Zombie apocalypse Q

Just till a thunder storm hits. Mother nature will make that thing it's bitch.

Beer Baron wrote: ...I think if you could get you hands on a blimp, that would be the best possible. Up in the air floating over everything. Be able to fall asleep and not worry.

You might want to investigate how they land those things.

E-series van with the transfer case, driveshafts, axles, transmission, and 7.3 Powerstroke from an F-350. Get busy hacking, welding, installation, and suspension, and you'll have a secure steel box that can go 85% of places. Keep fuel, a mattress, supplies, tools, and a dirt bike in the back. Now you can raid urban centres and still have a secure place to sleep, hold supplies, and run from whatever big wave needs running from.

I seem to recall somebody that did science things saying a zombie outbreak would probably burn itself out in like 48 hours at most.

In reply to tuna55: Of course zombies don't exist. But for ZA preppers the response is the same whether it's literal undead, nuclear war, pandemic flu, or catastrophic breakdown of the social order. If you prepare for the "zombie" apocalypse then whatever comes: you're ready.

tuna55 wrote: So I sort of get the idea that ZA is a rough shorthand for when civilization collapses, like 2008 but way worse, and there is no food, and there is a lot of looting, whatever. But people all understand that zombies are pretend, right? I mean, why would you, in all seriousness, do anything so specifically targeted at a threat which is completely fictitious? Maybe I am just missing the point.

Maybe not entirely fictitious. Even the creators of the psych meds everyone and their brother seem to be on these days admit they don't know how they work or what they could do. Drugged out zombies aren't much different than the undead when it comes down to it..

That said, I think a rally car or raid truck would be the best bet. Spits fire, goes anywhere, designed to be abused. Maybe some James bong(autocorrect but funny) style mods like machine guns or directional flame thrower, should be fine.

Chadeux wrote: I seem to recall somebody that did science things saying a zombie outbreak would probably burn itself out in like 48 hours at most.

True story. In most climates a body would decompose too much to be a threat in rather short order.

I call dibs on Fort Sumter.

ETA: with Walking Dead about to come back on, I renew my call for an accurate look at a zombie outbreak in the South. You know, the one where we'd be riding around with shotguns in the back of lifted pickups, dispatching zombies left and right. The outbreak probably wouldn't even last long enough to actually be fun.

As a representative of Zombie Lives Matter I am here to inform you that Zombie feelings have been hurt and they are offended by this forums depiction and disregard for Zombies.

Zombies are demanding Zombie Safe Zones where they can hang with other Zombies and not be terrorized by the living.

I see two ways to get away from Zombies. The first is with a boat, except for the Z series, they don't swim all that well, and even if they can swim, a few miles out will make that moot.

The other is the great white north. Unless they have an active way to keep warm, Zombies will simply freeze and what is left of their brains will die.

I'm gonna feed myself to the Zombies. Why fight the crowd?

As a poster at work states "you don't need to run faster than the zombies, just faster than your friends"

Its finally happened. A thread where nobody suggests a miata.

I don't like the trail bike/dirtbike idea. If you mess up it's real easy to end up with a broken bone or three. In real life no big deal, in apocalypse world you're all done. I like the idea of a vehicle that's an offensive weapon. I think a county snow plow truck would be sweet.

I live in farm country, and have worked for a seed corn company. Google "detassling machine" to see why I fear no Zombies.

Even without it, have you seen the size of tractors these days? Zombies go squish.

Maybe all the stupid mall dozers around here will be worth something after the posers get ate up.

In reply to gearheadmb:

That's pretty much my thinking on bikes in a ZA scenario. I want as much protection as I can get, so long as my range and maneuverability isn't severely compromised.

Will wrote: I call dibs on Fort Sumter. ETA: with Walking Dead about to come back on, I renew my call for an accurate look at a zombie outbreak in the South. You know, the one where we'd be riding around with shotguns in the back of lifted pickups, dispatching zombies left and right. The outbreak probably wouldn't even last long enough to actually be fun.

The water is shallow enough now that you could probably walk to fort Sumter from land on one side.

Alcatraz is my vote.

I'm staying put. Just going down to Planet Fitness and swiping some treadmills.

wvumtnbkr wrote:

Will wrote: I call dibs on Fort Sumter. ETA: with Walking Dead about to come back on, I renew my call for an accurate look at a zombie outbreak in the South. You know, the one where we'd be riding around with shotguns in the back of lifted pickups, dispatching zombies left and right. The outbreak probably wouldn't even last long enough to actually be fun.

The water is shallow enough now that you could probably walk to fort Sumter from land on one side. Alcatraz is my vote.

any of the Bahamas or even Fort Jackson in the Tortugas.

I have cadaver tendons in my knee. Cadaver tendons are the only things that can come from a dead body, be inserted into a living dody, and regenerate, so I'm part zombie as it is.

I'll be like Wesley Snipes in Blade. I'll be the day zombie, able to walk amongst them with impunity. I'll be your salvation.

Appleseed wrote: I have cadaver tendons in my knee. Cadaver tendons are the only things that can come from a dead body, be inserted into a living dody, and regenerate, so I'm part zombie as it is. I'll be like Wesley Snipes in Blade. I'll be the day zombie, able to walk amongst them with impunity. I'll be your salvation.

First a call to someone to change your screen name to Zombie Appleseed. Second, you have a built in early warning system for when the Zombie apocalypse is starting, your knee will start involuntarily trying to bash your own head in. That's the time to run!

