I beleive, if you had the proper supplies, a tree fortress would be the perfect plan. Of course you would have to consider how to deal with certain problems, which should be discussed here. If we can get enough discussion here I may even make a page.

First off, this tree fortress would not be the typical tree house. It would be built out in a forest, and have different ledges and platforms that are built around and between the many trees, and there would be many ways of escape.

Not only would zombies not see you in the trees (unless they heard you and looked up), but even if they smelled you, and even if there were hundreds... thousands of them, they would not be able to pile up enough to reach you (unlike walls, they would have little to pile up AGAINST, other than trees and eachother)

Another thing to consider is that in a forest you would be more out of the areas raiders would look, and if you only used rope ladders and tree climbing spikes and cleared the bottom branches, you could make it more difficult for even them to reach you.

Another plus for being in the trees is that, being high up, you have a fairly good lookout (aulthough there will be other trees in the way of your vision).

Now this seems like a great idea and it can be if you plan well, but you have to consider the problems that are also involved.

Fire: Fire is a great benefit to us humans, but it can also be your downfall if your fort is in the trees. How would you control the fire you need to keep you warm and cook, and what would you do if there is a forest fire (either induced by nature, or raiders who decide if they can't have your supplies no one can)
This is where the many different parts of your tree fortress could come in.

Where would you get the supplies? How would you deliver them? What would you do to keep snow from demolishing your fortress from sheer weight?

Post your ideas here.

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I plan to have a fortress in the woods. My bro and I have a lot of tin, and wooden siding, plates, etc. I am working on the 3d model of it. At first, it will be a simple fort- hang on i gtg take a ****.....ok so asimple fort made of wood and tin pl8ing around four trees that are in a square pretty much. There will be a sleeping tent, a fire pit, rain collector, and such. After awhile it will expand to a very large fort with medic tents, armory, etc.

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