Preparing for zombie invasion

Hurricane Dolly is bearing down somewhere on the texas coast. With any luck, I'll get some rain. Whenever hurricanes wander by, I start thinking I should do some preparation. But frankly, hurricanes don't get people to prepare as much (except at the last second). It turns out, zombie invasion planning and hurricane preparation are very nearly the same thing.

So, I invite you to work on your Zombie Defense Plan, which coincidentally doubles as a nuclear attack, biological terror, hurricane disaster, blizzard white-out plan. Some elements may differ, per problem.

step 0: first aid kit
get a larger than 1 gallon plastic sealable container (tuppermaid)
throw in a normal first aid kit, ace bandages, all the band aids you have
throw in a pair of scissors, SHARP pocket knife, lighter, pencil, notepad, flashlight
Label the container FIRST AID, and paint a big red PLUS on it (first aid sign)
throw in a old t-shirt (bandage or spare shirt)
toss in 2 straight sticks (making splints)

Step 1: Car
always keep at least 1/2 tank of gas in car
keep a spare gas can around, with some gas
keep a smaller first aid kit in car (with same stuff)
keep a blanket in car
keep a state/county roadmap in car

Step 2: house
keep plywood window cut-outs for barring up windows
fill freezers with sealable containers filled with water (helps keep things cold in power outage)
fill garbage cans that don't leak half-full of water (keep in garage in case they leak)
fill tubs with water
fill EVERY tuppermaid container/ice cream bucket with water
Keep at least 1 full box of ammo per gun model owned
keep a full case of water or some gallon jugs of water

On the water, a full freezer will keep frozen longer, with no power. Filling it with ice, solves 2 problems, keeps your stuff safe longer, and gives you more water.

The garbage cans with water trick supplies you with more water for flushing toilets.

Don't guzzle the water. Minimize your activities to what's needed, so you don't sweat as much. A human does NOT need as much water unless they get stupid.

With guns, if you carry a gun, you'll be inclined to pull it out, and that means using it. Don't get stupid. Take training and safety classes. Guns are for killing zombies (headshots) and stopping human marauders (main body mass). Not playing out a western fantasy.

The first aid kit, is probably the smartest thing on here. Putting all your stuff in one kit (or two if you like redundancy if the zombies have claimed the first floor), makes it easier to tell somebody else to go fetch it. The extra items like scissors and lighter come in handy. Using a larger container than those small first aid kits means you can stuff in extra bandages, medicines, etc.

All of this is useful for real world disaster. It's also useful for a PC to have on his list of "automatic tasks" that he always does. In this way, when your GM throws in a natural disaster during the adventure, you're less screwed, because you didn't happen to have all these common items prepared.