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Survivor 1Survival is a strange game, and it is both simple and complex at the same time. The complexity comes from realizing just how truly dependent we all are on other people to provide the essentials for us. Turn on a tap, clean water. Flick a switch, light. Heat or cooling is just a turn of the thermostat away. Food comes from the grocery store, packaged, sanitized, frozen or chilled. Take-out saves you hassle of cooking. Drive-through saves you walking. You are likely so removed from the supply chain that you don't really know where any of this stuff comes from.

But once you are forced to fend for yourself, to supply everything you need to live, (need, not want. Two very different things.) you realize just how simple it can be. All you really need is:

Food and water: Recent changes to the recommended intake suggest 2,900 calories for men, and 2,320 for women. You need about 4 litres (1 gallon) of water a day.
Health and security: You need to avoid being injured or sick, and avoid attacks from people or animals.
Shelter and warmth: There is a common survival rule called "The Rule of Three", which says that you can survive 3 weeks without food, 3 days without water, but only 3 hours of exposure (heat or cold). Typically, cold is the bigger killer.

Simple, isn't it?

It gets even simpler. There are two general states of survival: Bugging In, and Bugging Out. If you prepare for both of these, you will have covered almost all eventualities.

This guide is to help you get yourself ready for a Zombie Apocalypse.

These six sections will assist you:

Essential Skills - Skills that will assist you in every stage of Z-day survival. (Under construction)

Bugging In - Building your survival shelter.

Bugging Out - Time to haul ass!

Living - Making a life after Z-day

Weapons and Gear
- The type of gear suited to zed-warfare and long term survival.

Acronyms and Slang- Common slang and abbreviations used by ZSDW members.

At no time during this will there be region-specific or zombie archetype-specific information. Geography and politics have nothing to do with providing the essentials to life. Similarly, whether a zombie is fast moving, slow moving, has a heartbeat or not, plays no part in your preparations.

Good Luck, and Enjoy.


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PrepareDocSeries Discovery Channel Series about Prepping looking for Participants (page: 1 2 3 4) 71 Jan 26 2012, 8:58 AM EST by Marsden
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Hi All,
I'm researching a documentary series for the Discovery Channel which focuses on the increasingly mainstream belief that a major shift for humanity is on the horizon, and we're looking for people who are prepping to profile. We're interested in looking at people who are in the process of preparing for the threats or dangerous times ahead. We would like to profile the specific ways in which they are preparing. We are hoping to be able to see into how the people are becoming prepared. We are also hoping to add some benefit our participants by bringing in experts who might be able test the equipment, offer them advice on how to improve their readiness, as well as doing some "how-to" segments to help our viewers prepare.

We're interested in all types of people, and we are intent on not judging or challenging any specific belief -- it's the threat and the response to it that we are focusing on.
If you are interested in hearing more, or would like to share what you've done, I'd love to have a chat with you about the program. We are moving quickly through the development phase of our series and we are actively searching for Participants for our pilot episode.
Contact me through the board and I'll email you with more information.
-Tracey Schaefer
Paperny Films
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cyrano222 Take your truck gun? 13 Jan 23 2012, 7:43 AM EST by 11ACRBlackhorse
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The Truck gun got me to thinking(generally a bad thing). If at the begging of a SHTF emergency and you get stranded in your vehicle in a semiurban area when you evac do you take your truck gun with you?
Some things to think about are, is the increase in firepower worth the notice you would get from jeolous individuals, already over worked and harrassed LEOs, etc?

I am starting to think I would just use my sidearm to be able to get home.
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Superking890 13 years old,want to live. Part 1 (page: 1 2) 22 Jan 22 2012, 7:38 PM EST by Cameronb99
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Hello zombi and zombetes of the world! I am William and I am 13 I live in a small town and want to survive if a zombie apocalypse,civil war etc. And to live I need help I am 13 and don't know much about building and defences (I cant get firearms darn Canada) so I need your help telling me what I need whats a good place to build a base if my places I have in my mind is a good place and etc. Ok lets start

Town; City of ??? (what to find out where I live stalkers? TOO BAD)
Area: It is in a rainforest on the west coast on a island in British Columbia
Ways Into Town:
Car: Only one bridge to get in.
boat: lots of docks and can come by ferry.
Plane: Sea plane and Air-plane only one of each

House: A 2 story house with a basement and attic. Backyard surrounded by wooden fence. Has a deck on 2nd. Basement gets floods sometimes from rain (its a rain forest remember) floods are rare but do get up to knee level of a baby when it is not noticed in time also is used as a daycare for babies. 2nd floor has entry to attic on 2nd floor.

Attic is unknown because never been up there ( when I do I will tell you )

Barricades: I have none im 13 also my parents would go "WHAT THE @#$% ARE YOU DOING!?!?!" if they saw me building a barricade around our house XD Would like to know a good material to build one when I find a base.

Base Ideas.

House:

Old Bomb Shelter (In case the town ever got bombed. Cool huh?)

Islands near town (I doubt I will never get that though XD)

Supply:

A Coghan's Survival Kit bought from Supply Sargent for 29.95
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Survival Guides, 2 Fire Sticks, 2 Razor Blades, A Needle, A Signal Whistle, A notepad, a 1-5 hour candle, A Poncho, 4 Antiseptic pads, A spool of Thread, Salt Packet, http://www.zombiesurvivalwiki.com/thread/4824765/13+Year+old+want+to+live+part+2 part2
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