Are You Ready?

[Spazz]

A Question i ask myself and many of my friends often is if they would really be ready for a "Zombie Apocalypse".
And for me i am totally ready.I have all kinds of ideas and strategies and other things that would do good
to help survive in case of an outbreak!

If There was an outbreak that just started what would you do to survive? What would be the first thing you did? or Reaction? (start off like this then let's build off that :D)

I'll start it off.

the first thing i would do is find a weapon. my weapon of choice that would be available would be my 12 gauge, and for melee i gotta have a katana or machete. Then once i have a weapon i will fortify my house or wherever i may be as much as possible. Since the outbreak would have just started i would have to wait it out as long as i could before adventuring out when shit hits the fan. since everyone and everything will be in complete chaos that would be the best chance of surviving in the long run. all i got for now :D

[scbubba]

A Question i ask myself and many of my friends often is if they would really be ready for a "Zombie Apocalypse".
And for me i am totally ready.I have all kinds of ideas and strategies and other things that would do good
to help survive in case of an outbreak!

If There was an outbreak that just started what would you do to survive? What would be the first thing you did? or Reaction? (start off like this then let's build off that :D)

I'll start it off.

the first thing i would do is find a weapon. my weapon of choice that would be available would be my 12 gauge, and for melee i gotta have a katana or machete. Then once i have a weapon i will fortify my house or wherever i may be as much as possible. Since the outbreak would have just started i would have to wait it out as long as i could before adventuring out when shit hits the fan. since everyone and everything will be in complete chaos that would be the best chance of surviving in the long run. all i got for now :D

Good question. I don't consider myself a "prepper" (at least not a hard core one) but there are some things that I do in general. Like have firearms readily accessible when possible (including when I'm out of the house as the law may allow) and usually knowing where the exit options are.

I agree with getting somewhere fortified. I live in the 'Burbs so the upside is that it may not be as populated when it all goes down but the downside is that I'll be farther away from stuff once I do have to adventure out looking for supplies etc. (once I finish of what my neighbors left me that is....)

Any of the preppers in the forums got thoughts on what to do when it all goes down?

[Spazz]

That's a good thing to do. Now that I think of it maybe I should not hold up my building or wherever I'm staying at for a period of time before searching and adventuring. It may be a better idea to looks for survivors and bring in people who may be an asset to surviving. because the more people the better chance of getting things done. Only one person can do so much on their own.

[Osiris]

http://i.imgur.com/UfFeX.gif

My reaction when the zombies come.

[scbubba]

http://i.imgur.com/UfFeX.gif

My reaction when the zombies come.

Purrr-fect, Mr Whiskers! :cool:

[YetAnotherBloodyCheek]

Hm, I think that the ability to adapt to various situations is more important than having a long term strategy. The basic question is what can you assume when Z-Day happens? Yeay, you have a gun, ammo enough food, a shelter. Sounds perfect, does it not? But what about the adrenaline pumping through your veins which inevitably causes you sleeplessness? The feeling of being alone out there. No matter how good you are prepared, no matter how mentally stable you are, surviving would simply depend on too many variables - or short: luck - that I would ever regard myself prepared for Z-Day.

[Spazz]

Hm, I think that the ability to adapt to various situations is more important than having a long term strategy. The basic question is what can you assume when Z-Day happens? Yeay, you have a gun, ammo enough food, a shelter. Sounds perfect, does it not? But what about the adrenaline pumping through your veins which inevitably causes you sleeplessness? The feeling of being alone out there. No matter how good you are prepared, no matter how mentally stable you are, surviving would simply depend on too many variables - or short: luck - that I would ever regard myself prepared for Z-Day.
yeah i guess your right i didn't think that much into depth about it.

[tskt4lent]

thats true but also you dont want to find to many people, because remember there is going to be no more food being made so you're going to have to find your food or grow it yourself. but it would be nice to have like 12 people around and that still seems like alot of people ? thats what i think

[Spazz]

thats true but also you dont want to find to many people, because remember there is going to be no more food being made so you're going to have to find your food or grow it yourself. but it would be nice to have like 12 people around and that still seems like alot of people ? thats what i think

too many people would be bad having to worry about a lot. and plus you gotta worry about rebellion because of course people will disagree with some of the things that you are doing. and as for food that's when you gotta kick it old school and go out and hunt for some food. find a cattle ranch or something like that. as far as animals becoming infected i'm not entirely sure if it's possible but i guess we wouldn't know but from what i have seen they seem to be immune or just there is no mention of animals turning.

