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HUD Interface

wkwkwkwk1 — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 13:50:38 CDT

Being an FPS game, the basic HUD should consist of a crosshair, ammo, and health. In our situation, we'll need the following.

Crosshair. Instead of the static crosshair in most games, the crosshair will rise, fall, and shake. However, your fire will always go where your crosshair is. This makes accuracy a real problem in the game, and standing still will stop some of the movement. Depending on the amount of nearby zombies, you will shake more. If there's a horde of zombies infront, you'll be getting as close as you can to ******** yourself in a game.
Ammo. All the ammo currently in your gun, over all the ammo you currently have accessible for that weapon, will be displayed in a box in the bottom right corner. It is also possible to cycle through all the different loadings for that ammo (eg. AP, Tracer, Normal, DU)
Gun. Shows what gun you have equipped. Tiny window above the ammo.
Timer (if applicable): If you're doing something on a time limit, a dialog box with a timer can be up the top, in the middle.
Minimap. Shows the nearby area on a map, and any nearby human establishments you know of.
World Map. Shows a large map of all the zones you have explored, the zone will be clearer on the world map once you have properly explored it (70% explored). Can be accessed by pressing... Q!

BIA!: One thing: Those of us with laptops have a harder time using something like the crosshair idea listed, because the touchpad mouse makes aiming way harder. While some people might think that adds to the challenge, I think its annoying and sometimes I hate my laptop. >:(
Possibly we could only have the shaking crosshair when your group is majorly outnumbered, or some other factor in the game like a "fear meter" or whatever is at max or so, so players with laptops won't have to deal with that issue all the time. :D

BobMcBobbertson: Maybe we can do something like the stress level in MGS4. The more combat you're in, or the more damage you take, or the more enemies are nearer to you, the more it goes up. High stress does things like decrease accuracy and HP regeneration, and at very high levels it causes blurred vision. Another thing I was wondering was how do we want the ammo to work? Is it going to be like you hold X bullets, the gun holds Y, when you reload it takes Z out of X to refill Y. Or will you have a set number of clips you can carry, and every time you reload it takes away 1 clip. The clips would work like this: a clip holds 30 rounds, you have 3 and the one in your gun. You fire 15 rounds, you reload. You know have 2 clips and the one in your gun, basically you just wasted 15 perfectly good bullets by reloading a half-empty mag. Also, what kind of crosshair do we want? Should we have a universal crosshair, or different ones for each type of weapon?

Kelkesh12345
The psyche meter discussion I believe was brought up over at the main page.
Here is my attempt at a HUD For the ZSDW game.
-A detailed Crosshair, with both a health bar and ammo amount.
-4 'accuracy lines' (which are hard to see in this picture), the lines jump when firing, and determine accuracy when they are closer together.
-A Psyche Meter, based on several ideas.
-A Mission Objective/Timer on the top of the screen.
-A minimap for obvious use.
-Various other things
-Hotbar!
-Multiple Ammo Types!
-An incredible five-minute job in MSPaint!

Marsden:On the completely opposite end of the spectrum we could remove the HUD entirely. Aiming would be achieved via ironsights, etc. Ammunation would have to be remembered by the indivdual. This would encourage players not to waste ammo on Z's. For the timer; you could have a digital watch which records time etc. You would have to look at it to know. Not sure about maps or mini-maps. Some kind of GPS possibly.

Backlashx: I really like your ideas Marsden to try and keep everything as realistic as possible. Wer could use ironsights, scopes, and lasersights for aiming and a PDA system with a clock and GPS to show you how much time you have left to complete an objective as well as where you are on the map just like in "Alone in the Dark". And thePsyche or Stress Meter is an awesome idea by Kelkesh12345. I was also thinking that depending on a persons preferences you should be able to play in first person or third and be able to swap back and forth for example in "Oblivion", "Hellgate: London", and most MMORPG's you can do the same.

Comonsense
I agree with the above two people, it is nice to have a hud screen but it is not as realistic.

KaikelX:
However, we have to give SOME concessions to players, otherwise it'll be no fun. After all, the real reason people play games is because it is fun, and easy to get used too. Having no crosshairs, a shaky screen, and flipping between aim mode and normal would SERIOUSLY put a lot of people off. I'd rather make it as fun as possible while retaining an element of 'this could happen..."

~Jack~:
I think that the HUD should be very very simple, a very very empty. There will only be a set of crosshairs, ammo count, a minimap (must be bought in-game),a health bar, and chat. Everything else will be practically invisible. You will have to press a specific key on the keyboard (F5 or something like that) to take a look at the other features. When you do press that key, a whole translucent display comes up and you can go through a list of equipment, a more detailed misson objective, a larger, more detailed map, stats, etc. Press the key again and the display disappears and you are back.
If you want to switch weapons, you need to use the scroll or something, and there will be an option for iron sights (secondary fire, shift, or something) There needs to be as few distractions as possible. Messages from the game, and the name of the type of weapon you are using will appear at the top/bottom of the screen or under the crosshairs, but then disappear or fade away into a ghost image. This makes the experience a bit more realalistic. No odd gadgets that distract you from a combat situation.
When you are in a non-combat zone, you will have the option of viewing everything else in a user-friendly display. Much more populated with stuff then the combat dispaly. Although, it will still be able to function in combat if needed.

At least, that's what I think it should be like...

KaikelX:
I side fully with Jack.

Kelkesh12345
I agree with Jack on the nearly empty hud bit (Yes, even though I posted that paint bit), though what KaikelX was saying, about the concession, Yes, we would need a crosshair, but I would enjoy an iron sights too. Shaky screen? Possibly, but it would be annoying. I can understand if you did a F.E.A.R. style shaking screen, but otherwise it gets ridiculous.

Encon
Agreed. A combat screen should be focused on combat, and not millions of cool gadgets. Also, in a combat zone, the view would be 1st person, but in a non-combat area, or safe zone, a player could choose between 3rd or 1st person view, as well as 2nd person over-the-shoulder view.

wkwkwkwk1
I think that, instead of a health bar, there should be a human figure, divided in several sections (head, neck, upper torso, shoulders, upper and lower arms, hands, lower torso, hip/groin, upper and lower legs, feet), each showing the condition (green, scaling to red, passing by yellow). And an adrenaline bar would be good, instead of "psyche".

wkwkwkwk1's Survival Plan (Part 5)

wkwkwkwk1 — Sun, 02 Jun 2013 05:10:17 CDT

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Edible Plants On-the-Go

Zee-Man — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 14:38:54 CDT

Edible Plants On-the-Go v3.0 coming soon! Will include common poisonous plants and a few more edible plants

This page contains a list of common edible plants that can be found in abundancy almost anywhere. If you don't live where these plants grow, then feel free to either add plants that do grow near you (With photos, of course) or PM a Writer (If you're not one yourself) the relevant info.

First, of course, comes the list of characteristics in plants which are equivalent to "Walk away. Just turn around, and walk away." Basically, if an unknown plant exhibits one or more of these traits, go find something else to nibble on. Preferably a plant you are familiar with.

Milky or discolored sap

Spines, fine hairs, or thorns

Beans, bulbs, or seeds inside pods

Bitter or soapy taste

Dill, carrot, parsnip, or parsley-like foliage

"Almond" scent in the woody parts and leaves

Grain heads with pink, purplish, or black spurs

Three-leaved growth pattern

Note: Some edible plants do indeed display some of these characteristics. Does that mean that the plant is poisonous? No. If you know for sure that a plant is edible, but it still has some of these signs, it's fine. The above list is just a guidline for plants you are unsure of.

