Zombie apocalypse contingency plans?

[x88x]

So, between seeing ZombieLand and playing Fallout 3, I got thinking...how many of you have contingency plans in the event of a zombie apocalypse? What about other forms of apocalypse?

I know I have plans for some scenarios (and have for several years now), and I know some people who do also...and a lot of people who would think I was crazy and start looking for an exit, right about...now... :whistler: ...so anyways..

Do you have such plans? If so, elaborate. On a related note, how many of you think about stuff like this when looking for an apartment/house/car/etc?

[Trace]

Uhm, My family has 0 plans
Everyman women and child for themselves.

[Zephik]

That's simple. I'll go out and find the biggest damn chainsaw I can find. lol

In reality though, I'd just find somewhere super secure and I'd probably end up dying there out of fear from going anywhere. :/

[985323]

simple, Id make home in a walmart

Will

[Zephik]

simple, Id make home in a walmart


Why would you make home at the origination point of the Zombie Apocalypse?

[985323]

lol, they have food, water, shelter and plenty of weapons.

Will

[Zephik]

Yea, guarded by hillbilly zombies! lol
...........
Thought this was pretty interesting... :p

http://www.cracked.com/article_15643_5-scientific-reasons-zombie-apocalypse-could-actually-happen.html

[Collinstheclown]

I look at my car everyday and seriously contemplate adding armor and spikes.




-CollinstheClown

[apbrit2009]

me+katana+bolt action rifle+local supermarket=survival

[billygoat333]

my plan is to run to my local sportsmans warehouse and outfit myself. lol its only about 100 yds away from my apt and they have all kinds of assault rifles and shotguns. :D plus they have lots of dried camping food for nutrients.

[farlo]

i own a few guns, always have lots of ammo cause i like to target shoot. i also live out of town am completely surrounded by open fields with cows. and i have a well thats been here since the house was built 60 years ago. all in all i feel that i have a decently secure location. and my scoped 30-06 makes me feel easier lol.

[Luke122]

As above, I live in a small town, on the edge of town. My house is "reasonably" secure as is, with minor changes it would be great.

Weapons you have to reload are less than ideal IMHO. I have a selection of machetes (call it a collection if you will) around the property, and always have at least one within 10 yards. :D

We are stocking up on canned goods and bottled water anyways, "just in case". Economy, supposed pandemic, etc. I'm getting ready.
Zombies be damned.. that's a by-product of the apocalypse... I'm worried more about the rest of it.

[mDust]

I live in a medium sized city, so I'd be getting the f out...even though my building is like a fortification with little modification needed. I'd stop by which ever big box grocery store was being looted the least and stock up before making my way to my dad's place. He lives in the middle of nowhere on a fully wooded hill. From there we'd fortify the place (which probably won't be necessary), stock up on more food/ammo/firewood. He's got a semi-auto 30-06 and a semi-auto 12 gauge. I'd probably go out and loot a semi-auto .22 handgun and as many rounds for it as I could carry. Then off to loot the nearest HomeDepot like store for some plywood and other materials for further fortification on the truck and around the house...then packets of seeds from their gardening department. Rain barrels, a manual pump well-head, and canning jars would be next priority.

That would be ideal...if I couldn't get out of the city, I'd just remove a section of stairs from each of the 5 stairwells in my building...and figure out how to proceed from there depending on the situation. I'd probably install a second deadbolt in my door to keep would-be looters out of my unit. I'd then go see what I could find that hadn't been looted yet.

I do have a good friend that's an expert on zombie survival and has almost committed the written guide to memory...I'd just consult him on what I should be doing next. I'm sure he's already prepared so I should just find out what he's got in his survival kit and make my own while the streets are still safe...BRB.

[x88x]

Heheh; good to know I'm not the only one who's put thought to it :D

Where I'm living currently, as is, I'd be pretty screwed. Basement level with a large glass sliding door into a half submerged patio and a large window in the other room. On the bright side though, it is a good, sturdy, old brick building, so given an hour or two of prep time (assuming I could get to the hardware store and back alive), I could fortify those openings with steel bar/grates/plywood/etc by tapping straight into the brick to the sides and steel beams above. Even so, I would probably grab what I could, hit a sportsman's supply store for weapons, and make for the hills. ATM, I would make for my sister's house up in PA; they're on a hillside, a fair bit outside civilization, so at the very least a more defensible position than where I am (or any nearby family, for that matter).

As for weapons, I don't have any firearms at the moment (though I'm working on rectifying that :twisted: ), but I've got a fair bit of edged weapons. I was thinking about it last night, and ideally, what I'd want to have would a folded steel katana (yeah yeah, I know..but hey, I can dream, right?), two hefty kukri knives, a large caliber semi-auto rifle, a sawn-off shotgun, and a solid, old, revolver. If books/movies/video games/etc have taught me anything, it's that after any apocalyptic event, the fewer moving parts a weapon has, the better.

