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CrashER wrote:

FITZZ wrote: Not a bad plan,of course without a long term source of food your apt to simply starve to death (or have to eat a bullet).

Oh, I live in a small farm town. Not that that will matter after a few short months (I do know how make flour!). After I take all the wheat grain I can stand, I run to the hills just outside of town, natural caves and deer and freshwater fishing and what not. I've spent a lot of time contemplating several scenarios from zombies to societal collapse from a variety of causes.

Well done,a knowledge of hunting and fishing, along with basic gardening know how will be extremely valuable when all the supermarkets have burned to the ground or are surrounded by flesh eating ghouls.
You my friend should do well in the post zombie apocalypse world.

No place is safe, only safer. Meaning if you hold up somewhere eventually it is not going to be safe. No matter where you are. On a pure system of odds, your odds are better in the middle of nowhere, but you probably won't be safe there forever. Remember, in a zombie apocalypse zombies aren't always the worst threat. The living are more dangerous. They are desperate, cunning, and know things like betrayal, deceit, and other evils that zombies do not possess.

If you can catch it early enough get a bicycle, find some train tracks, and head to a warmer climate and avoid all civilization until you can find a place to temporary set up residence.

I live in a small tourist city really, worst thing would be if it occured during the summer when all of the Canadians are in town. Other than that we could get a boat and sail south where they have some farms and low populations, or west if we can get through the large city next to us there's a smaller town with some decent hunting and farms, if we go north we hit politicians.

Get my suit of Mk.III Power Armor. What? You guys don't have one? Well I never...

undivided wrote:Get my suit of Mk.III Power Armor. What? You guys don't have one? Well I never...

To answer a way earlier response:

Guess I'm a fatalist.

Post apoc "always on your guard" society would wear me thin.

And I for one would probably embrace our new zombie overlords.

Or perhaps I already have.

malfred wrote:To answer a way earlier response:

Guess I'm a fatalist.

Post apoc "always on your guard" society would wear me thin.

And I for one would probably embrace our new zombie overlords.

Or perhaps I already have.

You're not a fatalist, that's called being complacent.

We could just wait a year and see if some Russians turn up to conquer whatever's left of us..

Well I'm all out of references to that.


To be honest, you'd need to have a place to go, people to come with, supplies to live off, and firearms to shoot. Vehicles to drive would be useful as well.

I live in a small town in NJ, I don't know what the current population of the area is, but i'm estimating around 4000, if so, I expect about 1/20th to actually have the capability and intelligence of posing a defense. Then given the fact that our population is spread out up here, my plan is to hold out until winter. Zombies can only crawl if their leg tissue freezes and breaks off, a brittle zombie is one that is easily killed. It wouldn't be too hard either, I would go into my basement made of solid 4"-6" thick concrete with the only entrance being a door which has a flight of stairs leading down it, and hold out there. Enough polearms/weapons/food down there to last me about one or two years (lots of honey from my mother and emergency kits with non-perishable food in them along with roughly 75 MREs)... Now only to find some comrades who I can trust...

Footslogging wrote:I live in a small town in NJ, I don't know what the current population of the area is, but i'm estimating around 4000, if so, I expect about 1/20th to actually have the capability and intelligence of posing a defense. Then given the fact that our population is spread out up here, my plan is to hold out until winter. Zombies can only crawl if their leg tissue freezes and breaks off, a brittle zombie is one that is easily killed. It wouldn't be too hard either, I would go into my basement made of solid 4"-6" thick concrete with the only entrance being a door which has a flight of stairs leading down it, and hold out there. Enough polearms/weapons/food down there to last me about one or two years (lots of honey from my mother and emergency kits with non-perishable food in them along with roughly 75 MREs)... Now only to find some comrades who I can trust...

Not a bad plan,but keep in mind the debate from "Night of the living Dead" concerning cellars/basements,it's a good idea to have at least two points of entry/exit,with only one...if the zombies breach the door and start to get in,you have no where to run.

FITZZ wrote:

Footslogging wrote:I live in a small town in NJ, I don't know what the current population of the area is, but i'm estimating around 4000, if so, I expect about 1/20th to actually have the capability and intelligence of posing a defense. Then given the fact that our population is spread out up here, my plan is to hold out until winter. Zombies can only crawl if their leg tissue freezes and breaks off, a brittle zombie is one that is easily killed. It wouldn't be too hard either, I would go into my basement made of solid 4"-6" thick concrete with the only entrance being a door which has a flight of stairs leading down it, and hold out there. Enough polearms/weapons/food down there to last me about one or two years (lots of honey from my mother and emergency kits with non-perishable food in them along with roughly 75 MREs)... Now only to find some comrades who I can trust...

