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Your "handle" should we look for you on the radio waves or web: Beanstovi
Your location: Howwood, Renfrewshire, Central Scotland
- Well, this plan is what I'd do if I find out about the zombie infection when at home.The scale of the infection doesn't matter
Will you be staying in your home or headed somewhere else?
- Staying home is plan A, if for example I first heard of the outbreak on the news.The house I live in is sort of a trio of houses in a sort of cul-de-sac at the top end of a village built on a hillside. It is more or less surrounded by fence so I am at an advantage for that part, except for the entrance of our cul-de-sac which slopes up (because of the hillside) towards the three houses. I would block the entrance with a car, even though I can't drive yet I could release the handbrake to the bottom (To let you know I am going on the pessimistic assumption that my family is away on holiday/not back from work or something, as well as the neighbours and I am alone), and push it sideways (for a temporary blockade). Over the week I would use the spare materials (odd DIY stuff) from my and the other two houses to strengthen the fence and replace the car blockade, and also wood from the sheds which I would destroy because they would be useless. For an emergency escape plan, I would have 2 pre-prepared options.The first is to connect the roof of my house to others in the village via rooftop bridges, and the second is to have cars readily prepared beside parts of the fence. The fuel tanks of each of these cars will have a long tube -supported by sticks- protruding from them with petrol in, and a petrol covered rope connecting the tube and fuel tank. The tubes from each of the cars will be as close to the house as possible.
A birds eye view of the tube system (The boxes with cyan rectangles are the cars, the slanting lines are the tubes)
The idea is if numerous zombies get in, I can light the end of the tube with lighter/match, and the flame will travel through the tube, along the rope into the fuel tank of a car. The explosion should kill enough zombies to clear a path wide enough for me to escape. For water the rainwater would suffice as I get plenty of it, which would be collected in buckets. I wouldn't rely on tap water because the resevoirs may get infected with zombie blood pretty quick. For food, the food from the 3 houses would last a while, although I'd venture out for more before I run out (see next Q).
A little crude, but above is the basic idea of the three houses.They look a bit like mansions but they aren't that big.
RED ARROW - My House
GREEN ARROW - My bedroom's WC window (See plan B)
PINK ARROWS - Garages (Chickens can stay here at night)
BLUE ARROW - The place where the car will be positioned as a blockade
- Plan B is if the zombie infection gets to my house before I can take real defensive action.This would be if my family got infected say if my dad got back from work with a bite and didn't tell us and infected rest of family etc.I'd probably find out if I woke up from them bumping about or woke up naturally then found out.Upon discovering infected family members, I'd shit myself, and run back to my room. There I have a tiny WC. I'd fill up my water bottle, jump out the window. There I'd be beside the back door beside the kitchen and if they hadn't gone down to the kitchen I'd quickly fill a small plastic bag* with some food, and get a couple of knives for obvious reasons. I'd also get the shed keys and get some wellies on and a gardening fork (this particular fork I have has a small hand garden fork 3 point head, but with a long staff on the end) which has a bit of range, is lightweight, and both the handle (whack) and fork points (stab) can be used as good weapons. From there I would travel up the back road of the village that goes up a hill, and proceed up towards the local hotel which is about half a mile up. I'd either stay there depending on how safe it was, and if any zombies were there etc. If not, I'd continue to my friend L's house (If I set up base at the hotel I'd visit him sooner or later anyway).
*- This is because either I won't have an oppurtunity to get my BOB or because I'm so scared I'll probably forget it.
If you're heading out, how do you plan to get there?
- For plan A, after a week or until I'm satisfied with my bases security, I'd venture outside my base (ladders would do for getting in and out since zombies would struggle to climb them). Since I'm in the countryside, a farm would be my top priority, along with the village shop. At a farm I'd take chickens so I could have a constant food supply of eggs if my base is cut off for a long period of time (chickens survive off very little feed for a long time), more conventional food in fridges etc, chicken feed, and possibly a shotgun and shells which most farmers tend to have.
- For plan B act same as A for heading out.
Got anyone you want to take with you?
- For plan A, any survivor that isn't hostile is welcome.
