First, in the event of a massive zombie outbreak, I wouldn’t carry much. There is no point in ‘hunting’ zombies. If the outbreak has reached levels that make the military obsolete, I’m not going to launch a personal campaign against them alone. I would certainly have found a safe place to live out the crisis before I gathered any gear. Once I had a safe place, the only reason I would spend much time away from it would be hunter-gatherer missions. Since I would be expecting to carry things back, I wouldn’t take more with me than I absolutely needed.
I wouldn’t wear much. I’m a Floridian. I’ve read about chain mail (too noisy) and shark resistant wetsuits (too binding), but I think that as long as I wore clothes that were clingy, so that a zombie wouldn’t have anything to grab hold of, I would be fine. They are, after all, slow movers, and I’m pretty quick. Dark clothing would certainly be ideal. Field issue tactical pants with a good pair of running shoes and maybe a dark long sleeved t-shirt would be the extent of my ‘going out’ clothes.
If my mission required me to carry back anything I couldn’t fit in a “North Face Recon II” backpack, I would drive. A diesel powered Dodge Ram 2500 would be fine. I would of course modify it to have it sit high above a zombies ability to reach into the windows. I’d also have reinforced brush guards, a rock climbing suspension, and onboard stowage for spare batteries and gas cans.
Where weapons are concerned I would not carry anything too loud, or anything that needed to be reloaded a lot (like a shotgun). An M-1 would be good, but a couple of silenced Glock 9mms would be perfect. Extra magazines go without saying. I’d have a machete and a long sharp stick as a primary means of defense though. Neither of those need to be reloaded. Oh, and if I could get my hands on a samurai sword that would be my absolute first choice.

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Some of the people who posted apparently only shop via an online encyclopedia of guns and ammo. Carrying anything more than a main weapon and a backup is ridiculous because of the weight that is involved. A single bullet doesn't weigh much but add up rounds of ammo in the amounts posted above, plus the weight of the weapons themselves, plus the actual weight of the survival items and you wouldn't be able to out walk a "Z" horde let alone run. Think mobile to stay alive. A good knife, some environmentally appropriate clothing, something to start a fire with, a small axe and some food is about all you can realistically expect to get quickly. Guns and ammo, unless you already have them, aren't going to be overly commom, especially in Canada.

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bcuz i live in Australia weapons arent out and about like in America... not trying to start anything. There is a gunshop nearby but they only sell rifles semi automatic or bolt action, shotguns the break kind im not sure about the pump and pistols ranging from different calibres.

I would get my rugged boots, skinny jeans ( haha i guess retro is useful :P) skin tight shirt with singlet and a nice comfortable pair of breifs. I would then get my black large T-shirt and make a balaclava out of it... it is quite easy to do but i cant describe it lol.

I have a hunting knife in my house and a large assortment of knives... plus many poles and broom style handle things in the garage... so i would make a few spears and keep the hunting knife on my person.

If possible i would go to the gunshop and get a semi automatic browning .357 rifle... bcuz they are for ametuers, a shotgun of any sort and 2 pistols, one 9mm and the other a .45 i hope :)

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i know that one of those shake up powered LED lights sounds great and all but
DONT BUY THEM!!
they take too long to shake up to charge and they make a loud CLACK sound that woyuld attract any potential enemies

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Well, some "exotic" choices out there, hope you can find one when it hits the fan.....

Me, I got a mossberg 500 not ten feet from me, alongside my WASR-10 (Romanian AK for those who don't know) and more ammo and magazines than I can carry. I have two 9mm handguns, a Ruger P89 and a Beretta 92FS police special, both with holsters and each have 3 15-round MAGAZINES (I hate the incorrect usage of "CLIP". A CLIP is something completely different, look below.) I would also grab my Mosin-nagant M44, which I have done some custom work with; The action is bedded and barrel is floated using fire retarded burlap wrap, and an intermediate eye relief burris scope, for the longer shots should they be needed. I have several stripper clips for that, for easy ammunition loading. Its accurate enough to 300 yards for humans/deer, maybe 150 on a zombie head.

Along side this for a couple more, my brother's SKS with Tapco fusion setup and 20 round detachable magazine, a Ruger No.1 25-06 for someone who thinks they can snipe (god knows that rifle is more accurate than anyone I know could possibly take advantage of) another mosin nagant, but its an m38 (carbine, no bayonet) and a few .22 LR semiautomatic rifles for the girlies and less experienced.

I collect firearms; I am working on getting my FFL 03 Curio and Relic license, no more paperwork on the WWII guns y'all....haha.

Along with this all I have canned rations should any major catastrophe occur, 4 finn made gas-masks with extra filters, backpacks and the like out the wazoo. We camp alot so that's all covered. If you're in the Saint Louis area, feel free to hit me up when they come, I got spare guns and ammo.

No wusses though.

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