Because ill-preparedness is the real killer. Are you ready?

OK so here are the facts about zombies:

Here are some helpful resources about zombies:

After having read the Zombie Survival Guide and various contingency plans, I have decided to prepare for the coming apocalypse as follows:

Equipment:

  • Fully-equipped backpack, ready to go at all times. Includes food and all-weather clothes.
  • Melee weapons.
  • Household chemicals ready to be made into incendiary devices.
  • The Anarchist Cookbook, Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook, The Zombie Survival Guide, The Boy Scout Handbook and The Bible will be carried with me.
  • [pending] Guns and ammo.

Once the apocalypse has been confirmed, this is my action plan:

Step 1: Call all likely survivors that I would want to take with me.

Step 2: Figure out and rendezvous at a safe location near a Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club, Costco, Home Depot, or Lowes to hole up while the stampedes subside. The reason I chose these locations is that they have lots of ways to barricade themselves, have medical supplies, have a gardening dept and a large roof for farming, and lots of chemicals for IEDs (all conveniently documented in the Anarchist’s Cookbook). They also have security cameras everywhere, which is very useful.

Considering that all the roads will likely be gridlocked, We will need a vehicle that can jump curbs and ram barricades (like people’s back-yard fences) to get where we need to go. If we can go no further by vehicle, we MUST leave it behind and get into the storm sewers. The small spaces and seclusion will keep zombie and idiot numbers to a minimum. Some of the junction chambers can even be made into a temporary base while we wait for the path to clear above ground.

Step 3: Secure and barricade the desired building and begin farming. Only let survivors in by rope from the roof. If your barricade can even be adjusted to allow people to come and go, you did it wrong and will eventually be overrun. Any raids or scouting parties should rappel off the side of the building as well so that the barricades are not compromised.

Step 4: Once zombie numbers have thinned and we are well-established, we should secure a delivery van (like a UPS or Wonder Bread truck). The delivery vans are very secure, have big gas tanks, and of course can carry a lot of cargo. They can also be outfitted as mobile bases of operation or personnel carriers as well. We will use this to raid and pick up survivors. If possible, we should also seek to establish a radio station. The equipment is readily available and the wasteland could really use a Three-Dog-type voice to encourage them. For those of you who didn’t play Fallout 3, just know that this is an awesome idea.

Step 5: Establish more megastore colonies. By now there should be enough people in the colony to warrant expansion.

Step 6: Repopulate the earth. Use your imagination.

This is just a first draft, but I think it’s pretty solid. If you see any flaws or obvious ways to improve, please let me know. A zombie survival plan can never be too complete.

  • http://www.zombieresearch.net Andrew Morisson

    Nice post – but the Zombie Survival Guide was written in 1995 and published in 2003. Zombie knowledge and scholarship have advanced a ton in the last 7 years.

    Check out the Zombie Research Society at: http://www.ZombieResearch.org – and the ZRS blog at: http://www.ZombieResearch.net

    Hope you like them, and keep up the good work!

    AM

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    Nice! I appreciate it and have added the link to my post. It’s people like you that make the apocalypse possible to survive.

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  • Blkdrgnmax

    its preety good compared to a couple ive read but the sewer seems a bit to risky rats could be infected allready from eating infected possibly it depends on how long its been on the same note the sewers would be a cool way to sneak by a barricade but if there any kind of military force they may have allready secured the underground and got bitten by the infected rats

  • Anonymous

    I get what you mean about the rats, but it really depends on what city you’re in. I wrote my guide for Denver, CO (where I live) and the largest local rodents are field mice.

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