I like the take to water idea, but where? I'd say you need a body of water large enough to be out of sight of land for either Zombies or a collapse of civilization. The issue is assuming you are in North America when the do doo hits the spinning blades where do you go? You can’t leave the continent very easily so you’re stuck basically here. The Caribbean has hurricanes, you could go to the sea of Cortez I guess. The pacific is pretty harsh. I favor the Great lakes. Leave out Superior, but even Southern Michigan and Erie get a lot of ice in the winter. You could go far enough off shore to avoid the ice, but it’s still pretty harsh. I think I might head for one of the smaller uninhabited islands for the winter if I could get the boat out of water. One huge advantage of the great lakes is water is no issue and you don’t need desalination.

Back to Tuna and the fall of civilization. I really don’t think it’s gonna happen to the extent many preppers do. Look at serious was zones. London during the Blitz, or most large German cities. Life was hell there and people (on the whole) weren’t killing each other, instead they banded together. Now the Siege of Leningrad where food was totally cut off lead to wide spread cannibalism but there was no food getting in. Look at all the parts of the world with unrest today. Look at Mosul, ISIS is being forced out, but for the last couple of years other than the occupying force (ISIS) the people there have tried to get alone. The majority of people even in war torn zones are trying to live their lives and get along day to day. Even If there isn’t an invading army blocking food and it’s just survival without an opposing force, this country still has the ability to produce food in massive quantities. If you’ve list a significant percentage of the population to disease or something, what’s left can feed the rest of us. Heck I’ve read that you need less than 2 acres to be 100% food self-sufficient for a family of four. I don’t know if that’s true, but I can grow a hell of a lot of veggies in my 20’x3’ veggie garden and lots of deer walk down my suburban street. Once the initial unrest (or out break or attack or whatever) is over then I assume that people will get along and help each other rather than try and kill each other. Bad guy gangs are a great plot driver for the Walking Dead or Z Nation, but I think basic humanity is better than that. Surviving the initial attack is the issue. Grab your bug out kit and get out of civilization for a while then take stock and settle in.

BTW, being a shiny happy liberal I don’t’ think life as we know it in North America is going to end, even after Nov 8th.

gearheadmb wrote: Its finally happened. A thread where nobody suggests a miata.

meh, i dunno...a MIata ZAV seems pretty logical - Small enough to fit thru narrow offraod passes. Good gas mileage on the road, can fit in some inconspicuous hiding places better than larger vehicles.

By mentioning the absence of the answer in this thread, you inadvertently introduced it.

SCIENCE! said: The term "observer effect" means that the act of observing an environment will influence the phenomenon being observed.

I still think something like this is the ideal zombie smasher-- as long as you don't need to turn it around.

Now, I'd pay money to see a movie that used these on zombies

But then while looking for that picture, I saw this...

All of my cars are zombie proof, even the ones that aren't fully assembled and/or running by virtue of the fictional nature of zombies. As a bonus they are also vampire, unicorn and jesus proofed.

If you guys just want to play dress-up with your vehicles... there is a Harley dealership in every town that caters to this sort of thing

Adrian_Thompson wrote:

Appleseed wrote: I have cadaver tendons in my knee. Cadaver tendons are the only things that can come from a dead body, be inserted into a living dody, and regenerate, so I'm part zombie as it is. I'll be like Wesley Snipes in Blade. I'll be the day zombie, able to walk amongst them with impunity. I'll be your salvation.

First a call to someone to change your screen name to Zombie Appleseed. Second, you have a built in early warning system for when the Zombie apocalypse is starting, your knee will start involuntarily trying to bash your own head in. That's the time to run! I like the take to water idea, but where? I'd say you need a body of water large enough to be out of sight of land for either Zombies or a collapse of civilization. The issue is assuming you are in North America when the do doo hits the spinning blades where do you go? You can’t leave the continent very easily so you’re stuck basically here. The Caribbean has hurricanes, you could go to the sea of Cortez I guess. The pacific is pretty harsh. I favor the Great lakes. Leave out Superior, but even Southern Michigan and Erie get a lot of ice in the winter. You could go far enough off shore to avoid the ice, but it’s still pretty harsh. I think I might head for one of the smaller uninhabited islands for the winter if I could get the boat out of water. One huge advantage of the great lakes is water is no issue and you don’t need desalination. Back to Tuna and the fall of civilization. I really don’t think it’s gonna happen to the extent many preppers do. Look at serious was zones. London during the Blitz, or most large German cities. Life was hell there and people (on the whole) weren’t killing each other, instead they banded together. Now the Siege of Leningrad where food was totally cut off lead to wide spread cannibalism but there was no food getting in. Look at all the parts of the world with unrest today. Look at Mosul, ISIS is being forced out, but for the last couple of years other than the occupying force (ISIS) the people there have tried to get alone. The majority of people even in war torn zones are trying to live their lives and get along day to day. Even If there isn’t an invading army blocking food and it’s just survival without an opposing force, this country still has the ability to produce food in massive quantities. If you’ve list a significant percentage of the population to disease or something, what’s left can feed the rest of us. Heck I’ve read that you need less than 2 acres to be 100% food self-sufficient for a family of four. I don’t know if that’s true, but I can grow a hell of a lot of veggies in my 20’x3’ veggie garden and lots of deer walk down my suburban street. Once the initial unrest (or out break or attack or whatever) is over then I assume that people will get along and help each other rather than try and kill each other. Bad guy gangs are a great plot driver for the Walking Dead or Z Nation, but I think basic humanity is better than that. Surviving the initial attack is the issue. Grab your bug out kit and get out of civilization for a while then take stock and settle in. BTW, being a shiny happy liberal I don’t’ think life as we know it in North America is going to end, even after Nov 8th.

I agree to a large extent. Obviously we are essentially 100% opposite politically, and I don't think that humans are "better than that", but prepping by making sure you have enough food and water in an emergency makes sense. Making sure your windows are protecting you from people trying to reach in and eat your brains, well that's just silly.