Zombie survival quiz

Just to touch on that boat idea, it sounds really nice at first, but if a hurricane comes along and trashses my boat, I'm gonna feel like a schmuck for drowning, or getting washed ashore.

True, the draw back of the boat idea is storms and the anchor line.  However, as a first action, it isn't too bad.  Depends on what the long run aim is.  Pure survival... take the boat to an isolated area, and get started on building a really good, long term shelter/home.

The razor wire hallway would require maintenance (cleaning out the corpses) and the wire would best be replaced by sawing cutting blades.  It doens't matter if they are loud or obvious, as mindless undead would just keep shuffling forward until they hit a wall or some other obstacle.  Varying heights would be a good move.

If I truly had the resources and ability for a zombie-proof home, I would design one and have it built.

yes, as would I. But then again, I also think of the  other side of the coin, have to make it work against live people too, you dont think everyone out there is gunna be a good person do yea? Protect whats yours I say.

I would have no quams about shooting someone 2k out to save me the hassle of vetting them and letting them in my community only to learn there a rapeist or child molestor or such....at which point I would tossem to the wolves(zombies) with a gun and one round.....better make it count.

other then that...thats about it. I am willing to teach people the finer arts of military shooting and tactics if anyone ever has the need to learn.

Rob, if you're ever in NYC, I'll be happy to let you teach me the finer points of marksmanship at whatever local range is available.  As I said, I've fired a gun for fun and relaxation, not for training or skill.

Protection against the human waste (dregs of society that were lucky enough to survive) is another matter entirely.  To get into whatever safe community I am in when the Zombie-pocalypse hits would require some heavy duty proving on their part.  If they fail, no gun with 1 round.  If they survived so far on their own when we found each other, they can go back the same way... on their own.

Living in the sticks has its plusses and minuses with Zombies.  Posittive is all my neighbors have and know how to use firearms.  Negatives is lots of large windows.  Could not handle them if they had wrecking bars and such to get thrlough whatever I had over the windows, but if I had some advance notice of zombies really existing, I would put steel bars over the windows, like the place in Jamaica has.  Come to think of it, I would go there.  With a steel reinforced concrete house and steel bars, I could shoot at them all night without fear of them getting inside.

The local scavengers would dispose of the bodies before they smelled to bad, or I could cut some bamboo and make pyres.  Bamboo could also be used to make spears to thrust through the bars.  Unlimited supply.

In a zombie scenario I already have a fortress basically prepared and a means to deliver substantial supplies to it. I own several different firearms, including among the most useful a semi-automatic 30-06  rifle (stopping power at 300+ yards) and a  20 guage shotgun.

I can accomodate comfortably 6 four person tents in my fortress.

My first instinct would be to go to local stores as quickly and efficiently as possible gathering  a truckload of non perishable food which still provides a good mix of protein, iron, carbohydrates, fats and vitamin C. That is parked in an abandoned municipal pool parking lot, from there my friends and their ATVs deliver the supplies into the heart of the state park in a small valley with two opposing 'bases' on either hill.

One is fully enclosed with a 9ft wall of solid timbers and shooting platforms behind.  The other is wide trench WW1 style surrounded by piles of rough timbers and branches and brambles in the center is a raised platform 'treehouse' with walls on all sides and gun ports.  If using real firearms these two positions would have a withering crossfire in the valley between them and on the sides not facing one another there are sheer rockfaces and steep hills which a completely unemcombered human can barely access let alone a bumbling moaning zombie.

Before anyone begins to worry or continues to worry about why the hell I spent months and months of my and my friends time making this its because I really like to play a scenario paintball game there and every year we improve on the structures and repair them.

Reasons why the positions are strong:
1) no road access means very little human and thus very little zombie traffic.
2) the steep hills have very sparse tree cover in the immediate area, which means about 100 yards of relatively clear shooting.
3) high animal traffic means human scents would be masked or lost in a matter of days.
4) Spring fed brook  brings water down the valley even during the hottest months of the year. (still needs to be boiled)
5) Hunting fishing and gathering as a supplement to food, raspberries in the summer could give an army of humans all the vitamin C they need. drying the berries makes them available in winter.

Forseen weaknesses
1) Human vs human battles. My town is mostly large developements now with people who work in NYC, but there is a significant hillbilly population. If they notice or find out where my little haven is they will probably attack for supplies when they get desperate. Humans with guns are even more dangerous than zombies.
2) Logistically keeping everyone who I invite busy, fed and content. And keep them from searching for family or friends outside.
3)If a large wandering zombie horde were to randomly stumble upon my remote location their bodies may quickly pile up next to my wooden walls and render them useless. This is a worst case scenario in which there would have to be several hundred to several thousand zombies.


- Above all , im ruthless . Any beggars that come looking for aid better be really useful and know what they can do to improve our situation. If they found us they stay or they die, any living people who leave could tell other living people where my camp is an compromise it.-

In the event of zombie disaster, bring what supplies and weapons you can, Pallisades parkway north in NY  exit 15 , turn left, second street on your left will be nearly a U-turn. Go down that road to the end, make a right at a T, cross a small stone bridge, on your left will be a large gravel parking lot, pull in and shout the word 'Cucumber' a contact will escort you to the fortress.

That is all.