Not a bad plan,but keep in mind the debate from "Night of the living Dead" concerning cellars/basements,it's a good idea to have at least two points of entry/exit,with only one...if the zombies breach the door and start to get in,you have no where to run.

Perhaps you can build a small tunnel that leads to a neighboring house?

chowderhead 13 wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Footslogging wrote:I live in a small town in NJ, I don't know what the current population of the area is, but i'm estimating around 4000, if so, I expect about 1/20th to actually have the capability and intelligence of posing a defense. Then given the fact that our population is spread out up here, my plan is to hold out until winter. Zombies can only crawl if their leg tissue freezes and breaks off, a brittle zombie is one that is easily killed. It wouldn't be too hard either, I would go into my basement made of solid 4"-6" thick concrete with the only entrance being a door which has a flight of stairs leading down it, and hold out there. Enough polearms/weapons/food down there to last me about one or two years (lots of honey from my mother and emergency kits with non-perishable food in them along with roughly 75 MREs)... Now only to find some comrades who I can trust...

Not a bad plan,but keep in mind the debate from "Night of the living Dead" concerning cellars/basements,it's a good idea to have at least two points of entry/exit,with only one...if the zombies breach the door and start to get in,you have no where to run.

Perhaps you can build a small tunnel that leads to a neighboring house?

Actualy,the more I think about it,the more I believe subterranean is the way to go (see the original Day of the Dead for details).
Those guys had an excellent base of operation and could have survived indefinitely had interior strife not ended up messing them up.

FITZZ wrote:

chowderhead 13 wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Footslogging wrote:I live in a small town in NJ, I don't know what the current population of the area is, but i'm estimating around 4000, if so, I expect about 1/20th to actually have the capability and intelligence of posing a defense. Then given the fact that our population is spread out up here, my plan is to hold out until winter. Zombies can only crawl if their leg tissue freezes and breaks off, a brittle zombie is one that is easily killed. It wouldn't be too hard either, I would go into my basement made of solid 4"-6" thick concrete with the only entrance being a door which has a flight of stairs leading down it, and hold out there. Enough polearms/weapons/food down there to last me about one or two years (lots of honey from my mother and emergency kits with non-perishable food in them along with roughly 75 MREs)... Now only to find some comrades who I can trust...

Not a bad plan,but keep in mind the debate from "Night of the living Dead" concerning cellars/basements,it's a good idea to have at least two points of entry/exit,with only one...if the zombies breach the door and start to get in,you have no where to run.

Perhaps you can build a small tunnel that leads to a neighboring house?

Actualy,the more I think about it,the more I believe subterranean is the way to go (see the original Day of the Dead for details).
Those guys had an excellent base of operation and could have survived indefinitely had interior strife not ended up messing them up.

All over the USA in remote areas you can purchase decommissioned missile bunkers that people do turn into homes. So, if you had the capital to buy one and fix it up, you could have yourself an apocalypse shelter.

http://www.missilebases.com/properties

Check them out

From wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

chowderhead 13 wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Footslogging wrote:I live in a small town in NJ, I don't know what the current population of the area is, but i'm estimating around 4000, if so, I expect about 1/20th to actually have the capability and intelligence of posing a defense. Then given the fact that our population is spread out up here, my plan is to hold out until winter. Zombies can only crawl if their leg tissue freezes and breaks off, a brittle zombie is one that is easily killed. It wouldn't be too hard either, I would go into my basement made of solid 4"-6" thick concrete with the only entrance being a door which has a flight of stairs leading down it, and hold out there. Enough polearms/weapons/food down there to last me about one or two years (lots of honey from my mother and emergency kits with non-perishable food in them along with roughly 75 MREs)... Now only to find some comrades who I can trust...

Not a bad plan,but keep in mind the debate from "Night of the living Dead" concerning cellars/basements,it's a good idea to have at least two points of entry/exit,with only one...if the zombies breach the door and start to get in,you have no where to run.

Perhaps you can build a small tunnel that leads to a neighboring house?

Actually,the more I think about it,the more I believe subterranean is the way to go (see the original Day of the Dead for details).
Those guys had an excellent base of operation and could have survived indefinitely had interior strife not ended up messing them up.

