What is your plan for the Zombie Apocalypse?

2014-08-27T19:28:50-04:00

Where would you go? How will you procure necessities?

My wife and I have discussed this, simply because it was fun (and we had just watched World War Z) and we came up with the idea of going to the Hoover Dam. Not only would we still have power, which would be nice, but it would be fairly secure.

Response by MSG Wade Huffman made Aug 27 at 2014 7:49 PM

2014-08-27T19:49:36-04:00

I'm going to Disneyland!!!
Hey, It's the happiest place on earth!

Response by LTC Yinon Weiss made Aug 27 at 2014 10:01 PM

2014-08-27T22:01:28-04:00

This was a very common topic of discussion in my old unit... especially during deployment. I guess it helped with entertainment.

I don't like the Hoover Dam idea. Any place which is a landmark or easily found is going to get overrun! Any fixed position will eventually be overrun... that's Zombie 101.

I would head to the hills where one can hide in dense vegetation and also survive off the land. You never see zombies in deep woods, do you? Plus I think they would have a hard time with the elevation changes and can be more easily channelized.

Response by SGT Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 27 at 2014 10:16 PM

2014-08-27T22:16:58-04:00

I'm going to grab my friends and go to the bar....

Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 28 at 2014 12:02 AM

2014-08-28T00:02:11-04:00

Probably check Rally Point first.....see what MAJ Robert (Bob) Petrarca is doing and then decide.

Response by COL Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 28 at 2014 12:45 PM

2014-08-28T12:45:08-04:00

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I'm a fan of low population areas and lots of heavy weaponry. Clear the fields of fire for a good 500 meters. Rifles over hand guns or shot-guns (those things are for people sloppy enough to get into a knife fight). Shot-guns over hand guns. Swords over hand guns (never run out of blade, but you can run out of bullets). Sloping terrain down to a creek or river, with our backs to it, allowing rising fire from the bunker/house, creating a natural barier on your back side with an escape plan. High mobility-up armored vehicle capable of day and night raids. You can't get guns with bread and water...but you can get bread and water with guns.

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Response by LTC Paul Labrador made Aug 28 at 2014 5:43 PM

2014-08-28T17:43:17-04:00

Depends on what kind of zombies we are talking about and how zombieism is transmitted.

Slow, Walking Dead zombies? Any elevated position that you can secure will keep the deadies off of you (think a castle or prison) since these zombies have lost the ability to climb.

Fast, WWZ zombies? Get somewhere isolated: out to sea, underground (Cheyenne Mountain would be nice), etc where they can't swarm you.

And above all, WEAR BODY ARMOR! Zombies have teeth and nails. Anything that teeth and nails can't penetrate will work as body armor. A firefighter's bunker gear would work great. Or get a shield and practice Roman Legion shield formations. I watch these Zombie shows and shake my head that people haven't thought of stuff like that. I guess Zombieism strikes the smart folks first and leaves the dumb ones....

Response by MAJ Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 28 at 2014 6:02 PM

2014-08-28T18:02:25-04:00

Islands are always an excellent choice, if you can get one. Problem is there are a lot more people than there are islands. Fresh water can also be tricky, although setting up a water purification site can solve that one.

Mountains, in and of themselves, probably wouldn't help too much. Caves, on the other hand, provide you with a very sturdy shelter to guarantee nothing's coming through the walls. Pick one with only two or three entrances and you have an easily barricaded home with multiple potential exits. If you can find a cave with an underground stream running through it, you're practically golden. Pick one that's not too high up on the mountain and you should have plenty of hunting and trapping nearby, and setting up a portion of the area with hydroponics can ensure enough fresh plant-stuff to ward off illness. Getting light to the plants could be tricky, but can be solved with a good system of mirrors or even rigging up some UV lighting powered by a generator (although there you're starting to get into multiple points of failure).

Response by SPC Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 28 at 2014 6:21 PM

2014-08-28T18:21:27-04:00

Wear my PT belt. That's all.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Aug 28 at 2014 11:36 PM

2014-08-28T23:36:45-04:00

Me and my wife just finished our Honeymoon. We did a trip across America. Covered 15 states and I would have to say South Dakota. In Wyoming there are about 580,000 people in the state. The state sucked driving through but if I wanted to survive I would go to that state because there isn't a lot of people to come after me and enough high points near water supply for an advantage lookout for avenues of approach.

