Our team has been working to train people for the coming Zombie Apocalypse through tools and tips learned in their various fields of expertise. We expect to give you the same tools and training to ensure your one of the survivors, and not part of the undead plague.
By keeping up to date on the latest literature, tools, and training we plan to show you how to stay healthy and avoid becoming one of the undead horde that will pillage humanity. So check back with us on a regular basis to ensure you are prepared to survive the Zombie Apocalypse
Archive for January, 2010
Automatic Or Semi-Automatic, Which Is Best For Fending Off Zombies
When it comes to killing a zombie horde, what’s better; a single shot or a hail of lead flying through the air? Well, it might surprise some to find out that, when faced with the flesh eating undead, the single shot is the better option, regardless of the number of walking corpses headed your way.
Yes, when dealing with the zombies there’s one thing you want above all else in your weapon, and that’s control. A semi-automatic weapon, one that fires a single shot each time the trigger is pulled, is preferred highly over those that fire multiple times per pull, known as automatic weapons. The reason for this is simple physics. Read the rest of this entry »
Weathering The Storm
The zombie apocalypse will be as hard a war as has ever been fought. People will have to do terrible things, make impossible choices, and live in ways that are not only uncomfortable, but completely incomprehensible to them now.
If one is to survive the zombie outbreak, one needs to be strong of mind and body, and will need to have the ability to make decisions quickly and with the force of will to back them up. They will need to find ways to ensure their own survival above all else.
People will be called upon to kill friends and family. Abandon those who are already lost to zombification. Allow others to be attacked and killed or turned in order to ensure they are not. Read the rest of this entry »
What are we missing?
We love zombies, and we have to admit we’re excited about the possibility of a zombie apocalypse. But we also understand that we’re human and there are aspects about surviving an outbreak that we can miss. In that vein, we’re asking for help from our readers.
Is there something that we haven’t covered that you think we should? Is there some aspect of the zombpocalypse that you don’t think we’ve covered fully or missed completely? Did we spell zompocalypse wrong?
Let us know what you think we’re missing, or what we could do better. We haven’t nearly run out of ideas yet, and we plan on posting on a daily basis, but we want to make sure that what we’re writing makes sense to you. So please, contact us or leave a comment below with your thoughts.
Photo Credit: tschoppi
What’s A Grenade Worth?
Grenades are decent anti-personnel weapons and one would assume that they would be worth using against the zombie hordes. However, this is not the case. When it comes to the undead, grenades are next to worthless.
A grenade works as a shrapnel scattering weapon. The explosive inside detonates and forces the metal casing away from its center. The shrapnel tears into the flesh of the nearby victim causing excessive damage and pain. Against the live human, the grenade is a pretty good weapon. Read the rest of this entry »
Communication After The Outbreak
Communication between groups and even individuals is going to be very difficult after the Zombie Outbreak. Cell phones will not work, the Internet will go down, even the mail will fail to be delivered. All of this will happen within weeks (if not days) after the outbreak begins.
Yes, there will still be satellites up there, and some communication will be able to be maintained through them, but they too will fail eventually. From that point on communication will fall back on the individual.
So what is the best means of communicating to others after the zombies come? Obviously our ability to speak will be one of the main ways with whatever group of unturned you find yourself with. But you will need to plan for those times you come across other groups and individuals, and how you plan to converse with them. Remember, you will want to keep them at a safe distance at your first encounter, both to ensure your safety, and theirs. Read the rest of this entry »
Travelling With Weapons
We talked yesterday about travelling during a zombie outbreak, and the hassles that carrying weapons while flying. Well today we wanted to take a moment and follow up on that. You see, when you’re checking luggage carrying weapons can be rather simple, and it also can be additional insurance that your luggage will meet you at your destination.
The TSA has been searching checked luggage since its inception with the Patriot Act. After the recent terrorist threats over the 2009 holiday season, they’ve stepped up their searching and, sadly, some TSA agents have been “confiscating suspicious items.” Of course, not all $2000 cameras are suspicious but they seem to disappear with alarming regularity.
As a measure to insure the safety of your personal items and insure that your weapons will travel with you, we suggest you check them in your luggage and let the agent behind the counter know that you’re travelling with a weapon. You’ll have to ensure the weapon in unloaded and the safety on, but after that the agent will lock your luggage and hand you the key. You’ll be required to sign-off on the weapon and extra security tracking will be placed on your baggage. Read the rest of this entry »
Travelling During An Outbreak
We did a bit of travelling over the holidays, as most Americans do, visiting family and friends across the nation. Some flew, some drove, and some simply walked, but all of us saw some problems with travelling if an outbreak were to occur.
So we began to think, what would we do if there were a zombie outbreak while we were travelling? What would we do if we were away from our plans, our weapons, our team? What steps should we take before leaving town? And so on…. Read the rest of this entry »
Fido: A Satirical Zombie Film
So we finally took the time to watch the film “Fido” this weekend. Offhand it was an enjoyable film with some interesting things to say about the world, and how we fit into it. However, as a zombie film, it seemed to be lacking some.
The premise is that in the course of a doctor’s daughter is turned, and in order to save her from being slain, he creates a control collar that gives humans the ability to turn the zombies into slaves. The zombies are turned from a threat into an unpaid workforce with all the perks and few of the drawbacks that slavery actually entailed. Read the rest of this entry »
There seems to be a great deal of confusion on whether or not zombies will attack animals, and if they do, will those animals become infected, simply die, or go on with their lives. As this video shows, some types of zombies will indeed attack animals that enter their vicinity, but this is not always the case.
Some types of zombies will indeed attack an animal, though those same types will typically attack any warm or moving object. Some types of zombies will only attack certain types of animals (e.g., mammals but not lizards,) and some types of zombies will only go after a human being.
To make this a little more straightforward we have come up with the following lists to help you in knowing whether or not your family pets are safe.
Zombies that Will Attack Animals:
Zombies that Will Only Attack Humans
- Chemical Zombies
- Nano-Zombies
- Techno-Zombies
- Other Miscellaneous
To understand how to identify each type of zombie, please click on the links above and review the various articles. This will advise you on how to identify your zombies, and find out whether they are a threat to only you, or if you need to protect your pets as well.
One important item to note when reviewing the articles, not all zombie types can be spread to your animals. So while you may want to protect Spot from being eaten, if he does get bitten, you do not necessarily need to put him out of his misery.
If your pet/horse/cow/sheep does receive a bite, and you are unsure what type of zombie you have encountered, the safest option is to put the animal down. We understand that this is difficult (nigh on impossible for some.) We are pet owners and animal lovers ourselves, and to have to put down your own animal is one of the most difficult decisions one can make, even if it isn’t due to an infected bite from a zombie.
That said, the infected pet is no longer the loving, caring creature you have shared time and adventures with. If not now, then soon it will turn into a vicious, ravenous creature with only your death in mind.
If you cannot bring yourself to put your pet down, and you have not been able to identify the type of zombie bite it has received, you have two options.
- Have an acquaintance do the dirty work for you. Do NOT let a friend do it. It will ruin your relationship completely. You will always question your decision, and if a friend has to put down your beloved pet, you will forever look at them with that question, and that anger. Make sure the person you ask is someone you either don’t like, or don’t have a close connection with. It will change your relationship with them as well, but it’s less likely to ruin a friendship. Ironically, it may even lead to a stronger connection with that person.
- Lock the possibly infected animal up and monitor it over the course of several days. An infection that can spread to an animal will show its signs within 72-120 hours (three to five days.) If your pet is still its same old self after that time, you can consider yourself reasonably safe and release them.
NOTE: We cannot stress enough how dangerous, and frankly stupid this option is. Primarily, keeping a potentially infected animal locked up for up to a week can cause issues of its own. What if you have to move because of a coming horde? What about the animals natural biological processes and the necessary cleanup? Where can you keep a horse locked up that where you can guarantee it won’t escape, break free, etc.?
Additionally, there is no guarantee that even after five, ten, or even 100 days that your pet is guaranteed infection free. All creatures have different resistances to infections. Your chihuahua may be naturally immune to the zombie bacteria, but can still pass it on if he bites you. The only way to guarantee your safety from your pet is to put it down, no matter how difficult the decision.
To be blunt, it’s you or them. In a war against the zombification of all humanity your pet may become collateral damage. It’s sad, it’s difficult to come to terms with, it’s your only guarantee for safety.
In the war against zombies, animals are often caught in the middle. Many people are forced to abandon their pets when they go on the run. Even more are turned and have no recollection of their family and friends, much less their pets.
While some animals are trained to help humanity against the zombie threats, many are left to fend for themselves and have been known to become a danger in themselves. Feral packs of both dogs, cats, and even escaped zoo animals have been known to roam urban wastelands after an outbreak.
For these reasons, we recommend that if you are a pet owner and you realize that an outbreak is occurring, please do something about your pets. They will not likely be able to make it through the outbreak alive, and may even become a danger to you and your survival group. We know it’s difficult, but it may become necessary.
Video Credit: VideoSlave