Thread: Grave times indeed

I think that older high school buildings are a better option than malls. They are flat roofed, making good lookout points, are usually brick, and often have at least some defensive depth. So you get a backhoe, dig a zombie moat (a deep trench). you can also have everyone lock themselves in separate rooms so that if they turn over night, you can deal with them in the morning.

My plan is to head to an area of low population, and be self sufficient, I'm not so worried about the zombies, but the people who don't turn, but are heavily armed, ie. the tank company from reign of fire.

as for weapons, khuck or similar, and a decent .22lr, more than enough do disrupt CNS with a headshot, and ammo is way easiser to carry than 5.56x45
and of course shaving straight will be the only way in the apocalypse.

Originally Posted by gratewhitehuntr

who can name that mag?

Looks like a rack of HK-91 mags.

Originally Posted by ndw76

I'm just waiting for the truth about this 'Swine flu' to come out. Maybe it really is the first zombie virus. My weapon of choice is a modified spear. A steel shaft with three inch wide blade attached to the end. Now if I can only remember where I put it.

Here'tis!

A good defensible place is somewhere easily defended by a small group, with fallback points as well as ways to get out. I'm thinking steel reinforced concrete. top of a hill, hard for zombies to walk up.

IMO you're better off with a smaller group that can handle themselves. the problem is finding a honemeister that is also competent with firearms. there will be plenty of scantily clad dames in distress that need rescuing should yours get bitten and have to get left behind. the worst thing is being by yourself, then you have nobody to watch your back.

Malls are horrible places, windows everywhere. some old schools are good, but the problem with really big places is they are hard to cover well. You need to think old firehouse, old police substation, things like that. there are some old brick warehouses downtown here, some of those might not be bad. and with remote places remember the more remote the longer the journey for supplies. you can only reasonably take so much with you.

you have to balance it all, a place defensible by a portion of your group while some are away getting supplies. the place I have picked out I think is very good, although supply runs are long.

Red

Originally Posted by Big Red

... and with remote places remember the more remote the longer the journey for supplies. you can only reasonably take so much with you.

That's why you need bags with long straps. Loop one around a zombie and get him to follow you home with your stuff before capping him.

Originally Posted by Bladerunner

Here'tis!

I'm thinking this could be good as well. The two handed version might be a bit more maneuverable and faster, but I like the longer blade.

Originally Posted by Bladerunner

Here'tis!

That's actually pretty cool. I don't know if I would grab that over a shotgun, but that's just plain cool.

Very stylish, recyclable and even affordable!
Good choice!

Originally Posted by gregs656

Now, another important thing to concider (if we all accept that you have a shotgun, a rifle, a blunt object, several back up pieces and more knives than you can shake a stick at with in your party) would you go some where easily defendable, but with few escape routes (top story of a building maybe) or some where more difficult to defend with many escape routes?

Why, the Pub offcourse

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