down and out of my hands. I’d then crawl halfway out of the vent to where I was sitting in a chair style, and climb to the roof. Once on the roof, I’d use my .22 rifle to decapcitate as many zombie brains as humanly possible, saving maybe half of my rounds for late. I’l sling my emergency backpack, rifle w/ strap, and crowbar which also happens to have a homemade strap onto my back and I’d jump across to the next noor neighbors roof (about 4 feet from my house) which has a similar floorplan. I’d keep roof-jumping, and helping as many of the living as I could, and bringing them with me (because the unaware are easy targets for zombie attacks and they’d be sacrifices without trying or me manipulating the situation, but I wouldn’t let them slow me down) until I got to this really big power line structure. I’d check electricity traceling through it with a small, handy machine I have(not too sure what it is called, but it is what you use to check a car battery) which would also be in my emergency bag to be sure that the power was down if there were still zombies around that area (if the power wasn’t down the machine would probably be fried and I’d have a nasty burn on one of my hands, even though I’d use a rubber dishwashing glove that is also in my bag, from holding it. I guess I’d have to compromise on what to do with some quick thinking, and thats really fighting yourself out of a nasty situation). If the power was down I’d climb the structure, and travel across the lines with my hands until I got to a safe enough destination. I’d hotwire a car, which I know how to do through the help of the internet, and drive to Ft. Campbell, Ky and get as much equipment to fight off the zombies as possible, and the drive to my sisters to see if her house was breached. If so, I’d keep on driving till I got to a good stronghold with living people. Then I guess many more scenarios are possible untill I died of disease of old age or one of the .38 speccial slugs to my brain (thats what the deringer was for). Becoming a zombie just isn’t an option for me! I’d love to hear your feedback. My myspace url is http://www.myspace.com/storythestoner I’d really love to hear your feedback guys. Keep on living people. Peaceeeee
dib5th on 19 Jun 2009 at 3:37 pm #
well i guest if i new were there r gangs and were there weapons r and if they have ak-47s glocks shot guns and any other weapons i’d raid the gangs gun caches and use the weapons. plus having some back up would help and i have a friend that has a small/large weapons cache with ammo. plus there r many different guns to so id just go there and hope he and his fam is ok and willing to share there weapons plus some of my neigboors have weapons to.
Angryvikingman on 22 Jun 2009 at 7:02 am #
Get that damn crowbar crap out of your head right now. Its too heavy and doesnt have the weight to reach ratio needed for prolonged attack/defense. Unless you sit there a few hours a day swinging it and practicing with it, then your arms are going to get tired and feel like useless noodles after about one minute of rapid swinging. Add to that the adrenaline crash that comes after a real life and death situation, and youre going to be unable to defend yourself or anyone else. Why do people think that a crowbar makes a good weapon? Maybe for a sneak attack on one person/zombie, but trying to ward off multiple attackers is going to leave you more tired than you would ever think.
Here’s an experiment:
Get a timer. Go to any gym. Find a punching bag.
Set the timer for one minute. Start the timer and beat the ever-loving crap out of the punching bag as fast and as hard as you can without without stopping. You were only swinging your arms for a minute. Can you imagine how tired your arms would be after one minute of rapidly swinging a 4-6 pound crowbar? What if you had been running before you got into the scuffle and were already out of breath. Might as well just lay down and let them eat you. CROWBARS ARE NOT GOOD FOR FIGHTING AND DEFENSE!! They’re only good for work tools and breaking and entering.
dib5th on 22 Jun 2009 at 9:10 pm #
i agree with angryviking you would be tired after a min with a crowbar. my best idea of a melee weapon would be a katana or an axe mybe a broken bottle (beer bottle or soda bottle). weapons like firearms are problbly THE best weapons people have today. the firearms i have a rifle and a shotgun. i have melee weapons like an axe,knives baseball bat, hammer, and alot of other melee weapons too.
Angryvikingman on 24 Jun 2009 at 9:24 am #
Katana = bad.
Here’s why:
Katanas, while sharp must be maintained meticulously to ensure proper performance. They are very light, and that is a pro as well as a con. Yeah, you can swing it all day long, but after it gets dull from repeated whacking it doesnt have the mass to cut effectively as would a large double edged sword. Also as a plus, the larger and only slighty heavier double edged sword can cut like hell even when its dull. It has the mass to pinch flesh against bone and cause insane cuts from its barely sharpened edge using P.S.I. impact. Double handed longswords were chosen by germans. Germans make the best weapons in the world. They always have. When in doubt, pick something made in germany.
