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| wedcaks | shoring up doors | 6 | Mar 28 2012, 9:32 PM EDT by RainofMails | ||||
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I personally hate the thought of only having one way out, could you not have one door as the entry/exit (this door will most likely be noticed in the long run) and have a second door reinforced and boobie-trapped as a fall back?
just cant stand the idea of having nowhere to run, happy to fight but on my terms!
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| turbopig | @rabidbeaver | 1 | Mar 11 2012, 9:16 PM EDT by Gabbit99FTW | ||||
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good idea
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| rabidbeaver | Duct Tape reinforcement? | 11 | Feb 29 2012, 12:35 AM EST by shadowmancer | ||||
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I was thinking about how you could make 2x4's stronger and I thought why not wrap them in a couple layers of duct tape. The wood would still snap under pressure but the duct tape would keep it together adding a little more strength. So what do you think?
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| golem15 | interior doors | 9 | Sep 16 2011, 4:19 AM EDT by renet76 | ||||
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Thread started: Sep 11 2011, 4:58 PM EDT
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i havent seen anything mentioning closet doors bedroom doors etc. they are just as sturdy as construction wood and are much better used to protect the outside then the inside
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| kitstaphur | chain link with kick (page: 1 2) | 22 | Jun 5 2011, 1:52 PM EDT by White76Knight | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 23 2011, 2:54 PM EST
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I have no idea if this would work, its just an idea.
But is it possible to make the chain link fence an electric fence? If so, would that be a good defense? me idea would connect a battery, or generator or anything that can develop power to the fence. This turning it into an electric fence.
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| redcomrad | Bamboo | 3 | Dec 24 2010, 3:30 AM EST by EdOfTheDead2 | ||||
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| S.Pro.Ukr | Ricochets? | 10 | Nov 14 2010, 5:53 PM EST by Filadog | ||||
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Thread started: Nov 14 2010, 1:38 AM EST
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This is for everyone who actually knows a lot about guns and all: If you've got a chain-link fence, or an architectural fence (most of which aren't any good BTW, there's one surrounding my apartment complex with bars I could bend w/my bare hands...), and a bullet hits it, what happens?
Does it come back at you, does it keep going like nothing happened, does it fly to the side, or what? And what about the fragments that will fly off because of this?
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| Shadow_Sukhoi | Fencing | 11 | Nov 13 2010, 12:20 PM EST by thesmallprint | ||||
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Thread started: Apr 24 2010, 8:47 PM EDT
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I must seem like an idiot for just recently realizing this, but I decided to take a look at just how much lumber is currently being used to separate backyards. Well, in my current situation, there is over 6 miles worth of lumber sitting right inside my BOL, and I didn't even realize it. With this amount of lumber, I can wrap my BOL 3 times over in lumber, not including the brick wall that sits there now. And while wood isn't the strongest of materials, it would be good for a temporary fix, and, with it's abundance in just about any suburb, when repairs are needed, supplies wouldn't be hard to come by.
Anyone else thought of this, do I seem stupid for taking this long to find the barricading gold mine that was right infront of my face the entire time, thoughts?
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| sesi329 | Fence | 6 | Aug 27 2010, 8:22 PM EDT by PedroAsani | ||||
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Thread started: Aug 27 2010, 10:54 AM EDT
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I have a smal 4 foot fence around my house, but its easy to break down all i had to do is push it and wiggle it a little and it fell.
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| IanKaplan | Filling a Garbage Bags With Dirt or Soil (page: 1 2 3) | 49 | Aug 21 2010, 10:16 PM EDT by IanKaplan | ||||
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What do you guys think about filling garbage bags with dirt or soil to make barricades.
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| mr.unprepared | :(( | 2 | Feb 8 2010, 12:21 AM EST by Drewblet | ||||
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Thread started: Feb 8 2010, 12:09 AM EST
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ok im a kid age 14 u expect me to do that???!!!???
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| residentmagnum | barricade (page: 1 2 3 4) | 73 | Dec 11 2009, 7:50 PM EST by bigtree1138 | ||||
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Thread started: Jun 6 2008, 5:10 PM EDT
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anything can work
Zombies are stupid and slow not like the running zombies in movies A barricade doesn't need to be bullet proof, but if your afraid of other humans then keep reenforcing as you find new material use a Car if possible to block doors or windows use the furnature in your home old tires if you got them rebar sindar blocks and concrete to make a stone wall wood, chain, wire start by locking the doors, then put something infront of them shut all windows and nail them shut or board them up if possible I recomend watching dawn of the dead and night of the living dead the origanls not the remakes
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| z_warrior | trench alternative | 12 | Nov 25 2009, 1:22 PM EST by SGTGerman | ||||
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Thread started: Aug 13 2009, 12:43 AM EDT
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Line the bottom of the trench with sticks and anything else that can burn. Then when the trench starts to fill up (not just one or two zeds) light 'em up. The trench becomes a makeshift cremator, burning anything inside alive or dead into nothing more than ash. After they burn, reload and wait until it's time to light it again. If there are only a few in the trench then just go club them, but if you are being overwelmed light it to kill everything in there and everything that keeps coming.
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| survivortype | Liquid Banana Peel - Make any area uncrossable | 4 | Oct 3 2009, 1:24 PM EDT by Eritsukukun | ||||
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Thread started: Oct 3 2009, 2:37 AM EDT
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Here's the link: http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/7067464/description.html
Whatever surface you spray this stuff on becomes slicker than wet ice. Not too sure how easy it is to get, but if you've got some nobody's gonna get near you.