Another thing: If there is an abundance of a certain plant in your area, and you are unsure of what it is but cannot Google it to see whether or not it is edible (Is that even possible?), just perform the universal edibility test, shown here: http://www.ehow.com/how_2156033_perform-universal-edibility-test.html

Another note: Never do that test in an actual survival situation. You can't waste the time and energy required to do it. And MAKE SURE YOU FOLLOW THE DIRECTIONS EXACTLY. If you poison yourself because of misreading directions, there's a heck of a lot of paperwork I've got to do, not to mention diverting the authorities long enough to find a suitable spot to hide your body. And once I'm done with that, I'll have to move to some remote country for a few years while it all blows over with a new name and a new family. And maybe some plastic surgery.

Some quick resources:

For a PDF on healing herbs, click here.

For a wild herbs cookbook (PDF), click here.

For a comprehensive (Albeit longer) guide to edible plants, click here (Yes, I did get some of my information from it.)

And now for a short list of edible plants:

Asparagus. No, no, listen. The wild asparagus is taller and thinner than the asparagus we're used to, and is found in Europe, North Africa, West Asia, and North America. It's a good source of Vitamins C and B6, potassium, and thiamine.

Click for more on wild asparagus.

Pine needles. Don't eat them raw. That's just nasty. Heck, the tea you're supposed to make from them is, too, but pine needle tea prevents scurvy. So drink up with a shudder and a few gags, and be happy. (Here are some detailed instructions on how to make pine needle tea)

Burdock: Mostly found in the Eastern Hemisphere, but in some parts of the Western Hemisphere, too. Boil the leaves twice before eating to (Mostly) remove the bitterness. The stalk and roots are edible, too, but you're supposed to peel and boil them, so it might be more trouble than it's worth.

Click for more on burdock.

Cattails (Known in England as bullrush/reedmace): You know what they are. You've seen them enough. But did you know they are edible? Found near swamps/marshes. In the early summer, when the plant is developing, you can break off the puffy top part and eat it like corn on the cob. Funnily enough, it actually has a corn-like taste . . . The other part that's edible is the white-ish part at the bottom of the stalk. You can eat it raw or boil it.

Clovers: Now a four-leaf clover has a new meaning. It's actually edible. Who would've guessed? You can eat them raw by the handful, but they taste better boiled. The leaves and blossoms are both edible. Stems are also considered edible, although they are very tough. The plant is considered difficult for human's to digest easily. Prolonged boiling may counteract this. Clover has protein, vitamin C, most of the B vitamins, and several other nutrients.

Red clover contains coumarin, an natural blood thinner. Eat it with caution if you are already taking blood thinner.

WARNING: At least one expert warns to NEVER ferment clover and eat it. Carrying your harvest in a closed plastic bag may create an environment for fermentation.

Chicory: This plant is for coffee lovers. For hundreds of years, it has been used as a coffee substitute whenever coffee is not plentiful. The best part is, though, is that the "coffee" made from chicory is actually good for you, and contains no caffeine. To make the coffe, roast and grind the roots. You can also eat the flowers like popcorn, if you wish.

Click for more on chicory.

Chickweed: Found mainly in temperate/arctic zones. Usually it has little white flowers growing on it. You can eat the leaves raw or boiled. The leaves are high in good vitamins and minerals.

Click for more on chickweed.

Dandelions: Not only a source of entertainment (Whacking their heads off with a big stick), the Dandelion v2.0 now comes with edibility! Boil the leaves to remove the bitter taste. Also boil the roots. After boiling the roots, you can drink the water you boiled them in as a tea (Maybe if you boil dandelion roots with pine needles, it will lessen the bad pine needle taste a little bit? I'll have to experiment . . .). You can eat the flowers like you can eat chicory flowers; like popcorn. Note: Don't eat the stalk. The milky sap from it can cause dehydration, especially in children.

Fireweed: Sounds like something you'd hear in the bad part of town (Hey . . . psst . . . kid . . . wanna buy some fireweed?). It's actually a very pretty plant. As you can see. Found mostly in the Northern Hemisphere. Its leaves are best eaten young, since when they grow old they turn bitter. The flowers can be used as a seasoning, since they taste kind of peppery. Great source of vitamins A and C.

Click for more on fireweed.

Purslane: Considered an obnoxious weed usually, but it's choc full of vitamins and minerals. Its leaves have a "refreshingly sour taste." If you don't like that "refreshingly sour taste," just boil them.

Click here for more on purslane.

Wood Sorrel: Pretty pretty flowers. Eat the leaves to help with mouth sores. Full of vitamin C. The roots, when boiled, taste kind of like potatoes.

Click here for more on wood sorrel.

Seaweed: You know where to find it. When collecting it, take the living stuff (The stuff that is attached to rocks) and not the dead stuff (The stuff that's washed on shore), since the dead stuff could be spoiled/rotting. There are a few ways to prepare it, like boiling it to get rid of the rubberyness and eating it that way (Or in a salad or something) or putting it over a fire until it's a crisp, then crushing it to a powder and putting the powder into your fresh rabbit stew. Seaweed contains vitamin C, so along with your pine needle tea it will keep scurvy at bay.

Click here for more on seaweed.

Wintercress: This plant is part of the same family as broccoli, Brassicaceae. The raw flowers and leaves have a slightly bitter or soapy taste similar to older dandelion leaves. After cooking, this taste is significantly diminished. Boil florets in a small amount of water until just a bit softer than blanched. Add a little oil and soy sauce to enhance the flavor. Cooked, they taste very similar to broccoli from the grocery store. Cook the greens as you would any other greens, cover with water and bring to a boil. Drain and add a little liquid fats, bacon grease, butter, or vegetable oil. Toss in a splash of vinegar. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
It is easy to mistake wild mustard for this plant. Don't worry about that, wild mustard is edible in the same way. Both have cruciform flowers and similar leaf structure. Mustard stems are smooth and round, while wintercress is ribbed.
Little information is available about this plants nutrition, but it is likely very similar to mustard and others of the same family.

wkwkwkwk1's Survival Plan

wkwkwkwk1 — Sat, 01 Jun 2013 10:17:16 CDT

Part 1: The Beginning
Part 2: Heading to my BOL
Part 3: My BOL
Part 4: Digging in on my BOL
Part 5: Living in the Apocalypse

Improvised Weapon - The Pendulum

wkwkwkwk1 — Fri, 31 May 2013 13:09:53 CDT

Materials:

A 4m/13f wall, and a smaller, 1m/3f wall(shown in white and red)
A platform on the inside of that wall, about 3m/10f above the ground (shown in white)
10m/33f rope (that's in my case; it only needs to be 5m/16f long)
A tree log/stump. Diameter: 30cm/12in; Lenght: 50cm/20in; Weight: 10-20Kg/22-44lbs, for simplicity's sake let's assume 15Kg/22lbs
A zombie, ready to be hit by a log (optional)

It would become something like this:

Ep = Potential Energy
Ec = Kinetic Energy
Em = Mechanic Energy

A = Highest point of the swing
B = Point where the rope is vertical

EcA = 0
EpB = 0

Em = Ep + Ec

EmA = EpA + 0
EmB = 0 + EcB

Ep = mass(m) x gravity acceleration(g) x height(h)
Ec = 1/2 x mass(m) x velocity(v)^2

g = 9,8 ~ 10

EmA = EmB <=>
<=> mgh = 1/2 x m x v^2 <=>
<=> 15 x 10 x 5 = 1/2 x 15 x v^2 <=>
<=> 750 = 7,5 x v^2 <=>
<=> v^2 = 100 <=>
<=> v = sq. root(100) <=>
<=> v = 10 m/s (36 Km/h)

Now, how to calculate the force exerted by the log, at that speed? We already know the total energy: 750 J.

wkwkwkwk1's Survival Plan (Part 4)

wkwkwkwk1 — Fri, 31 May 2013 12:47:20 CDT

Part 4: Digging in on my BOL

The house itself is pretty much well defended on its own, at least against zombies. To kill them, I will use The Pendulum. As for people, we must keep noise and light levels at a minimum during the night, removing all but two people, who will be standing watch.