All over the USA in remote areas you can purchase decommissioned missile bunkers that people do turn into homes. So, if you had the capital to buy one and fix it up, you could have yourself an apocalypse shelter.

http://www.missilebases.com/properties

Check them out

Ha!...those are great! there's even one nearby...now all I have to do is come up with a half million dollars.


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Out of the goodness of my heart I've decided to provide those interested with an "audio book" link to the ZSG.
No need to thank me...just learn what you can and try to avoid being turned into a creature that I'll end up having to shoot in the head.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FKCi9D88qpo&feature=BF&list=PLA721E18C08C21B62&index=1

If you look at some decommissioned silos that are in bad shape, like left derelict for 50+ years you can buy them for as cheap as $40k to $50k though you would have to invest a lot into fix it up.

Hello missile silos! I wouldnt mind an 8k plus square foot home. Specially one that is under ground,blast/zombie proof and has escape hatches. Thats just badass. Now, who wants to loan me some cash?

I really love the idea of an underground fortress...perhaps that's indicative of some deeper problems..but what the hell.
I swear if I had the cash to spare I'd do this in a heart beat.

You and me both FITZZ. Seriously, Id drop the cash for one of those. I can easily convince the wife too. It would be as easy as saying this " not only is it 8k sq-ft but its not in Michigan!"

Presto, Im moving into an under ground bunker

KingCracker wrote:You and me both FITZZ. Seriously, Id drop the cash for one of those. I can easily convince the wife too. It would be as easy as saying this " not only is it 8k sq-ft but its not in Michigan!"

Presto, Im moving into an under ground bunker

Yeah,I think I could sell my Missus on the idea simply by telling her it will get all of my "War Barbies" out of the bedroom.

My plan?........WALMART!!!!!!

it has:



annnnnd

Captain Shrike wrote:My plan?........WALMART!!!!!!

it has:



annnnnd

Guns,Food,...Heat? and...Pilots?..
The problem is a lot of people are going to have the same plan....or just rush for the nearest "Food center" when the gak hits the fan,places like Wal-Mart are going to be death traps.

pigeons.........and if all goes to hell I will train them to attack the zomz.

Captain Shrike wrote:pigeons.........and if all goes to hell I will train them to attack the zomz.

...So,your plan against an ever increasing army of the walking dead is trained attack pigeons??
...I like that plan.

FITZZ wrote: I really love the idea of an underground fortress...perhaps that's indicative of some deeper problems..but what the hell.
I swear if I had the cash to spare I'd do this in a heart beat.

Just think of the epic war gaming room you could have? Talk about man cave!

It's been proven effective too!!!

From wrote:

FITZZ wrote: I really love the idea of an underground fortress...perhaps that's indicative of some deeper problems..but what the hell.
I swear if I had the cash to spare I'd do this in a heart beat.

Just think of the epic war gaming room you could have? Talk about man cave!

Oh believe me that's one of the main selling points,fortified protection from flesh eating zombies and I don't have to put my toys away??...SOLD!!

FITZZ wrote:

Captain Shrike wrote:My plan?........WALMART!!!!!!

it has:



annnnnd

Guns,Food,...Heat? and...Pilots?..
The problem is a lot of people are going to have the same plan....or just rush for the nearest "Food center" when the gak hits the fan,places like Wal-Mart are going to be death traps.

No Fitzz, I believe he meant "guns, food, heat, and cool sunglasses.". Everybody knows that you have to have really cool sunglasses if you are to survive a zombie apocalypse. Hell, how can you high five Jesus without wearing an epic pair of sunglasses?

Zombies again?

Lame.

My answer is as before. Great-axe and pagan rage. No zombie will be left.

halonachos wrote:

FITZZ wrote:

Captain Shrike wrote:My plan?........WALMART!!!!!!

it has:



annnnnd

Guns,Food,...Heat? and...Pilots?..
The problem is a lot of people are going to have the same plan....or just rush for the nearest "Food center" when the gak hits the fan,places like Wal-Mart are going to be death traps.

No Fitzz, I believe he meant "guns, food, heat, and cool sunglasses.". Everybody knows that you have to have really cool sunglasses if you are to survive a zombie apocalypse. Hell, how can you high five Jesus without wearing an epic pair of sunglasses?

Of course...it all makes sense now,thanks for pointing that out Nachos,I'd have felt mighty foolish when Z-Day came and I didn't have my shades.

No problem bro...