How prepared are you for a zombie outbreak?

**Valigarmander** · 10-02-2011, 01:11 PM

Considering everything about your house, its surroundings, and everything inside, how well would you hold up during a massive zombie outbreak?

My house has a ****ty, rotting fence, so it probably wouldn't help to protect the place. There's enough plywood and crap to board up the doors and windows, though. For weapons, there's one handgun, and an assortment of gardening tools that could feasibly be used in zombie defense. At the moment, there's enough food in the house to last everyone a few weeks (maybe a month or longer if we ration it). I live in the suburbs, so in the event of a zombie outbreak, we shouldn't be too swamped with the undead. If we need to abandon the house, we have two cars and a bit of gasoline we can use to make a break for it. We don't grow our own food, and rely on the city to provide us with water and electricity, so if we run out of that, we'll have to head elsewhere.

All in all, I'd say I've got a pretty poor chance of long-term survival.

Leinad · 10-02-2011, 01:28 PM

I have some martial arts pads, a leather jacket and nails to drive through my pads so as to create spiked knuckles and greaves, allowing me to Fist of the North Star the zombie apocalypse. I also have access to several tools that can easily be adapted into weapons, and know a few people I could hang around with that I think I can outrun, does that count as preparation?

Luigiman7 · 10-02-2011, 01:58 PM

there's not much at my apartment to work with. all we have is umbrellas and kitchen supplies. then again we live on the top floor in a building above a supermarket so we might survive for a while

monstrman · 10-02-2011, 02:04 PM

It's grim but in the event of a zombie apocalypse the only real way to stop it is a quarantine and then zombiecide.

Uhhh... other than that I don't have much food in my house (if we rationed REALLY REALLY WELL (and didn't eat a couple days at a time cause you can live a real long time without food) it could last maybe... 2 months tops. I also live in the suburbs, so if my water supply ran out my only option would be dirty creeks and retention ponds and that's way too risky. In the event the virus gets into the water supply... that's pretty much it. I have gardening tools and a machete (I bought it at wal-mart cause they have anything) and musical instruments and baseball bats and a lot of dishes. I wouldn't want to fortify my house because my first reaction would probably be to go to gander mountain (I can drive right up to it and usually no one is ever in there so I doubt zombies would be there) and get crossbows or something.

Then I'd probably drive up to a grocery store and stock up on non-perishable food.

It's risky but its the only option at that point. I'm sure plenty of other people will have the idea... but there's strength in numbers and we have to stick together to survive, so I'd get everyone I knew. I always have a full tank of gas so it wouldn't be a problem.

Redshirt · 10-02-2011, 02:18 PM

I live in a small neighborhood on the edge of the city(we don't get city trash pick up). The first few days the streets would be full of zombies, but as they disperse and wander into the nearby woods or wherever the streets would be pretty empty. though there is a much larger neighbor hood not too far from here.

We have plenty of heavy furniture to block most of the windows with, but not much else.

There is just about two months of food with rationing. I have enough sturdy clothing that I could layer for light "armor" plus work gloves, and waterproof hiking boots. The best long term weapons would be the three softball bats we have, I could easily use two at once in a pinch. The water filter and plenty of water bottles could be used to stock up on clean water if I need to, there is a creek in the nearby park.

I'd probably do pretty well as long as I didn't get over confident when venturing out of safty.

Leinad · 10-02-2011, 02:33 PM

If we're going by the assumption that it's caused by infection, then it should be a simple matter to make food and drink safe to consume, just boil and cook them to over about 90 Centigrade for some time. Any microbe that'll be able to inhabit a human being as it's main environment would suffer extensive protein damage and quickly die (denature in the case of viruses, which aren't actually alive). And if there was any material left of it, it could potentially work as a vaccine for the consumer. For the water, I'd say to just boil it in a kettle. For food, just cook it.

**LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT** · 10-02-2011, 02:39 PM

pretty ****ed.

***Ace Mercury*** · 10-02-2011, 03:02 PM

I'm going to Canada. Like, more so than I am now.

I got the idea here:

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**Loot** · 10-02-2011, 03:16 PM

I just need a few trees to punch and bam, I'll be set for surviving.

Jere · 10-02-2011, 03:26 PM

Depends, as i would probably try to evacuate to the mountains where i can survive easly over the wintertime when the zombies have problems move in the cold weather.

i would allso have a good supply of food as i would use the ashes i gathered in the wintertime keeping the cabin warm to spread in a farm plot that i would try to plow up.

Then fix a way of communication line (if there are any survivors)with stationed boats here and there after the river and start making homebrew with old potatoes and other fruits that i would use to drive a quad i would allso try to get a hold of a rifle.

This is going on to long so it would probably be a wall of text before i was done.

***Heroine of the Dragon*** · 10-04-2011, 04:44 AM

Well, I have my Redead book to refer to... and we have some rations, a golf club, lots of classical music to play at obscenely loud levels to calm any hordes of zombies that loiter around our windows (does that work for zombies????) and PLENTY of sugar so we can keep ESSDEE happy!!!

Oh, that reminds me... I have to make a pact with ESSDEE and AYEEYE that if they become zombies, that they don't eat my two brain cells...

Robotazy · 10-04-2011, 08:53 AM

10-02-2011, 01:11 PM	#1
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	How prepared are you for a zombie outbreak? Considering everything about your house, its surroundings, and everything inside, how well would you hold up during a massive zombie outbreak? My house has a ****ty, rotting fence, so it probably wouldn't help to protect the place. There's enough plywood and crap to board up the doors and windows, though. For weapons, there's one handgun, and an assortment of gardening tools that could feasibly be used in zombie defense. At the moment, there's enough food in the house to last everyone a few weeks (maybe a month or longer if we ration it). I live in the suburbs, so in the event of a zombie outbreak, we shouldn't be too swamped with the undead. If we need to abandon the house, we have two cars and a bit of gasoline we can use to make a break for it. We don't grow our own food, and rely on the city to provide us with water and electricity, so if we run out of that, we'll have to head elsewhere. All in all, I'd say I've got a pretty poor chance of long-term survival.