What to do after we get there:

Day 0:
When we get there, I will call everyone to explain them what's going on, while still keeping the word "zombie" to myself, obviously. I will talk about "a disease like rabies", riots, possibly a revolution. We will outline the plans for the next few days and create the watch schedule.

Day 1:
Put barbed wire where needed in the walls, but keeping it inconspicuous so far. Scout the neighborhood for any signs of friendly human life, and try to establish contact with them, without, however, revealing to any extent our supplies, defenses, and plans, while trying to get information from them.

I can't get any further than this until at least some people understand the full extent of what's going on. However, I do have some ideas on what we should do (obviously, not necessarily on this order):

Dig circular pits around the property, the first one being 5m away, then 50m and then 100m
Establish a reliable source of food (chicken breeding and small scale farming already available)
Create a reliable way of purifying water
Mount a water depot on the top floor, providing water to the lower floors
Make weapons
Get to know our neighbors
Establish a community
Create a perimeter and fortify it
Set up an OP (observation post) and CP (command post)
Try to find guns and ammunition in small hunting stores.

wkwkwkwk1's Survival Plan (Part 2)

wkwkwkwk1 — Thu, 30 May 2013 14:01:46 CDT

Part 2: Heading to my BOL

If the panic hasn't already started, this will be quite easy, as my BOL is only 15 minutes away by car.

However, if the panic has already started and we stood down until it settled, the major roads and the secondary ones may be gridlocked, so we will have to use old roadways, possibly having to go off-road.

We will be picking up my selected friends and their families and supplies, and head to my BOL through the most recondite roads we know. If, by some reason, we are forced to leave the cars and keep going on foot, we will pick up the already loaded bags and keep low, staying away from the road, so as to avoid any possible encounter.

Eventually, we will find our first zombie and need to kill it. They won't be people anymore, but they still look like so, obviously making us hesitate before even thinking about killing one. Either me, my father or any of my friends' fathers will do it. My plan for putting down our first zombie is:

1 - Select two or three of the people willing to do it;
2.1 - Grab one of the sticks (see part 1) and hit the zombie in the side of the head until it falls
2.2 - Grab one of the sticks (see part 1) and sweep the zombie's legs, sending it down
2.3 - Grab one of the sticks (see part 1) and keep the zombie away, opening up for 2.2
3 - After it is on the ground, pin it down and crush his head to death.

Around my BOL is a ring of populated area. If there are zombies that could potentially see us, we will have to belly crawl all the way. If not, then we will just go through the road, to avoid raising any suspicions.

Hopefully, we will make it to my BOL...

wkwkwkwk1's Survival Plan (Part 3)

wkwkwkwk1 — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:56:59 CDT

Part 3: My BOL

Location:
It is located in the middle of a slope with about 25º, 30m until the base and 50m until the lowest ground nearby.

Situation:
The BOL is surrounded by a thin ring of population with a passable opening, but that consists of open ground, with low grass and little to no concealment value.

Defenses:
It has a thick armed concrete wall, 0,5m thick, 3m high on the lowest part, and 7m high on the highest part. The gate is cast iron, 3m high, 5cm thick, 5m wide. It has got barbed wire on top of the walls, for the most part.

Inside:
It is divided in 7 parts: The courtyard, the pens, the farm, the terrace I/platform , the porch (below the platform), the terrace II and the house.

The courtyard:
There is a 5m wide, 10m long path from the gate to the garage door. That's the courtyard.

The Pens:
It is a small 3x4m space where there are around 10 hens and chickens.

The farm:
A land plot of the same size as the courtyard, full of fruit trees and vegetables.

The Terrace I/Platform:
A concrete 6x9 platform, held in place by the outer wall and 3 pillars. The outer wall extends for one meter on that platform, but is only 10 cm wide. It has got 10 solar panels and a 1x6m container full of earth for farming. It would make a good lookout spot and first line of defense.

The Porch:
It stands below the platform, and is a great place for keeping vehicles that don't fit the garage and for hanging clothes while it's raining.

The Terrace II:
It takes up about a third of the plot total area. It is used for hanging clothes while it's not raining. A part of it could be filled with earth and used for farming, and the other part used as a sport courtyard.

The House:
It's the most important part.

Defenses:
Every door is metal hollow, and every window has got cast iron shutters.

Interior:

Can hold up to two cars
Has got an exercise machine
Has got a wine cellar
Several rooms and bathrooms
One kitchen
One dining room that can hold up to more than fourteen people
Three stories + attic

wkwkwkwk1's Survival Plan (Part 1)

wkwkwkwk1 — Thu, 30 May 2013 13:54:48 CDT

Part 1: The Beginning

I suppose TEOTWAWKI won't come without a warning. If the panic still hasn't started, I will lightly barricade my home and head to my BOL. If it has started:

Variant A: I'm at school

(Please note: I'm still easing my parents into survival, so the below paragraph relies on the assumption that they will accept the following protocol.)

First of all, I will try to contact my parents in any possible way (cell phone, office phone and e-mail), in order to warn them of the incoming danger, and telling them to pick me up, through any secondary, tertiary or quaternary roads that are (almost) never used. I will set three rally points and how much time they should wait for me. If they can't reach any of them, they should inform me of a new one. However, in no case should they endanger themselves.

Note: I know they won't let me go home alone, so it's useless to ask them to let me. Besides, it would be a great risk for myself.

Secondly, I will talk to two or three selected friends of mine, that I really trust, and get on well with, to come with me, and either get their families and supplies and stay in my house until the initial panic ends, or go to their homes and meet me later. We must leave the school as soon as possible, which should be mildly easy to be accomplished. If not possible, we will hide in one of the many dark corners or narrow spaces on my school, and leave ASAP.

I guess it will take about one week for the panic to settle.

After I get home, we must barricade and prepare it (see below) and gather our supplies (see end of the page).

Then I'll head to my BOL...

Variant B: I'm home

First, I will talk to my parents and outline the plan. We will barricade every entry point at ground level except for the back door and block access to the backyard, to stop the occasional zombie from getting in. Assuming 15 minutes on each window and 20 minutes on each door, plus 15 minutes to get the material, that would take about 2 hours. Since there will be 4 people doing it, that would be about 45 minutes.

We will also fill every recipient with water and put together all of our food and bottled water.

Meanwhile, I will contact, by whatever means, my selected friends, and tell them to barricade their homes and gather their families and supplies, and also ask them for their addresses, so I can pick them up later.

After the panic has settled, we will pick them up by the most recondite routes, so as to avoid gridlocks and potential zombie concentrations and head to my BOL...