I'm torn between if I would take my car or my motorcycle. On the one hand, I can carry more in my car and I would have more protection. On the other hand, my motorcycle would be more agile, get better gas milage, and have fewer parts to break. Another benefit of my motorcycle being so old is that I'm pretty sure it would live through an EMP blast just fine, in case of a nuclear attack. Unfortunately, considering my proximity to Washington DC (near downtown Laurel), if it got hit with anything bigger than a 1.5 megaton nuclear blast, none of my plans would matter (great little tool I found here (http://www.carloslabs.com/projects/200712B/GroundZero.html) for determining how screwed you would be).

Unfortunately my friend who would probably be most prepared lives in downtown DC, so more likely than not, he wouldn't make it out.

[Liquid_Scope_99]

We live on the edge of nowhere outhere i ahve some small firearms My next door neghibor is stocked to the gills lol .We could see them coming for a long ways . If i had to fall back tro somewhere it would be the man cave true .
I would be trapped one way in one way out .
With what firearms we have and assorted saws .
I would make my last stand there .
Speaking of that might not hurt to pit some chef Chef Boyardee
I could also cut slits in the doy and got at em with the sawzall .

[Axis Machine]

I would hate to ruin any ones plans but.

1. If you live anywhere near a nuclear power plant you have about 2-days to get as far away from it as possible. Watch life after people :D

2.I don't think anyone will be driving anywhere roads and high ways will probably be filled with abandoned cars and other debris.

3. More then likely every one has the same idea as you get down to walmart ect. and get supplies not only will you be lucky to make it down there but there might not be anything left or you could be killed or injured by other's seeking to get the same supplies.

4.If you are thinking about staying in your home you have to consider that your home might catch on fire due to one you haven't even caused fires will most likely go unchecked and spread from house to house.


I might have missed a few things. If anyone is interested there is a book called "The Zombie Survival Guide" which is about planing for a zombie apocalypse.

[LiTHiUM0XiD3]

i own a few guns, always have lots of ammo cause i like to target shoot. i also live out of town am completely surrounded by open fields with cows.

WTF zombie cows? now thats a scary idea.. "no..NO BESSSIE NOOOO!!!" (muffled noises and such)

[x88x]

2.I don't think anyone will be driving anywhere roads and high ways will probably be filled with abandoned cars and other debris.
That's why a motorcycle is better, preferably one with a good ground clearance. You can get around the abandoned cars on the road, and if you have a good amount of ground clearance, you can run well off-road too.


3. More then likely every one has the same idea as you get down to walmart ect. and get supplies not only will you be lucky to make it down there but there might not be anything left or you could be killed or injured by other's seeking to get the same supplies.
Unfortunately, yes. This is why everyone should familiarize themselves with the closest small stores. Not only do they stimulate the local economy in the present, but also, the less well known they are, the more likely they won't be cleaned out by the time you can get to them.


I might have missed a few things. If anyone is interested there is a book called "The Zombie Survival Guide" which is about planing for a zombie apocalypse.
Yup; great resource, that. I've read through a bit of it, but I really should get a copy myself.

I've also taken to hording information (thus my fileserver ;) ). In the event of an apocalypse, it is vital that the accumulated knowledge of mankind be saved. Another useful resource for rebuilding civilization, are the Foxfire Books (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxfire_books). Lot of great stuff there.

[mDust]

2.I don't think anyone will be driving anywhere roads and high ways will probably be filled with abandoned cars and other debris.
I see such things in movies, but at the start of an outbreak, I doubt this will be the case...maybe a week or two into it.


3. More then likely every one has the same idea as you get down to walmart ect. and get supplies not only will you be lucky to make it down there but there might not be anything left or you could be killed or injured by other's seeking to get the same supplies.
Yep, I'm aware that I'm one in a million here and I'd be looting weapons first...for personal protection not only from infected...but crazed survivors as well.

"The Zombie Survival Guide"My friend that has this just about memorized lives on the floor below me so I'll just consult him. =D
My bubble seems to be intact but the more anyone tries to pop it the better my chances are of surviving...so pop away!:D

[y4na]

I would go to a popsicle store.

Popsicles give zombie immunity.

[Airbozo]

This is funny.

However, whatever calamity hits us, I am mostly ready.

I have a:

Stockpile of camping food (that expires sometime next century), stockpile of water (cycled out on a regular basis), with a well that feeds our small community if needed (~22 houses). Right now we are on city water.

Most of us grow our own veggies year round, some have goats and chickens as well.
Our community has only one access point (and an emergency thoroughfare that can be accessed after a quick push with my landcruiser) that I can monitor from my deck (hidden behind trees).

Weapons:
Handguns, rifles, halberd, axes, machetes, sledgehammers, chainsaws (his and hers...), other pointy kill sticks, rocks, etc. Plus most of my neighbors are well armed (do never frack with the Brier...).