- For plan B I'd get L as aforementioned. As well as being a good friend he has an air rifle and is a fairly good shot. Also plan A applies in this case.
How will you communicate with the outside world, or do you plan to go the hermit route?
- When venturing out, If I was travelling to large towns and cities to look for survivors/supplies/better hideout I'd walk along the railway passing our village, which goes right up to Glasgow. There would be few zombies, if any, walking along and the railway is invisible from the roads where zombies probably would be. And no, I'm not going to Alaska. Why? It's across a bloody ocean and then many hundred's of miles more land to travel across (for me at least). And when you get there it'll be a frozen bloody wasteland that nothing can be grown on. I'm sticking to Scotland, thanks, maybe venturing as far as England or Wales to communicate with other survivors.
How are you planning to get food and water?
- See "If you're heading out" for food. Various forms of precipitation would suffice for a water supply.
What's your weapon of choice? Do you need to reload that thing? Gotta plan for that?
-That fork thing I talked about, L's air rifle, anything I find. The plan is stab, whack, shoot (that sounds a little wrong but you know what I mean)
Got a survival philosophy?
Always have a backup plan, avoid underestimating objectives/zombies, always carry/be near a weapon and your bug out bag, always be prepared to run, ignorance isn't bliss - make sure you've covered all your bases entrances and explored it fully, and remember it isn't a movie and that you will die if you play hero.Overall -
Plan for the worst, hope for the best.
Are you willing to hook up with other survivors?
- Yep as long as they aren't hostile.By this I mean appointing themselves leader, constantly putting everyone in danger, threatening to throw/actually throwing individuals that are OK to the zombies. There's no place for voting or leadership in any zombie base I may be in - especially not Captain Rhodes style stuff. Decisions made are the most logical ones, not the one with the most votes.
Is your plan based on a book/movie/blog/scientist we may have heard of?
- My imagination.Maybe I subconsciously added in bits I saw in films, although I haven't done that on purpose.
- First aid kit
- Pocket book on medicines (How they work, what they do, side effects)
- Money (Who knows, the zombies may be wiped out by the military in a few days, then it's back to civilisation)
- Knife
- Water bottle
- Disinfectant
- Shake-to-power torch
- Towel
- Clothes (x1: hat, pair of gloves, waterproof jacket/trousers, fleece, long sleeve shirt. x2: T-shirt, trousers.x3: Underwear, socks)
- Spare pair of shoes
- Spare blanket (For another survivor)
- Tissue/toilet roll
- x2 Walkie talkies
- Toothbrush/toothpaste (May not seem important, but if your teeth rot and fall out from it then eating is more of a struggle)
- Soap
- Long lasting food (No cans)
- Matches/lighter
- Notepad + pencil
- Large length of string
- Fork
- Can opener (I know I'm not carrying cans because of their weight but if I find any and don't have this then it'll be a real pain in the arse)
- CD walkman (Only because it runs on batteries) + CD case (Includes CD with playlist burned on) and headphones
- Cards
- Binoculars
- Batteries
- This doesn't include what I'm wearing, which will probably be normal attire + boots and home made bite proof armour, along with forky.
- This is what I can carry while being able to run fairly easily. I really don't know how others think they can carry their stuff plus rifles, shotguns, machine guns etc while running.
- I will have the Bug out bag either on my person or within easy reach at all times in case of the base being penetrated
- I am very fit and excercise daily with running and cycling. If you need a long distance runner, I'm your guy.
- I can fish with very little equipment, and can also gut and cook fish properly. - I am good with a bow and arrow, and can reload some guns like handguns and 12 gauge hunting shotguns.
- I am very patient, am a good listener, easy to get along with, and have a sense of humour even when the going gets tough.
Your location: Howwood, Renfrewshire, Central Scotland
Tell us:
Is your plan dependent on zombies in your home town, or anywhere?- Well, this plan is what I'd do if I find out about the zombie infection when at home.The scale of the infection doesn't matter
Will you be staying in your home or headed somewhere else?
