My survival plan is a bit new, but should work pretty well. basically, i live on an island with less than 12,000 people. the bridges we have to get to the mainland, and a nearby , larger island, are quite close to one another, easily defensible, and almost a mile long. their are several farms on our island, lots of food, a police station with several small arms. plus a hardware store, boats, and a large food bank. i have a minimal knowledge of explosives, and our local drug store has enough pure alcohol that in a sitch, that i could blow up both of our bridges. on top of this, we have a relatively large naval installation on that other island. basically, my plan is to take our school buses, and block of the bridges while organizing a large scale shelter, like our elementary school, which has a generator, and several sniper spots. we have water towers, and a lot of other necessary supplies, allowing us lots of time without leaving the island. if you have any suggestions, please give them.

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So we know what TO do during an outbreak, but what about what NOT to do?

1. Anything in the OP of my "Improvised and Readily available Weapons" thread. XD

2. Going anywhere close to, likely to have, or already with a high (100+ people) population. Examples Include:
-Malls
-Summer Camps (and other popular recreational facilities)
-Schools
-Housing Complexes
-Major population centres (cities like NY, Toronto, etc)


3. Hoarding weapons

4. Wasting ammo (like shooting a zombie after it's dead)




feel free to post other ideas you may have, and I will add them to the list. With a reference, of course.

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First i would do is board up my house for a defensive. Then TRY to contact some friends and family. In my opinion, the more the merrier. I would then gather all my supplies and ration them, for me and my family. I plan on waiting in my secure home for about 2 weeks. I would defend myself and others with my mosin nagant and my .22, I have plenty of rounds. after that, myself and a select few would move to our rally point to prepare for the rest of the group, we would clear and secure a local furniture store. we would block the rear entryways, and set up a barricade at the front. the front would not be the best defense for a while, but we would have a constant watch. soon after the rest of the group would come. then when the room is set up we would have a meeting to settle on who does what for the group, it depends a lot on what they did before Z-day. we would need mechanics, medical, any kind of maintenance, etc. then we would get to work. we would then build rooms on the interior, for living and a work space. we would then begin to construct a defense, such as a ten ft concrete wall, a pit, and guard towers. we would build the wall so that we could have distance between it and the store to grow crops and raise animals (rabbits, chickens, cattle and pigs) for food. we would get all of our supplies by raiding and scavenging other stores near by. we would get energy from solar panels that we got of the top of the middle school. as for water, we have two lakes near by, we would gather t up, bring it back and purify it by boiling it, and purification tablets. we would keep building, and develop a civilization within our walls. We would come to agreements by voting. we would accept other survivors, but before letting them in, we would make them remove all weapons, and our medical team would look them over for bites and any other sort of infection.
If you have any questions, feel free to ask.
any comments or criticism let me know.

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I just came up with this "plan" the other day, I think it is much better than my original, horrible plan. So anywho lets just jump right on into this disaster.
So, I live in a small 2 bedroom apartment on the outskirts of my little town. (About a population of 5,800) My roomate has been my best friend for 14 years now which means I can trust him, okay okay, now I will get into my plan.
So, I already have a BOB all made up (I will be making a post of its contents at a later time) And so does my partner. My plan is rather simple, grab the BOBs and make our way to the BOL, thankfully since we live on the edge of town we'll be able to make it out rather quickly.
Now then, our BOL is his cabin out in the middle of nowhere, and by nowhere i mean in the middle of the woods with the closet town being a small (about 600 population) which is 10 miles away. Right behind the cabin is a freshwater spring where we will be able to get our water and there is also a rather large garden where we can grow our vegetables. There is already a large stock of canned goods at the cabin and guns and ammo, thats where we stay when we go on our hunting trips. As for the wild life in the area there are squirrels, rabbits, deer which we will hunt and it seems with every year there are more and more of them. And i figure we could just live out our life there living off of the land.
-Skills-
I myself have been shooting guns for roughly 6 years now, I'm not trying to say I am a god with a gun but I am a pretty decent shot.
I easily adapt to new situations when things don't go according to plan which could prove handy
I have been hunting since i was a kid and I have experience with setting traps, fire-starting, making make-shift shelters
As for my partner, he has been working on a farm all his life, so he knows about planting and managing crops.
More to come about plan B and other options

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I'm new, and, while I have been thinking up a plan for a while, it, of course, will have plenty of holes in it. So, could you please point them out to me.