Response by Cpl Dennis F. made Aug 28 at 2014 11:58 PM

2014-08-28T23:58:23-04:00

There is always the old simple standby, "trippin' you"

Response by Sgt Packy Flickinger made Aug 29 at 2014 1:55 AM

2014-08-29T01:55:21-04:00

I don't live in the big city. Its pretty sparce where I'm at. Plenty enough time to pick them off with the 06 150g boat tail. If they do make it close, the .44mag hand loads will do the trick. If thats not enough, 20 minutes and i'm at the lake in the mountains.

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Aug 29 at 2014 2:20 AM

2014-08-29T02:20:26-04:00

BBQ sauce. I bite the heads off zombies.

Response by SSG Pete Fleming made Aug 29 at 2014 5:22 AM

2014-08-29T05:22:14-04:00

I guess it depends on which 'zombie universe' you follow... George Romero/Robert Kirkman, someplace without people. If you follow Dan O'Bannon, then some without brains (like Washington DC). If you follow Ruben Fleischer, then I guess an amusement park. Of course there's Max Brooks... because he gave us the 'The Zombie Survival Guide'... with that you should head to N. Korea...

Extra points if you know who any of those people are, without looking them up...

Response by PFC Zanie Young made Sep 17 at 2014 2:49 PM

2014-09-17T14:49:41-04:00

I'm going to stay at ground zero with my baseball bat and see how many I can take out before going down myself...

Response by SFC Mark Merino made Sep 22 at 2014 8:25 AM

2014-09-22T08:25:39-04:00

I'm getting covered in BBQ sauce and getting a swarm to chase me onto Wells Fargo stadium on center ice during one of my Flyer games. Go for the gusto. Now THAT is a true Flyers fan.

Response by PO2 Rocky Kleeger made Sep 22 at 2014 8:54 AM

2014-09-22T08:54:54-04:00

Have you seen all the people that walk round with their noses stuck in their personal electronic devices? The zombie apocalypse is already among us

Response by SFC William "Bill" Moore made Sep 22 at 2014 9:08 AM

2014-09-22T09:08:59-04:00

On my farm, plenty of ammo, food and water. Oh yeah, a crossbow for my Wife. For some reason she thinks you can't survive a zombie apocalypse without one! ;-)

Response by MSgt Chris Adams made Sep 22 at 2014 6:15 PM

2014-09-22T18:15:37-04:00

Take out as many as I can to un-ass the area. Then get the family somewhere remote, with views that give me good all-around view. If possible, have hunting and a water source available. Also need one of these for each of my shotguns.

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Response by LTC Private RallyPoint Member made Nov 3 at 2014 4:17 AM

2014-11-03T04:17:56-05:00

SSG Houde, I think you should post the briefing that you sent me after your night on staff duty.

Response by Lt Col Fred Marheine, PMP made Feb 17 at 2015 11:40 AM

2015-02-17T11:40:51-05:00

Great question...as some have already indicated, I think we're closer to having "zombies" in our society now than many might believe. Personally, the idea of an economic collapse and failure of all the "just in time" logistics that provide food to our major population centers makes this question pretty relevant from my perspective. I think it likely the folks caught in those population centers will devolve dramatically down Maslow's hierarchy, and may well become a sort of thinking zombie - at the very least, extremely dangerous threats willing to do virtually anything to survive.

During the initial outbreak / E&E phase, I think the keys are firepower and ammunition with a solid supply of energy bars and water to get to a place where the zombies ain't - I'm thinking the Hoover Dam might not meet that requirement. I'm talking going off the grid in a "unabomber" sort of way here. Idaho, S. Dakota, Wyoming, some places in the South...all places with enormous open spaces.

Assuming you get out, the challenge becomes managing the swarms - individually, zombies aren't much of a threat to a committed/trained/equipped/alert person. In swarms, they are much more dangerous. This argues in favor of banding together in groups of survivors - which really starts getting dicey given all the "rules" will have been thrown out the window. Tough nut to crack. My current plan is bringing extended family together in one location provisioned for farming and hunting with reliable water. Doubles as a great way to spend a vacation should the zombies never come.

Response by SSG Private RallyPoint Member made Feb 18 at 2015 3:12 AM

2015-02-18T03:12:50-05:00

Trip those faster than me.

Response by PO2 David Hagwood made Apr 1 at 2015 1:11 AM

2015-04-01T01:11:13-04:00

I've been playing the game Dying Light lately so I think I got this!