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 the ‘Hunting’ Category
Zombie Baseball Anyone?
While we don’t really recommend a baseball bat as a primary weapon for dealing with the undead, the thought of playing a little Zombie Brain Baseball does appeal to us. This shirt, “Zombie MLB” is sadly no longer available from Tee Fury. Sorry, but we just found out ourselves.
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 »
Handguns And The Undead
The handgun is one thing that everyone should have close at…uh…hand…when dealing with the zombie threat. But as with the shotgun, they should not be your weapon of choice.
Handguns are excellent for close up encounters with the undead, but only extreme experts have the accuracy to use them at the long ranges suggested when dealing with a zombie threat. We recommend you purchase at least one, and preferably several. They are relatively light weight, ammo is standardized, and there isn’t a great deal of training needed to understand the basics of use.
Here are the 5 handguns we recommend: Read the rest of this entry »
Save Yourself, Be A Leader
When a zombie outbreak occurs the safest people aren’t the ones who are the most prepared, their the ones who are the most organized. It doesn’t matter how many weapons you have, how much food you’ve stored, or how impenetrable your defenses, if you’re group isn’t organized with each one doing what they’re best at then death is only a matter of time.
Being a leader is the most important choice you can make to ensure your team is as organized as possible during your survival. Now being a leader is quite different than being the leader of the entire group. You may not be the best person to be the overall leader, look at yourself seriously and decide. Read the rest of this entry »
Fast Zombies Or Slow Zombies
There is a huge debate in the world about whether or not zombies can run. The answer is a resounding and undeniable, “NO!”
Regardless of what you’ve seen in movies, books, comics, or other media, zombies are completely incapable of running. Most, in fact, are barely capable of the shuffling walk that you see so much of. As it stands there is only one zombie type that would be physically capable of running at all.
A simple search on Google Scholar shows that there are hundreds of connections between brain health and the ability to run. Running leads to increased brain health, and brain damage leads to an inability to run, jog, and sometimes even walk. (Zombies are extremely brain damaged to put it simply.) Read the rest of this entry »
The Zombie War; A Short Film
We found this video when doing a search on YouTube for Max Brooks (our hero.) After watching it, we thought it worth posting here because it does give a decent, if short, view of what the war against the zombies will be like.
The only thing we don’t agree with, is the hunter character. His fatal error is that he hunts alone. As we’ve mentioned in the past: NEVER HUNT ALONE. It’s the best way to end up on the wrong side of the outbreak.
Hunting The Undead (or How To Track A Zombie)
In the initial hours, days, and weeks of an outbreak you need to run and create an area for you and your force to survive above all else. Eventually the outbreak will either peter out, it will reach maximum density and won’t spread any further, or the outbreak area will be cordoned off by the authorities and the spread will fail to grow.
At this point it’s time to start thinking of taking back territory and start hunting down the zombies. When this time comes there are several important rules to follow to ensure you survive as the hunter and don’t become the hunted.
First and foremost, don’t get bitten. It sounds logical, but it’s not as easy as that. Not only are you about to put yourself into an area covered in the undead but you’re going looking to put yourself into their space, and thus possibly their teeth.
We plan on going into greater detail in the future, but for now here are the basic rules for zombie hunting: 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