Zombies!!!!!!!!

Beanbaker · Zombies!!!!!!!!

My friend and I get into heated debates on these things. So, if there was a zombie invasion, what would you do?

Now first of all, the zombies are of a specific type - slow moving, infect both people and animals through bites, the zombies themselves are dead bodies under the control of a virus (and thus cannot be cured and return to normal). Does not breath, only respiration is the distinctive moaning. Indirect infection is possible with contact of fluids to open areas of skin (cuts, burns, etc.) I don't know what movie they could be from.

Most of Hollywood will portray many things in movies (and some videogames, I suppose). For instance, there might be a party of survivors, but they make incredibly stupid mistakes. Plus, they usually use things like assault rifles, which are extremely uncommon in real life.

First, name your favorite zombie movie. Anything that involves zombies on a moderate scale at least.

Second, there is a zombie outbreak, and help like military is unavailable for a long duration of time. So, consider things like defense, food/water (electricity could black out at any time), locations, and transportation. Anything else you can think of. Be detailed! Or you're dead!

Koku

First of ll thanks to the game the Resident evil were my favorite. What I would do is head over to Obagon's house to first pay him for a sword, then try to find a way to get out of the infected area. If it turns out there are too man I would get a lot of water and go live in my attic for a while, keeping the string to the entrance up with me. The problem with this is they may just bomb the whole area and boom, you are gone.
The other thing I would do is use a large pole to knock the weakened heads off the zombies killing them. The heads would be weakened from death and probably btes. However, if animals can be infected then I would need to try to find a car and get the heck out of the area as they would be very dangerous.

Archaic

Hrmm, first I would carry around blunt objects, preferably made of hard metal and of medium size. Too small and the zombies will be too close, too long and its swing range will potentially decrease in small areas. Also, blunt objects could be used to physically break bones and teeth, thus making the zombies slightly less of a threat. Afterwords I would try to get a boat and sail off in the middle of a sea, making sure to stock up on nonperishable food and many bottles of water. From here on out, it is a waiting game as the zombies would have to starve to death.

However, it is recognized that birds may get infected, and thus I would need to make sure its a boat that has a section that closes up, like a boat home. I feel this is one of the safest ways to handle the situation. However, as they are slow moving zombies, if I really had to run away from them it wont be that much of a problem and worst comes to worst I run to the nearest gun shop, get some shotguns and rifles and a ton of ammunition from said guns, and blow the zombies away that are in my way.

Beanbaker

I would use a trusty crowbar or common axe. Versatile not just for fighting. If there was a gun available, no matter what it is, I'll use it, but I would like a standard hunting rifle for its accuracy.

Defense, nothing you know better than your own home. I would just barricade everything with furniture, windows and doors. Since I have a deck that is a story high, that will be the entrance via ladder (perhaps rope). Everything else will also have mini-bunkers set up before it in case anything broke through the barricades, it would be a last line of defense.

Transportation, would be walking. You can outrun them, you don't need gas, and you can swing/shoot while doing so. If a car is needed, then something big, like a hummer or truck (tractor trailer kind), which can take a beating of hitting things.

If I have a party of survivors, we will divide up things. Some people are responsible for food, others for other supplies (batteries, more weapons, etc.), maybe one party for looking for more survivors, and one party that stays at base.

Most parties that leave the house will be small, like two or three. Doesn't sound like a lot, but it will keep casualty rates down, and smaller groups attract less attention. Survivors will be thoroughly checked, and those bitten (sounds cruel) will have a choice of being put out of their misery, or left. Nothing can really be done. Hopeless cases are the same way (example, one person is surrounded by zombies. It sucks, but there is little you can do to make things better).

I would try to booby trap the house if possible. Just in case we evacuate, we can immediately torch the place or something. We will try to go to somewhere like another's house or a school.

My favorite movie about zombies would be George A. Romero's 1978 Dawn of the Dead (the original). It had pretty cheesy graphics compared to our modern movies (especially when zombies have pale blue skin and blood is almost exactly like spaghetti sauce lol), but it got the point through, and nobody were idiots, they were smart in their moves and had a great system working out.

Billgar

Man, i would just stay locked in my apartment. First off its 16 floors up! So even though im sure they will get up here, i doubt it will be them all at once. Next i have 4 heavy duty locks on my door! My building comes with security for the paranoid! Though it wont be the msot delicious, i have enough food at hand to last a few months(so hopefully the military can arrive by then! If for some reason i have to go raid the fridge of someone else on this floor or their cupboards, whatever, i have several weapons including swords at my disposal. Also im not jsut some kid with a hunk of metal, i can use all these weapons! Water can come from the sink. If that doesnt work, im screwed cuz its NYC so yeah.........

