Zombie Outbreak - where to hide?

[Mark Plemmons]

As mentioned above: Normal animals don't get within 30 ft of undead. So no fish nibbling at zombies.

I think this thread has transcended the limits of D&D rules as applied to real world scenarios. I can totally see fish nibbling at shambling corpses.

 

[Darkwolf71]

And Max Brooks is a hack. The Zombie Survival Guide is somewhat entertaining, but when reading it I found not a few mis-judgments and errors (IMO). I haven't gotten around to reading WWZ yet, but probobally will soon since I've run out of good zombie books and even read a couple that are horrid.

Some other good reads you might find interesting on the matter are: David Moony's Autumn and it's sequals.

Also Day by Day Armageddon by J.L. Bourne. This is a novel written in a journal format. The link leads to an online version of the first month of events. DO NOT purchase this book via Amazon or Ebay at this time. The author has signed to a new publisher and is re-releasing a new printing. The first run is currently going for $80+ and In Bournes own words, it's just not worth that much money.





Anyway, in an attempt to be some-what on topic, I'm thinking head to the mountains. As in hundreds of miles from the big cities. I can hunt and farm the land myself. With a few close friends we could do very well for ourselves. Over time build some sort of walled fort-like structure 'just in case', but it would be a ramdom stroke of (bad) luck if the zombies found us with enough numbers to be a real threat.

 

[Drkfathr1]

Louisville must have be where they made one of the re-makes. The 1968 original was filmed north of Pittsburgh in Butler County.

Thanks,
Rich

Actually, 'Return of the Living Dead' was set in Louisville, but not filmed here. It's a common misconception. The director used a couple of shots of the Highlands area for some rooftop scenes right before the Nuclear Bomb goes off. Otherwise, it was all shot in Hollywood. But, that fabulous film did give us the fantastic notion of Zombies that only eat BRAINS!

And honestly, its not really fair to say that areas of Louisville look like they've already been hit by a Zombie apocalypse. Pretty much any major city is going to have areas like that.

 

[mcrow]

Obviously, you hold up in a mall and have as much sex and wisky as possible because we're all dead SOB's anyway.

 

[Nadaka]

How long do people envision buildings in "civilization" to be liveable. When the water goes off, you are dead in 3 days. When the power goes off, how are you going to see the zombies coming at night? The bigger the building the less vanatge points you have unless you are with a group. Power will be gone within a week, if not sooner.

Get a generator- make lots of noise attract a horde and get eaten.
Stay in the mall or superstore- some sort of instinct draws a whole hell of a lot of zombies (according to source fiction).

Islands are your best bet. Ones with local water and big enoug to farm on wihout much if any starting population. The zombies might get to you but not likely in numbers unless an infected cruise ship runs up onto the beach.

How do you die 3 days after water stops getting pumped into your house? I am 100% sure that I can survive 2 weeks after water and power fail just on basic emergency supplies. How do I know? I am still alive.

I kinda had to deal with a situation a couple years ago with no power, water, communications, no government and where not to far away, there were human predators stalking the night (literally), killing without mercy (literally) and feeding off the dead (figuratively).

Islands are not exactly common in most areas, and those that are tend to have bridges and preexisting populations. Those that don't have bridges and preexisting populations are small enough and isolated enough that you will will have no real hope of getting the materials to build a settlement and start farming. I live near a swamp. There are several islands one might go to, but good luck finding one with clean water, a good combination of arable land and forest and no overland access that won't be flooding a couple times a year. Going to an island will keep you alive until the food you packed on your back runs out, and that is if you are lucky. By taking control of a large supply of food, ammunition and supplies (like you would find at a super store) you can defend yourself, kill off thousands of zombies and prepare armed (and mechanized) excursions beyond your defensive perimeter. You can do exactly none of these on a remote, isolated and uninhabited island.

 

[Mark Plemmons]

Which is why I picked Hawaii for my island. Again, assuming that it's completely cut off from the outside world and there are no zombies on it. Sit back with a mai-tai and wait for the zombies to rot away.

Second choice would be a castle or prison at the tip of an peninsula. I think having your "backs to the sea" is best, so you don't have to defend on all sides.

Of course, those are my "ideal" locations. Strong walls and plenty of food (and room to farm), supplies and weapons would be at the top of the list for other, more realistic spots.

 

[cignus_pfaccari]

Honestly, it sounds like you'd fight zombies the same way you'd fight John Ringo's Posleen, up to and including blowing yourself up to make sure you don't feed them.

Personally, I'd head for a rural area, if possible. I suspect I wouldn't get far.

Brad

 

[JDJblatherings]

How do you die 3 days after water stops getting pumped into your house? I am 100% sure that I can survive 2 weeks after water and power fail just on basic emergency supplies. How do I know? I am still alive.

assumign you have the basic emergency supplies, no one here is saying you are at home and ready for the zombie appocalypse. People can and do die of thirst in 3 days (or less).

Islands are not exactly common in most areas, and those that are tend to have bridges and preexisting populations.

I live within an hour of the ocean. and there are tons of lakes near me.

 

[lobsterGun]

...
However, a zombie doesn't need to keep any cavities filled with air. he can let his lungs or other cavities fill with uncrushable water.
...

...but but but, if their lungs are full of water, how can they say "BRAENZ!"?


BRAENZ!

 

[Nadaka]

assumign you have the basic emergency supplies, no one here is saying you are at home and ready for the zombie appocalypse. People can and do die of thirst in 3 days (or less).

I live within an hour of the ocean. and there are tons of lakes near me.

Lakes. Not islands. How many islands do you know where are, right now that meet the following criteria?
1: no people living there.
2: no bridges or tunnels connecting them to the outside.
3: no in visible range of a populated area.
4: not in a frequent flood zone
5: with arable land
6: with a clean fresh water source.
7: with safe shelter from the elements?

I know of only one, some of those would count as marginal matches at best. And the only reason I know it is that it is the site of a town that relatives of mine helped build more than a century ago, and it is a really nice place to flyfish. This towns residents were relocated under eminent domain when the Stennis rocket testing facility was built nearby.

To die of thirst in 3 days or less assumes that one drinks no fluid. In a worst case scenario, you can fill a bathtub with about 50 gallons of water, the toilet resevior is good for 2 - 10 more gallons. You fill every pot, pan, bottle and ziplock bag with water while its still safe.

When water isn't safe, bleach it and let it air out for 24 hours before drinking. There is no reason for any intelligent human being with access to any plumbing in the hours at the beginning of a disaster to not take these kinds of precautions.

I have two weeks of food and water year round, when I am not expecting a disaster. After the utter and total failure of FEMA its the least I can do.