Supplies Rough List:

Food & Water:

Around 3 week's worth of non-perishable food
No perishables, we consumed them or threw them out during the first week
Around 2 week's worth of bottled water

Weapons:

Three heavy sticks like this one;
A hammer-hatchet like this one;
A carpenter's hammer;
A good set of kitchen knives
Shortbow with two arrows

Other:

Miscellaneous survival items
Six backpacks loaded for 3 days
Clothes
Cordage
Lighting sources
Fire Starters
A pair of walkie-talkies

Frag-12 Survival Preparations - Current Personal Preparation

Frag-12 — Wed, 29 May 2013 15:42:09 CDT

Planned Personal Preparation	Bugging-In
Bugging-Out	Digging-In
Living	Reference Links

ROUGH DRAFT

(Construction in Progress - so please be patient with the grammar for now. This is a combination of an essay map and the plan itself)

Note: (Z)PAW is my way of stating any Post Apocalyptic World, not just zombie. I wanted to stay within the theme of the wiki in addition prepare for any extinction level event.

Page Summary - This page details what my current (dismal) status is for (Z)PAW which includes skills, training, and BoB status.

Personal preparation -

Current-

Physical Fitness -

Kyokushin-kan Karate (one of the most physical martial art styles and used in the UFC) - Brown belt. Changed to Traditional Krav Maga in October of 2012. Traditional Krav Maga includes live firearm training.

Skills summary -

Shooter, martial artist, and computer engineer (CCSP, CCNP, CCNA, CISSP)

CURRENT STATUS - Dismal, more reliant than self sufficient but improving...

Weapon	BoB
Colt\Para-Ordnance Gold Cup .45 ACP - 13+1 (Not mine, almost a complete duplicate)
MOLLE GEAR	MOLLE GEAR
MOLLE Belt with (2) Handgun Pouches - $12.70 Woodland Digital	MOLLE Medium\Large Caliber Handgun Holster with Mag Pouch - $18.95 - Woodland Digital CON - Not a quick draw holster. Really good at keeping your weapon secure and really bad if you need it quickly.
Reference Material	Kindle Protection
Now a Samsung Galaxy Tab II Amazon Kindle - $139 without books and cover Stores 3GBs of Books (roughly enough for 3,000 +/- titles) and MP3s.	Trendy Digital Water Guard with Padding - $19.99
Kindle Books
1) SAS Survivor Guide - PDF (Survival) 2) FM 21-76 - PDF (Survival) 3) How to Survive the End of the World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI) - Kindle Format 4) Just in Case - Kindle Format (Disaster Prep) 5) Where There is No Doctor - A Village Health Care Handbook - PDF 6) Where There is No Dentist - PDF 7) Back to the Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills - Kindle Format (BOL) 8) Earth Sheltered Houses - How to Build An Affordable Underground Home - Kindle Format (BOL) 9) Holy Bible (NIV) - Kindle 10) Oxford Dictionary of English - Kindle 11) New Oxford American Dictionary - Kindle 12) Survivalblog.com Archive 2005-2012 13) 14) Pathfinder Role Playing Game - Android App 15) 16) 17) JUNOS (Juniper Operating System) Security - Kindle format. More Survival, BOL, Living, IT Career, and Entertainment titles are in my Amazon wish list.
Melee 1	Utility\Melee 2
	Cold Steel Tanto

Weapon
BoB

Colt\Para-Ordnance Gold Cup .45 ACP - 13+1
(Not mine, almost a complete duplicate)

MOLLE GEAR MOLLE GEAR

MOLLE Belt with (2) Handgun Pouches - $12.70
Woodland Digital

MOLLE Medium\Large Caliber Handgun Holster with Mag Pouch - $18.95 - Woodland Digital
CON - Not a quick draw holster. Really good at keeping your weapon secure and really bad if you need it quickly.
Reference Material Kindle Protection

Now a Samsung Galaxy Tab II

Amazon Kindle - $139 without books and cover
Stores 3GBs of Books (roughly enough for 3,000 +/- titles) and MP3s.

Trendy Digital Water Guard with Padding - $19.99
Kindle Books
1) SAS Survivor Guide - PDF (Survival)
2) FM 21-76 - PDF (Survival)
3) How to Survive the End of the World As We Know It (TEOTWAWKI) - Kindle Format
4) Just in Case - Kindle Format (Disaster Prep)
5) Where There is No Doctor - A Village Health Care Handbook - PDF
6) Where There is No Dentist - PDF
7) Back to the Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills - Kindle Format (BOL)
8) Earth Sheltered Houses - How to Build An Affordable Underground Home - Kindle Format (BOL)
9) Holy Bible (NIV) - Kindle
10) Oxford Dictionary of English - Kindle
11) New Oxford American Dictionary - Kindle
12) Survivalblog.com Archive 2005-2012
13)
14) Pathfinder Role Playing Game - Android App
15)
16)
17) JUNOS (Juniper Operating System) Security - Kindle format.

More Survival, BOL, Living, IT Career, and Entertainment titles are in my Amazon wish list.

Melee 1 Utility\Melee 2

Cold Steel Tanto

Kriss Vector

W-CG-M1911 — Sun, 26 May 2013 15:38:49 CDT

Model: Kriss Vector Crb
Kriss Vector,utilizes a unique recoil system where the bolt is directed downwards instead of straight back. Made by Kriss Inc. The weapon was a prototype from 2005-2008,entering low production rates that continue currently.

Specifications:
Weight:	5.8 lb unloaded
Length:	34.8 in.
Barrel Length:	16 in
Cartridge:	45 ACP
Action:	Kriss Super V system
Muzzle Velocity:	875 fps
Effective Range:	164 yd (150 m).
Feed System:	Kriss Super V system,13+1,or 30+1 with extended magazine
Sights:	Factory folding sights

Where to find

This gun can be found in gun shows,or in some gun shops. Price ranges anywhere from $1500-$3000 for the Vector Crb.

Complexity

This gun is very simple to use,disassemble,and clean. The recoil system is unique,but there is no other complexity to the gun, The controls are fairly easy to use,however,it only ejects to the right side, trigger isn't extremely heavy either.

Controls

List all controls in a bullet point format, with their location and how to manipulate them; what does what, basically. Example below.

Safety: Located on both sides of the receiver behind the trigger; push up for FIRE, down for SAFE.
Magazine release: Located behind the trigger on the left side.
Bolt release: Located above the magazine on the upper receiver on the left side; press in to close the bolt.
Charging handle: Located on the both sides of the upper receiver.

Loading

Condition One, or "Locked and Cocked." Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer cocked and safety applied.

Insert magazine into gun
Rack the bolt
Switch the safety off

Condition Two. Chamber loaded, magazine full, hammer down, safety off.
Cannot be done
Condition Three. Chamber empty, magazine full, hammer down, safety off.

Insert magazine into gun
Switch safety off

Unloading

How to unload the firearm and make safe. Presented in a numbered list.

Take out the magazine using the mag release
Rack the bolt to eject round in the chamber,
Press the trigger with the safety off,weapon pointed in a safe direction.

Field Stripping

How to disassemble the firearm for cleaning. Presented in a numbered list.

press out the 4 push pins
separate the upper and lower receiver
separate the bolt and bolt carrier

Reverse to reassemble.

My review of this gun is that it is very good for a CQC type gun, 45. ACP out of this rifle seems to drop a lot out of the Vector past 100 yards, I would put that as the effective range for me. The Factory Iron sights are very easy to acquire quickly. I decided to put a TruGLO red dot as an optic. The Kriss Vector usually doesn't come with a fore-grip. I had to also buy that. It uses Glock 21 magazines,a very good choice given that Glocks are everywhere.

Overall SHTF scenario:4/5. I advise packing another gun for ranges past 100/125 yards.