Other items;
Survival kits with med supplies, emergency blankets, hand crank radios and flashlights. Flares, construction equipment (somebody's gotta rebuild), solar power, wind power and a nice setup for a water wheel if it comes to it. Lots of TP for my bunghole.

Between myself and 2 of my neighbors we have enough supplies to make beer for at least a year. None of you mentioned that important supply/barter tool. In a pinch we could make some grain alcohol for drink/barter/medical use.

I live in a well defensible area. Steep mountains/cliffs on 2 sides, one access point (for vehicles), that can be closed at the bridge quite easily, the other entries that allow foot traffic are also quite defensible. Plus there are a ton of lookout points, either on the hills/cliffs or in the trees.

[Luke122]

/me heads to Airbozo's house.

[Airbozo]

/me heads to Airbozo's house.

That's just because I will have beer.


Beer is the cause of and solution to most of life's problems.

[x88x]

Wow, impressive.

You make a very good point about beer. After a year or two, when the stores and warehouses are picked clean, that will be a very useful bartering tool. Another highly valuable bartering tool will be power. With your own, infinitely renewable power sources, I might even go so far as to say that power, either through granting limited access, or simply recharging batteries, will be a far more valuable resource than beer. Another valuable resource will be any and all advanced technology. For example, GPS units and satellite communications. The satellites are gonna be up there and functioning just fine for a long, long time, and nobody's probably gonna be making any more devices. Come to think of it, the ability to repair such devices will probably also be very valuable after not too long.

[Drum Thumper]

I'd load up essentials (food, brewing supplies--Airbozo ain't the only homebrewer on this board!, ammo and some other odds and ends from the outdoor goods store) and head for my parents' place. They live on a ranch that is nearly two townships in size, and since I know that entire ranch like the back of my hand, it is safe to say that I'd be able to fare quite nicely. Growing up, I studied the art of fletching arrows (just like the Native Americans did), and I still have a book from the turn of 20th century that would be considered to be a very hard core survival book in this day and age. It's geared towards teenage boys of that era, and covers a lot of survival techniques that still hold true today--stuff like building shelter, building snares for small animals, tanning animal hides naturally, and the like.

Dad and I have quite the armory going on. Add in a few friends' armories and we're well prepared.

[Airbozo]

I'd load up essentials (food, brewing supplies--Airbozo ain't the only homebrewer on this board!, ammo and some other odds and ends from the outdoor goods store) ....

We will have to meet up after the mess and start the Post Apocalyptic Brewing Company.

My neighbor is a Zymurgist with a couple of awards under his belt. At the very least, next time we brew I will have to send you a bottle of each batch.

[Luke122]

We will have to meet up after the mess and start the Post Apocalyptic Brewing Company.


Awesome!

[billygoat333]

haha that would be an awesome name for a brewing company. you guys should set one up!

[Luke122]

The Post Apocalyptic Brewing Company
California - Montana

Featuring Zombie Ale, 4 Horsemen Lager, and... drawing a blank here..

[Airbozo]

The Post Apocalyptic Brewing Company
California - Montana

Featuring Zombie Ale, 4 Horsemen Lager, and... drawing a blank here..

...Bodycount Brown Ale, Start Over Stout, Desolation Dry Bock...

[Luke122]

...Bodycount Brown Ale, Start Over Stout, Desolation Dry Bock...

OK, I'll start photoshopping up some logos. :D

[Drum Thumper]

We'd have to name the barleywine End Times or End Game or something like that!

[Funk]

My plans would to be to GTFO. Or live in a sporting goods store, more likely a Wal-Mart though.

[UnWantedSoldier]

Step One: Grab Rifle (http://www.stsedition.com/uploads/ar57.JPG) and other weapons (have a glock 22 in .40 and a Ruger sp101 .357 revolver in addition to the AR57 which is unfortunately still a work in progress until this Friday when i'll have the last of the part for it, optics and buffer)

Step Two: load what ever supplies we have into my truck Truck (http://www.stsedition.com/uploads/Truck.JPG)

Step Three: Get our asses over to my boss' house (approximately 10 miles away) to restock on supplies, mainly guns and ammunition as he has enough firepower to topple most third world countries.

Step Four: If separated from family, locate them before proceeding. otherwise go to step Five

Step Five: Loot any local shops for what ever supplies we can get our hands on, priority to be put on locating vehicle winch, something to store large quantities of gasoline in, and a electric generator.

Step Six: Head out of the city into the Arizona high desert away from populated areas via off road trails.

[Cryptonic]

Lets see. One chainsaw and a shotgun with a dufflebag full of extra shells. Take shelter in a mall full of zombies and start blasting away. Sure I'd get overrun eventually but it'd be fun while it lasted. Now I have an itching to play Dead Rising though. :devious: