Surviving a Zombie Attack
Recently, on the forums, we have been debating whether or not we would be able to survive a zombie attack. How long do you think you would survive? What would be your weapon of choice? What would you do if you were infected? Here is my reply.
My ideal weapon for slaying / slowing down zombies would be an aluminum baseball bat. That way, when the zombies step, they'll get a nice smack to the head. I'll swing the bat so hard, the zombie's head will explode on contact. The main thing that you would have to watch out for is people that say they aren't infected, so you trust them, and then they try to bite you a few hours later.
If I was infected, I would commit suicide by jumping off a building for the greater good. I wouldn't hang around waiting for it with people who weren't infected. For my hideout / safehaven, I would be all about the military bases and naval yards. I would get there as soon as possible to avoid being shut out or quarantined in another part of the city. I hear zombies are afraid of water. Those pussies.
After the fact, I would also like to add an elephant gun to my arsenal of weapons, with unlimited ammo of course. You might say, "You cant have unlimted ammmo, theres no such thing!!!11" Remember, this is fictitious scenario involving cities being taken over by zombies, so I get my unlimited ammo. To join in on the discussion, check out the thread, 90 day plan or post some comments here.
Hi funny article,
the best weapon I guess would be 2 lightswords (starwars style) or maybe the combatsuit of spawn (with the side effect, that you have to sign a contract with mephisto (the devil, bill gates, darth vader,…)
:-))))
Comment by Rene Grassegger — 9/29/04 @ 9:15 am
I would try andmake frinds with the Zombie. This stratagy has worked in the past andshe is now my wife! although this is by proxy as i’m a zombie my self! - so Im not happy about this thread at all! it should be how to kill a HUMAN!! aagghh! slurp!
Comment by FunkyDude — 10/6/04 @ 2:59 am
My weapon of choice would be an iron fire poker. The kind with the sharp bent point on one side.
Comment by Box — 10/17/04 @ 9:46 pm
I’de want some sort of sharp, lite sword. The faster you could swing it and the sharper, the better. Nothing could drive back a horde of zombies, hand-to-hand like a nice small katana of some sort (not a dai). One slice and you’ll cut hunks away.
Comment by caz — 10/26/04 @ 2:40 am
I’d just line them up and make them watch Ashlee Simpson.
Comment by bluesmama — 10/26/04 @ 8:31 pm
i would use a good old sawed off double barrel and my trusty desert eagle
Comment by DOC — 1/13/05 @ 12:25 am
You cannot kill zombies; they are already dead.
Comment by VFunk Directory — 1/16/05 @ 6:00 pm
I would use my incredibly erotic powers and sex appeal to woo the zombies into becomming my sex slaves
Comment by Dirty Sanchez — 2/1/05 @ 2:17 am
The best weapons to use in a zombie outbreak in hand-to-hand combat would be a simple heavy machete, a chinese spade, or a trench knuckle. Chinese spades are like huge spears with a half-moon shaped blade at the end of the sides (its 6 feet long), and a trench knuckle is like brass knuckles with a huge spike that will penetrate the brain very nicely, disposing of the infected zombie. for long range combat, a carbine rifle will work nicely, because it forces you to sparingly use ammo by having to make each shot count, and they are very accurate.
Comment by Dix Galoor — 2/21/05 @ 9:16 pm
i meant, shaolin spade, and trench spike
Comment by Dix Galoor — 2/21/05 @ 9:21 pm
I think the best weapons would most likely be a solid metal baseball bat, an m-16, and lots of adrenaline. A bat needs no reloading and can be affectively used by almost anyone. An m-16 would be good at defending against both large groups and single zombies, as well minimizing the risk of close quarter combat. And well running from shooting, and beating the hell of zombies really takes it out of you, hence the need of excess adrenaline. Then again the best bet may be reverse psychology, what does a zombie fear the most? NECROPHILIAC. Sex up a zombie once, and you’ll never have to worry about the undead again.
Comment by jeff — 3/26/05 @ 10:35 pm
I would want a lightsaber,Force Lightning,a SPNKR Rocket launcher,a c-10 canister launcher,and a FURY Tactical nuke.
Comment by David — 4/1/05 @ 6:24 pm
a trench spike just has to be used… amazing weapon… and as the only way to kill a zombie is to penetrate the brain, the trench spike was designed to hammer throught bullet proof helmets
yeah anyway… a trench spike and an AK-47, most reliable assault rifle…. none of this M-16 or M-4 carbine tosh…
Comment by lightie — 4/6/05 @ 4:59 am
I would use an X-box, shovel and big kitchen knifes for close quater combat the X-box due to the fact that you can’t brake it and the heavey wait would crush a zombies head no problem the shovel puts a bit of distance between me and the zombies and the big kitchen knifes.. need I say any more
for long range weapons it would be multibarrle-firework box throwing knifes(kitchen knifes would do) and a guess a Air rifle
the multibarrle-firework box because of the fire power and the pushing power so it should send those zombies back, An air rifle why because they have a little or no recoil (their’s little to no guns in england) throwing knifes their sharp and can pin zombies to a wall
Comment by Noverogi — 4/8/05 @ 12:52 pm
Zombies are afraid of water!?! To hell with water dude, I’m using a freaking flamethrower, or molotovs, or something!
Either that, or I’d keep some nice bludgegoing weapons lying around, since you know, after society colapses from a zombie invasion you wouldn’t have any place to go and buy bullets for a gun now would you!
Comment by Max Howig — 4/21/05 @ 8:25 pm
Dix Galoor u got that from the Max Brooks Book “Zombie Survival Guide”
Comment by woo — 4/26/05 @ 7:44 pm
I would use swords and knifes. For long range i would just leave them aloone until they get closer. if there is alot of them, I would use a rifle. Only thing bad about guns is that you need ammo. Homemade explosives would work for crowds to.
Comment by Dom — 5/1/05 @ 12:22 pm
ok first off, say you were in an extravogent predicament were zombies HAD actually taken over, where the hell would you get a shaolin spade or trench knuckle, a fruggin rockect launcher, or an x-box? The only means of defense you would have probably be at best a shovel or maybe a machete. You might be able to make some homemade bombs if you were an extremist of some sort.If you were a hunter you might have a rifle or a pistol.And of zombies did attack and you got bitten, then fuck the world, dont be a whimp and kill yourself, the world is ruled by zombies and you are at the top of the food chain again, kill everyone you can!
Comment by Kanon — 6/2/05 @ 9:27 pm
zombies are hard to kill, flamethrower wont work cause then you just get flaming zombies and thats never good. id have to say a sawed-off shotgun, and M-4 same caliber as the AK-47 but i think ammo would be easier to find cause its american. perhaps a baseball bat or a shovel if they get too close and of course that classic the Colt .45 1911 handgun.
Comment by vodoo — 6/4/05 @ 5:05 pm
Two words…….Dual Glocks
Comment by Sean of the Dead — 6/5/05 @ 8:37 pm
The ideal weapons of choice for a prolonged zombie epidemic would have to be a parking meter. Stay with me folks. saw off a parking meter say, about 4-5 inches above where the pole is stuck into the concrete. still with me? Good. now you have a virtually INDESTRUCTABLE (ever try to break one open?) club with a 3 foot long iron pipe for a handle. It would probably help to wrap the handle end with grip tape (those zombie guts can get slippery).
Now, I am fairly large dude (6′5, 240lbs), I would have no problem swinging a sawn-off parking meter like a war club and bashing some serious zombie skulls.
As a matter of fact, I would probably enjoy it.
Imagine the sound of your high school guidance counselor’s zombified skull squishing like an overripe melon when you bash it’s friggin’ head in with your improvised ClobberMeister!
Comment by Rogue_Operator — 6/16/05 @ 7:49 pm
Short range: Flanged battle mace, and that Shaolin spade sounds pretty good too
Long range: sawed off double-barrel, rocket launcher and maybe some grenades
add a good hard metal song to get me pumped up.
Honestly, I’m not too sure how long I could survive. Maybe if I was kept on a constant stream of Red Bull, longer than most of the people I know. If I became infected though, I would commit suicide by shooting myself in the head.
Comment by Meags — 6/20/05 @ 8:37 am
First of all zombies are not afraid of water.For weapons I would have a 1911A1 with hollow piont bullets. I would also have MP-5A2 with navy ambidexturus triger grip in case my right arm gets cut off. An M-4A1 carbine would also be useful. A M-1910 trench knife with brass nuckles. Fireworks would also be useful because zombies can’t take thier eyes off them unless they are advanced zombies. You can by dynamite and add manuer, it makes a bigger explosion. A totally closed vehicle would be best. You would want to have brick walls and steel gates. Dual Glocks would not be good, too hard to load at the same time.
Comment by Ike — 6/27/05 @ 1:59 am
We would use a Challenger 2 Tank fully armoured with unlimited ammo and stocked up with Fosters for the ride. also loaded with 2 sawn off shot guns (just incase) and 1 napalm airstrike. for close combat we would have knum Chucks used with the Matrix so they are basicly fucked.
Comment by Jak N Tommie Boi — 7/3/05 @ 7:47 am
a wet fish
Comment by Gary hughes — 7/3/05 @ 7:48 am
I would take–
Long range:
Carbine rifle, lots of ammo.(I could not aquire this, unless the gunshop down the street had not already been raided)
Medium Range:
Shaolin Spade.(I also could not aquire this)
Short Range:
Trench spike (I could get one of these with a pair of brass knuckles welded to a railroad spike), English mace(no idea where i could get this, but they are about as heavy as a hammer and are as efficient at busting skull as you can get), and an ice axe (light, has an axe on one end, annd a pick on the other, the handle ends at the base with a sharp point, and as for aquisition I have one sitting on my kitchen table)
Comment by Orion — 7/6/05 @ 12:56 am
Oh yeah and as for safe haven? Well that depends on how many zombies there are. If there are less than 100 zombies in the area I simply won’t need one, I’ll be out hunting zombies down one by one, if this is a class 3 or 4 (using the guide scale) i would go for either a tower north of town that is in a secluded area, or I would go Dawn of the Dead, and hole up in a mall.
Comment by Orion — 7/6/05 @ 1:00 am
Everyone who comes to this site:
Comment by acid burn — 7/13/05 @ 5:40 pm
if zombies did attack half the population will be dead within the first couple of days so Im pretty sure you could have the weapon of your choice, the problem is getting it. You would have to start out with something around you thats useful like a fire poker. Or if u dont have a fire place you could grab just about anything that could damage a persons brain and kill them.
Another thing you dont have to worry about buying ammo you can just take it, duh!
Comment by acid burn — 7/13/05 @ 5:46 pm
yeah, i would use a the weapon that will make there heads explode when i want the heads to explode, that way when i walk about the corner and the zombies see me, they think “HOLY SHIT IT IS GEORGE, HE’LL BLOW UP OUR HEADS,RUN!!!!” and so yeah, and if i couldn’t get that i’d say i’d want 2 Straight Katanas and a HK USC with a siper moded barrel and a 9x scope. O YEAH!!!!!
Comment by George S — 7/13/05 @ 11:35 pm
i would use the trusty katana (samuri sword) i would put toger a crack team of guys NO MERCY
Comment by blind samuari — 7/21/05 @ 8:39 am
well hello, this is what i would to keep me living.
as i live in england there aint to many gunshops and i dont know where any are but im sure if u popped down to the closest army bace im SURE they would be happy to lend me some guns … not
anyway my plan is to go to a place called warwich where there is a really big castle which was built to be defended have really big high thick walls made of stone , and big fuck off oak doors and iron gates behinde them , also has the dich where the old moat was and u can sore loads off food and wepon.
talking on wepons you wont really need to use them once you have it under your control
but the castle has a large ammount of wepons including swords axes battle hammers bows and crossbows plus arrows and amour
And when you run out of food becuase its in a city you can just nipp out side and get more and becuase you will have a large ammount of men with you you can make a group that are well armed and trained to get it with out any trouble and we will be able to drive a car or small van right in to the castle which is handy.
and becuase the castle has a large ammount of ground you can grow enough food to support your self and it i beleave has a well so you can get water from there
and you dont need to tend to the feids all the time so you wouldent need to worry about defending them and plus they would be on the inside of the outwall
so there you have it my plan and it is pretty good and relable becuase if a castle could be defended by about 30 or 40 people from a army with wepons thats think about getting in im sure 150 or 200 people could defend it from a army of mindless zombies walking at the walls and cawling in the diches
thank you and good night
if you have anymore idea or you have spoted a flaw in my plan plz e-mail me
Warning_Dont_Feed_The_Retards@hotmail.co.uk
Comment by matthew — 7/21/05 @ 12:38 pm
its me again i put my crack team toger we’r are practicing on hookers and hoboes we made an enclose 4 when hell full dead rise to feed off the liveing we will kick ass with =
2 base ball bats
1 katana
1peir of num chuks
and knives hamers and axes
from the no mercy =no zombie team
Comment by blind samuari — 7/22/05 @ 8:24 am
I would have a minigun and 50 cal sniper rifle with a good old school pump action shotgun
Comment by mogadon — 7/27/05 @ 9:30 am
It is a good thing that not only am I a civil rights attorney for the homosexualistic underground population, but I am also A+ Certified in ZomBat (that’s short for ‘Zombie Combat’ for all you technically challenged people) by the Walla Walla Military Correspondence School Of Walla Walla, Washington.
After I completed my three week ZomBat Certification course I began recruiting men for my super secret underground brigade -the 100th AntiZombie Corps- that I plan on actually getting commissioned by the government one day.
If you (or you and some of your friends) are curious, meet us at The Nut and Bolt on Spring Street every Tuesday at 9 for some hot, sweaty…. training… Yeah, training -that’s the ticket….
Comment by groinsniffer — 7/30/05 @ 2:08 am
An aluminum baseball bat is only good for 1, maybe 2 fights, but after that, they’ll start to bend and break. The best blunt weapon for zombie combat is a crowbar. They’re light and portable, so they won’t tire you out when you have to run with them, they’re constructed sturdily, so they won’t break, they have a semi-sharpened hook edge so that you can possibly get a hit into their eye with that, and in a pinch, they can be used as…. well… a crowbar. Prying open doors, lifting heavy stuff, and the like. Also, if you’re strong enough to carry it for long times, a big prybar might also be practical for its reach.
The best edged melee weapon would be an authentically made Samurai Katana, because it can cleave through bone no problem, and keeps an edge very well. However, those aren’t very readily available, and the next best thing would be a machette, preferably the military versions with the blackened steel to improve nighttime stealth.
The best ranged weapon would be a bolt or lever action rifle. The only way to kill a zombie is to destroy the brain, and if you have an assault rifle or sub-machine gun, you get that adrenaline rush and set that switch for full auto and end up wasting ammo, something you don’t want to do in a survival situation.
Shotguns are a good option to have for when you’re cornered, but with a shotgun, the farther away you are, the less chance you have of scoring a lethal blow. Plus, shotgun shells are the bulkiest form of ammo, and you could make just as many kills if you carry around more ammo for your rifle and pistol. And pistols tend to become more and more inacurate the more nervous you get, and should only be used as a backup weapon.
Now, for my personal arsenal, I would rely on a crowbar, a machete, a winchester .357 rifle, a .357 pistol, so that they could use the same ammo (I’ve done that at the firing range, sacrifice a bit of range and power for some versatility, and the winchester can still reliably hit at over 100 yards), and maybe keep a sawed-off shotgun within reach in the “fall back” room in my fortress/house. You also don’t want to think just about weapons, but about tactics, and survival. If there is a zombie apocalypse, you want to have a base of operations, fortified, and find a way to repopulate after the zombies have decayed fully.
Oh, and without a doubt, trench spikes are a great weapon, seeing as they were used in WWI to go through helmets, and thus should have no problem with zombie skull.
If you have to use an assault rifle, for the love of whatever divine being you may or may not believe in, don’t use an M16, that’s gotta be the most poorly designed assault rifle for durability I’ve ever seen. The chambering mechanism is unnecessarily complex, the stock is made of rather hollow plastic and won’t stand up well to being used as a melee weapon, and the chamber is small and jams easily when dirt and whatnot get in there.
If you want an assault rifle, go for something in the AK-47 family, that’s usually regarded by gun people to be one of the best assault rifles out there. The stock is made of steel reinforced wood, the chamber is spacious and hardly ever jams, and the chamberimg mechanism is simple, thus not jamming as much. The only downside is that the gun is heavier, and has more kick, but you can get a dampener if that bothers you too much. However, if you’re considering using a shotgun rather than a rifle, kick shouldn’t bother you.
Also, consider ammunition availability. Not many places will have 7.62 NATO rounds readily available, so your M16 might not have alot of ammo around for it, but if you’re using a 30ot6 (I can’t write that correctly) hunting rifle, then you can pick up ammo for that in most Wal-Marts. Anywho, I’ve ranted about this for way too long.
Comment by Maveric — 8/3/05 @ 6:56 am
I would probably use a shovel or a cricket bat as a weapon or grab a large bread knife for safety until I leave my home. If I actually survived to be able to leave that is. Before I’d leave I would obviously phone all of the emergency services just to make sure that they could help if I was desperate, even though they would more than likely be dead.
As I leave, I’d grab my parents car, and attempt to head to my school- if it was open that is. Not at a weekend. But, judging that it is open I would definitely head there because It has big, heavy doors and two floors with large amounts of stairs, as well as our CCF- the Combined Cadet Force who have rifles situated in the bunker at the end of the copse- a wooded area at the end of our playground (I’m being serious, honest!). I would take the shovel and bread knife as weapons for safety.
Even if the rifles are air guns or whatever I would still use them because, in close range they could do some damage (if they are shot at the eyes) and the bread knife I brought could be stuck on the end like some sort of freaky bayonet.
Obviously, by now the zombies would be hungry and crowding round and the infection rate soaring higher so the doors and windows would be boarded up and I would be checking to see if the computers and phones are still online- the school has over 1035 families on their contact list meaning somebody could help me. If they are not online the art department could give me the materials for a rescue beacon to be displayed on the roof. If the police or anybody drove past they could try and help me. That would be my (rushed) escape.
Comment by CJM — 8/7/05 @ 5:01 pm
Wow, guys. Been a while since I hit this topic, great posts all around.
Comment by recipher — 8/11/05 @ 1:48 pm
id have to say id use twin katanas, a SOCOM 45., and a springfield sniper rifle. the katanas, i would spin in 360 degrees and take off anythings head that got close. the SOCOM pistol would help if they were getting up close. and the springfield would b good if there was a group of them far away. Also i think id want an aluminum baseball bat for when 1 or 2 of them were gettin up in my grill.
Comment by lordmonk23 — 8/15/05 @ 5:39 pm
well AS A REAL PERSON IN REAL LIFE we dont have force powers and real light sabers and crap from Star Craft and other games some morons are puting on here I’d use some thing more real like the battle Axe i keep in my closit you can bust thru in one Swing swing openly and you can get a good number of them if you aim At the heads the end of my axe handle is like a big meatle hammer wich can be use if swong upwerdly well knock one down then alowing you to use the head of the axe to bust its way in a skull killing off the brain and also use if i have to a 9mm with halow shells with flatin on impact caseing more Damg no matter were you shoot the thing i’d have a few clips of thos a shot gun for Crowed controle and a Rifle with sniper scope i happen to live next to a gun store but the funny thing is its a 2 story building with barded windows and a meatle shutter wich locks in place in side the gun story thier is of couse guns and alot of ammo and the weird thing is food and drinks and a boom shelter under neeth the building…now as i think of it i think the guy was in a few wars and is a little freaky haha he also has a buss and a alot of Welding stuff and scrap meatle every were in his back yard wich has a fence and its pritty strong and im sure could hold off a few zombies if any thing like that ever happens wich i highly dout any who if id does come to Arzona lol.
Comment by Josh — 8/28/05 @ 12:41 am
oh yea if you came by you would be body cheaked if you were biten you would be taken out back wright a letter to your loved ones then shoot in the head i shall take no Chance’s in infeacting my self or any other people that come to the gun store for a safe place to stay.
Comment by Josh — 8/28/05 @ 12:43 am
and yes some of my spelling sucks so sue me lol.
Comment by Josh — 8/28/05 @ 2:19 am
and plz people to take things you have seen off of movies like Maveric did who has a post up aboce mine he got it from Day of the Dead dude really think of your own stuff your lazy bastared lol
Comment by Josh — 8/28/05 @ 2:32 am
There’s only one thing that can stop a zombie:
COWBELL. ‘Nuff said.
Comment by Fat Kid At McDonalds — 9/22/05 @ 12:23 pm
Primary side arm: 9mm pistol
12 - 16 clips of ammo depending on carry cap.
Secondary sidearm: .22 handgun (Silenced)
local gun shop has one in case
5 clips of ammo + 30 boxes
Etc Sidearm: .38 Special in paddle holster in front
pouch with 36 - 42 rounds atched to belt.
Small Hand axe or hatchet in hip holder on belt in back
Primary gun: M14 from gunshop (semi-auto)
w/ night vision rifle scope
5 clips of ammo + 10 boxes of ammo
Secondary gun: 12 gauge pump shotgun w/ bandoleer
10 boxes of bucksot + 10 boxes of slugs
Heavy belt knife or dagger
Army back sack
- Flashlight
- Flares
- 100ft parachute cord (200lbs test)
- Heavy plastic binders
- 2 large water bottles
- 10 power bars
- Large bag jerky
- Map of city
- 2 pcks aa batts, c batts, and d batts
- Lighter fluid (Zippo)
- Picture of little sisters
Heavy-duty large shoulder-strap map bag
- Shotgun ammo
- 1 hand night-vision scope (monocule)
- C.B. walkabout w/ scanner
- Small hand flashlight
- Medium bag Trail mix
- Whetstone
- 2 packs of Marlboro Reds
- 1 pack of Kool’s Green pack
Hip-pack
- .38 special ammo
- Zippo
Canvas clip holders: x4 for 9mm clips w/ 4 clips per holder
x1 for .22 clips w/ 4 per holder
x2 for M14 clips w/ 2 per holder
x2 for Shotgun ammo w/ 20 shells per H
2 pair of Boot knifes
Shin Guards
Combat Boots
Skater knee pads
Lower Atire
- Long Johns
- Thin leather pants
- Blue Jeans
Belt on blue jeans
Heavy gun belt holding gear
Upper atire
- T shirt
- Short sleeve chainmail
- Heavy denim button-up shirt
- Leather Guards over lower arms
- Skater elbow pads
- Paintball fingertip-less gloves
- Suspenders w/ ammo & gear clips on gun belt
- Denim jacket
Headgear
- Earbud w/ mic for C.B. on line running under shirt to hip
- Ski mask with ear holes and nothing over eyes
- Paintball mask
- Chain mail helm and neck guard
- Boonie hat
Bat’leth from hobby store
Comment by VagabondRowan — 9/29/05 @ 8:52 pm
note this is just hypothetical, but i have checked out locations for aquirement of all items and their closeness to my normal haunts. this is all available within 20 - 45 minutes depending on method of transport.
Comment by VagabondRowan — 9/29/05 @ 8:54 pm
“The zombie survival guide” by Max Brooks tel you all you nead 2 know!
Comment by Galningen — 11/11/05 @ 5:16 pm
I’ve got the only thing you need to wipe out zombies
my chainsaw gun
Comment by KaptainKorea — 11/28/05 @ 9:36 pm
i truly disbelive any of us would really survive because we are all just so damn arragont or i am anyway:P u see peoples zombie were once slow moving creature and only had hunting instincts will as we have advancved they have to ……. we well start to miss those old day when they were slow when they could no think when they were scared of fire(notd) there just growwing more and more powerful my bestt bet for zombie i would fight would would the one from (sotd) we could act as zombie and get a way and we would all be problem free or would we muhahahahahahahhahahah>
Comment by monkey man — 12/20/05 @ 1:05 pm
i’ve bee reading your comments for the last hour or so, and just to interject a note of seriousness. Yersinia Pestis Orientalis, a cousin of Mongolian marmot plague has caused what could be considered close to your generic concept of ” zombie “. A swelling in the foramen magnum, 106′ fever, drunken state due to lack of oxygen, vomiting sputum, uncontrollable dehydrating diahreha, heamorraging from all mucus membranes, all contact…even with discarded clothing is infectious.
thi struck a village in N W mongolia in 1981, killed 250 people. Chinese gov’t sent in rescue and aid workers, and with their samples at the xinhua bio warfare research facility, have had 25 years to waeponize it. we have it at fort detrich MD, and formerly at plum island RI. ( now classified as a contaminated wildlife preserve on most maps. i’ve seen it from shore….very …patrolled. ) long story short, 2 hours to 3 days max from infection time victim dies. such a threat would be very fierce, but of a limited duration. CDC classifies as terminal 85%, short duration threat. much like lassa or ebola. minimal soil contamination.
has anyone mentioned a chemical suit, waterproof garments, splash infection, and the impracticability of close combat with plague carriers ? As for weapons : I see a lot of people Knocking the AR-15. I’ve had one for 12 years and never had a jam or misfire. you all forget the practical aspect of being able to carry 1500 rounds of light weight highly accurate 5.56 x 45 mmammunition for a low recoil rapid target aquisition firearm. would be the reason the soviet army DUMPED the 7.62 x 39 mm ak-47 for the newer AK-74 in 5.45 x 39 mm, wouldn’t it ? hole up until your food runs out, or the CDC and army sweep through killing everything in the quarantine zone ? see uninfected people loot and riot as police walk off the job to pretect their own families….this is fun.
Comment by brian — 12/27/05 @ 9:29 pm
that is the biggest load of fucking crap ive ever herd. 1 if u were going to fucking kill zombies, not slay u redard. i would not use a base ball bat because u would not be able take out more than one at a time let alone hold of against a group.
2. the weapon of chouse would be a spas 12 asult shot gun, this way not only will they go down but they will stay down.
3. if u think u could make some ones head explode with a base ball bat well then you are a mother fucking geek who sits at homes and fingers yours.
all of these coments are the worst things ive red in my life!!
i dont think none of u hve grasped how to deal with a fucking zombie u bunch of little fucks.
Comment by dre 2000 — 1/13/06 @ 9:57 am
Dre 2000. It’s a shame you can’t spell assault, you dolt. If you study hard you might win the spelling bee this year! I mean, after all, you’ve been in 4th grade for almost 5 years now, right? It’s your turn to win. Don’t let those other 4th graders push you around, you are bigger than them.
Comment by recipher — 1/13/06 @ 2:37 pm
i would use a big heavy mg, a fencin foil minus the blunt tip and sharpened,(i am a fencer so i would also wear all my gear mask,chest protectror, jacket so on…
i would find a bulldozer or some thin an armor it and make it openable only from the inside. i would use my air rifle with its scope for long range and my dads shotgun. and molotov cocktails would be easy to make as well
(finnaly never ever ever efver hide in a mall there are lots of entraces and the mall would be full of evil zombified valley girls LOL.
Comment by eeeeeeeeeeeeejit — 1/30/06 @ 9:45 pm
for get the mg…
Comment by eeeeeeeeeeeeejit — 1/30/06 @ 9:46 pm
First off, a big pat on the back for those of you with the shaolin spade/trench spike comments. Max Brooks would be proud, knowing we haven’t overlooked his wisdom.
Now then, as for myself…ehe….
A medium range scoped hunting rifle with moderate firepower, thus giving me lighter ammo and enabling the feasable amount I could carry. As for side-arms, I’d prefer to sport two Desert Eagles with laser sights mounted below the barrells. With the dual Desert Eagles, I’d choose my shots rather than ‘rock and roll’ through town, poppin caps off at my leisure, rather more for when the zombies get too close for a scoped rifle and are swarming too fast. In addition to the preceding, a couple sticks of dynamite wouldn’t be too bad either. Dynamite, as opposed to grenades would knock the zombies off their feet in a swarm and wouldn’t pose a threat to me with shrapnel compared to the ‘nades. Melee weapon? I’d like to consider myself more of a lead pipe kind of guy. I’ve done some long distance packing so the weight shouldn’t bear me down too much. The durability of a lead pipe is second to nearly none and it’s length and shape coul provide for some good swinging momentum. As a salute to Mr. Brooks, I’d pack a trench-spike (makeshift) for good measure.
As for transport, an ATV would be great for quick in-and-out missions in the urban environment. Otherwise, my Explorer Sport would be sufficient transport for long-term transport.
F.Y.I.: I’ve got a video game design in the works called No Man’s Land. So when it debutes, think back to this humble message-board, and know your comments were not overlooked.
Comment by Hazmat — 2/2/06 @ 7:55 pm
Also, what outposts would you hole up in? If so with what size and type of team?
Pre-Concieved Ideas:
-Malls
-Warehouse
-Dock/Shipyard
-Church
-Prison (Pre 1967, Also my personal pick!)
-Watertower (A personal choice for a temporary
base, being as only 1 in 4 zombies can climb a ladder)
-Airport
-School
-Hospital
-City Hall
-Retail Store
-Fire Department
-Police Stations
Note, all these are aside from military bases. But come on people, be creative!
Comment by Hazmat — 2/2/06 @ 8:29 pm
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Comment by Fox Mulder — 2/6/06 @ 4:21 pm
for ranged weapons, .22 caliber all the way. I know most of you think .22s are for wimps, but think about it:
-.22s have the least amount of recoil, making it easier for non-trained civilians to get headshots with
-.22 bullets are very small and light, allowing for more ammo to be carried
-its also to have lighter gear when on the move
Comment by Phil Wankenstein — 2/13/06 @ 11:55 pm
I would get a chainsaw, a machinegun, shotgun, samurai sowrd, fighting skills, and anything else thats powerfull. For hideout I would go to somewhere where there is lots of food, water,ammunition,and guns.But i would take a car for transportation in order to get there and look for more survivors.
Comment by Jase — 2/14/06 @ 12:06 am
i wood have the following group of weopons:unreal tournament 2004
full set of weopons ,unlimited ammo, leviathon (vehicle), 8 buddies,and god mode. oh,and shaolin weopns of course
Comment by the overlord — 2/27/06 @ 9:05 pm
safe haven: torlan map
Comment by the overlord — 2/27/06 @ 9:06 pm
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Comment by Jake — 3/16/06 @ 10:47 pm
well if this is nofictional and u can have unlimited ammo then i want a weapon that u fire once and all zombies disinagreat
Comment by Eric — 3/26/06 @ 8:00 pm
I would use a flamethrower and napalm as they destroy everything in their path. For close range I would use a crowbar. I would hide out in a fighter plane as I could fly around blasting zombies. For sleeping and eating I would dock at a hot air balloon.
These ideas can be used by anyone.
Comment by Pyro — 4/11/06 @ 2:09 pm
I meant a helium filled blimp not a hot air balloon.
Comment by Pyro — 4/11/06 @ 2:11 pm
I would like to point at the book the Zombie survival guide by max brooks. This basically covers anything you could possibly think of in terms of weapons, attack, defense, and what actual zombies are and are not afraid of. For one, they are not afraid of water or fire, since almost all of their nerves are gone. also, a flamethrower would do little if you are not going up against a hord of like a 100 of them since a flamethrower uses fuel, and it weighs like 70lbs on your back, plus, human flesh does not burn immediately. thats all, oh and read the book, it helps.
Comment by Nick Karr — 4/13/06 @ 12:31 am
1x Trench Spike
1x Titanium Machete
1x FX-05 ” Xicoatl” Assault Rifle (Once it comes out)
8x Extra 5.56mm clips
1x Silenced Beretta 92FS Elite
1x Beretta 92FS-C Compact
8x Extra clips for the Berettas
1x Bokken made from “Palo Santo” wood. Straightish edge.
Comment by ulyssesdraco — 4/16/06 @ 12:44 am
First of all, Ive read this shit and you would all be dead in about three days or less! hunting zombies, nuclear weapons…XBOXES!? I happen to know that instead of overwhelming firepower, you should instead be thinking of a place that is secure and scarcely populated and try to get there immediately!! A small town wal-mart or other such store would be ideal to me, not only would you have means of finding protection (sporting goods, hunting supplies) but you would also have a decent stockpiling of food to keep ten to fifteen people sustained for quite some time with careful rationing. And in the event that the area is scarcely populated and a small team of people could make it out and back, it would be good to take note of your surroundings; gas stations, hardware stores and other such locations that may be beneficial should you be able to reach them.
secondly, skipping all the hoo-hoo of geetting yourself and whoever else that may be with you fortified and armed and in the know about what’s going on around you, you should then make sure you have some type of escape plan should you need it, and also a backup escape plan should that be needed in the event plan A fails. once everything is settled to some level of reassurance. you should try contacting the outside world (assuming there’s any of it left to contact) phone lines by this point would obviously be down so perhaps locating and implementing short wave radio would be the better choice. in the event that no way of communicating is available…too bad! yer fucked on that!! you should then try to concentrate on escape and survival and trying not to kill anyone in your group (cabin fever can grip the best of us) The only way to truly escape would be to make your way to a almost metropolis size area of rurality. canada or some other such unpopulated place would be ideal, but even then, there’s no guarantees that you’ll be safe forever. the only true way out of a world that is overrun by zombies on the apocolyptic scale would be to join them or die trying not to!!!!!!!!
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Comment by one who has seen — 4/29/06 @ 7:08 am
I don’t know how many times it’s been said, but it should be restated. Quick, accurate weapons, (IE semi-automatic/ bolt-action weapons) light, melee weapons. (Blunt is good, edged can be better.) Sparcely populated areas will have less zombies, so farms and the general wilderness are safer. Kill zombies with massive, irreparable damage to the skull, because nothing else will finish them completely. Move fast, don’t stop, keep quiet. And yes, the Zombie Survival guide has it all.
Comment by MrSludgy — 5/2/06 @ 9:19 pm
First of all, anybody who thinks of using a melee weapon should just lay down waiting to die, all of them exept the ones thinking of using samurai swords. First of all, I would gather a small group of trustable people (about 5 with me)to go to have our headquarters in a place without a lot of hallways, because that would be great risk. I would carry a .44 caliber magnum revolver (too much recoil, that is, if you’re a wimp) and an assault rifle. Trust me, I was in the army and a bunch of people won’t even be able to hold even a bb gun straightly. And also, I would carry a grenade in case I get infected, I just cook the grenade and wait for it to explode.
Comment by Edmex — 5/2/06 @ 9:57 pm
I would get on top of a clock tower close to the City administration so I could steal valuable documents for exclusive use of bribery. All I would need is a Sniper rifle, my choice would be a Winchester and also a pair of submachine guns (because you won’t be able to kill everybody with a sniper).
Comment by Edgar the Mexican bandito — 5/2/06 @ 10:04 pm
a pencil…those hurt…
Comment by hayley — 5/25/06 @ 5:34 pm
I read the Zombie Survival Guide, but there is a lot of stuff in there I wouldn’t be able to get. My favorite hand-to-hand weapon would be a modified shovel, kinda like the shaolin spade, just easier to get. I could sand down half of it and sharpen the edges to get a clean kill. I don’t have to much experience with guns, all I’ve worked with is a hunting rifle and clay pidgeons. A nice hunting rifle would probably suffice, paired with a handgun for tight spots. I know how to weild a katana proficiently but getting one is another matter. During a large epidemic (a large class 2 or a class 3 by guide terms) I’d probably set up base at the local high school. It was built like a prison but has great supplies for everything from maitenance to cooking. A few molotov cocktails would take care of the stairs. If I got infected I don’t know… maybe strap a bomb to my head and body and run to the highest density of zombies.
Comment by rabid — 5/30/06 @ 4:02 pm
my hand to hand wep would be a big warrior axe and for range weapon eum a likely m249 with unllimited ammo and for hiding place… a nuclear bunker with a mortar with a big nuclear launcher
Comment by zombieKilla — 6/10/06 @ 12:13 pm
First things first,
Big guns are hard to find, and most people will go and raid the gun shops, so the best idea is wait it out a little and look for dead cops, take their glock and use a trusty sharp object, the longer the better and chop off legs and heads, putting the zombie out of use no moving no bitting, if it still moves stab it a litte, if there are alot of zombies, run….
by the way we are talking about zombes, which are dead rising, not an infection and to be zombies there would have to have a myth in process therefor the zombies would be slow as, lure your zombies one by one, watch you back, take a few legs,
zombies only have one objective, killing and mabye feeding, if the zombies to to feed they need to die, so waiting them out could be good,
The hard part is to survive after the zombies are gone, rebuilding the world under the rules of people that brutally survived a plauge of undead zombies, which would be pretty screwed up (the type of people that beat there wife cause they spent all there cash on hookers and beer) so growing food wouldnt be the easiest thing…
Comment by The zombie hunter — 6/12/06 @ 8:53 am
Also
Chain saw, the greateast zombie killer of all times, easy to find, eaiser to use and doenst require much stamina, to keep the chain saw going everything is free so finding some gas to keep her going shouldnt be a problem, you main troubles is that it can be hard to start, so make sure you start it before the shit hits the the fan eh?
Warning do not keep a fat person in your group, they will slow you down and always bring ‘Micky D’s’ to the conversation.
Stay fit, Weight, sit up, tred mill they are all good
No Electricty bills, use the tv, radio and all you can find, keep yourself entertained while waiting out the zombie invasion
No gay people, not trying to be sexist but it will just start alot of trouble eh?
If you have your ideal stupid blonde girl, leave her at home, she will slow you down or run up some stairs.
Open places, but closed doors, dont leave your back open, roofs and floors can be a danger zone too.
try to lock up a zombie outside to see it starves out, dont go to much trouble doing this as you could be killed, make sure it cant escape (chop off a leg, or two) and chain it up.
Comment by The zombie hunter — 6/12/06 @ 9:14 am
all you need is a shotgun loaded with rock salt & a 67 Chevy Impala! WOO GO WINCHESTERS!!!
Comment by XxxskullpixiexxX — 7/9/06 @ 1:54 am
I would eat a booger so they would go away.
Comment by KKE — 7/13/06 @ 1:31 pm
I would get grenades and used them Vietnamese style, and everybody that says unlimited ammo are the people who’s never used a gun. The zombies wouldn’t even touch y’all everyday computer geeks. I only got in here because of the survival, not because I played a crappy resident evil game.
Comment by Dan — 7/13/06 @ 1:47 pm
2 model 18s in a army surplus filled with m4s and m16s and midevil time armor so i cant get bit .with a sword next to me.
Comment by zombies — 7/17/06 @ 10:20 pm
and dont forget the 50 cal and 9mm minigun
Comment by zombies — 7/17/06 @ 10:24 pm
i would need would be my actual pair of 357 blackhawks,my cold steel warhammer,my cold steel trailmaster bowie,and my own two feet.Run run mothafuckas theres zombies on the way
Comment by bear — 7/27/06 @ 12:08 pm
First of all you have to think about a few things before you decide on a weapon… and don’t forget about armor either (we will cover armor last).
DO NOT USE EDGED WEAPONS!!! Hello fools, we’re talking about a CONTAGION spread through bodily fluids. Slice open a zombie and you get covered in goo and blood without stopping the zombie.
Not every person out there is in peak physical conditioning. Ever try swinging a baseball bat or heavy pipe more than fifty or so times in a row? Try it.. see how long you last.
Your weapons should be light, have considerable stopping power, and be easy to use.
To combat zombies you will need different types of weapons depending on your situation.
SCENARIO 1 - UNDER SIEGE:
When you are holed up and under siege your weapons should be large (preferably automatic) rifles and explosive ordinance (hand grenades, pipe bombs, incindieries, anti-personnell mines) , and booby traps (See Army Field Manuals TM 31-201 and TM 31-210).
Say you are trapped in a building.. IMPROVISE.. take out as many of the zombies as fast as you can before they build up and overrun your shelter through sheer brute force and numbers. The more you kill outside the shelter the less there are to kill when they get in.
Drop bricks (bowling balls, furniture, or whatever) on them from the roof. Make a sling or use a slingshot and shoot them through the soft spot on the top of their heads. If you have a lot of time on your hands - build a catapult, trebuchet, or other kind of medievel type siege equipment (as a bonus you can use stones as ammunition.. save the bullets for when they get in).
Inside your shelter create “kill zones” - set mines, dig a pit through the floor so they drop on spikes or into a hole they can’t climb out of, use a large net suspended from the ceiling and drop it to snare the first wave and to block the second waves ability to get at you so you can kill them in a more leisurely manner.
Use a short barreled shotgun to take out two or three at a time at close quarters.. remember that in a combat situation even the best trained soldiers aren’t going to have time to line up those head shots.
If you are going to be in close combat and only have a bat or staff-like weapon DON’T SWING IT - JAB IT LIKE A SPEAR AT THE HEAD AND FACE. This may seem counterintuitive but it gives you a lot of real advantages..
A. You won’t miss as often or tire as fast.
B. The smaller area of the end of the staff, pipe, or bat increases the crushing FORCE of the hit instead of distributing it along a larger area.
C. The Zombies will not be able to grab the weapon as easily.
Try it with a broom handle on a cardboard box and see the difference in the damage. Have a friend try to grab the staff as you jab at them.. do you get it?
My personal favorite is a “tamping rod” - 4 feet of solid iron an inch in diameter with a sharp end. The incredible weight of it is offset by the sheer crushing force it delivers with a minimum of effort… I GUARANTEE it will kill you instantly with a swift energy conserving jab. You can pick these up around rail yards and along railroad tracks.
Next best is brass knuckles or trench spikes .. this has already been covered in other comments but there is slight drawback.. most people have no friggin clue how to throw an effective punch or properly situate themselves to use a trench spike effectively.
Another good weapon is a MACE or FLAIL.. I once practiced with a modified (modernized) version of a flail.. it was a good solid spring (like they use in shocks or in commercial applications) wrapped around a stick with several inches of spring left free and a metal ball on the end wrapped in electrical tape. It was nearly weightless and the force of the ball was the equivelent of a .38 caliber bullet. I smack you in the head with it and you aren’t getting up.
In close combat your whole body is a weapon. Wear steel-toed boots and STOMP down on their knees and shins… It won’t kill em but it will keep them from chasing you or bring them down low so you can crush their skulls more easily.
Now we get to talk about armor..
First of all, PROTECT YOUR HANDS AND ARMS, wear gloves and a thick jacket if you don’t have anything else. If you get the chance (or are really bored) you can by 16 gauge wire, cut it into inch long pieces, and fashion yourself a chainmail suit or cut a leather jacket up and boil the peices to create armor for your arms (http://www.daviddfriedman.com/Medieval/Articles/Perfect_Armor_Improved.htm) Instructions for chainmail are also on the net.
AND THE NUMBER ONE WEAPON - YOUR BRAIN !!! USE IT OR LOSE IT!!
Comment by Joe — 8/15/06 @ 9:21 pm
Some Booby Traps…
This applies to people under siege.
DISCLAIMER
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These bombs come from army manuals that are easily found at Military Surplus stores and on the net so don’t come knocking on my door Mr. FBI / ATF / Jack-Booted-Thug Federal Agent, It’s still a free friggin country.. go kill terrorists and stop reading blogs about zombies.
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If you have a lot of spare ammo or access to black powder (fireworks etc) there is a couple of good booby traps you can improvise to use as you retreat from the horde of zombies coming in your shelter. As a matter of fact there is even a way to make explosives and black powder out of piss (urea nitrate) and dirt (Potassium Nitrate).. I won’t tell you how but the info is out there.
LIGHT BULB MINE (needs electricity or a fuse cord)
Carefully cut (or file) a small hole in a large ( the larger the better )light bulb.. fill it with gunpowder and cover the hole with tape. Place nails or small metal objects on strips of tape and wrap them around the bulb (shrapnel) - TURN OFF THE LIGHT SWITCH IDIOT !! (preferably the switch is in another room) and screw in the bulb. When the light switch is turned on the bulb explodes and the shrapnel is above their heads (pretty clever, huh?)
DUST EXPLOSIVE MINE: (Turns 5 pounds of flour or a few liters of gas into a powerful bomb)
Drill a hole in a tuna can, fill it with black powder from your bullets or shotgun shells, make a blasting cap out of a light bulb mine using a string of christmas lights (If you don’t have electricity, improvise the blasting cap by using firecrackers or flares etc.. you can also create fuse cord by making a paste out of gunpowder, twisting three shoelaces or strings together, and rubbing the paste on the strings).
Place a sack of flour or a half gallon of gas in a plastic container on top of the can.. for fun you can fill a box with 5 pinds of flour and some nails to increase the devastation. This explosive will destroy a 2000 cubic foot area (10X10X20).
Comment by Joe — 8/15/06 @ 10:02 pm
Unfortunately for Joe, shrapnel is completely useless against zombies.
Also, lol at the guy who said that melee is useless against zombies. Get back to us when you’ve read the Guide.
Comment by Cameron — 8/16/06 @ 7:09 am
SCENARIO 2 - On The Run:
So the horde of Zombies got through your defences. You killed a few dozen outside the shelter and a hundred or so more as you executed your exit strategy. One your way out the escape tunnel you set the dust explosion mine and sealed the hole.
You’ve made it.. or have you?
Now you are on the run. You’re by yourself in the middle of Zombieland.. where do you start?
TWO THINGS YOU MUST HAVE - A “GO KIT” AND A DESTINATION!
Hopefully you packed a smart “Go Kit” with the essentials.
1. Water
2. Weapons and ammunition
3. knife (notice this is not included in “weapons” ’cause you aint gonna make it far using a knife as a weapon unless your extremely friggin lucky)
4. A way to make a fire
5. A steel cup
6. Fishing line and a pack of hooks .. (Note: you can stitch a wound, patch clothes, create snares for small game, set tripwire alarms, and fish with these two implements.. UNBELIEVABLY USEFUL)
So you’re probably thinking “what about flashlights, radios, sleeping bags, and FOOD?” or all the other bullshit people seem to think they need. Forget the bullshit camping gear and batteries etc.. you don’t need ‘em. You can get them wherever you are going.. need a blanket? Take it. Need a flashlight and some batteries? Take it. They’re everywhere.. in every house.
The idea is to be FAST AND LIGHT. Mobility is crucial. Water weighs ALOT.. your weapons are gonna weigh ALOT and you are gonna be tired and stressed with no place to be secure for very long.. at least not until you find another shelter and the leisure time to build defences.
How to stay alive?
1. Distribute the equipment you made it out with around your body, load your weapons, and head for the woods.
2. Pick your fights.. is it really worth taking on the horde of Zombies mulling around outside the 7-11 for a box of twinkies?
3. Watch out for other survivors. People do all kinds of things when they are desperate. Don’t assume other survivors are gonna have the “Let’s join together to defeat the Zombie Horde and Rebuild a New World” mentality.. most likely they’re thinking along the lines of “That shotgun of his is better than the baseball bat I’m carrying now”
4 If you have to fight, be as silent as possible. Don’t attract attention.. blasting away at everything that moves means everything that moves is gonna find you.
If you’ve really prepared - you have somewhere to go and have acquired the basic survival skills necessary to survive a long walk with little or no supplies.
SCAVENGING:
WATER:
Water is the primary concern. Don’t be fooled about it.. you aren’t going anywhere without water. Water is HEAVY. You aren’t going to be able to carry alot of it and move fast. So.. you are going to spend alot of time looking for water.
Sources of Water: (In order of preference)
1. Bottled water - nuff said
2. Water heaters in homes, businesses, and buildings.. didn’t think of that did you? The average home water heater tank holds 20 to 50 gallons.
3. Wells.. worst case scenario you can look for old stream beds and low areas and dig to the water table. Near rivers the water may only be a few inches down. Dig a hole and let it fill with clean water.
4. Streams - boil or treat this water if you can. In the US there is a 70% chance the water you’re drinking is contaminated somehow.
5. Ponds or standing water - Make sure to look for antibiotics when you get done drinking here.
FOOD:
Our society is simply flooded with food and the ingredients necessary to make food. Chances are you are not going to have much trouble finding food along the way. The big problem is that most places with food (like restaurants and stores) are crawling with zombies. Hunt small game, pick berries, eat fruits, dig up onions, potatoes, and wild carrots.. learn how to identify the edible plants in your area. If you have to raid for food be quick.. snatch, grab, and run.
TRANSPORTATION:
Your choices are simple.. small and fast enough to manuveur through the twisted jungle of Zombies, metal, and debri littering the roads or large and powerful enough to smash throuth it. The key to the choice is the availability of fuel where you are at.
I’d have to say that a bike, motorcycle, or ATV are simply the best choices.
A bike is silent and most people can peddle fast enough to avoid pursuing Zombies. If you have to, you can carry it.. that’s a good thing to be able to do for a myriad of reasons.
Motorcyles are fast and fuel efficient.. unfortunately most people are in more danger from trying to ride a motorcycle than they are from the Zombies.. never ridden a motorcycle before? Don’t even think about using it. ATV’s Rock!! Their benefits are self explanatory.
Cars and other large vehicles aren’t going to fare so well in a Zombocalypse. Cars (the most available form of transport) are obviously the worst choice. Every major thoroughfare is going to be blocked and you can’t get far offroad in a Cadillac. The tires and rims won’t last more than a few days.. especially if you have to jump curbs to avoid or go around obstructions.
Large vehicles have some of the same drawbacks as cars only with worse fuel efficiency. Tracked and large wheeled construction vehicles like loaders make excellent choices for getting somewhere close (say within a hundred miles) .. If you can’t go around it, smash thru it or lift it up and move it. If you don’t know how to operate the equipment, it is likely that you won’t kill yourself trying to learn (unlike a motorcycle) Major drawback.. Diesel aint as easy to get as unleaded.
REMEMBER : MOTORIZED VEHICLES MAKE NOISE AND ATTRACT ATTENTION
DESTINATION:
If you planned correctly you already know where you’re going.. you have checked the maps and have chosen a less travelled route to get there. You’ve considered which roads may be obstructed.. which areas are likely to have high concentrations of Zombies and where you can easily scavenge supplies on the way.
Now you’ve reached your destination.. A National Forest? A desert? A mountainous region?
Good luck.. now you just need to find a few women, some liquor, and some gardening supplies. Life is going to be very 19th Century for awhile.. better learn how to plow and milk cows.
Comment by Joe — 8/16/06 @ 1:33 pm
Cameron.. I agree with you for the most part.
Note that the primary damage is from the explosion itself. Secondary damage is from shrapnel and falling debri… you can direct the trajectory of the shrapnel by placing the tape on the bottom of the light.. a few dozen nails or steel shot in the top of the head can kill ‘em.. the idea here is to slow them down while you escape.. if you kill a few in the process, even better
Comment by Joe — 8/16/06 @ 1:41 pm
Nice posts, Joe. i enjoyed reading them.
Comment by Recipher — 8/16/06 @ 1:48 pm
Some words on Ammunition interchangability… then I promise to let someone post something
An M-16 uses 5.56 mm (5.56 X 45) NATO rounds and are approximately equiv to .223 caliber. You can safely use commercial Remington .223 cartridges in an M-16 but it is somewhat unsafe to use NATO rounds in a .223 rifle.
M-16
Armalite AR-15
Ruger Mini-14
Remington Model 7615 Police Patrol Rifle
Remington Model 700 series bolt-action rifle.
Winchester Model 70 series bolt-action rifle.
Steyr Scout series bolt-action rifle.
Ruger Mini-14 semi-automatic rifle
Australian F-88 Austeyr assault rifle
Belgian FN FNC assault rifle
Indian INSAS assault rifle
Israeli IMI Negev, Galil assault rifle and Tavor TAR-21 bullpup assault rifle
Japanese Type 89 Assault rifle with lesser performance Type 89 cartridge
Russian AK-101 and AK-108
Singaporean SAR-21
South African Vektor R4 and R5
South Korean K-2 (rifle)
Swedish Ak 5 system, derived from the Belgian FN FNC assault rifle
Swiss SIG 550 with lesser performances than the round for which it was built: the Gw Pat.90 cartridge
REMEMBER - M-16’s (and AR-15’s) are cheap, require constant maintenance and spare parts, and jam easily.
7.62 NATO (7.62 X 51) Ammunition is nearly identical to .308 Winchester .. It is safer to fire 7.62 NATO in a .308 Winchester than it is to fire .308 in a military rifle.
Kalashnikov-pattern Saiga firearms
CETME
FN FAL
FN SCAR-H
FRF2 sniper rifle
Heckler & Koch G3 rifle
AG-3
AK4
Heckler & Koch PSG1 sniper rifle
Lee-Enfield L8 series rifles
L42A1 sniper rifle
Enfield Enforcer rifle
L96A1 Sniper rifle
M14 rifle
M21 sniper rifle
M25 sniper rifle
M24 sniper rifle
M40A1 and M40A3 sniper rifles
M60 machine gun
M134 Minigun
M240 machine gun
M1919A4 machine gun
MG3 machine gun
Mk 48 Mod 0 machine gun
Ishapore 2A/2A1
Israeli Mauser Kar-98k rifle
Remington Model 7600 rifle
Remington Model 700 rifle
Steyr Scout rifle
Type 62 Machine gun
Type 64 rifle
VEPR II
Winchester Model 70 rifle
7.62 mm WARSAW (7.62 X 39) can be used in the following weapons
SKS
AK-47/AKM
Vz 52/57
Vz 58
Rk 62
RPD
RPK
Stoner SR-47
Rasheed Carbine
Ruger Mini-30 carbine
CZ-527 Mini-Mauser style carbine
I tend to avoid 9mm’s.. gunsmiths are gonna be hard to come by when they break. Semi-auto pistols are nowhere as reliable and sturdy as revolvers although the rate of fire, the number of shots between reloads, and the speed of reloading make these attractive in many situatuions.
I prefer the .12 gauge shotgun.. Deadly, relatively accurate, and extremely easy to scavenge ammunition for. If it breaks, you can discard it and keep the ammo.. you are definitely gonna be able to pick up another .12 Gauge somewhere (If you’re in the US that is.. sorry British dudes you’re pretty well screwed in your choice of weapons) also if the Zombie is too far away to use the shotgun then he’s not worth wasting a bullet on.
My personal sidearm is a Titanium Taurus .357 snub-nose revolver. Taurus revolvers can use .38 special and .357 magnum - a good versatile weapon.. it only has 5 shots but it is made of Titanium and is a very effective club (a bit heavy though).
Comment by Joe — 8/16/06 @ 4:38 pm
i would take to the sky i a hot air balloon
or hold out in ur attic zombies arn’t smart enough to find you
Comment by maxs12399 — 8/19/06 @ 3:37 pm
Lets be realistic, if Zombies are really realistic. The best weapon, would be the trench spike for close combat, and .45 Calibur semi-auto rifle(M1 carbin), machete for decapitation..45 calibur semi-auto pistol with a sliencer and Maby a Shaolin spade for decapitation at a distance. Zombies, have no nerves, they don’t get tired, they don’t fear water,fire, or anything for that matter the only way to KILL a zombie is to scramble,shoot, or just plain bludgeon it’s brains out. the reason I would like .45 semi-auto rifle/pistol is so that they could share the same ammo, and so that you don’t go crazy with the FULL AUTO. If the police arrive, and you have an entire room full of dead bodies, and your the one with the guns, knives, machetes what ever, you’ll be considered crazy, and incarserated. THAT is why your need to decapitate 1 and hold that head as PROOF that zombies exist. I don’t even think that people even read this anymore.
Comment by Jake — 8/21/06 @ 11:58 am
i would take an alumunim bat also,paintball helm,neck guard,my hocky crap,and a water gun.:)
Comment by johnney — 9/8/06 @ 12:07 am
I will give to the zombies all the naked mothers of all the jerks that are in this forum, hahahahahaha….
Comment by Ignacio Ortiz. — 9/11/06 @ 5:59 pm
I would use a vintage ’60’s General Electic pedestal mounted 6 barreled (instead of the pussy 3 barrel) .308 firing, 5,000- 6,000 round per minute MINI-GUN, with unlimited ammo, (this is fantasy anyway),. unlimited power for the MINI-GUN, and 2 AK-47 with 75 round drums just in case you get tired firing the mini-gun, and/or you have to move the shell casings out of the way, Plus it keeps the smelly fuckings chuks a distance away.
It would a blast.
Comment by Mike Mizz — 9/12/06 @ 12:31 pm
i didnt read thru all the relpies, but from the ones i did see, no one said a chain saw! it is a must-have in any zombie survival situation (however, i would only use it for large crowds as to not waste gas). then for personal protection, i would go with the masses and say a metal bat, maybe with some atatchments, (i.e. some sort of sleeve you could slide over the bat…spikes, a blade, whatever have you.) in the way of firearms, a pump action shotgun, and a very small caliber, semi auto pistol with a high clip capacity… the way i see it, i dont want to fire 6 huge rounds (un-needed power) and then get over taken. : ]
Comment by Clint — 9/13/06 @ 5:26 pm
Ok, first good job Joe I to enjoy reading your posts and yea there was a chainsaw mentioned but thats one of the wordt weapons to use in an appocolypse because well I cant think right now but it is ask anyone who read Max Brooks guide. Ok, what I would use was a semi-automatic rifle a good trench spike if I could find one and of that wasn’t readily available i would use the crowbar in my garage
and finnaly I would use the ultinmate weapon I had my brain. P.S. I know theres the chance of me getting the urge to “Rock and Roll” but I doubt that I will, I know the consequenses.
Comment by Torak — 9/19/06 @ 2:24 pm
Oh, Btw this is how I scored Kick ass
You scored 82 % Surviver It’s 99% higher than everyone else Booo yah!
Comment by Torak — 9/19/06 @ 3:22 pm
For all that dont know, zombies die through pure headshots, starvation, or decomposition.
Must needs for zombie fighting:
Explosives or Flammables (dont go crazy with em)
Any rifle with a wooden or metal stock, preferably M-4 or most of the AK brands. (Suppresors needed for picking off single zombies).
Side arms (Most high calibur pistols will do, although they do lack clip size.)
Heavy Machine Guns: Browning Rifles, etc. can be used but do not kill the zombies. They merely knock them over or incapacitate them. Use as a last resort from above them, giving a better chance of hitting the head.
Blunt Weapon: Avoid Aluminum bats, they will dent and bend after 3 or 4 hits, Hammers are short ranged and heavy, throwing you off-balance or putting you at risk of being in “bite-range,” go for a good ol’ steel crowbar. Sturdy, also partially sharp, and capable of utilities.
Sharp Weapons: Popular, but it is rare to find one that is battle-ready. Machetes and one handed swords are an easy decapitation, but when it comes to breaking through the skull, it may lack power. Two-Handed swords and Katanas are the most lethal weapons in close-combat. However Claymores are heavy, and may throw you off balance, however the katana (assuming it is traditionally made) can tear through several zombies in one swing, and are lathered in Lacquer to make sure it makes a clean slice. Hatchets and axes are very easy to cave-in any skull, and can be used.
On top of all these, is the good old fashioned trench-spike. Equiped with an old-style knife and brass-knuckles all in one, this makes it a lethal close-quarters weapon.
The “Shaolin Spade” and European Scythe make excellent ghoul-killers. The Spade’s blade style makes a decapitation quick and easy. The Scythe is very popular and can slash a zombie in two, But has a One-Sided blade, making partly inefficient.
I would choose Trench-Spike, Crowbar, M1 Garand or Carbine, and an M4, AK-47, or M3A1 “Grease Gun,” all with a laser-dot aim, Scope, and suppressor. For back ups, a .357 Magnum, and Beretta.
I got most of this from Max Brooks’ “The Zombie Survival Guide” book.
And HELL YEAH I get nerdy with crap like this.
Comment by Dakkl — 9/22/06 @ 6:39 pm
so im working on a zombie story right now and hit this page up for reaserch lol thanks for weapon ideas but if it was me this is what i’d go with
Some kind of helmet weather it be a football helmt or a militery issue bulet proof bucket.
A kevlar vest and some of those bite proof limb protecter things that shark divers wear to prevent gettin there freakin arm bit off.
Steel toed boots and i’d probablly end up welding a spike to the right one.
Brass knuckles
A crowbar for opening doors and head busin
a good length of rope since ya never know when that may help
A machette
A fire axe
Whatever guns i could find and ammo i could salvage for them (i figure it would be best just to take the weapons that the unfortunates left behind and stopck pile so i have a constant arsenal)
A reinforced short buss for salvage missions
And probablly try to make it to like a grocery store to hole up since food wouldnt be a problem.
Well have fun zombie obsessed fools lol
Comment by PoXadeliK — 9/25/06 @ 3:29 am
PoXadeliK, zombie obsessed fools? lol? We aren’t the one “working on a zombie story” and doing research. Just saying.
Comment by Recipher — 9/26/06 @ 2:47 am
short range: M2 carbine (with flash hider)
long range: US Army M24 SWS Sniper
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melee: Trench Spike or Shaolin Spade
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KILLING SPREE!!!!!
Comment by zombieHUNTER — 10/7/06 @ 6:53 pm
ok so for short range i got a 9-iron
midium range is a compound bow, arrows w/ exploding tips
long range i would have a 50 cal. berreta sniper rifle
for groups i would have granades, molatove coctails, and, duh, an M-79 (looks like a shotgun but smaller with shells 3\” diamiter that make an explosian that destroys anythin whithin 15\’ on contact)
to survive put everything listed in a stollen military hum-v drive to utah, hide in the mountains and snipe-em all out!!!!!!!
ohh ya and you can’t forget the thowing knives and throwing axes!!!
if i was infected…… FUCK THE WORLD ima zombi im wth the master race now…….. FUCK YOU!!!!!!!
Comment by zombimangotme — 10/14/06 @ 7:32 pm
the weapons i would use is a riot shotgun a sniper for far shots(and for fun) 20 grenades a machine gun and a colt 45 and a partner just i case there a crowed of zombies i would also get a ak-47 and a bb gun and armor so they can’t bite me
Comment by chris — 11/4/06 @ 11:22 am
(skrew the last 2 notes) why the hell would u use a b-b gun they suck………………….. FUCK YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Comment by zombimangotme — 11/4/06 @ 4:45 pm
loads of people getting anal about the zombies so heres my weapon..
a massive amp with my bass gitaur,
the music will send freak vibrations across the earth destroying all the zombies.,
Comment by alucard — 11/9/06 @ 4:10 pm
Alucard, that is one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever heard. I feel the need to join you with my Custom Gibson Flying V!!! Between my insane metal solos and your unstoppable driving bass, we will destroy them through the sheer primal power of ROCK!!!! WE WILL SHOUT AND SING AS THEIR HEADS EXPLODE FROM THE INCREDIBLE FORCE OF OUR MIGHTY AXES!!! AND AS FOR THOSE THAT SURVIVE, THEIR HEADS SHALL IMPLODE FROM UTTER AMAZEMENT!!!! And the gods shall look upon us and see our plight, see our just cause and lend their power to our hands, creating a sound which is the embodiment of humanity itself, each note, each chord resounding with sadness for this destruction and madness, screaming with rage at the injustice of our fate, and a new power will awaken as our fingers pour out the melodies which lie deep within our souls, a power that defies reality and the limits of mortality. A final concert for all humanity. Entire CITIES will be leveled, along with the zombie filth they contain, purging the world of its corruption and madness. The very demons of Hell will see our power and tremble in fear. They will close up the mouth of Hell which opened to free the evil which plagues the world, the Waking Death. And the righteous and unrighteous will be destroyed without distinction. And when it is finished, we will stand together and look upon the destruction and ruins of the world and we will weep openly for that which once was and is no longer, for the lives lost to the plague and those sacrificed to regain our world. And yet, even in our mourning, a new order will rise from the blood and brokeness of the old, and the world will begin anew…
…..Sorry, I got kinda carried away there. Well, ok, i’m not sorry. But seriously, some comments. You guys are getting almost ridiculously unrealistic with these weapons and tactics. First of all, regarding Max Brooks’ “Survival Guide”… though it is, in all likelihood, the most in-detail guidebook for this sort of thing, and an excellent read (I own it myself… along with another brilliant work of his, “World War Z”… which you will ALL read or I will kill you in your sleep) one has to remember that it is a work of fiction based almost entirely on Mr. Brooks’ imagination, and is by no means the final word on any of this. Although Brooks brings up many solid points that I, as a zombie fetishist, agree with, he also makes many statements that are riddled with holes and issues. The Shaolin Spade, for instance. It simply wouldn’t work. You see, Brooks fails to mention a number of things. First, the spade is cumbersome and heavy, usually anywhere from 10 to 15 pounds. These take an awful lot of practice and skill to use effectively. Aside from that, the weight would wear any average person down in a matter of hours, if not minutes. Now 10 pounds may not sound like alot to all you superbuff zombie-slaying machines, but imagine swinging it not several but possibly hundreds of times over the course of a few days. Are you still swinging it like you did on swing one? Yeah, right. In anime, maybe. Another omitted fact is that the spade was much more commonly used by monks for their holy duties, primarily burying the dead, hence the “spade” head. So, unless you happen to be an experience martial art master trained specifically for that weapon, you’ll likely just end up missing or beating the poor zombie to death with the staff. Neither method helps much. And as for the trench spike, ah, the trench spike… a device truly engineered for delivering death with ease, both to the living or dead… to an extent. To those of you who have never seen a trench spike, go to http://www.donrearic.com/brassknuckles.html and scroll down until you see “Death’s Head”. This is a basic version of the original trench spike, in this case combined with metal knuckles, as you can see. It is a beautiful weapon, if just for the sheer brutality and efficiency of it. However, I must question its effectiveness against the undead. As Brooks said, it was used as a close quarters weapon, designed specifically for punching downward, puncturing first the helmet and then skull of the victim. As such, it could indeed easily puncture a zombie’s skull, especially a partially decomposed skull. This would, in theory, eliminate said zombie. However, the spike requires the user to get in very close proximity with the target. And we all know how zombies tend to “lunge” that last couple feet or so. The chance of being caught off guard by that sudden lunge, as well as the possibility of panicking, as almost anyone would at such range, is just too absurd for practical use. Remember, a human would never lunge at a man (or woman) brandishing a 4″ spike of stainless steel death, but a zombie sure as hell would. And as for all of you that said,”I would use [Insert absurdly overpowered machine gun that you saw on a video game] and [Insert other ridiculous device of destruction, e.g. sawed-off shotgun, riot gun, falme thrower, that thing Millie uses on Trigun] and [x amount] of grenades/molotov cocktails/RPG’s/incendiary napalms. Then, I would snipe them from on top of a building with [sniper rifle you could probably never find without breaking into a heavily defended military armory]. And for backup, [insert tons of shit to show off your incredible knowledge of guns and reveal your tactical ignorance]. Now, by all means, it’s fun to fantasize, but be real. First off, WHO’S CARRYING ALL THIS SHIT!? YOU!? Keep dreaming. Bearing in mind that it is possible to keep a larger arsenal when traveling with a party of others, especially if you can find some individuals who would rather carry a ton of stuff than engage in actual combat, do you honestly know anyone who can carry 20 grenades and 6 guns, chris? I don’t. Chris Redfield can carry 255 9mm parabellum rounds and a buttload of 12-guage shells without being encumbered. You, however, cannot. In addition, sniping zombies from on rooftops is an ignorant, albeit effective, method of asking to die. Think. On top of a building (or whatever) you’re safe and can take your time to pick off as many zombies as you have bullets. And no doubt, it would be a blast. But eventually you’ll either run out of ammo or grow tired of the whole ordeal (they both happen fast enough) And then what? You look down from your haven perch, and [Oh, shit!] there’s a SEA of zombies swarming at the base of whatever you’re on top of, all intent on chowing down on whatever’s been making that loud BANG noise for the last 8 hours. Let me sum up your situation. You, sir, are completely and in every conceivable way FUCKED. It will likely become a holdout between you and the mass of undead, and guess who’s gonna last longer? (You get two guesses) And what did you accomplish through all of this? You took out a couple hundred zombies, tops, and that’s IF you came prepared. So you basically screwed yourself over to make an insignificant dent in the vast zombie horde that was once the population of the human race. Oh well, sucks to be you.