SuperSoldiersRCP Defensive Plan

SuperSoldierRCP — Sat, 25 May 2013 15:12:41 CDT

UNDER CONSTRUCTION
I still have to add my spread sheet of all people who i will take and there strong/weakness

OTHERWISE
This is my Defense in case the Zeds ever get smart enough to invade me
Also is my bug out bag, My city layout and all
Also feel free to post you defensive idea's below in the discussion thread 8>)

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Attachments include
My BOB, Place where I'll bunker down, My planned defenses, Maps of US highways and climates, and display of the cross eye attack.

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As you can see my defensive comprise of Three main area's ( four you you count my fortified base its self)

Defensive post 1- On to the top of each building "Lookout Stations" will be made. Simply just sheds placed on the roof. Each will be equipped with a group of guns/ammo, some canned food, medical materials, and Long rangeBinoculars. Each building will have 2-3 men at all times on lookout. Being there be 5 Buildings there will be no less then 15 men at any one point. They will be required to work 12 hour shifts.

Defensive post 2- Between each building walls will be made to form a defensive wall. They will be about 10 feet tall, made of dirt, lumber, andconcrete. They walls will be about 3 feet thick in total. The center of the wall will be made with Dirt/Sand/ Gravel, small rock. Really any earth elements will do, this is mainly to take up space in the wall. In order to keep its shape when being created. the Dirt will be

See Walls and all US map attachments
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SuperSoldierRCP city post Z-day.
(I took a little off of spore zombie’s city plans cuz he’s that cool)

Government: Tri-person dictatorship fused with a communism/democracy mix. Reason is that people who know about zombies and are educated in those ways will be more taken care of, more so then the others that don’t. As of course me and my 2 best friends who are ready for Z-day will be in charge (leaders). Everyone will work evenly and make almost the same everyday. Some make more then others but everyone has to work the same amount of hours and there is little to no freedom within the first several months/years (Total dictatorship/Communist State). After the government is stable and people works evens out a full flip will be made into a democracy. Social Ladder (of importance)(pyramid format)

Colony Leaders

Section leaders (Upper mid base)
Military soldiers (Mid base)
Anyone else (Lower mid base)

Refugees (upper lower base)
Prisoners (middle lower base)
POWS(lower lower base)

People will have rights just like modern day times some rights will be restricted and some more relaxed. Here are some basic rights All people have the right to speech, press, assembly, own property, and financial freedom. People have the right to change jobs every annual evaluation if there is openings. People will not be forced to quarter soldiers(although they can at 20dollars a day)
Economy: Will be heavily based in Agriculture and Military. All sections of the economy are Agriculture, Manufacturing, Military, Public Service, and Scouts/Diplomats. Currency will be Value able items like Precise Metals, Metals, or United States Dollars ( I know most currency rates off the top of my head so if you from another country your OK). All items are given to a central bank within the colony. Once enough Trade-able items, currency, and metals are gathered they are given to citizen to start economy. Taxes are applied to Income and sale. Pay is given weekly 4 times a month. Children are allowed to work but cannot work dangerous jobs(active military, farming etc) until 15 years of age. They can work with military reserves or manufacturing but not active or wall front. Tax for income is 40% at the end of the month a certain amount is charged to the merchants. Although Taxes are high Every Year 1week a year carnival is held with Reduce Everything and no sales tax or income tax is applies to that one week. Like New years day for 7days. During that week all paychecks are doubled, also 30% of the total taxes are given back as “raises” at the end of the year. As for prices of food Farmers will set price. (Hay they spent the time to grow it they can set a reasonable price.) Each section get so much money to spend here’s a Break Down.(as bad as it sound the first month people will only get what I give them they will have no freedom at all until defensive are set and basic colony survival items are made)(taxes are used for supplies and are not counted toward paychecks)
Agriculture-45% as I’m in the Desert this is more important
Manufacturing-15%-Weapons, Consumer goods, Storage
Military-25% includes pretty much anything to due with outside the colony-Mec services
Public Services- 10% Police, Firefighter, Doctors, utilities, people of that stature
Scouts/Diplomats-5% or less Scouts just look for other colonies
Agriculture will fluctuate between 45-55% depending on growth, otherwise each area lost 2.5% of its income People get paid weekly the bare min will be $50 a week no less. Soldiers get no pay check if they have gone on any mission within the week as they can collect cash and goods from the outside world. Any Soldier who finds money outside the colony gets to keep it, but are only allowed so many missions a month.(also based on area’s scouted), Lets say I have 500 people here’s how many people will be employed in general for each area. Agriculture-300people Manufacturing-25people Military-150(will be lower because this includes men and women. Women will not be allowed to join the military) Public services-15people Scouts/Diplomats-10people 100 is the margin of error for children that are to young or people that are to old to work or in a ratio format if it works better. Ratios are based off agriculture Military 1 to undefined Manufacturing 1/12 Public services 1/20 (there should always be 3police officers, 3firefighters and 4 doctors) Scouts/diplomats 1/30 Scouts/diplomats are also medic’s when out on raids. Extra work: people can work on things like digging ditches or low level military work for under the table cash but if the person works on there days off and cannot work the normal 4days assigned then they will lose that right for several months.
Farming- I plan to survive by farming along the Rio Grande River. The river is several hundred miles long reaching all the way to the ocean. Good thing is its undamed until Texas so i will always have water. I plan to farm several miles( and i don't mean like 3miles i mean like 50plus miles on both sides maybe more) up and down both sides of the river. Also i plan set the trees alight both sides to flames, with the intent of letting it burn miles in both directions, after about 2weeks of letting it burn to the ground and letting the zeds leave after the fire is set. i will send in military teams and people to scout and kill the last of the zeds and to start the process of putting up chain-link/iron barred fences. After that is done farming will be set up. Wheat, corn, bell pepper, herbs and spices, basic food items. Also i will have several miles of chained area for BUNNIES and BUFFALO( next to a river and lots of food means that i will have fresh meat. )
Private farming- beside having to work regular farming if a group of farmers wish to grow there own food for private use or sell they can. They will be given an area to do so, if they want to grow figs they can but they have to pay for the seeds to be gathers once grown they can charge any price they wish.
Outside Colony economy: Anything Wanted Outside normal services (I.E, A person wants a bigger house, thus meaning more wood. If they want very fine jewelry, Private Mecs must be hired at a steep Price. Although if wood or items beneficial to expansion are in high enough demand, it will be provided for free through military actions. (Discussed more in-depth later)

Refugee's- I talked to Oddjobbond and he and I think since, he will be one of the colony leader that we will make them preform task/test. Before they take any test they will be secluded. I know it sound bad but its how its going to go down. They will all be placed in a room with food, water, and entertainment. They will all be checked every 3 hours. After 72 hours they can begin to take basic test( and I know some people think this is wrong to do, but get over it. If they have been out there surviving this long 3 days are not going to kill them). They MUST pass a basic test of math and science if 10 and up, if under, no test is needed. Men and women must be able to to pass basic physical fitness. After the testing is done, if they pass they must work a job for a month with pay of $150 min. (that's per person, with children an extra $50) after that they are regular citizens.

