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About Me: When I started thinking way too much about zombies: Watched Dawn of the Dead when it came out. I was twelve are so, so naturally I couldn't sleep for a while.What started my zombie fixation: Dawn of the Dead. Favorite zombie book: Zombie Survival Guide Favorite zombie movie: 28 Days Later Favorite quote in any zombie movie: "Ah, ****" any zombie movie ever My Survival Plan: My “handle” should you look for you on the radio waves or web: I'll probably make that up when I decide I want to reach the outside world. My location: Very rural south. Is my plan dependent on zombies in your home town, or anywhere? Hopefully I'll have an early warning, but I can only manage to watch so much of the news, and there is nothing I can do about other countries hiding any kind of outbreak. With proper preparation time I would definitely be able to adjust my plan accordingly. Will I be staying in my home or headed somewhere else? I live in a small town in South Louisiana so my plan is to head slightly further from any mass collection of people. I already have limited experience with 'roughing it' due to hurricanes and a zombie's rate of decomposition down here would render them immobile within weeks. I'll basically be moving to a less populated and less disaster prone area. If I'm heading out, how do I plan to get there? With a decent heads up, traditional means(car, highway, hike a bit maybe). If I'm caught off guard, I'll pack up all of the supplies I can, contact who I need to, and set off as fast as I can using mostly back roads if possible. Got anyone I want to take with me?My girlfriend (who conveniently is very good at first aid and is a certified lifeguard) and a few select, fit, informed friends. How will I communicate with the outside world, or do I plan to go the hermit route? I will mostly advocate staying informed about the outside, butI'm not so much with communication. How am I planning to get food and water? Living where I do, I have a supply of, and easy access to army MRE's (meals ready to eat). My only problems would be gas and water. But, even with not much notice prior to an outbreak, people don't generally have the sense to stock up on water, so it is just a matter of waltzing into a small department store and buying as many cases of water as I can carry. As far as gas.... I'd probably have to use the small stock I already have for emergencies that I have and siphon what I can as time goes. Got a survival philosophy? The zombies won't hurt me if they can't find me. Am I willing to hook up with other survivors? No, I'll have who I need and I'm content with that. Is my plan based on a book/movie/blog/scientist other survivors may have heard of? Not really I'm just doing what my common sense tells me to. When I bug out I plan to contact my chosen group( people I picked for specific reasons such as: first aid training, mechanic skills, survival training ect.) Once we set and meet at a rendezvous point, preferably a spot easily accessible through back roads, we will make our way, with our supplies, to my lawyer friend's house. He and his wife live in a rather isolated area surrounded by a large plot fenced off land. I plan to lay low there for a while to avoid getting caught in the initial panic. As I've said we have experience with living without electricity and he owns generators for any emergency needs. His land also has a small lake full of fish and there is the occasional deer that passes by the his gun range that he made near the house. After things die down(poor but fitting phrase) we will relocate west to because of the long term dangers of the densely populated east coast. With any luck we will find a water tower/silo that we can set up a perimeter and eventually a permanent camp around. If not I think a good plan would be to set up a few easily defensible semi permanent camps which my group could travel between. My vehicular choices. If I get out while roads are easy to use and are practical, I plan on taking my 2000 Chevrolet Impala, to transport people, and relatively small amounts of equipment. I choose this car because it gets 27 mpg city and 31 highway. Besides, being parked 20 feet from my door does not hurt.  I would also use a Jeep Wrangler, for carrying more equipment and eventually off road reconnaissance. The jeep has four wheel drive, standard transmission (which I can drive), and removable roof and doors (possibly for hasty escapes).  As far as equipment there is a variety of thing the survivor must have. First and foremost, water. Clean water is absolutely necessary for human life. Also important is the ability to carry it. Any number of things are efficient so I'm going to list some things I WOULD NOT use. First is the camel back, it is a selfish thing to use. Also there is no way to monitor water consumption. Another would be the canteen. Usually made of thick plastic or metal they are durable, but do not carry nearly enough.  Food, we all love and need it. The main source of food for my group as far as I'm concerned will be MREs, and canned food. I, as well as many of the people I intend on contacting on Zday, have a plentiful supply of MREs due to natural disasters. MREs last indefinitely(there life span is said to be 5 to 7 years, but this is only the life span of the taste) and canned food last for 50 years(botulism could be a problem though). I don't intend on relying on wild game, because I doubt we will be able to find enough large wild animals to supply all of us for an indefinite period.  Next on my list is first aid kits. I already have two full kits and one small kit. These seem to be overlooked, but people will get hurt and the last thing you need is improper wound dressing when a zed's partially clotted blood is spattering on you, being sick sucks too.  Flashlights, cause I surely don't see in the dark. AA flashlights would probably be best because AA is the most popular brand of battery. I will bring my LED and a large metal flashlight along with, hopefully, a weapon mounted one. the LED is extremely powerful, and a small metal club could come in handy.   A survival knife will also be needed, one which I have no intention to use as a weapon. To cut food cloth and possibly skin.  Plastic bags to keep water out of a variety of things.  Walkie talkies, to keep in touch.  Red transparent plastic, to cover flashlight beams in the dark and avoid unneeded pupil dilation.  Batteries, duh.  Rope Extra clothes, especially socks and undies. Of course, for everyone's favorite section, my armor and weapons. As far as armor goes the canvas BDU's that my father likes to wear are fairly water proof and any breathable shirt would be nice to have in the southern heat. For the winter months I have a couple of jackets that could be utilized, such as my multi-pocketed nylon like jacket that is actually fairly hard to cut. I also have a gas mask as well as painting goggles and face masks that could help minimize infection by protecting me from ambient splatter. Weapons: The choice for effective weapons during a zombie apocalypse scenario is one of the most debated things out there. In my immediate possession I have a few main weapons. Owned: .22 caliber rifle Sturdy and durable I have 3, 10 round clips and plenty of ammo. This is mostly a just in case weapon, as it's range isn't that great, and it's power is laughable.  .380 pistol Black, 4 inch barrel, easily concealable, already practiced with it and can land a shot in a ten inch circle from about 30 paces 6 out of 7 times  I also have a Mossberg pump action shotgun and an over under shotgun both chambered in 12 gauge. If there is ever a zombie apocalypse I plan on sawing most of the barrel off of my over under, as well as the stock. That should allow me a formidable emergency weapon. World War I trench knife made for hand to hand combat in confined areas. Can sufficiently stab through a skull from most positions, and can cause severe head trauma with a punch.  Machete the cutting power of a sword with the balance of an axe, great for clearing brush, chopping at thin wood, and could kill a zombie without too much trouble.  Crowbar great for prying, as it was intended, can also break locks windows and skulls.  In all I would say that I am fairly prepared for emergency or disaster, perhaps not zombies per say, but I could probably survive. My score and score summary on the non-lame zombie survival test:
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