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10-04-2011, 08:53 AM	#12
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10-02-2011, 01:28 PM	#2
Leinad Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: That place where I live. Gender: Posts: 1,813 Thanks: 47 Thanked 56 Times in 48 Posts	I have some martial arts pads, a leather jacket and nails to drive through my pads so as to create spiked knuckles and greaves, allowing me to Fist of the North Star the zombie apocalypse. I also have access to several tools that can easily be adapted into weapons, and know a few people I could hang around with that I think I can outrun, does that count as preparation?

10-02-2011, 02:04 PM	#4
monstrman Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: LET'S SAAAAAVE THE WOOOORLD. Gender: Posts: 1,035 Thanks: 87 Thanked 53 Times in 42 Posts Blog Entries: 5	It's grim but in the event of a zombie apocalypse the only real way to stop it is a quarantine and then zombiecide. Uhhh... other than that I don't have much food in my house (if we rationed REALLY REALLY WELL (and didn't eat a couple days at a time cause you can live a real long time without food) it could last maybe... 2 months tops. I also live in the suburbs, so if my water supply ran out my only option would be dirty creeks and retention ponds and that's way too risky. In the event the virus gets into the water supply... that's pretty much it. I have gardening tools and a machete (I bought it at wal-mart cause they have anything) and musical instruments and baseball bats and a lot of dishes. I wouldn't want to fortify my house because my first reaction would probably be to go to gander mountain (I can drive right up to it and usually no one is ever in there so I doubt zombies would be there) and get crossbows or something. Then I'd probably drive up to a grocery store and stock up on non-perishable food. It's risky but its the only option at that point. I'm sure plenty of other people will have the idea... but there's strength in numbers and we have to stick together to survive, so I'd get everyone I knew. I always have a full tank of gas so it wouldn't be a problem.

10-02-2011, 02:18 PM	#5
Redshirt Wiggidy Wack Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: A place with things Gender: Posts: 16,698 Thanks: 703 Thanked 1,006 Times in 695 Posts Blog Entries: 50	I live in a small neighborhood on the edge of the city(we don't get city trash pick up). The first few days the streets would be full of zombies, but as they disperse and wander into the nearby woods or wherever the streets would be pretty empty. though there is a much larger neighbor hood not too far from here. We have plenty of heavy furniture to block most of the windows with, but not much else. There is just about two months of food with rationing. I have enough sturdy clothing that I could layer for light "armor" plus work gloves, and waterproof hiking boots. The best long term weapons would be the three softball bats we have, I could easily use two at once in a pinch. The water filter and plenty of water bottles could be used to stock up on clean water if I need to, there is a creek in the nearby park. I'd probably do pretty well as long as I didn't get over confident when venturing out of safty.

10-02-2011, 02:33 PM	#6
Leinad Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: That place where I live. Gender: Posts: 1,813 Thanks: 47 Thanked 56 Times in 48 Posts	If we're going by the assumption that it's caused by infection, then it should be a simple matter to make food and drink safe to consume, just boil and cook them to over about 90 Centigrade for some time. Any microbe that'll be able to inhabit a human being as it's main environment would suffer extensive protein damage and quickly die (denature in the case of viruses, which aren't actually alive). And if there was any material left of it, it could potentially work as a vaccine for the consumer. For the water, I'd say to just boil it in a kettle. For food, just cook it.

10-02-2011, 02:39 PM	#7
LASER BEAR ASSAULT UNIT Videos Mod Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: In my pants Gender: Posts: 4,613 Thanks: 2,502 Thanked 767 Times in 422 Posts	pretty ****ed.

10-02-2011, 03:16 PM	#9
Loot Apparently I'm a mod? Join Date: May 2001 Location: LEGITIMATE BUSINESS Gender: Posts: 13,208 Thanks: 236 Thanked 1,237 Times in 659 Posts	I just need a few trees to punch and bam, I'll be set for surviving.

10-02-2011, 03:26 PM	#10
Jere Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Sutme Gender: Posts: 3,648 Thanks: 404 Thanked 331 Times in 256 Posts Blog Entries: 3	Depends, as i would probably try to evacuate to the mountains where i can survive easly over the wintertime when the zombies have problems move in the cold weather. i would allso have a good supply of food as i would use the ashes i gathered in the wintertime keeping the cabin warm to spread in a farm plot that i would try to plow up. Then fix a way of communication line (if there are any survivors)with stationed boats here and there after the river and start making homebrew with old potatoes and other fruits that i would use to drive a quad i would allso try to get a hold of a rifle. This is going on to long so it would probably be a wall of text before i was done.

10-04-2011, 04:44 AM	#11
*Heroine of the Dragon* The Grinnie Fool! ♥♥♥ VGFCodes Staff Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Twinklebutton Wintersprout Gender: Posts: 31,454 Thanks: 864 Thanked 851 Times in 632 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Well, I have my Redead book to refer to... and we have some rations, a golf club, lots of classical music to play at obscenely loud levels to calm any hordes of zombies that loiter around our windows (does that work for zombies????) and PLENTY of sugar so we can keep ESSDEE happy!!! Oh, that reminds me... I have to make a pact with ESSDEE and AYEEYE that if they become zombies, that they don't eat my two brain cells...