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[Tack]

Well, the best place I feel is a school. You can lock down the place, certain areas have stronger doors and less windows, and upon entering a room, or the boarding house, you can immediately know where the exits are, and the plan for an emergency.


Also, I think that if it actually happens, which is less likely than we think, it would be realistic. That's why people put logic into a zombie apocalypse. However, the common movie steriotype has the zombies being artificially run off their brain stem, which doesn't require as much blood.

[Angellus]

I like the idea of water, yachts would be the best choice I think.

[Micro102]

There are more generators in malls, you cant find a gun in a school and might not on a yatch, and both have less food then malls. But finding an uninhabited island would be awsome.

[IndonesiaWarMinister]

There are more generators in malls, you cant find a gun in a school and might not on a yatch, and both have less food then malls. But finding an uninhabited island would be awsome.

Go to the Caribbean.
Or the British Territories.

[Nordic dorf]

There are more generators in malls, you cant find a gun in a school and might not on a yatch, and both have less food then malls. But finding an uninhabited island would be awsome.

i have never seen a mall with a gun store.all ive seen is malls with fast food which expires quickly, a few overpriced movie and game stores,and some shitty clothes stores.a school would be preferable to nothing for an invasion,because of said reasons above and the fact the food will last a good month before expiration,and during that time there will be no shortage seeing as how they feed hundreds a day.generators are designed to last for generally 24 hours for hospitals and government buildings, and maybe 10 or so in places like malls.

in real life,you should already have a gun.even if it's a 120$ special .22, just get one,and preferably,go to your nearest shooting range and practice.ammo is expensive these days and some places are experiencing shortages,but a couple of boxes of .22 is still reasonable.
in addition,learning a useful hobby is good too. i myself am taking up blacksmithing, and i find it quite enjoyable.after i learn the basics and feel i am good enough i am going to take up welding and carpentry.all useful in a survival situation as well as in normal life.

[Micro102]

Generators that run on gasoline, crank generators, and all those types of things, plus the massive amount there will be in malls, would generate a lot more electricity then any place i can think of.

I don't see why a mall wouldn't have a gun shop. But I'm mainly thinking of the dead rising mall. (was that based on a real mall?)

"A" gun won't be very helpful. Have a group of 10 people? only have 50 bullets? GUNSTORE!

[umiman]

Reading all this has inspired me greatly. Now, my zombie strategy is as follows:

1. Check if I'm not a zombie.
2. If not a zombie, find the homes of people you know actively prepared for the zombie invasion with ridiculous amounts of forethought and survival gear, beat the undead crap out of their likely zombiefied forms (or live forms, in the unlikely chance they are still alive and possibly amazed that there's still someone out there who isn't a dead thing).

Clearly, it is my best possible outcome for least amount of work. I don't value living in a zombie infested world to be too valuable, so even instant death by paranoid gun-owner is still a plus.

[Angellus]

The zombies will die off, there is no way that they won't.

[umiman]

Again, why would you desire to live in a world completely ravaged by genocidal monsters? It might sound simple, but any world that doesn't have functional society, internet, TV, heck, radio, proper water supply, electricity, or most of the other factors that seperates developed nations from the bottom of the ocean... it's not really something I find myself relishing.

So, back to the utility function. In the most simplistic of terms, 2/3 chance I die. 1/3 chance I end up in that situation. Either way, I profit. It's perfect. You guys get satisfaction preparing for an unlikely obsession. And the survivors get to benefit from your actions. Works for you too!

By the way, I still prefer my idea of enjoying myself in a giant orbital cannon / space resort for 1 person but hey, this is probably more feasable for now.

[Tack]

Well, I like to think that if I survive a zombie massacre, I could at least create a stable foundation for our society to rise again. You know, so that we can get electricity, electronics, etc, without having to go back through the dark ages. I couldn't, and I know this. But it's a good idea, so that our society doesn't crumble completely. And all humans die. And the world thrives.

Then again, bring on z-day.

But honestly, I doubt the believability of Zolocaust, but it's a good thing to keep in mind anyway. I have no random weapon stash, but it's just a way for me to exercise my logic.

[WorkerDrone]

I have two zombie plans.