Angryvikingman on 24 Jun 2009 at 9:28 am #
In addition, double edged weapons can cut in two directions, where you’d have to position the katana again for a proper cut. Double edged weapons you just need to swong back the other way. axes are ok, but they are heavy and require precise aim where a long sword gives you about 3 feet of cutting edge.
dib5th on 26 Jun 2009 at 1:55 pm #
thanks for tellin me that a katana is not that good of a weapon
but mybe a small chainsaw on a long pole that we have now a days is problbly the best melee weapon because it is a chainsaw and its on a pole
lunchbox on 27 Jun 2009 at 2:28 am #
I wood most likely blow up a few black powder grenades a clear some room to run. The explosion wood most likely not kill the zeds but scatter them so i can get my grab bag and run.
skylar on 27 Jun 2009 at 5:11 am #
u will die somtime but i would not want to die by there hands
dib5th on 27 Jun 2009 at 6:05 pm #
i think that if the explosen was big enough the zeds will be killed by the explosen.
DaMan on 01 Jul 2009 at 2:03 pm #
Im mo frackin Infantry in the U.S. Army of 4/10 Mtn 2/30 A Co. Spartans. I’ll fight to the bitter end. Those slow movin zeds wont stand a chance agianst me even with only a skull breaker(melee weapon). And i aint got to worry bout gettin tired cuz we run 6-8 miles a weekday 3 on sat 2 on sun, then do muscle failure and thats in the morning, then we continue with a regular workday. except weekends, thats just mornin PT. so i know i can fend off at least 40-60 zeds b4 fatigue sets in and 20-30 after it sets in. Then when upper body is fatigued my legs are still fresh so thats when ill do a tactical withdraw. But it would be a whole nother story with the freaky fast zeds even with bottle necking and a well trained melee fighter their speed and unrelenting drive and unknown #swould over come all in melee.
Angryvikingman on 02 Jul 2009 at 9:12 pm #
Awww… Epic fail. EXPLOSION. I don’t mind people using web/text slang, but for god’s sake, learn how to spell and use correct grammar. I’m pretty sure most of us made it through middle school, so there is no excuse except blatant stupidity, or just being lazy.
Now, with that said, here is the lowdown on how an EXPLOSION affects the human, and thus zombie anatomy. Aside from the obvious shrapnel and fire of the EXPLOSION, there is a concussive blast wave of displaced air. Although it is air, it still acts as though it were a fluid. The blast wave rolls out like a single ripple in water. Anything in the way when there is sufficient kinetic energy left in the blast will be concussed. The “BOOM” causes internal organs to be compressed, causing blunt force trauma just like hitting someone with a mace or baseball bat, except it affects the entire body. If a zombie were close enough to the point of origin of the blast, then it could cause enough concussive damage to the brain and spinal area to at least paralyse or kill the zombie. That is if you’re lucky. Maybe it’d just blow off their limbs, or shower you with infectious material that would enter your body through mucous membranes like the eyes, nose, and mouth, thus infecting you. (Bummer) Keep in mind that if you want to blow up zombies, you don’t want to be anywhere near them when it happens, if you can help it.
Angryvikingman on 02 Jul 2009 at 9:23 pm #
Just in case you didnt notice, the last three posts before my previous one were full of spelling and grammatical errors.
(lunchbox) wood = would (wood is what trees are made of)
(skylar) there = their (this is the possessive usage. There denotes a location, and they’re is a contraction formed of “they” and “are”. ) Like “They’re there at the store with their mother” That clarify things?
(dib5th) explosen = explosion (just a spelling error)
If you have a doubt about what you’re (you are) trying to spell, freaking google it and see if you are spelling it correctly and cover your (possessive) ass. Get me? This has been a lesson on how not to look like a complete retard on the web while using the written word.
