03-07-2008, 11:15 AM
Late the party, as usual.
I'm not one for everybody having their own motorcycle, but I like the idea so I'll build off of it...
Number 1, there is safety in numbers, but you need to keep them small. This gives you the ability to cover your ass if the shit ever hits the fan but the ability to manuever in small tactical units. My supply list for every group of 3 people:
-1 late 80s/early 90s Toyota truck. Top Gear has proven that they are literally indestructible. You may have limited movement, however they are fairly small, leaving you able to go nearly anywhere except for the rockiest of passes. They are light and not particularly slow (should easily outrun a run-of-the-mill zombie, not amped-up 28dayslater zombies)
-2 bikes in the bed. Not a street bike, something relatively fast and low maint. This in case you get royally f'ed and need to bail out superfast.
-boomsticks, several of them. I'll stick with above shotgun recommendation. As pointed out, buckshot is great to keep them at bay, slugs for maximum effectiveness. MUST be readily available in mass quantities.
-crowbars and chainsaws. Again, see above for uses against zombies, but remember our departed friend Scotty when thinking of a glorious charge on a zombie horde. Keep them in the bed of the truck and use as needed. Great for close-bay contact should it ever happen, but more importantly makes breaking into supply houses easier and outdoor survival is more likely.
-a few radios and walkie-talkies to keep in contact with others in your crew
The plan would be accumulate 3-4 trucks and establish a home base far from a major city/densely populated area. Use raiding parties to gather supplies. Establish a compound using supplies from houses, construction, forests, and your chainsaws. Begin cultivating crops immediately. Obviously the first week or two need to focus on survival, but if you survive that long and are seeing diminished numbers of zombies, you have to start thinking long-term and becomign self-sufficient if you want to live.
Also keep in mind that electricity will be pretty much out of the question, as will the internet and vast resource of knowledge that it has, so welcome back to learning it all for yourself... I'd also recommend stocking up on as much fuel as humanly possible as early on as you can, as they will be controlled by electronic pumps and these will probably shut off early on in the situation. you'll still be able to siphon fuel from tanks, but this is a huge liability since you'll be exposed for a long period of time while doing it.
It might also be safe to hide out in a library of a small town. Zombies don't read, so why would they go looking in there for fresh meat? Hell, half of our population probably hasn't even been in a library in the past 10 years :-).
I'm not one for everybody having their own motorcycle, but I like the idea so I'll build off of it...
Number 1, there is safety in numbers, but you need to keep them small. This gives you the ability to cover your ass if the shit ever hits the fan but the ability to manuever in small tactical units. My supply list for every group of 3 people:
-1 late 80s/early 90s Toyota truck. Top Gear has proven that they are literally indestructible. You may have limited movement, however they are fairly small, leaving you able to go nearly anywhere except for the rockiest of passes. They are light and not particularly slow (should easily outrun a run-of-the-mill zombie, not amped-up 28dayslater zombies)
-2 bikes in the bed. Not a street bike, something relatively fast and low maint. This in case you get royally f'ed and need to bail out superfast.
-boomsticks, several of them. I'll stick with above shotgun recommendation. As pointed out, buckshot is great to keep them at bay, slugs for maximum effectiveness. MUST be readily available in mass quantities.
-crowbars and chainsaws. Again, see above for uses against zombies, but remember our departed friend Scotty when thinking of a glorious charge on a zombie horde. Keep them in the bed of the truck and use as needed. Great for close-bay contact should it ever happen, but more importantly makes breaking into supply houses easier and outdoor survival is more likely.
-a few radios and walkie-talkies to keep in contact with others in your crew
The plan would be accumulate 3-4 trucks and establish a home base far from a major city/densely populated area. Use raiding parties to gather supplies. Establish a compound using supplies from houses, construction, forests, and your chainsaws. Begin cultivating crops immediately. Obviously the first week or two need to focus on survival, but if you survive that long and are seeing diminished numbers of zombies, you have to start thinking long-term and becomign self-sufficient if you want to live.
Also keep in mind that electricity will be pretty much out of the question, as will the internet and vast resource of knowledge that it has, so welcome back to learning it all for yourself... I'd also recommend stocking up on as much fuel as humanly possible as early on as you can, as they will be controlled by electronic pumps and these will probably shut off early on in the situation. you'll still be able to siphon fuel from tanks, but this is a huge liability since you'll be exposed for a long period of time while doing it.
It might also be safe to hide out in a library of a small town. Zombies don't read, so why would they go looking in there for fresh meat? Hell, half of our population probably hasn't even been in a library in the past 10 years :-).