One is more short term, and requires less effort. I am surrounded by fucking mountains. Get a group of people with guns, grab everything useful that won't slow you down, get a bunch of light weight trucks, and then establish some sort of safe haven in a place you'll be unlikely to encounter the undead. All while staying within range of a zone still rife with places to scavenge once the initial chaos dies down. Sweep the place once things cool down, gather up everything you'll need, and finally attempt to establish contact.

And one more long term, which basically follows half the outline of plan one, but the effort's pretty much doubled by the common sense tactic of countering zombie activity. "Go North". Go north and keep going north until you see no more zombies. In my opinion, I'd rather stay where I am, where by next summer, when the putrid rotting flesh floats into the air as the one hundred and twenty degree weather bleaches the exposed bones on the rotting pus bags wandering lonesome, they will be all the easier to simply tip over with the end of a stick, and watch them fall apart into some sort of goopy mass of...

I should go to sleep.

[Tack]

simply tip over with the end of a stick, and watch them fall apart into some sort of goopy mass of...

Zombie?


Also, this is interesting. Have at it.

[Angellus]

I have two zombie plans.

One is more short term, and requires less effort. I am surrounded by fucking mountains. Get a group of people with guns, grab everything useful that won't slow you down, get a bunch of light weight trucks, and then establish some sort of safe haven in a place you'll be unlikely to encounter the undead. All while staying within range of a zone still rife with places to scavenge once the initial chaos dies down. Sweep the place once things cool down, gather up everything you'll need, and finally attempt to establish contact.

And one more long term, which basically follows half the outline of plan one, but the effort's pretty much doubled by the common sense tactic of countering zombie activity. "Go North". Go north and keep going north until you see no more zombies. In my opinion, I'd rather stay where I am, where by next summer, when the putrid rotting flesh floats into the air as the one hundred and twenty degree weather bleaches the exposed bones on the rotting pus bags wandering lonesome, they will be all the easier to simply tip over with the end of a stick, and watch them fall apart into some sort of goopy mass of...

I should go to sleep.

This seems to be the most safe thing to do if you cannot get onto the ocean or an island.

Wait! We should all go to australia when it happens! =D

[sonerohi]

I have a long term plan designed for rebuilding civilization, or as much as I can. My zombie pack is:

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3 wooden poles, 1 foot 3 inches each. Metal capped, and the 'upper' cap on each one is a receiving end of a screw, the 'lower' cap has the inserting part of the screw.

Multi-purpose tool heads: An broad axe head, a carving axe head, a pickaxe head, a spear head, a small scythe head, a rake head, and a hoe head with the input part of a screw for the end. These are all fitted to go with the pole segments.

4 clearly labeled canned cans. I packed one full of wheat seeds, one full of corn seed, one has some potato chunky stuff in it, and the last has barley seed.

A small plastic pill bottle with 50 matches and the striker slip from a matchbox. The heads of each match have been wax coated just incase water leaks in.

A decent sized book wherein I have diagrams, manuals, and formulas for pretty much every technology/tool that did not use electricity (things like concrete are included, metals are not). The book is within a ziplock bag, and they both reside in a small plastic box.

A smaller book that details, in similair fashion to the above, all the electronics I understand, and information on metals, such as melting points, alloying amounts, and characteristics of each metal.

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My hunting bow, and 30 bodkin-style arrows.

A machete and a pocket-knife.

2  denim jackets, 2 sweaters, 2 shirts, 2 pairs of shorts, 2 pairs of jeans, 2 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of boxers.

Several rolls of gauze, multiple boxes of bandaids, a small medical manual I compiled with the help of my uncle, who is a surgeon.

The Anarchists Cookbook. Entertainment and early stage (before complete societal collapse) survival manual.

Maps. Just a shitload of maps detailing North and South America, including Canada.

Two different packages. The upper section is within a hiking backpack, framed. The latter is within a duffle bag, with my bow and arrows within a case and their quiver inside said duffle. All in all, they have a combined weight of 47 lbs. I've trained myself a bit so I can handle this weight effectively.

Even if I never have to use it, I plan to give the Kit to one of my kids and have him pass it on. Even if I die in whatever Apocalypse comes, the manuals should help society return more rapidly than how it progressed naturally, and it should help to keep society from descending too rapidly. I considered making my plate mail and chainmail part of the Kit since it would help to protect from a great deal of threats, but it was too heavy.

[QuakeIV]

If probably be the first kid in his bunker with a spark gap radio calling more people in.