Benjo on 04 Jul 2009 at 11:50 am #
well if it was a sudden, immediate outburst of overwhelming undead at any given time, i would have my skateboard. I always carry it with me, its just easier to ride around getting from A to B. Its also a nice way to make friends (fellow skaters, small children) and enemies (police, security guards, old people, and republicans). I would grab whatever else i had near or on me that i wanted to bring with me. This wouldn’t be very much, as i like to stay light. Then, grabbing my board by the trucks, i would use it to push back the masses of undead. You can imagine that the grip tape rubbing against them would be sort of like sandpaper, slowly scraping off parts of undead flesh. As soon as i found an exit or some escape route, i would take it and skate down it if possible. The noise would attract some attention from zedheads, but i would be moving faster than them, and i could easily outmanuever several, unless the streets were full to the point of being like a massive riot. Just keep riding until i found a building made of brick or stone with a ladder to climb or a group of other survivors. In perspective, i would rather do that then run for a gun. The adrenaline rush it would created would compromise aim considerably, not to mention that it would be impossible to shoot and kill all of the undead before they got to you.
Benjo on 04 Jul 2009 at 1:21 pm #
well if it was a sudden, immediate outburst of overwhelming undead at any given time, i would have my skateboard. I always carry it with me, its just easier to ride around getting from A to B. Its also a nice way to make friends (fellow skaters, small children) and enemies (police, security guards, old people, and republicans). I would grab whatever else i had near or on me that i wanted to bring with me. This wouldn’t be very much, as i like to stay light. Then, grabbing my board by the trucks, i would use it to push back the masses of undead. You can imagine that the grip tape rubbing against them would be sort of like sandpaper, slowly scraping off parts of undead flesh. As soon as i found an exit or some escape route, i would take it and skate down it if possible. The noise would attract some attention from zedheads, but i would be moving faster than them, and i could easily outmanuever several, unless the streets were full to the point of being like a massive riot. Just keep riding until i found a building made of brick or stone with a ladder to climb or a group of other survivors. In perspective, i would rather do that then run for a gun. The adrenaline rush it’d create would compromise aim considerably, not to mention that it would be impossible to shoot and kill all of the undead before they got to you. Simply pushing zombies back prevents them from getting to you, and allows you to advance.
Sharpshooter on 10 Jul 2009 at 11:43 am #
“easier then running for a gun” hahahaha dude most of us here have guns either A) in our laps or B) within sight and reach.
And dude when the apocolypse happens keep the skateboard for like a week or so IF THAT. Cause after civilization just collapse it wont be hard to just go take a big SUV of some sort.
dib5th on 10 Jul 2009 at 10:20 pm #
ok well i would mybe make molotoves (gas from a gastation beer bottles and rags) then light me up a few zedhead candles
Angryvikingman on 12 Jul 2009 at 8:33 pm #
Although its not an exact replication of the experience, you can run a few laps around your house to get your pulse pounding, and fire your gun to train yourself to react in those types of situations. Like I said, not exactly the same thing, but pretty dang close. For those who have actually hunted or been in the military, they know the “rush” that comes from firing at another living creature, and how to counteract it to get the job done. I don’t really get the “rush” when hunting anymore. Logic can eventually overcome physiological responses if you train/hunt enough.
Sharpshooter on 15 Jul 2009 at 2:57 pm #
the only thing worse then a zed is a FLAMING zed…. now if they are like 28 days later or I Am Legend the totaly…. but Dawn of the Dead zombies, and you wanna light them on fire? well i can deffinatly tell you’re gunna one of the first people to turn mate lol
jefferystevebob on 17 Jul 2009 at 7:57 pm #
i would throw my moms torture devices (AKA her small antiques) at them then my toatser then my glass pitcher then my mom milloins of glass jars and when i ran out of stuff to throw i would hop out the window and run as fast as i can to the house behind mine and hide in the attic unless its full of spiders, then just the second floor
Adam on 20 Jul 2009 at 8:35 am #
The problem I have is living in the UK as an average citizen, i don’t have access to an awful lot of firearms, so my arsenal would probably be almost entirely melee weapons and home made grenades, such as molotov cocktails.
So, if my house was entirely over-run, i have a distinct advantage. I live on the second floor of a semi detached, so i have two flights of stairs they have to get up. I would probably have destroyed the first flight, and barricaded the second. If they managed to get past them, i have a very thick door in my bedroom, so i could probably barricade that quite well. I could then escape out of my window, which leads onto the roof. Luckily, since my whole street is semi detached, the gap between houses is very jumpable, but zombies would just fall.
Once I reached the end, carrying only what provisions are absolutely necessary, such as a few weapons (i would probably have thrown all my molotovs onto the street below, because burning stuff is fun), I would be faced with a choice. I can go four ways.