- Staying home is plan A, if for example I first heard of the outbreak on the news.The house I live in is sort of a trio of houses in a sort of cul-de-sac at the top end of a village built on a hillside. It is more or less surrounded by fence so I am at an advantage for that part, except for the entrance of our cul-de-sac which slopes up (because of the hillside) towards the three houses. I would block the entrance with a car, even though I can't drive yet I could release the handbrake to the bottom (To let you know I am going on the pessimistic assumption that my family is away on holiday/not back from work or something, as well as the neighbours and I am alone), and push it sideways (for a temporary blockade). Over the week I would use the spare materials (odd DIY stuff) from my and the other two houses to strengthen the fence and replace the car blockade, and also wood from the sheds which I would destroy because they would be useless. For an emergency escape plan, I would have 2 pre-prepared options.The first is to connect the roof of my house to others in the village via rooftop bridges, and the second is to have cars readily prepared beside parts of the fence. The fuel tanks of each of these cars will have a long tube -supported by sticks- protruding from them with petrol in, and a petrol covered rope connecting the tube and fuel tank. The tubes from each of the cars will be as close to the house as possible.
A birds eye view of the tube system (The boxes with cyan rectangles are the cars, the slanting lines are the tubes)
The idea is if numerous zombies get in, I can light the end of the tube with lighter/match, and the flame will travel through the tube, along the rope into the fuel tank of a car. The explosion should kill enough zombies to clear a path wide enough for me to escape. For water the rainwater would suffice as I get plenty of it, which would be collected in buckets. I wouldn't rely on tap water because the resevoirs may get infected with zombie blood pretty quick. For food, the food from the 3 houses would last a while, although I'd venture out for more before I run out (see next Q).
A little crude, but above is the basic idea of the three houses.They look a bit like mansions but they aren't that big.
RED ARROW - My House
GREEN ARROW - My bedroom's WC window (See plan B)
PINK ARROWS - Garages (Chickens can stay here at night)
BLUE ARROW - The place where the car will be positioned as a blockade
- Plan B is if the zombie infection gets to my house before I can take real defensive action.This would be if my family got infected say if my dad got back from work with a bite and didn't tell us and infected rest of family etc.I'd probably find out if I woke up from them bumping about or woke up naturally then found out.Upon discovering infected family members, I'd shit myself, and run back to my room. There I have a tiny WC. I'd fill up my water bottle, jump out the window. There I'd be beside the back door beside the kitchen and if they hadn't gone down to the kitchen I'd quickly fill a small plastic bag* with some food, and get a couple of knives for obvious reasons. I'd also get the shed keys and get some wellies on and a gardening fork (this particular fork I have has a small hand garden fork 3 point head, but with a long staff on the end) which has a bit of range, is lightweight, and both the handle (whack) and fork points (stab) can be used as good weapons. From there I would travel up the back road of the village that goes up a hill, and proceed up towards the local hotel which is about half a mile up. I'd either stay there depending on how safe it was, and if any zombies were there etc. If not, I'd continue to my friend L's house (If I set up base at the hotel I'd visit him sooner or later anyway).
*- This is because either I won't have an oppurtunity to get my BOB or because I'm so scared I'll probably forget it.
If you're heading out, how do you plan to get there?
- For plan A, after a week or until I'm satisfied with my bases security, I'd venture outside my base (ladders would do for getting in and out since zombies would struggle to climb them). Since I'm in the countryside, a farm would be my top priority, along with the village shop. At a farm I'd take chickens so I could have a constant food supply of eggs if my base is cut off for a long period of time (chickens survive off very little feed for a long time), more conventional food in fridges etc, chicken feed, and possibly a shotgun and shells which most farmers tend to have.
- For plan B act same as A for heading out.
Got anyone you want to take with you?
- For plan A, any survivor that isn't hostile is welcome.
- For plan B I'd get L as aforementioned. As well as being a good friend he has an air rifle and is a fairly good shot. Also plan A applies in this case.
How will you communicate with the outside world, or do you plan to go the hermit route?
