U.S. Zombie Tactical Squad

We received the following email from Jared:

What about defense against uninfected humans? Raiders, looters, and crazies will be all over the place within the first few weeks of infection, probably die off as the population of uninfected dwindles, and then would likely reappear after 2-6 months after widespread infection. Any ideas on good tactics to deal with/avoid this potential threat?

First of all, thank you Jared for submitting the question.  It’s something we should have gotten to a lot earlier, and you’re right, after an initial outbreak there will be thousands of survivors trying to make a way for themselves and survive against the zombie hordes.  So what is one to do? Read the rest of this entry »

You’re only going to be able to save a few people (if any) once the zombie hordes are upon us.  In order to ensure you choose the right people to save you should create a list.  This list will be short, very short.

You’re short list should look something like this:

1. Self
2. Husband/Wife or Boyfriend/Girlfriend
3. Children
4. Siblings or Close Personal Friends*
5. Parents
6. Anyone helpful and close

That’s the entire list.  If you don’t have a significant other, children, or your parents have passed, then save yourself and then your friends.  Make sure those “close personal friends” are just that.  You don’t want to be stuck the rest of your life living with someone you can barely stand. Read the rest of this entry »

One of the questions we get more than any other is, “What is the best machete for killing zombies?”  We’ve given it some thought recently, and pooled our own machetes to see where we stood.  Not unsurprisingly there were a variety of blades displayed, and each person had their own reasons for choosing their personal weapon.

Taking this in we quickly realized that there is no perfect machete for killing zombies.  There may however be a perfect weapon for you to use when killing zombies.  We hashed some ideas back and forth and eventually came up with the following list to help you when choosing the best machete for you to use. Read the rest of this entry »

The day will come when all the zombies are gone.  They may be buried, frozen, dissolving at the bottom of the sea, etc. but they will, for all intents and purposes, be gone.  At this point humanity, if we have survived, will have to rebuild.

If we are lucky and have survived through the zombie apocalypse there will be little or nothing left of the world and society we now know.  Humanity will have been knocked back beyond the Dark Ages to a place little advanced from the Stone Age. Read the rest of this entry »

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 »

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

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 »

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 »