Straight ahead is a train station, and it’s likely that by now trains are not in operation, so i could walk along the track. Since this track is almost completely surrounded by high fences and thick bushes, it’s liekly to be quite clear of zombies. To my left, i could go through a few more residential areas, nowhere of significant cover in that direction. To my right, there is either a road leading across the river and into the main commercial area of my city, which would be overrun, but great for stocking up on weapons and supplies, and there are some easily fortifyable places there. For instance, there is a shop with a full suit of armour for sale on display outside, which also sells various swords and knives. The fourth option, is the school on the corner. This may sound odd, but it’s a rather good choice. There is a fence tall enough to keep out zeds, but low enough to climb in a pinch, that surrounds the whole property, and there are 5 different exits. Plus, there is plenty of room to store supplies and survivors, and is covered in security cameras. Plus, the science lab could probably provide me with some useful weapons against the zeds. And since vandalism is a problem with it, the doors can all be locked, and some only open from the inside, and the windows are too small to let a person through, even a child-zombie. Furthermore, the main entrance, which is the most likely place for zombies to get in, is a narrow funnel. Zeds would be forced to crowd together and would be easy to pick off if I ran into any firepower.
If the school was also overrun, i could travel along the train tracks to find a new location, although my main target would be a small island with a population of less that 5000. If i could procure enough firepower and supplies, and enough people, we could probably fortify the island, and last there indefinitely, growing our own food. It also helps that there is a ready-built castle on that island.
So there you go, my plans for escaping an overwhelmed safe building, along with some sidetracking.
Mentality on 21 Jul 2009 at 10:34 pm #
Well now let’s see. I live in a 2 story side-by-side complex in the city in a court.
Dead end road = FUCKED. However, I do have a pretty collection of replica swords
which i’ve had sharpened for such an event. Also, the back yard is fenced in and the
driveway is very narrow due to the houses being so close together, therefor I would have
easy access to my truck, so a getaway would be a sinch in short notice. I know plenty
of deep wooded areas where I could easily navigate through if neccessary. Not gonna
lie, I live in a heavy populated city which would make surviving more than a hastle.
But as far as a fortified location goes, I would have to say I would probly be better off
moving about rather than staying in one location. Better to evade right away than end
up being surrounded. Cars are plentiful (so is gas if u syphon), mele weapons are MORE
than abundant. There are few armories where I live, each about 10-20 miles apart, so
firearms will be a problem to obtain from them. However, locals in my city pack some
heat so making friends will be crucial! I’ve always wanted to loot and shoot w/out
consequence, so a Zombie Outbreak would be a dream come true in my book.
dib5th on 22 Jul 2009 at 6:47 pm #
well if people have weapons use them and if you are immune the infection then you cant get infectied so a zed candle wont be a problem if they r like the zeds in left 4 dead (exepte the specal boss infectied). but if they are like a zombie that dosent die like a human then it will be a long time before the zed finally dies.
Josh on 29 Jul 2009 at 5:52 am #
I would down my last bottle of tequila and take as many of the fuckers with me as i could.
Ben on 29 Jul 2009 at 5:57 am #
If all else failed, I coul probably make the jump from my second story window to a line of trees in my front yard. Luckily, these trees run along the edge of my yard, all close enough together that i could climb from tree to tree. At the last one, I would be a few feet from the open road and then I would hit the ground running with my home-made flame thrower and the tools necessary to hotwire a car. I think I would be okay from there.
3-15 INF on 02 Aug 2009 at 10:14 pm #
The wife and I would have no choice but to run and gun it with the food, equipment and weapons/ammo we could carry. We do have the right weapons for it- M4 and 1911 for me, and M1 carbine and M9 for her. We’d make it to the SUV (hopefully) via the front door and run over a few. I’d have her drive slowly as to not to crash while i hung out the sunroof and thinned out the ranks with the rifle. Not the the best option at all. Even with us taking head shots , I imagine we would be falling all over downed zeds and wreckage. Moving in the open is even worse. We’d have to continue very slowly to avoid crashed cars and creatively find a route out of town. Since we live in North Carolina, we’d head toward one of the outer banks islands where we could defend from one bridge coming in. That is, if the people already living there let us.