[pinkstarmary]

I haven't really given it much thought. But if the Z-day does come I hope that I'm some what prepared. I live near some Lowes, Home Depot, Hobby Lobby (hey, they don't just have craft stuff in there). As for food, just like Spazz said, I'd have to kick it old school. I work near a Buddhist temple and they have some cows, I'd just have to learn how to smoke it to make it last longer. As for weapons, I'm not much of a shooter. I guess I'd get me some cans of hairspray and lighters and make some blow torches. Not only will they help with some of the zombies, they will also keep some people away too.. ;).. I'm not sure if I would go looking for survivors, I'm pretty much a loner. But I would help someone in need.

[Spazz]

I haven't really given it much thought. But if the Z-day does come I hope that I'm some what prepared. I live near some Lowes, Home Depot, Hobby Lobby (hey, they don't just have craft stuff in there). As for food, just like Spazz said, I'd have to kick it old school. I work near a Buddhist temple and they have some cows, I'd just have to learn how to smoke it to make it last longer. As for weapons, I'm not much of a shooter. I guess I'd get me some cans of hairspray and lighters and make some blow torches. Not only will they help with some of the zombies, they will also keep some people away too.. ;).. I'm not sure if I would go looking for survivors, I'm pretty much a loner. But I would help someone in need.
i like where your going with this seems like a pretty good plan! the lowes and home depots can be great for helping you build a place to hold up! or you could jsut take over one of those so you dont have to keep making trips. and since that is a large amount of space that can be easily contained i do believe it may work pretty well!

[REZombie]

Forgive my resurrection of older topics, as a new member i like searching around and a few have peaked my interest.

If Z-Day happened, would I be ready? A question i have asked myself many, many times.

If the day comes, i hope the answer is yes. But its hard to be prepared for everything, when it all depends on HOW it starts. Luckily i live in a small town, and the closest big-ish town to me is Winston-Salem, NC...not very likely for a viral attack here, so i should have at least a day to prepare before it spreads to me. If it happens to be cause by a supernatural force, and takes place simultaneously across the country/world its a little different, and my initial survival would be left to chance as to how it all comes to be.

However, i do have plans for everywhere i go. Just in case i have a chance at survival, i want to be able to take it. For example, here are a few of my plans below.

Home Plan: First my weapons... rifles, handguns, shotguns, blades and bows. I have enough ammo(3,000-4,000 rds) for my higher powered weapons to fight with while securing my stronghold. I also have an additional 10,000+/- rds for .22lr and around 150 arrows. The good thing about a .22lr, is it will pierce skull bone out to 200+ yards and is highly accurate out to 150+ yards without a lot of bullet drop. So for zombies, once you have a location secured, its the perfect defense weapon because you can carry so much more ammo and pick them off from a distance, and its fairly quiet. I dont like it for fighting though. The .22lr round is not the most reliable in semi-auto, so i would rather use something larger with more reliability. The bow would be great for food runs, or anytime you need to take out 1 or 2 without noise. Blades, i'm not a fan of unless its a last resort. Too much blood, chance of cutting ones self with blade, and they get stuck in bone REALLY easy. It also helps that i'm a gunsmith, and can reload ammo and repair our firearms as needed.

For my place to live, i'm lucky enough to own 18ac with 3 houses.. Mostly woods around us, lots of big oaks and poplars. Soon as able, trees will be cut and over lapped to form a temporary blockade around the main property, until supplies can be found to build a fence. Enough room to house up to 15 people, raise livestock, plant gardens, and there are two wells and two springs on the property that could be dammed up to provide water for the gardens, livestock and stocking with fish. Also have 3 10,000w generators, and a decent backstock of fuel and access to a in ground fuel storage should i acquire a fuel truck.

Food and water, i don't really keep a big stock of.. I maybe have enough canned goods and MRE's to last 5 people for a couple weeks. Very little water stocked, but lots of wells and springs around here, and plenty of water filtration. I have hunted all my life, and fished, plus my neighbor has 11 cows, and i have goats and chickens. We have a 2ac garden we plant every year, and i know how to cure meat and can stuff.