- When venturing out, If I was travelling to large towns and cities to look for survivors/supplies/better hideout I'd walk along the railway passing our village, which goes right up to Glasgow. There would be few zombies, if any, walking along and the railway is invisible from the roads where zombies probably would be. And no, I'm not going to Alaska. Why? It's across a bloody ocean and then many hundred's of miles more land to travel across (for me at least). And when you get there it'll be a frozen bloody wasteland that nothing can be grown on. I'm sticking to Scotland, thanks, maybe venturing as far as England or Wales to communicate with other survivors.
How are you planning to get food and water?
- See "If you're heading out" for food. Various forms of precipitation would suffice for a water supply.
What's your weapon of choice? Do you need to reload that thing? Gotta plan for that?
-That fork thing I talked about, L's air rifle, anything I find. The plan is stab, whack, shoot (that sounds a little wrong but you know what I mean)
Got a survival philosophy?
Always have a backup plan, avoid underestimating objectives/zombies, always carry/be near a weapon and your bug out bag, always be prepared to run, ignorance isn't bliss - make sure you've covered all your bases entrances and explored it fully, and remember it isn't a movie and that you will die if you play hero.Overall -
Plan for the worst, hope for the best.
Are you willing to hook up with other survivors?
- Yep as long as they aren't hostile.By this I mean appointing themselves leader, constantly putting everyone in danger, threatening to throw/actually throwing individuals that are OK to the zombies. There's no place for voting or leadership in any zombie base I may be in - especially not Captain Rhodes style stuff. Decisions made are the most logical ones, not the one with the most votes.
Is your plan based on a book/movie/blog/scientist we may have heard of?
- My imagination.Maybe I subconsciously added in bits I saw in films, although I haven't done that on purpose.
Zombie Wastin' Playlist
- A selection of catchy tunes from different genres ideal for listening to when braining the undead.
- A selection of catchy tunes from different genres ideal for listening to when braining the undead.
Bug Out Bag
45 litre waterproof rucksack
CONTENTS
- Sleeping bag - First aid kit
- Pocket book on medicines (How they work, what they do, side effects)
- Money (Who knows, the zombies may be wiped out by the military in a few days, then it's back to civilisation)
- Knife
- Water bottle
- Disinfectant
- Shake-to-power torch
- Towel
- Clothes (x1: hat, pair of gloves, waterproof jacket/trousers, fleece, long sleeve shirt. x2: T-shirt, trousers.x3: Underwear, socks)
- Spare pair of shoes
- Spare blanket (For another survivor)
- Tissue/toilet roll
- x2 Walkie talkies
- Toothbrush/toothpaste (May not seem important, but if your teeth rot and fall out from it then eating is more of a struggle)
- Soap
- Long lasting food (No cans)
- Matches/lighter
- Notepad + pencil
- Large length of string
- Fork
- Can opener (I know I'm not carrying cans because of their weight but if I find any and don't have this then it'll be a real pain in the arse)
- CD walkman (Only because it runs on batteries) + CD case (Includes CD with playlist burned on) and headphones
- Cards
- Binoculars
- Batteries
Notes
- All the stuff I own (Including the bag) and yes it all fits. - This doesn't include what I'm wearing, which will probably be normal attire + boots and home made bite proof armour, along with forky.
- This is what I can carry while being able to run fairly easily. I really don't know how others think they can carry their stuff plus rifles, shotguns, machine guns etc while running.
- I will have the Bug out bag either on my person or within easy reach at all times in case of the base being penetrated
My Skills
OK - I can't chop zombies in half with my bare hands or reload an M4 in 3 seconds but I do know a thing or two, and you can judge whether or no you'd accept me in your survival group from this.
- Being in the scouts has meant that I have good firelighting skills (with or without matches) and the ability to tie various knots and perform basic first aid e.g treating wounds, making slings for broken limbs, treating burns etc. - I am very fit and excercise daily with running and cycling. If you need a long distance runner, I'm your guy.
- I can fish with very little equipment, and can also gut and cook fish properly. - I am good with a bow and arrow, and can reload some guns like handguns and 12 gauge hunting shotguns.
- I am very patient, am a good listener, easy to get along with, and have a sense of humour even when the going gets tough.