Housing: Provided by leaders. You start with a high school classroom (as this is where I will start) there will be anywhere from 6-15 people per room. After rooms are filled, new building and houses will be made. Mostly military or people of importance will want bigger houses, they must get Mecs to get any outside supplies needed (as stated in outside colony economy. All basic housing items provided by the Government unless other-wise stated Colony operations: When it comes to certain areas of operations they will be regulated. Banking-There will be only one bank in the colony the room will be humidified so that the money is OK. The bank, and places were food and goods are sold will be in one area making it easier on all people. All income and transactions will be kept on computers and paper. My mother was a VP of a new Mexico banking chain so she will be in charge of the banking for the colony. Food-The sales of food will be right next to the bank. During the summer fresh food will be sold at reduced prices, also during summer canned and packaged will be sold but more expensive.(this is based on summer, winter sales are opposite) Water-Water will be free in the center of the high school is a Crest moon shaped grass area. Its about half a basket ball court in size. Its only a couple miles from the school to the river. So we said it will be hard but a trench will be dug from the school to the river about 1foot deep or more and a single garden hose will be ran from the cresten to the river once a long line is made it will be covered and be bared underground. Using a pump a continuous flow of water will be made. Ensureing that we will always have fresh water to drink Medical- When it comes to medical, dental, and vision dortors only get the initial pays . Dental and vision get $100 per person, that includes checks and minor work any major work is the original times 2 ( meaning 100 for start visit and possible 200 or more) although 4days a month they must uphold a 50per person charge. Medical doctors charge $20 per person. They must also uphold a 10per person charge 4days a month. They cannot charge anymore unless they right a prescription. Prescriptions MUST be pass by public affairs assistance. Once approved the command general will determan the price due to they prescription must be gather. The doctor gets a 25percent cut off the total cost of the prescription. Retail Sales-There will be 5 main stores all together. 2stores are for food(perishables and non), one is for everyday items( candles, matches, ect, food and everyday items stores will be adjacent to the bank) one is for mec services, and the other is for all else. Mec services are two store. Mec Stores- When mecs leave on private funded they charge the person a large fee. Well out the mecs gather all the items they can of the item payed for(plus anything else the colony might need) when they return instead of giving the person 100dimond rings they give only one. The second mec store then sells the rings, once all fee and supplies used have been payed for and mec compensations are cleared, the amount that the original buyer pay is reached they original buyer gets that investment back. Any money made after that goes into the colony, 10% of that goes to the original buyer. The reason is that its like a stock market in a way it encourages people to spend and circulate curreny outside of spending in only food. If any mec is kill the buyer loses EVERYTHING and get nothing not even there money back Private owned businesses- People are required to work at least 4days a week will get a min of 2days a week off to do as they please(the extra day they can either work for extra pay or take the day off) during their days off they can run there own private business. Example if a man knows how to cut hair in his living quarters he can cut peoples hair and charge any price he wishes. When it comes to private business there will be little to no government interference. The only business that are not allow are prostitution, drug/liquor trades, or anything of that nature. Major business. Lets say that hair cutter business could become a everyday job in that case he/she could withdrawal from there old job to open this business in this even the government takes major interest. The business is given a room within the trading center(near the bank and stores) the business then becomes part of the colony stores the store then at this point gets its supplies free though the military but 75% of the profits are taken every month or if taxes cannot be payed the business goes on suspension after 3 suspension the business then again becomes personal High income personal- Lets say a person can sing very well and the entire colony enjoys it. That person may become whats commonly know as a celebrity. Celebrities have to bee approved by the counsel. Only a few celebrities will be allowed at anyone time. In exchange for the talents they offer that the people enjoy they can host “shows” any income made goes to the colony. Celebs free food and a 10%cut of what ever they make after a certain amount of money is made(example 5000dollars) any money they make will go to the colony, but will be keep on record, think more as after a point celeb loans money to the colony. After which time the government can put a income cap on the individual (after the cap any money in there accounts is credited toward housing)
Education: All people must know basic to advance math/science and combat/firearms training. All Boys must must be trained and spend some time in the reserve military but will have a choice of the 2 main branches if they wish to go active. They have the option of a 3rd but must prove themselves and pass all classes with flying colors, they must also know basic construction/survival skills and know how to farm and raise livestock. Girls must know how to farm and raise livestock, Home Economics (cooking and cleaning, boys will need to learn too.. but at a later age). Girls will be REQUIRED to learn medicine. Sports, clubs, or anything they want to do as an outside or inside school activity is OK as long as, I, or a colony leader approves it and the activity has to have a supervisor (children are the most important thing)

Religion: After the sun sets Religion may be practiced but within home or within the Religion Square building. Home or the Religion Square building is only place it may be practiced as I’m not going to spend my peoples time build 9 Churches. All religions can practice at the square but no religion is allowed to build a church. Churches will only be made when money and supplies is big enough to make churches for all religions.

Entertainment: there will be many ways people can entertain themselves. Here are a couple that the government will start with, anything sports and casino games will have bets placed on them like the real deal. Casino games: Poker, blackjack, and the classic find the ball under one of the 3cups. Sports: Basketball, football, and soccer, others will be added as time goes one Track and field, swimming, and things like tag and other kid games. Checkers and chess BB gun shooting but requires payment to use Military: There the 3 generals each will be in charge of a certain area. The area’s are Defensive general, Assault general, and the Command General. Each will have their own specially designed armies. Each General has an Active and reserve military. the active will comprise of anywhere from 5-10% well the reserve is the reserve. Each general will get a percentage of the military budget. Defensive and command will change based on if the offensive makes money from mec services. The Defensive general is in charge of the defense of the colony and his army will receive 35% of the military budget. The Assault general will be in charge of raid, attack, and Mec services they get 15%, although that’s low they do get income through Mec services. The Command General and is soldier are the head honcho’s thous receiving 50%. What he says goes and is they final word. He is responsible for all military actions of the colony. The other two general must pass all Mission’s and military actions though him or unless they get a council override (Council overrides can veto the Command General but a veto has to have an all to none vote). He’s men are responsible for spying, re-con, R&D and any Special/Covert op missions. When his men are not on re-con or not on a mission, they help to assist in Public Services, or any field which needed there help. Here's a list of military ranks most to least important Command general Defensive/offensive commanders Raid commander/head of security Black ops team members Directional officers/offensive squad leaders Offensive/defensive active squad members Reserve Patrols offensive/defensive Each general has a second in command to help them. The second in commands for the assault general is the raid commander, the head authority on the ground. While for the defense commander their second in command is the head of security. The command general is the lead member of Black Ops team. Also there are commanders of defensive squads patrolling the walls. They are responsible for the safety and security of that wall. The Commanders of each wall will have a fire team or squad to command. The front gate or entrance to the city will have Platoon or a Company if possible (Here’s the break down, this is how the U.S military breaks up its military)
Division: 10,000-20,000 (if I get that high I’m taken over the state)
Brigade: 3000-5000 (with this I’m taken over the city)
Battalion: 300-1000 (a reasonable defense for the colony)
Company: 70-250 (About how many men will guard the front gate on the best)
Platoon: 25-60 (size of raiding parties)
Squad: 8-16 (Mec team sizes and guards per wall)
Fire team: 4-5 (patrol and police teams)

The total active military will be trained in defensive tactics as well as lingo for mission. The army will be spilt in half each general will receive half the active. The defensive general as long as in the best interest of defense can pull troops temporarily from the offensive military. But the offensive cannot do the same unless the council approves the reason. Reason that the defensive general doesn’t need council permissions that all troops should know defensive tactics and I believe defence is most important. Defensive Layout Defensive structures will take weeks to completely construct. First all first floor. When Mec’s leave either for private or military raiding they’re supposed to scout and gather items to according to priority, here’s a list(most-least important)
Medical supplies/equipment
Power generation/gasoline/natural gas
Food /water/ livestock
Electrical items/plumbing
Construction materials (wood, metal, Chain link/barred wire)
Working equipment
When squads return home they have to go to a special building just outside of town, where the teams must sit tight for a few days to see if any infections arise if they do they are then quarantined are treated if possible. The team comes back home after that. The defense teams on the wall will have 2 soldier for every 15 feet of wall and is patrolled 24 hours a day (on a Medium State of alertness). Here are a list of codes for military action.

