The Zombie Survival thread.

[CatParty]

Yeah I was going to mention that. That is a very good point.

 

[caffeinated_wench]

And of course, ol' reliable brass knuckles.

Brass knuckles seem like a really bad idea. They require you to get very close to the zombie.

Depending on whatever lore and such you go by, zombies spread their virus through a bite. Also depending on lore, the zombie's grip could be pretty strong once they get a hold of you. You'd lose your arm pretty quickly.

Even if a virus isn't spread, you're still opening yourself up to getting torn apart. They could grab you much more easily and then it'd all be over.
Personally, I prefer to keep them at arm's length (or more), like with a bat or a gun.

I'd suggest any weapon with fire, but that could do no good and instead we get zombies on fire after us, which would be considerably worse than normal zombies. /captain obvious

I think I'd be dead first anyway, but give me a bat -- preferably wooden, but aluminum works fine as well... maybe both -- and maybe a shotgun and a pistol. Or a carbine. Something that would make it easier to destroy the brain, if that would work in this case. Definitely a bat, though.

Like I said, though, I'd probably be the first one to die, so it wouldn't matter much.

 

[spaps]

My zombie survival plan would be this:

Step 1: Get a truck, or a vehicle that has a ton of storage.
Step 2: Drive to a gun store (which for me would probably be the Cabelas on the other side of town, that doesn't sell automatics), grab as much as possible, and load it all up into the vehicle.
Step 3: Drive to a Walmart or some other store like it (luckily there's a Costco and a Walmart right by the Cabelas), barricade the doors, then hole up in there. That way you'll have enough food to last for weeks, things to do if you get bored, a bunch of guns to defend yourself with in case the zombies break in, and probably some way of communicating with the outside world.

Foolproof.

 

[bradsternum]

By the way, hasn't this dumbass zombie shit run its course by now?

 

[A-Stump]

By the way, hasn't this dumbass zombie shit run its course by now?

Hasn't being a cynical butthole?

 

[Carlson]

The infection in Romero movies are only spread through bites and scratches. This would make the matter a disease in origin or a parasite dependent on the host for transmission. The parasite thing has always made a lot more sense in terms of zombies and the 'spooky radiation' and supernatural theories are just sort of lame in my opinion. A parasite hijacking it's host and using ravenous hunger as a way to spread seems an ingenious way to propagate.

And yes, turn this into a general zombie thread, I love me some zeds

I don't think the Romero movies have ever shown any consistence in whether the infection is purely spread by the zombies or if it's something that just infected everyone and the zombie bites are simply fatal.

The most devastating would be the Walking Dead explanation: literally everyone is infected by an airborne virus, and the zombie bites just kill the victim. Everyone who doesn't have their brain destroyed or head severed upon death will turn into a Walker, no matter what.

 

[exball]

And of course, ol' reliable brass knuckles.

Brass knuckles seem like a really bad idea. They require you to get very close to the zombie.

Depending on whatever lore and such you go by, zombies spread their virus through a bite. Also depending on lore, the zombie's grip could be pretty strong once they get a hold of you. You'd lose your arm pretty quickly.

Even if a virus isn't spread, you're still opening yourself up to getting torn apart. They could grab you much more easily and then it'd all be over.
Personally, I prefer to keep them at arm's length (or more), like with a bat or a gun.

I'd suggest any weapon with fire, but that could do no good and instead we get zombies on fire after us, which would be considerably worse than normal zombies. /captain obvious

I think I'd be dead first anyway, but give me a bat -- preferably wooden, but aluminum works fine as well... maybe both -- and maybe a shotgun and a pistol. Or a carbine. Something that would make it easier to destroy the brain, if that would work in this case. Definitely a bat, though.

Like I said, though, I'd probably be the first one to die, so it wouldn't matter much.

Seriously though brass knuckles. That's only a tiny step above just punching them with nothing on your hand.

 

[A-Stump]

The infection in Romero movies are only spread through bites and scratches. This would make the matter a disease in origin or a parasite dependent on the host for transmission. The parasite thing has always made a lot more sense in terms of zombies and the 'spooky radiation' and supernatural theories are just sort of lame in my opinion. A parasite hijacking it's host and using ravenous hunger as a way to spread seems an ingenious way to propagate.

And yes, turn this into a general zombie thread, I love me some zeds

I don't think the Romero movies have ever shown any consistence in whether the infection is purely spread by the zombies or if it's something that just infected everyone and the zombie bites are simply fatal.

The most devastating would be the Walking Dead explanation: literally everyone is infected by an airborne virus, and the zombie bites just kill the victim. Everyone who doesn't have their brain destroyed or head severed upon death will turn into a Walker, no matter what.

Well...Diary/Survival, You could die from a gunshot and come back as a zombie. It happened twice, when the one girl committed suicide and one of the national guard shot the old guy in the chest.