I think id be cool. If there was still internet id probably live life exactly how i do now, but train by myself instead of with senseis.

Schmall

Never saw the original Dawn of the Dead, but saw the re-done one. enjoyed it. Also enjoyed Resident Evil Trilogy. Shawn of the Dead was worth the laugh tho.

as for what I would do, I would steal on of the skidders from the John Deere dealer ship. One with a cage around you so you are perfectly safe. You try stopping something that is designed not to get stuck. It will be the ultimate ATV! Plus, if there was a major road jam of dead cars or zombies, I can effortlessly push it all out of the way. Sure it will be a long 400 mile drive down to the coast from Northen Maine at 30 miles an hour, but it will be worth it for nothing will stop me. Oh, and no locked door will stop me. I will be sure to get a cable skidder to.

I will hit every gas station with deisel gas and fill as many gas cans as I possibly can. I'd just simply tie them all right to the skidder. I can also tie lots of water in this fashion too. Not to mention food.

I will also be sure to grab guns, a pair of those batons from some dead cops, lots of ammo, some licquor bottles (cocktail bombs of course), hit up the army depot shops (explosives, more guns, riot gear), get some biker gear (thick leathers) so that I have some everyday protection, Oh did I mention guns. I would also leave hunks of meat with vails of acid in them so that when zombies chow down on the meat, they will bite it. Now they have acid in there mouths and down in thier stomachs. At least will slow them down a bit in my area.

My goal would to get to one of the many islands off the coast of Maine. Before going out there, I would get loads of MREs in case of emergancies, nets, wood axes, tools, lots of fishing gear, veggy seeds for gardens, idion tablets (cleans water), set up a water filter that uses sand (removes the salt from the sea water), medicine supplies, and learn how to fly a plane.

With the plane I can land in random places, better chance of finding survivors, lots of road ways for landing strips, and I will always have supplies this way cuz I will have a large amount of area I will have access too.

I will be hoping and a praying that the infection does not spread to the ocean. If it manages to do so, I will either live out of my skidder or my plane.

Koorlic

i like the resident evil games they are my favorate thing about zombies. i also have this incredibly nifty book the about how to survive a zombie out break. i read some of it every now and then.

but for defence im not that worried i live in northern maine there can only be so many of them. i wouldnt worry about the birds because since they have no iteligence they can not fly my main concern would be rats and mice those guys get in every where. and as for food and water i have 60+ chickens and 4 turkeys. and i can get water without to much a problem because i have well water meaning when the town water is infected mine wont be and my house is some what defendableif i have to abandon it though i would get a pontoon boat (party boat) from town and go down the saint john river cause it leads to the ocean from there i would follow the coast to florida stopping for supplies when needed and after florida i would go to the carribean. and live in peace

Beanbaker

Wow old thread (I seriously barely remember it!)

Hahaha what is the point of the 4 turkeys? Just something to break the ordinary of the chickens? The carribean idea is pretty cool though, a good escape even just going down river in the boat.

Koorlic

well the carribean has water, fish you can live off the land with out worrying to much unless the zombies find some intelligence in their now empty heads and decide they want to go on vacation.

Koku

well there are some problems with your scenario Koorlic. Well water requires electricity to get (unless you mean the old fashion well), and if a zombie invasion happens, there is no guarantee you will have electricity. Zombie birds can fly at least they can in RE. zombies are not stupid all the time, some can climb, run, and in one instance shoot. Who is not to say someone can get infected and get on a plane to the Caribbean. If you watch RE Degeneration, you will know flying is not a safe way to escape. All of these need to be thought about.

Koorlic

in reality the couldnt fly because of the rotting flesh their feathers would fall out. and in reallity the big one that can comprehend things like guns and how to use them probably still wouldnt be able to grasp how to fly a plane.

Koku

Well who is to say they will rot. They are living creatures, kind of. The heart is pumping, the brain is working (or else they would not move period), and animals may be infected by a disease differently than a human is. You must prepare for animals to be infected even if they do not seem it. Also, a zombie does not need to fly the plan, he just needs to be a passenger and infect the others, even if the plane crashes, the zombie may somehow live for a little bit.

Beanbaker

It may still have its flaws, but how about someplace cold? Nothing like the antarctic, where nobody can survive without a steady stream of supplies, but like the yukon or alaska. The bering sea, although dangerous, is filled with fish, and the aleutian islands are not too far off by boat. In the cold, it may be harder for zombies to survive, especially by food, and they are easier to see against snow.

Koorlic

but he cold preserve them making it take longer for them to decay and the carribean is stocked full of fish and dolphins. mmmmmmmmmm dolphins