Level of State of alertness(-/+ 1 man per 15feet if under/over medium) Siege(all men are on active duty even reserves are called into active duty)
Very High(4men per 15feet)
High
Medium-default (2men per 15feet)
Low
No threat (0men per 15feet)

Codes on military Radio
Zack on the prowl: Zombie in sight
Incoming Zack: Zombie attacking
Rob’s calling: Someone is out side trying to communicate
Rob’s knocking: Someone asking to come in.
Viper in the grass: Barbarians on in sight
Viper with fangs: Barbarians with guns Viper prone: Barbarian is charging the gates.
Viper hissing: Barbarian demanding talks
Big daddy calling: US government communicating
Big daddy knocking: US government asking to come in with Vipers
The assault force moves to that side to help if the barbarian’s are unarmed if they are armed they take position around the city, hide all supplies, abandoned the wall with it open and let the barbarians in and ambush them or let them pass. With big daddy the command general is called to assess and talk with them. Zack on the prowl don’t fire. Zack incoming you fire if they get in 15 feet of the first trench or wall
Clothing
All military soldiers or people living the colony will have to wear a special uniform to protect them not only from Zeds but from hostiles as well Military uniforms(unless otherwise stated)
Head- Will wear either a U.S. military army helmet or a dirt bike helmet
Chest- Just a plain T-shirt of any choice covered by a bullet proof vest
Arms- Leather Bracers that cover just the outer part or your arm
Legs- Standard issue U.S army pants in either jungle or desert camo
Feet- Hiking, Steel toe, or US army Combat boot.
Special items- Anything else you wise to take has to be approved by Raid Commander. All Diplomat’s of the teams will carry cigarettes, some cigars, little liquors, and comfort items in case survivors are found. Civilians can wear anything inside the colony if they leave the colony special uniforms depending on jobs will be given
Assault strategies

squad moves

The knock and drop: one knocks on the door and if contact is made with Zed, A moan the other two aim their guns and the knocker opens the door and the two open fire for a spray effect.
Triangle stances: when surrounded the team forms a triangle and fires till they see opening to escape.
Wall: all standing in a row like a firing squad
Ocean spray: You ever been at sea one things clear, water hits everything just sub the water for explosives
Cross eye: squad breaks into 2 group one flanks left, one right they fire so that there firing lines cross making a choke point where zed cannot advance. Green is zeds, black is survivors and blue is the range of fire. As you can see the teams fire at 45degree angles creating 3 triangles in which zeds cannot advance any area is gray is a choke point making this the best defensive tactic when in small groups.
Black armor: Members of the squad will carry full body riot shields (like in the movie the 300) they will form a circle doing this will make a unbreakable wall and will allow the team members in the center to fire making an opening
Broken Arrow: used in the event the squad is completely overrun with no other options, they pull the pins on the grenades and run at the zombies killing themselves but taking some with them.
Pop and drop: All team members book it to the nearest safe point will dropping smoke grenades and specially made bombs comprised of human urine and bleach makes a deadly and smelly gas(which can kill humans by destroying the brain cells) the combination of the two will impair zeds ability to smell, see, and hear for a short time.

Lingo for missions:

Shopping Green: looking for food
Shopping Blue: looking for water
Shopping White: looking for medical supplies
Shopping Black: looking for weapons
Shopping Grey: looking for construction materials
Shopping Teal: Permission to go on a private funded mec run
Evergreen: an assault where those don't come back unless successful.
Hunting: Fight to lower zombie pop.
Rescue: saving someone
Code Blue: Incoming wounded
Code Red: Incoming convoy under attack
Code Yellow: Incoming with refugees
Code Orange: Incoming with supplies

Coded Communication:

Threat levels range from 5-1 (Highest to lowest) 5 meaning a full blown attack-1 being no threat
Firestorm means that flamethrowers in use on one of the direction walls EXP Firestorm north wall means flamethrower are being used on the norther wall.
Buldge means that 30-50calibers automatic weapons are being readied so that troops have a chance to get out of the fireing range literally.
Greenday mean that the farms are under attack and all active soldiers are to ready themselves ASAP
Others to be added as time goes on

Crime and Punishment: I will setup a prison which will house all prisoners. Prisoners will be responsible for hard manual labor and any jobs in which are deemed to be hard or unsafe for normal citizens. What I will do is after so many years in prison with good behavior and hard work they will have a chance to fight in the military. After several years of being in the military, if they prove to work hard and be honest they can earn the chance to be assimilated back into normal civilization. Any past offences will be kept on record but the pubic will not know and for the first year they will be watched and they taxes will be 50% instead of 40%( and they will be exempt from the carnival and will not receive their end of the year “ raise ”. After the first year if they have been good and proven they have changed. They will receive a “normal lifestyle”. If they commit any crimes after release they will be imprisoned for life depending on the crime. The lists of crimes are below. I do not believe in any other form of the death penalty besides decapitation otherwise a zombie can rise. No head no zombie. Crimes are broken into Severity; they range from 1 being the highest to 3 being the lowest

Level 1 Severity Crimes (Decapitation can be replaced for life in prison if more workers are needed)
Murder: Decapitation
Intentional sabotage of vital equipment: Decapitation
Assassinating or attempting to assassination of anyone: Decapitation
Endangering the town on purpose by any means: Decapitation
Instigating a riot or rebellion-Decapitation
Joining or helping a riot or rebellion: prison for extended period of time
Spying for another colony- Decapitation warning to colony, 2nd offence deceleration of war is declared
Level 2 Severity Crimes
Rape: Prison for life
Assault: 1st offence is a fine and some prison time. 2nd offence prison for 5-10years , 3rd prison for life
Hoarding: Extreme fine and some prison time
Counterfeiting: 1st offence fine, seizure of counterfeited items, and prison time. 2nd time Prison for life
Impersonating a official- Prison for life

Level 3 Severity Crimes
Vandalism: 1-3 offence put in prison for the night, pay fine, and must spend the next day cleaning the city for no pay. 4th offence prison for extended period of time. 5th offence- prison until otherwise stated
Petty Crimes here no need to explain Major roles of leaders When it comes to leaders there are rules, laws, and limitations to them all Command General- When it comes to the military his word is law. He is in charge of all military actions. He can do anything when it come to the military. The only way he can be overridden in his actions is by the council but an all to non vote is needed. His black ops team is the only exception they council has no control of the black ops, but they do have control of the offensive and defensive teams. Council- there are 5members 2 are pre-appointed and 3 to be voted on by the people. They control laws and ruling of the colony and really everyday affairs. Their power engulfs the hole colony. Each council member has his/her own district of power. Internal affairs-2members will be placed as internal they deal with the economics and everyday workings within the colony External affairs-2members will be placed here, they will deal with the military and agricultural aspects. They will deal with more the military they are the main information highway between the command general and the overall council. Public affairs-1 member this person is in charge of complaints or suggestions. Anyone with something that thinks the council should deal in talks to this person first. This member also deals with public services and manufacturing Constitution