Those movies are retarded though.

 

[cypocryphy]

Once again, if you die for any reason you will come back. Shot, stabbed, drowning, heart attack, choking etc. Even corpses with a brain still intact would wake up and try to rip out of their casket. hat's the original Romero trilogy rules.

By the way, hasn't this dumbass zombie shit run its course by now?

It kinda has.

 

[Picklepower]

I would literally be that fat guy in the zombie movies, that is the first to go lol. I mean, I've never even fired a gun, and even if I knew how to use a gun, it would still be difficult to get headshots, even in a crowd of slow moving zombies. On the plus side, I live in the south, so there are a lot of people who are armed, and I live close to Ft Bragg so I would just make my way there, and go with all the other refugees, until the zombie insanity dies down. Where I live would be a lot less dangerous in a zombie pandemic then say, New York, or any of the major cities. Our challenge would probably mostly be getting resources for people. I would definitely take some books to the refugee place, especially the 2 longest books I own, The Bible and Battlefield Earth, to kill time. Actually Bibles would probably be very easy to find, so in place of a Bible I would bring my Edgar Allen Poe story collection.

 

[Night Terror]

You can fill this shit out. My god, this brings back memories.

Spoiler

Here's my completely dead serious attempt.

Spoiler

 

[A-Stump]

It'd be easier if he just came out and said 'this is how it happens' although I totally wouldn't care since they frag some civs in the beginning of Dawn of the Dead (original) who aren't implied to be coming back and weren't shot in the head.

 

[Picklepower]

I would happily take a Romero zombie apocalypse, over Return of the living Dead zombies. Return of the Living Deads scenario, was a no win situation. At least people could fight back, and have a chance, in the Romero zombie universe.

 

[Judge Holden]

I would happily take a Romero zombie apocalypse, over Return of the living Dead zombies. Return of the Living Deads scenario, was a no win situation.

till the sequels rolled along and we learned that electricity is all you need

and then the REAAALY shit sequels in which you just need to shoot them in the chest

 

[Picklepower]

LOL wow, I only have seen the 1st Return movie. I mean to see the sequels eventually.

 

[Judge Holden]

LOL wow, I only have seen the 1st Return movie. I mean to see the sequels eventually.

heres a quick guide.

second one is shit

third one is....a weird bdsm flick but is kinda ok...kinda

fourth and fith are syfy original/uwe boll quality and should be avoided at all costs

 

[Stuff and Things]

well, from where i live it would be like this.

Weapons: Here in mexico not everybody have firearms, not even the police, most of the weapons that civilians have (if they have) are handguns and revolvers, now, the military has several 5.56×45mm NATO rifles, like m16's, m4's H&K G3's and of course, the mexican FX-05 Xiuhcoatl assault rifle (mexico stronk) and of course, there are several 9×19mm Parabellum handguns/submachine-guns however, getting your hands in those weapons would be pretty damn hard, as the army would rise camps in the cities to evaquate the civilians, there would be too many people, and very few weapons, and we all know how those camps end up overrun by zombies, so, getting a firearm would be a thing of pure luck.

Blunts and bladed weapons are really common here, all the houses and families have one or two machetes ready to be used, along with fire axes and crowbars that are used by the police, pocket knives wouldn't be that easy to find, but it still won't be a problem, and we can't also forget the tonfa's used by the police and security guards. Hunting and survival equipment would be a pain in the ass to find, they are extremely expensive and rare, and the few stores that sell that stuff are in the center of the city, a no-no place to go if there's a zombie apocalypse. Thankfully i have a hunting/survival knife (though, a crossbow would be good to have

Clothing: leather jackets are common here, so, it won't be a problem to find usefull clothing.

Location: This is the real deal here, i live in a city surrounded by more cities, that means that there's no forest, or rivers, or beaches near where i live, hunting for food or fishing wouldn't be an option, i will have to loot in the city if i want to survive, thankfully, buildings and houses aren't that tall,and they have strong doors with windows secured with iron bars, hiding in a house would be much more secure and jumping from roof to roof would be an easier way to travel, and there are many places that could be transformed in a woodbury-like shelter.

And that's it, most of the survival would be by using common sense...

 

[A-Stump]

If there was a zombie outbreak in Mexico I would probably just join the cartel and partake in their illegal guns and illicit drugs.

 

[The Dude]

Where would everyone's preferred bug-out location be? I'd probably head to the Jackson Hole area of Wyoming. It's remote, plenty of game for food and fresh water, and is only a half day's drive from where I live.

 

[EI 903]

My parents live in the hills about 40 minutes from the nearest town. There's a well, a creek, a national forest full of critters on the other side of the property, and their place is powered by solar. That'd be my first place to head towards. There's some major urban areas between here and there, but they're easy enough to bypass by taking lesser-used inland roads.