So, in summary, this is my equipment of choice:
Short Range:
It’s true that katanas excel at decapitation, but I don’t think I would stand up to cutting through one neck after another, day in and day out. I’d probably end up breaking it anyway, and using whatever I find. Road flares make a great distraction for an easy getaway, but with a major drawback. It draws many more zombies to where ever you are. As long as that sucker lasts, however, I promise you the undead will find more interesting than you.
Mid Range:
M1 Garand or basically any decent rifle I can find, doesn’t have to be specific… just has to not be a piece of crap. Semi-Auto helps in tight situations, as long as you don’t go “rock n’ roll” with it.
Any 12-Gauge shotgun would be handy, as long as I had a partner or partners to help carry it. More useful even than it’s decapitating ability is its sheer stopping/knockback power. A good way out of many tight situations.
Long Range:
Just leave it the hell alone. Don’t waste your time or ammo.
Comment by Axel Cross, Bard Of Thunder — 11/12/06 @ 3:42 am
P.S. Sorry for ranting at you all (sort of) as if anybody cared about the ridiculous shit I have to say. Well, too late now.
P.P.S. I get the award for “Most Obscenely Long Post On A Forum Chat About Zombies”, even without the rambling on at the beginning (I still want to do that tho… don’t tell anyone what a dork I am.) Yay for me ^_^ Peace out.
Comment by Axel Cross, Bard Of Thunder — 11/12/06 @ 3:48 am
Id use a giant big ass salmon as a weapon against the dead, when the pieces of shit lumber toward me WHAM they will get a big wet slap across the face opening their brains. For a long range i would use a nice powerful flame thrower with unlimited fuel melt the bastards down! have a nice day =D
Comment by Recon — 11/19/06 @ 2:30 pm
Also i would first eat a big ass bowl of beans and drink 4 bottles of tacobell fire sauce. Then i would pull my pants down lock and load and completely devastate a infected area with a massive destructive stream of hot shit and dihareah. Then finish the bastards off with a hurricane like fart. =D
Comment by Recon — 11/19/06 @ 2:38 pm
i like that one Recon thats gr8.
Well i think i would use erm well a mustang or some sort of powerful muscle car to plow those buggers down. i would definatley have to use a katana cos they r swift and slice through there heads easily. long range i would use a sniper rifle and just take them out one by one if i was near-ish i would have a coule of molotivs its easy enuf to make so they’ll do, and mayb just mayb i would have to use a sort of small forked garden hoe thing thats in my shed and just stab the living shit out of them, thatll do!
If i was infected i would either leave my self to change and help control all of britain! or mayb i would just find a hord of zombies and throw myself in i would die quickly and its not bein scard and shootin urself
I think i would hide in an attic as well that could be a gd snipin spot
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! ERCK CHOKE!
Comment by SHINY ITEMS — 11/21/06 @ 3:04 pm
LESSON 1
You haft to remeber when fighting zombies your best weapon would be a high powered flamethrower with unlimited ammo. I mean if i ever got cornered i would have a winndixie bag ready pre filled with my own toxic shit or dihareah. Then i would sling it in the zombie crowd and while they melt in steaming hot taco poop and piss i would run over all of them with spike boots dipped in raw sewege the zombie bastards dont have a chance against me ill eat a big ol can o rotten beans and hot chicken noodle soup and shit the bastards out of my way and when all else fails ill use my giant big ass dead salmon ill have with me and beat some zombie ass with it.
Comment by Recon — 11/21/06 @ 3:53 pm
oh and one more thing if i ever got infected i would weld open a spetic tank and jump in and drown in raw sewege this way the zombies would never be able to eat my body be sure to read my other logs they kick ass! =D
Comment by Recon — 11/21/06 @ 4:33 pm
well, it’s nice to know everyone has a plan.. perhaps the government should publish a strategy, before it’s too late and the attack is upon us…
seriously though… i have a real fear of zombies and struggle every day in even simple things, due to my fear of zombies… anyone know where i can get help?…….
Comment by lucylu — 12/5/06 @ 10:29 am
If you are serious lucylu, I will start a support group here on this blog. Just for you.
Comment by Recipher — 12/5/06 @ 4:45 pm
wow you guys really do suck
Comment by bob — 12/28/06 @ 7:19 pm
You can suck my dick bitch.
HEY!
Comment by Recipher — 12/28/06 @ 8:42 pm
new way to survive………… get in lightningcar (real thing… goes the speed of sound) go to NASA HQ launch to space station finaly wait it out………. good idea huh no zombies in space !
……………..( hhmmmmmm space zombies???)
Comment by zombimangotme — 1/6/07 @ 7:24 pm
another idea…. train yourself in the 6th sence…………(or telecanises)………. and find and partner with someone who can see the future…….. if u can see it you can deal with it… and ya know in the matrix how they bend the spoons… well that is telecanises, but picture haveing that times 100!!!!!!!!!!! see a zombie tom over there says, “oh shit a zombie run!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!” but you say, “oh cool a zombie i wanna see the whole thine explode in 3, 2, 1 ……” and well BOOM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!….. so ya another perfect idea submited by me
Comment by zombimangotme — 1/22/07 @ 10:45 pm
First, I’d us an EM railgun with unlimited ammo. My vehicle would be an M1A2 Abrams with BIG spikes on the treads, and for hand to hand I’d use a trench spike. My pistols would be a Colt Python,
S&W .44 magnum, and a desert eagle. I’d make the base bikini atoll ( the radiation’s worn off), and if i get bitten I’d sever the bitten limb, cauterize the wound,and if that doesnt work i’d drench myself in napalm, stick on a block or five of C-4, and blow myself up within their undead hordes.
Comment by DarkEagle357 — 1/25/07 @ 10:58 am
BEST IDEA RIGHT HERE MOTHER*&^%$%#
Id use a giant big ass salmon as a weapon against the dead, when the pieces of shit lumber toward me WHAM they will get a big wet slap across the face opening their brains. For a long range i would use a nice powerful flame thrower with unlimited fuel melt the bastards down! have a nice day =D
Also i would first eat a big ass bowl of beans and drink 4 bottles of tacobell fire sauce. Then i would pull my pants down lock and load and completely devastate a infected area with a massive destructive stream of hot shit and dihareah. Then finish the bastards off with a hurricane like fart. =D
ID SHIT THE BASTARDS OUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh and one more thing if i ever got infected i would weld open a spetic tank and jump in and drown in raw sewege this way the zombies would never be able to eat my body
Comment by Recon — 2/2/07 @ 3:55 pm
ok dude first thing first zombies aren’t afraid of water they are to stupid to know what water is so they fall in and walk along the bottom my weapon of choice would be a 22 rifle for the head shots, a machete for multi use of having to use it to live and to attack zombies in case i run out of ammo or they ware to close to shoot and my ideal place to hide would be ether a high school or prison because they have enough food and if you have to you can rally the people to help military bases are bad because of marshell law and you will get shot more then likely.
Comment by Dan — 2/5/07 @ 4:19 pm
what id do is take my monster truck to the nearest mall (run over any zombies on the way) lock the whole damn place up, take all the weapons i can, get on the roof, lock the door to the roof, and blast at anything i see (living or dead i dont care) and if any people or zombies get up to where i am id beat the shit out of them with anything i see like bricks, pipes, a door, their own body parts, and anything else id have with me. MUHAHAHA!!! i like zombies their so cool infact when i grow up i want to be a zombie myself
im only a teen lol my imagination is filled with blood and gore.
Comment by monster dude — 2/10/07 @ 5:16 pm
oh yea i forgot to say id run inside before locking it up
Comment by monster dude — 2/10/07 @ 5:28 pm
As a note, the use of guns without a silencer will attract more zombies because of the noise (provided the zombies have the same traits given by Max Brooks’ survival guide). Also, avoid places like hospitals because that’s where an outbreak would happen.
BTW, does any one know where I could buy a Shaolin Spade?
Ebay doesn’t have any but they do have DVD’s on how to use them…
Comment by Keiko — 2/11/07 @ 11:22 am
I would use TELEKENESIS (ya spelled it wrong) its awsome. And I would have a machete (light weight sharp no reloading or running out of ammo) and an ak-47 best damn gun on the planet.
Comment by inflammos — 2/13/07 @ 9:01 am
If lightsabers were real then I’d go with them
Comment by inflammos — 2/13/07 @ 9:04 am
A Must get Checklist for people running away from zombies, or formally known as being on the move:
get a compass
Get a first aid kit that is palm sized
get a small flashlight (AAA battery size) w/coated lens
get a six to eight inch long knife. (Preferrably a trench spike)
get a machete
get a map of the surrounding areas and use it
acquire matches that are both wind and waterproof
get a small signaling mirror
get a poncho
get a radio that is handhheld and has an earpiece.
locate and prchase/steal an M1 Carbine, Semiautomatic Rifle
locate and Purchase/Steal a .22 Rimfire pistol
if you get some firearms, make sure that you have loaded clips at all times, and that you also have 50 extra rounds for your rifle, and 25 extra rounds for your pistol
(if possible, get a silencer for both the pistol and for the rifle)
get a sleeping bag, or a bedroll, both will be too cumbersome
get 2 pairs of socks
get some sunglasses, preferrably with polarized lenses
get a wide mouthed, quart-sized water bottle
get water purification tablets
get a comfortable backpack that can be worn easily, but not loosly make sure that it is fit properly as well, for you will need to be comfortable
get a bandanna
get your bicycle, and practice riding around on it with the weight of your pack on your back (this method of transportation is fast, reliable, maneuverable, and it can never run out of gas.)
get some binoculars
get some dependable hiking boots, that are already broken In.
these are the must haves for being on the move
Comment by mallenater — 2/18/07 @ 4:40 pm
if you are planning to use your home as a “Fortress”:
barricade ALL doors and windows
if you live in a 2 story home, destroy the stairs, by any means, EXCEPT burning them.
Get the following things:
HOME ARSENAL:
rifle, 500 rounds
shotgun, 12 gauge, 250 shells
pistol, .45 Caliber, 250 rounds
silencer (Rifle)
silencer (Pistol)
Heavy Crossbow (in lieu of silencers), 150 bolts
Teloscopic sight (Rifle)
Night Vision scope (Rifle)
Laser Sight (Rifle)
Laser Sight (Pistol)
Katana Sword
Washizaki, or other short bladed sword
Two knives with smooth, six to eight inch blades
Hand Hatchet
EQUIPMENT:
Water, three quarts a day, for cooking and washing
Hand pumped water filter
Four replacement filters
cistern for collecting rainwater
Iodine, and/or purification tablets
Canned food, three cans per day (Preferrable to dried goods in that they contain some water)
Two portable electric stoves
Advanced Medical kit (Must incde Field-surgery impliments and antibiotics)
Bycycle powered electrical generator
Gasoline generator(To be used only in emergencies)
Twenty gallons gasoline
Rechargable, Battery powered shortwave radio
Two battery powered flashlights
Two Rechargable, Battery powered electric lamps
Two Rechargeable, Battery and/or Solar powered radios
Appropriate Reinforcement Materials, including lumber, bricks, mortar, etc.