Yellandy on 04 Aug 2009 at 7:20 pm #
Okay, here’s my first senario for my house:
(Most of my house is second floor) I would attampt getting through the least compromised deck surounding my house. (Breaking a window) Fight my way to clear most of the zombies, plus avoiding them as I head down the stairs to my fenced off back yard. This area will probably be the least infested, so I will go through the back gate, to the woods, where I will attempt tree climbing if it is too infested, and slowly clear the area, or get through the woods to the house beside mine, to find supplies and a possible shelter for the night. If not, I will try getting to a clearer neighborhood, and start from their.
Truth on 04 Aug 2009 at 8:56 pm #
Lets go with a house with you and your closest loved ones…
House (With family)- You wife/husband is in the kitchen making some canned beans and spam you have so little of. Your son/daughter(s) are trying to forget and play for a little before dinner. The radio is still bringing even more grim news to freeze your heart even more. Your Labrador is too thin to want to move and remains asleep. You want to look at the sun set or rise (it doesn’t matter). But then from the crack you peeked through is completely shaded and shortly after your heart is pumping adrenaline through out every part of your body as you as you see it.. a zombie. You bolt scream and panic. “Everyone go to the attic, as we planned!” you carefully planned out exercise if finally in progress. You escape to the roof” That’s when you all notice there isn’t just a few zombies like you thought.. But hundreds all around you in every direction. You are sitting ducks. You child or children run to your spouse who says ” we gotta run for it” and you can understand that she/he is right. So you pick up any little ones and if any and you use the escape rope on whatever side the least bastards are on. One at a time. The first one leaps to the ground and bolts and so to does everyone including you.. The zombies almost instantly smell the sweat and blood of you and your family. They catch up to you and kill you all.
chris on 06 Aug 2009 at 7:25 pm #
i would get my bat and fight my way to the car,im a black belt,then hit the monsters till i get out of the comprimised home and head some were FAR away,but first light the house on fire so it will blow up,to get revenge on the monsters for F@!*#($ up my house
bighead on 07 Aug 2009 at 9:39 pm #
i agree with freddex (his reply is waaay up there) i want to stay mobile but if they attacked now i would probably either throw a match in my firework bag and throw it down the hall and kill off the remaining zs with my katana and if that was worthless then i would smash their heads in with the butt of my M4 airsoft gun and my shotgun
KillerB on 19 Aug 2009 at 5:30 am #
FIGHT,FIGHT,FIGHT………
#1 Take a second to sum up the weakest point of the zombie attack. You are going to want to fight in the direction that gives your group the best chance of escape. (Open field, wide deep river, a car, another building,etc)
#2 Orgainze your group into a cigar shaped, or triangle shaped mass. Everyone should have a gun that is fully loaded. AND something to bash, mash and stab with. The Old, Weak, and sick will be in the center of the group (more on this later)
#3 Everyone will have to move as one. ONE person at the point will direct the movement. Like a riot officer in a line.
#4 You will then attack the zombie masses attempting to create an opening that is as wide and broad as possible for your group to move in. Well placed shots are vital at this point but I think that causing the Zombies to loose limbs would work in the short term.
#5 The old and sick can be left if the ods are not in your favor. They may cause a tempory distraction allowing the rest of your group to hightail it out. (Ruthless but they died the second you hold up anyway)
#6 If by chance you lived through this you will have learned a vital and costly lesson. To fix yourself in a static position without the availablity of reserve forces to come to your aid is madness. You will not make that mistake again. But if you did not make it then at least you died on your feet…………………only air soft sissys would contemplate wasting a precious round in their own uninfected skull. Use it on the enemy and then fight with weapons of opportunity. The point is you must never allow yourself to think of anything other than your own survival. Fight with everything you have and let the chips fall where they may………………CHEERS
Semper Cogitant on 08 Oct 2009 at 6:09 pm #
Hard one. AS you said most exits are block or zombie filled I assume I have one way out.
I’d use this to get to my truck (currents a lifted F250, but always some large, very off road capable gas guzzler). I think I’d have a fair chance of rolling over the zombie hoard, though it would get messy.
If it came down to the end and I had no way out, I want to thin out the zombie numbers to make it that much easier for the next guy. Go out with as big a bang as possible.
chali 2na on 09 Nov 2009 at 2:49 am #
I would point and say, “Look over there! Its George Clooney, and then make a mad dash for the door while they were distracted.