I live in Nottingham, And am a Teenager. And, so, if the Zombie Apocalypse was to happen, say, now, My only supplies would be knives from the kitchen, a metal chair leg of mine,cylindrical, and pack of cards and a stick. But, I get £5 a week, and am currently saving up to build my a survival kit for myself, just in case.

Gear I will, hopefully have, as, in time, i'll have the funds to buy the following, or have them in my house :

Metal Baseball Bat
Knives
Metal Chair leg, baton-ish shaped,
if neccasary, a mop, the end cut off and sharpened,
and, possibly, a Bow and arrows, which I know how to make, and use, In theory.

In theory, town, I think, is where most people would become zombies,or die, so, for the frist 2-4 days, once the Zombie outbreak had begun, I would stay at home, in which time, I think, Zombies would move out, towards where I live, on the edge of the city, about 10 minutes by Bus from Town. In this time, I would go to Clifton, and, if, by this point, the command structure had broken down and the law had become almost nothing, thus assuming the Outbreak is wide, I would loot the Mccolls there, and, potentially, set up a temporary base in it- about 2 stories, realitively small, with squared bars on the window, so if zombie were trying to get in, I'd only have to barricade the door. As far as I know, that door is the only entrance.After that, I'd go back home, asuming I didn't run into zombies, and, If I did, a small number I could handle. A larger number, I run. Also, I would be doing this, most likely with the help of my twin, who also has a plan. We go back home, and wait another day.Thishis is where my plan fails. After this I have no plan, except, to get into Nottingham castle. What are the problems?

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• Pre Apocalypse: I Have the guns and will get the protection needed soon enough, and I am making a BOB soon. I have about 6-10 people in my party and we are all pretty capable people and ready for the hardships during the apocalypse.
• Day one of the break out: My family and I will do a 3 hour emergency run through the house getting everything we need, and by then I will have protection. After about 3 hours outside should have died down a bit (no pun intended) and we will head for the high school designated to meet the other comrades. From the high school we will have about 3 cars and will know how to hotwire. If the roads aren’t clogged then we will make our way to Wyoming.
• Week one after out break: I have multiple routes to get into Wyoming, and the first route hits no major highway all the way up. The second has one part that hits the highway for a half a mile.
• Week two after out break: It will take a little less than one week to get to our designated location in which we will have fortification set up but not enough to last for more than a month or so. We will have to start building and hopefully will have survivors to come help. What I mean by help is if they look like raiders, highwaymen, or basically anyone who would try to kill us we will shoot on site.
• Life after outbreak: This pretty much is the same as week two.

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We live in a pretty secluded area, about 30km from town.

I would get dad to get the truck, pack a couple of shotties/guns. Then, I would get dad to drive into town to pick up my friend's (He thinks about Zombies too). I would then get dad to loot some petrol and food out of a store. Next, we would drive back to the farm and hold the fort there, till the chaos dies down. Then I would get into the vehicle, and drive to the village. Find anyone who is alive, kill the zombies, and try to build a comunitee there. If that fails, we drive back home, blow the bridge and try to hold out a bit longer, till we get some Evac

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Being 15, my plan might not be taken seriously, I might end up in the traffic jams during The Panic.

The first thing we would do on hearing about the zombies is barricade the windows. Then we would proceed to move food, pets, family members, to the center of the house. Then after about 3 weeks, or when we run out of food, we would start to consider bugging out.

We would take the highway south to Destin (about 20 miles), avoiding any zombies along the way. If we run out of gas, or have engine problems, we would dump everything except bare necessities, then proceed on foot. Arriving in Destin, we would go to the harbor and try to find a boat (preferably a sailboat). If we could not find a boat, we would look in all of the residential docks.