Extensive tool kit, including sledgehammer, ax, handsaw, etc.
lime and/or bleaching powder in sufficient supply to maintain latrine
one high powered telescope (80X-100X) with spare lenses and cleaning equipment
fifteen emergency flares
Thirty five chemical light sticks
five fire extinguishers
two sets of earplugs
spare parts for all afore mentioned machinery and users manuals
Extensive library of manuals including a general disater manual
These are the must-have’s for barricading your home in the instance of a zombie attack/invasion.
Comment by mallenater — 2/18/07 @ 5:04 pm
TWO WORDS: Hydrogen Bombs!
Comment by DarkEagle357 — 3/24/07 @ 8:09 am
Good Idea, Monster Dude… Just make sure there’s a Dick’s or Modell’s inside; then u have guns, ammo, and those little caffeine gel packet things that bikers use.
I still like the military base idea more.
Comment by DarkEagle357 — 3/24/07 @ 8:11 am
DEATH TO THE ZOMBEEES!!!!!!!!! Ima use a dual mac nD those handy m-16 and some of those reject guns and… huh? oh yea and LOTS and LOTS of AMMO!!!!!!!!!!1 oh and… for my melee… i want a machete >you know the one that jason uses? ima steal it from him ^^
Comment by jigz920 — 3/31/07 @ 2:47 am
Survivor
You possess the basic skills and knowledge necessary to keep yourself alive. And you have a pretty good grasp on your self control, strong enough to keep you sane for at least a little while. But your real strenght lies in leadership. People will trust you to make the right decisions and more often than not you will. Keep your group intact and find some people to support your weaker traits and you’ve got a good chance. Estimated Survival Time: 6 Months
http://www.okcupid.com/tests/take?testid=2986028025145665731
My test tracked 3 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
You scored higher than 66% on Survival
You scored higher than 98% on Leadership
You scored higher than 58% on Psychological
Comment by Mike — 5/6/07 @ 6:40 pm
I’d most likely be wary of the people around me than the zombies. Zombies aren’t calculating, treacherous, or greedy. I would have to stay alone with a few choice friends, but there’s plenty of stuff to fend off zombies AND people. I have this weird thing… everywhere I go, I look for something that can be used against me and to defend me in the event of a fight. So… I have a closet full of wooden / steel weapons that I have learned to use in a variety of ways.
Maybe I’m just paranoid. =D
But I DO have 25 throwing knives that I made from butter knives.
Comment by AceOfBlanks — 5/19/07 @ 10:57 pm
you guys are all ediots. i hope if the zombies attack, you get devoured and go to hell! you guys are gonna blow up someones house or something. elephant guns and rocket launchers? comeon.
Comment by hunter — 5/21/07 @ 11:28 am
(p.s. the only weapons you really need are an M1A and a machete.)
Comment by hunter — 5/21/07 @ 11:49 am
Priceless!
Comment by Recipher — 5/23/07 @ 7:43 pm
shutup asshole
Comment by hunter — 5/24/07 @ 11:06 am
i’m trying to make a point here, and you treat me like a fucking baby, and i don’t like that.
Comment by hunter — 5/24/07 @ 11:55 am
the only reason i came to this site is because i was looking to buy some zombie killing gear, so i typed trench spike into google. then what did i find? this crappy forum.
Comment by hunter — 5/24/07 @ 11:57 am
and i promtly found all manner of bullshit.
oh well, at least i’ll survive the next zombie attack
Comment by hunter — 5/25/07 @ 11:05 am
an M82 Barrett .50 cal. sniper rifle, .44 magnum Colt Python, and a well-barricaded dick’s sporting goods store would be all you needed
Comment by DarkEagle357 — 6/4/07 @ 3:14 pm
surviving zombie armagadon is easy!! #1 stay the hell away from them!! #2 if you have to fight keep it quick and easy, guns would be the obvious first choice but they do run out of ammo. every one should own a sword or at least an axe. with the ammo thing it will finaly pay off having that crazzy cousin who loves to pack his own bullets!!! and as far as choices of fire arms who the hell realy cares!! what ever i have ammo for at that moment is the best gun to use!!! and were pray-do-tell are you dreamer getting rockett launchers and the like!!!! well at any rate if the shit ever did hit the fan and zombies are running amuck, seek me out if you want to live but be forwarned you need to bring something to the party because aint no freeloaders on my ship!!!!!
Comment by mortaki nightshade — 6/8/07 @ 6:42 pm
you do realize that a .50 cal is a TANK round right?
Comment by hunter — 6/11/07 @ 11:15 am
you don’t need nearly that much power to kill a zombie. you will just end up hurting yourself or others.
Comment by hunter — 6/11/07 @ 11:17 am
try something in the .308 or .223 range.
Comment by hunter — 6/11/07 @ 11:18 am
Well I would take 45.ACP m1911a1 Kimber as my side arm and gun cleaning kit. For long range a M14 flash suppressor and scope.
And for medium a good old winchester. 5 sidearm clips 3 drum clips for sniper and 6 winchester loads. And a Hatchet for CQ (close quarters)
As far as transportation I would not run I am not fast . I would take my stepdad’s bulldozer modify it with a hole for my rifle a holster beside my left hand (I am left handed) a rifle holster and food storage. And water storage.
For housing my house barricaded with kill zones full uf spikes around my house to slow them down so me and survivors who aren’t good aims cant mow them down with bolt action rifles.
I have a basement full of ammunition and sheet metal. My dad is 60 now and a gunsmith so the zombies are screwed. He also reloads centerfire shells and molds bullets so we will survive.
The windows in my home are lexan. 2inches can stop a 50 cal so the zombies cant chew through. I have a “guard Cat” sounds funny? well this cat is very smart. He can sense danger. He is 3 in cat years and I love him hes even obedient.
Comment by DFM — 6/13/07 @ 11:38 am
my 45 cal pistol. http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.coalcreekarmory.com/images/grand_raptor.jpg&imgrefurl=http://www.coalcreekarmory.com/index.php/cPath/28_29%3FosCsid%3De156c81abb9736c4ed6902972732b984&h=437&w=550&sz=26&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=fOXNZIcmJwISpM:&tbnh=106&tbnw=133&prev=/images%3Fq%3D45%2Braptor%26svnum%3D10%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dfirefox-a%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official
Comment by DFM — 6/13/07 @ 11:50 am
I would kill all of those bastards with my guns. I would take my friends with me.
Comment by Jeff — 6/13/07 @ 2:41 pm
ya’ll are really stupid, talking about “unlimited ammo and heavy weapons” do you guys realize how heavy big weapons are? plus ammo and your equipment? Carbines like the m1, an ak-47, a katana and a crowbar, a pistol, silencers or a crossbow in lieu of silencers, ammo, equipment. and w/e,. besides, you need to focus on calistenics intead of weights and stuff, build up the first weapon= the human body. its all in max brook’s zombie survival guide. its cheap, maybe $14, so it’s worth it. i read it and im starting to prepare, that why im on this forum. oh and if you are going to duel weild pistols or smgs, shoot them one at a time, reload one while shooting the other. anyway, that what i have to say.
Comment by mjh117 — 6/27/07 @ 6:14 pm
oh when i was mentioning the ak and stuff, i was listing the ideal equipment.
Comment by mjh117 — 6/27/07 @ 6:15 pm
i would hump every zombie in site until they were all penetrated to death and this site sucks and i would be the lone survivor of all yall hump them zombies dead then poo on them all and you guys are all ediots
Comment by poo eater that eats poo — 7/4/07 @ 11:48 am
aluminum baseball bat (doesnt break as easy as a wooden one) also good for that nice ping sound, for long range, 2 pistols (doesnt matter what) and 12 gauge shot gun, and a few hand grenades. u guys are always forgetting about the flesh protection!!!! would u wanna run around in t-shirts and shorts during a zombie invasion?!?!?!?! i wudnt, ducked tape, wrap urself in that, then long sleeve underarmor, then more ducked tape, and leather, dont tape ur joints, give urself plenty of movement, and wear a motor bike helmet with goggles, not a bucket, (for u guys that mite try it)
Comment by B G — 7/6/07 @ 3:29 pm
ok sence ive read all the commits including some stupid ones ive thought to my self….how on earth do you come on this site to act stupid ..really is it me or do i really think the government is experimenting on cimicals or biological wepons that might perhaps go wrong…or some voodo shit whatever… I dont want to get caught in some shit like this….if this really did happen I MIGHT SURVIVE depending on were it starts…. I live in the city of LA and trust me if it starts here im fucked the population alone is alot. caose(if spelled correctly) there will be cars trucks etc… in the way of roads…lol….but its not a joking matter to me….. yes there is gunstores to raid or markets but I wont want to be caught up with these things…wondering out side on a lil stroll across mary lane is to insain for me…the gun stores will already be raided and market places and schools hospitals prisons or anything eles will be filled with those things….I have a bat WOO HOO ..what the hell im i suposed to do with that with a bunch of zombies ….my buddies not really./ gang bangers probly have guns I dought if Ithey had a gun give it to a stranger so IM shit out of luck inless i find a pig half eatin to death beats his ass and take the glock… yeah now I have a handgun….well I would probly if suceeded try to take over some kind of store AWAY from LA…I will bring only people I trust and a few starngers if not bittin…like that one guy said… entering my doors security check…..lol…my choice of wepon if i had one and still on my quest to get will be a light rifal the one that fitsup with a hand gun bullets..a hand gun 45 or 22 just if those decomposed bodys starts rotting on me i can blow there heads off with a 12 gage shottie ones again if i had one or some type of shotgun thats real handy small and light weight…katans are koo but ill stick with a crobar so i can pry doors open…and try to get a silencer with and wepon that I mention will hold one… just in case they are like what ive been hearing… my thoght on zombies that they might not all be slow and maybe get intelligent later down the road… not saying they will pick up guns and start fireing but some how do things thought impossible…like for instence start opening doors or climing or thinking out problems to get to there pray…they need to eat…so why dont you throw you lil brother into them to save your own ass lol..jk ..any ways how do you know for certen that youll survive this whole ordeal…im not saying your going to die.. but im more in terms of realistic.. and if you do congradulations….and its also true… dont just think that the zombies is your main threats think of other people trying to rob your ass for their survival…man is the most dangerous species of this earth…its a dawgie dawg world out there and with and if this happens people will do anything to survive…. thats all i have to say….oh and i really want to read that book the survival guide… looks interisting… I want to check out the ideas of his views….from the boy that will try to survive like the rest of you… good luck…ha ha
Comment by the surviver — 7/12/07 @ 5:24 am
well, though my father owns a small construction company here, and we have a rather extensive ammount of automatic hack saws and crow bars, id have to say i would use this rather large hammer. it is kinda like a sledge hammer, but is lighter and has an enlarged version of a normal hammer head. you could bash open doors and crates, and impale zombie heads on the spike. also, moltov cocktails are easily made out of your neighbors gasoline, and though flaming zombies are not perferable, the lights and smoke might blind them and burn down the building there in. one tip though… NEVER USE TAZERS!! totally usele