Medical, i have covered for the most part. I have a good supply of basic pain/cold meds, first aid meds, a few military issue field surgery/trauma kits and my wife is an herbalist. We also have 5 pharmacies in our little town.

I think that is a good summery of my home plan.

Work Plan: If at work when it goes down, since i work in a gun department, i have plenty of firepower. The hard part will be getting to my house... assuming i cannot and have to stay.. Its not a bad location. I work in a sporting goods store, so we have alot of useful things in the gun/hunting/camping departments. We also have several restaurants, home improvement stores and a mall near by, so lots of places for supply runs. once secured, we have 3 hotels within a half mile that would be PERFECT to house many survivors, and an army reserve vehicle lot near by packed with humvee's, jeeps, armored fuel haulers and transport trucks . My overall plan is similar to WA's tower...

[Osiris]

Sometimes old topics are filled with awesome.

[scbubba]

Forgive my resurrection of older topics, as a new member i like searching around and a few have peaked my interest.

If Z-Day happened, would I be ready? A question i have asked myself many, many times.

If the day comes, i hope the answer is yes. But its hard to be prepared for everything, when it all depends on HOW it starts. Luckily i live in a small town, and the closest big-ish town to me is Winston-Salem, NC...not very likely for a viral attack here, so i should have at least a day to prepare before it spreads to me. If it happens to be cause by a supernatural force, and takes place simultaneously across the country/world its a little different, and my initial survival would be left to chance as to how it all comes to be.

However, i do have plans for everywhere i go. Just in case i have a chance at survival, i want to be able to take it. For example, here are a few of my plans below.

Home Plan: First my weapons... rifles, handguns, shotguns, blades and bows. I have enough ammo(3,000-4,000 rds) for my higher powered weapons to fight with while securing my stronghold. I also have an additional 10,000+/- rds for .22lr and around 150 arrows. The good thing about a .22lr, is it will pierce skull bone out to 200+ yards and is highly accurate out to 150+ yards without a lot of bullet drop. So for zombies, once you have a location secured, its the perfect defense weapon because you can carry so much more ammo and pick them off from a distance, and its fairly quiet. I dont like it for fighting though. The .22lr round is not the most reliable in semi-auto, so i would rather use something larger with more reliability. The bow would be great for food runs, or anytime you need to take out 1 or 2 without noise. Blades, i'm not a fan of unless its a last resort. Too much blood, chance of cutting ones self with blade, and they get stuck in bone REALLY easy. It also helps that i'm a gunsmith, and can reload ammo and repair our firearms as needed.

For my place to live, i'm lucky enough to own 18ac with 3 houses.. Mostly woods around us, lots of big oaks and poplars. Soon as able, trees will be cut and over lapped to form a temporary blockade around the main property, until supplies can be found to build a fence. Enough room to house up to 15 people, raise livestock, plant gardens, and there are two wells and two springs on the property that could be dammed up to provide water for the gardens, livestock and stocking with fish. Also have 3 10,000w generators, and a decent backstock of fuel and access to a in ground fuel storage should i acquire a fuel truck.

Food and water, i don't really keep a big stock of.. I maybe have enough canned goods and MRE's to last 5 people for a couple weeks. Very little water stocked, but lots of wells and springs around here, and plenty of water filtration. I have hunted all my life, and fished, plus my neighbor has 11 cows, and i have goats and chickens. We have a 2ac garden we plant every year, and i know how to cure meat and can stuff.

Medical, i have covered for the most part. I have a good supply of basic pain/cold meds, first aid meds, a few military issue field surgery/trauma kits and my wife is an herbalist. We also have 5 pharmacies in our little town.

I think that is a good summery of my home plan.

Work Plan: If at work when it goes down, since i work in a gun department, i have plenty of firepower. The hard part will be getting to my house... assuming i cannot and have to stay.. Its not a bad location. I work in a sporting goods store, so we have alot of useful things in the gun/hunting/camping departments. We also have several restaurants, home improvement stores and a mall near by, so lots of places for supply runs. once secured, we have 3 hotels within a half mile that would be PERFECT to house many survivors, and an army reserve vehicle lot near by packed with humvee's, jeeps, armored fuel haulers and transport trucks . My overall plan is similar to WA's tower...

What sort of rent do you charge? I need to know cuz I'm coming up to live with you.... :)