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| Sadakado | Drywall & Components | 7 | May 5 2009, 9:20 AM EDT by DevilNuts | ||||
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Thread started: Mar 27 2009, 10:42 PM EDT
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How about drywall for structural support?
Pros: -Several layers with inside support will stop zombies and prevent inexperienced raiders from entering your buildings; -A single layer's fragility can be used to cover pit traps - anything with a human-size weight will see grass/dirt covering the wall (and hole), and will break the wall and fall into the hole; -Drywall can be decorative, combined with metal members on the inside for support; Cons: -Heavy (especially when transporting ALOT of them); -Bulky; -A few layers are weak against the sheer weight of zombie mobs and outright weak against experienced/determined raiders; -Will rot when exposed to wet conditions; -Will burn; -No protection against smells or NBC agents; A few suggestions would be to hide cinders/bricks within/outside the drywall layers, because the bricks inside, while adding support and strength, will not be exposed to attack from raiders. Drywall can be used as a message board inside a community, sheltered from the elements. Painted drywall can be used to alert SARTechs from other countries that you are alive and well. Your opinion.
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| Tuck-Duck&Roll | Barricade Types | 13 | Apr 25 2009, 12:05 AM EDT by FubarFrank74 | ||||
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Exterior Barricades:
I'd stick with chain link, due to ease of installation and construction. A properly installed chain link fence is not going to fall over like the one's in the movies. I would however make my chain link fencing a double row, about 8 feet apart, with concertina wire laced in between them and topped with barbed wire. If you've ever constructed a sand bag wall of any height or width, you'd know just how much effort and not to mention sand (dirt) is required to build one. Masonry walls are just as bad, due to the extensive foundation work required to make them stable. Interior Barricades: Can really be anything. You can cover plywood with sheet metal for a very robust barricade. Plywood can also be made extremely tough, just be using an old construction method of crossing the grains. You take three thin sheets of plywood and lay the first sheet down. The second sheet is cut in half and then their rotated, so the grain of the wood goes perpendicular to the bottom sheet. The plywood is glued to each other with construction glue. Then the third sheet of plywood is glued on top of the second layer. Once these sheets are glued and cured, this new-engineered plywood is tougher than hell to break apart. You can also use chain link gating in a building for securing hallways and / or stairways. I’ve even thought, that given time you could make a drawbridge type of stairway for access to your second floor. Once you’re up there for the night, you just draw up the stairs and drop them again in the morning. Windows/Doors: I’d just nail and bolt chain link with tension bars, over the outside of the first floor windows. That way I could still open them for ventilation. For doors I’d use chain link gating to cover them and on the inside I’d have 3/8 inch steel drawbars to jam the door in its frame. You’d need a battering ram to dislodge the door
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| Mrbob360 | where could you find this? | 4 | Mar 27 2009, 10:26 PM EDT by Sadakado | ||||
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I don't think many people are going to stock up on concrete barriers or anything like that before an emergency. I would suggest heading to an outdoors paintball field after the start to get reinforcing material just because there are so many different objects that could be used. There could be sheet metal, drainage pipes (surprisingly strong) and maybe some concrete pipes. It's not a great place to go but there would probably be a lot of misc. building materials.
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| Andering_J_REDDSON | 440 cable. | 6 | Feb 5 2009, 9:20 PM EST by lazyking | ||||
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Thread started: Aug 24 2008, 1:54 AM EDT
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In short sections (less than 10 feet), 440 cable really is pretty stiff, making it POTENTIALLY useful as a barrier over short opening (most widows, being especially targeted).
Of course, I could be wrong, which is why I made a discussion about it FIRST…
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| Archammer | Fortification | 9 | Dec 6 2008, 9:22 PM EST by Annihalatrix | ||||
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Has anyone ever seen the old movie "Swiss Family Robinson"? They lived in a tree house about 40 feet off the ground and the only access was via a ladder/staircase that could be raised and lowered from inside. Now a treehouse probably won't work here, but I was thinking about finding a tall building, preferably one either under construction or under renovation. I would use the building material to seal off as many access points as I could and to create a small secure living area. The top floor would be my best suggestion with access to the roof for water collection, a good vantage point, the ability to signal help (if you wanted too) and besides who would hide in a place that looks insecure from the outside.
I would guess that people would fall back to completed buildings thinking it was more secure. The difference would be that a building under some construction would have building materials and tools (left by the workers) that other places would not. There is a possible side benefit to the defence; most bigger building sites also have a security fence around the perimeter. Hopefully, if it is a bigger building they will have tools for metal work (welders and torches) along with bricks and concrete as well as the usual wood and supplies. Let's hear what you guys think of this as a plan.
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| Andering_J_REDDSON | Scaffolds. | 5 | Sep 19 2008, 10:14 PM EDT by Andering_J_REDDSON | ||||
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I bequeath to each and every one of you a building, as big as you want and built of what ever material you want, but crippled with the LARGE, EASILY BROKEN windows skin jobs will probably break through without even meaning to, and as much scaffolding as you request.
YOUR JOB: To take the scaffolding, WITHOUT CUTTING A SINGLE PIPE, to seal up the building and make it reasonably secure in preparation for a larger rebuild or rescue operation. Begin.
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