Upon finding said boat, we would start sailing westward, sticking to the coast and picking up any boats and survivors we run across (Admiral Thomas). Eventually, we would make it to Fort Gaines. The reason I picked the fort is because I know the area well and it is near the Gulf.
The first thing we would do, other than clearing out the zombies that may be there, would be to check the defenses and block the lower cannon ports. Then we would set up a watch schedule. We would get our water from the fort's well, and grow our food in the courtyard. But in the time it takes to grow the food, we would have to organize raids into the local buildings, the closest being 100ft away from the wall.

After we have gotten a good harvest of whatever we decide to grow, we would start to lessen the raids. At that point, we would attempt to contact anyone in the vicinity, whether friend or foe. If they are not hostile, we would check them for bites, then let them in with limited privileges. If they are hostile, then we would deal with them. Slowly, we would expand outwards into the town around the fort, and it would assume more of a medieval role, being a place to run retreat to.

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When the apocalypse hits, me and some of my friends and all of our families are headed to our school. The school is within a few miles of all of our houses. We will fit as much food and water into our cars as possible. One of my friends is supplying the weapons (he's a gun nut who has plenty of guns and ammunition). Another one of my friends parents own multiple grocery stores. Another one of my friends has many barn animals that can provide us with resources (sheep, goats, chickens, and pigs). The school is near a large forest filled with wildlife and a lake plentiful with fish. The school's walls are made of thick and strong bricks. Our main camp would be on the roof. There is only one way to get up there (first, you go through a locked door into a small closet where you have to pull down a ladder and then climb it). There are some weaknesses though. There is a large library with many windows (possible solution: use the bookcases to completely block out the windows). There are a good amount of entrances and many of them are made of glass (possible solution: being a school there are many large desks and tables to barricade entrances). Another advantage is the gym. Our gym has baseball bats, bows and arrows, and other bludgeoning weapons. What do you think of our plan?

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1. Load My Parents Car With All Available Food, Water, Wind Up Radio And Torch, Cricket Bat And Tools. The Tools And Cricket Bat Can Be Used As Weapons As I'm From London Firearms Aren't That Easy To Get Hold Of. As For Clothes, Two Long Sleeved T-Shirts, Padded Stone Island Jacket, Gloves, Balaclava, Motorbike Full Face Helmet, Steel Toed Boots.

2. Drive To My Friends House. Roughly A 4 Mile Drive (Though I Know Multiple Routes If One ***** Up) He Lives On A Council Estate Where The Are Three Separate Closes Consisting Of About 10-12 Houses In A Square Formation. Each Of The Houses Are Three Stories, And The Second Floor Balconies All Connect To Each Other, But Are Separated By Iron Gates.

3.Unload Everything Into House.

4. On Bottom Floor, Secure Front And Back Door With Bolts And Locks, As Well As Furniture. His Garage Is On The Bottom Floor And Has An Entrance To It In the House. The Door Also Has A Bolt.

5.Hold Out Until Food Supplies Run Out, Then Move Through Balconies Into Other Houses Collecting Supplies.

6.Move To Tennis Club Approx. A Ten Second Run Away. Over Back Fence In Garden Or Threw Garage Door.

7.Climb The Fence Surrounding The Club, The Only Easy Entrance Is A Gate Which Is Locked By A Magnet Mechanism Which Is Activated From Inside The Clubhouse.

8. Hold Out There For As Long As Possible. The Bar Has Limited Supplies But Is Alright In The Short Term.

9. If Clear, Make A Run Towards Next Close And Repeat Steps 4 And 5.

10. Once All The Closes Have Been Raided Out And There's No Supplies Left, There Is A Pathway Which Leads Into A Large Field/Park. Roughly 1-2 Mins Away There Is A Small Industrial Estate Right Next To Some Traintracks. The Entrance To The Industrial Estate Has One Huge Gate With Spikes On Top. Me And My Friend Can Just About Squeeze Threw A Small Gap At The Side Which I Cant Really See Any Z's Getting Threw.

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