#	Amendments
1st	Freedom of religion, of speech, of the press, to petition, and to assemble
2nd	The right to keep and bear arms
3rd	No quartering of soldiers in private houses unless the owners consent.
4th	Unreasonable Searches and seizures; warrants
5th	Indictments; Due process; Self-incrimination; Double jeopardy, and rules for Eminent Domain.
6th	Right to a fair and speedy public trial, Notice of accusations, Confronting one's accuser, Subpoenas, Right to counsel
7th	Right to trial by jury in criminal cases
8th	No excessive bail & fines or cruel & unusual punishment
9th	Right to financial freedom Means that all citizens have the right to do with there money as they please and
10th	limits the power of the council members to only there districts
12th	Revision of council member election procedures
13th	Abolition of slavery This laws makes that under point can another person own a human being
14th	Right to buy, sell, or use alcohols and/or tobaccos Gives anyone over the age of 18 to buy sell or use these products
15th	Direct election to the council In order to be elected into council, 2 members must approve. And
16th	Allows the government to change income tax and property tax
17th	Voting age nationally established as age 18
18th	Military conscription Defensive conscription Is 15 offensive is 18
19th	Council members service date
20th
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22nd
25th
26th

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Rio Rancho High School
Rio Rancho High School this is my absolute best chance at survival. its sis school is about the same size both were made to hold 7k in students(12k with both preforming arts arenas) , i believe it could hold 3k people effectively maybe more also with storage space.As you can see RRHS is located a 1/4 a mile from the nearest housing area(houses are covered by Google sign at the bottom)its sister school is located another 1/2 a mile directly north of this one, with almost the EXACT same layout giving us a huge advantage when seeing the enemies coming to knock on are door. Also both are located on a mesa face, and there are only 3 ways to get up the mesa. The school its self is broken into 7large buildings. As far as i could gather the city/school website and personal knowledge the square footage(only included inside buildings) was 100k sq feet. The 7large buildings are called academies and are listed as follows.

6jThe Basement floor in schematics and Engineering&design have backup generators, to run for a week in case of power outages(good for us)(school used to be the fall back in case of natural disasters, now the sports complex is used)

Schematics- This building is mainly where most math and science rooms are located(bio/chem/physics labs)(also there is a large greenhouse located at the north of the school for the bio classes)

Fine arts-Has a performing arts arena(can hold 3k), building is mainly for the band, choir, arts classes. I figure this is used from moral of my colony as so that young children have something to do.

Engineering & design-This is as the building where robotics classes any thing mechanical is here also there are many astronomy telescope-binoculars are located in this building)(i don’t know why but my cooking lab is located here its has 7 fully equipped kitchens)

Humanities-History and language are located here plus this building also has a radio receiver and broadcaster of the cities radio/TV channel and frequency

Administration-The first and largest building where teacher go. This building has the library, recording room, AV room, cafeteria, entrance to the other building. Something to know my school is every wealthy. All classrooms have at least 2 computers and each building has a computer lab each lab has at least 30computers(2007centeno duel desks donated by the Intel plant within the city)( also the Marine corp. has classes along with several handguns, semi-auto guns, and rifles with hundreds of rounds with a built in shooting range located here. also there’s one in the Engineering & design)

Gym-The gym we have a 3 weight rooms usually they hold 200students at any one time gym is has 3 basketball courts a football stadium and track/soccer fields

Business & Entrepreneur-the Business classes and more math class are offered here along with a book room the size of a Basketball court.

Pro's and Con's
in the part i will talk about the pro/con's in both the school and surrounding area.

Pro's to the school- Large, only way to gain entry to the court yard and thus to the buildings in though the 3steel-reinforce gates at the ends of the courtyard, zombie can go there or though the admin building. Bottom floor doors and windows have steel bars in front or inside so only locking the doors is really needed. Has the area needed along with supplies and generator hookups.plus there is a zoology class and cages that cats and dogs can be put for company.

Pros to area- 1/4 mile from housing area. Sister school is within walking/driving/ even walkie-talkie distance

Cons to school- large school at least 100 or so are needed as basic skeleton crew

Con to area- all Walmarts, Cosco's, and gun stores(includes the martial arts league-5different martial arts all in the building lol) are at least a mile away, gas stations are no more the 2 blocks away.

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Comparison of the Common Pistol Calibers

cavscout888 — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:50:15 CDT

Intro
This report shows some of the most basic ballistics of our favorite pistol calibers. This data isn’t the only factor when choosing a new handgun, or maybe which caliber you’d like to stock the most for, but it should start you on your way as well as clear up some common misconceptions. Enjoy!

Comparison #1
This will compare the three most popular pistol chambering’s in the US to date: 9mm Nato, 40S&W, and .45ACP. Many of us have one or all of these, and this could greatly help decide which is worth stocking up the most, of course for ‘Zombies.’

List of the products used. The optimal bullet weight for each was used for this comparison.

Velocity – This is the most irrelevant data but is vital to the subject.

Energy- This data is probably the most important for handguns. This is the ‘force power’ that the bullet has to “knock down” a target. This is only potential energy and how much energy that is actually transferred depends on the bullet type. This data is a ratio factor between velocity and bullet weight.

The graph shows 9mm with the lowest energy, 45ACP higher but starting out closer to 9mm than 40S&W, and then finally 40S&W leading the way by a good distance in the first 50yds. Only at about 90yds does the 45ACP finally overtake it. Pistol engagements are usually well within 50yds. The reason for these results is that the bullet weight of 40S&W is right between 9mm and 45ACP, yet its velocity is almost as high as 9mm. The 45ACP is a larger bullet but going much slower. It doesn’t create a “punching” effect like most have heard, only diminished potential.

Trajectory- This is the ‘drop’ of the bullet over a distance.

With near the same velocity, 9mm and 40S&W will drop the same, with 45ACP dropping a bit quicker.

Conclusion- 40S&W, with the speed of 9mm, drops less than 45ACP, yet outperforms both in energy/force. Between 124gr 9mm and 165gr 40S&W, the price difference is (roughly) 5 cents per round, and often less than that. The 45ACP doesn’t offer any advantage over 40S&W, but as a larger bullet it will cost more and lower capacity of the pistol even lower than 40S&W. One common line of pistols changes its capacity by 3 between each of these calibers, with 45ACP holding 13 in the magazine.

Comparison #2
This is meant to show the reader how choosing a certain bullet weight can affect its capability. I’m personally unaware of any other variable that should be looked at to decide what bullet weight is optimal for your caliber of choice. A note, 147gr has been known to not function well in certain pistols, especially the smaller carry pistols.

The first set of graphs will be from 9mm NATO/9x19/Luger.

Velocity- Again, not very relevant data unless you know what that means for the specific bullet weight. NOTE: These are NOT in order by weight in the chart, it is ordered: 147gr, 115gr, 124gr. Apologies.

Energy- This is the ratio of velocity and bullet weight to get a force power factor, or how much energy your bullet has to potentially transfer to your target. Again, chart ordered 147gr, 115gr, 124gr

Even though 147gr starts out lower than both 115gr and 124gr, it quickly overtakes 115gr, but it doesn’t overtake 124gr until 70yds. Being that 124gr leads out to 70yds, and no significant loss beyond, I would declare 124gr the winner for energy. I would consider 115gr, also being cheaper, range ammo. For carry, I used to have a mix of high end 115gr, 124gr, and 135gr with no knowledge or preference, but now I only buy the 124gr.

Trajectory- This is how much the bullet drops over distance.

It’s hard to see but the 115gr and 124gr are on top of each other. The 147gr is only about a 2 inch difference at 100yds which is negligible to most.

Conclusion: Though not a large difference necessarily, 124gr wins out with no more drop than 115gr, faster than 115gr after the first 50yds, and more energy than 115gr and more than 147gr for a the first 70yds. The caliber I choose to stock has changed to 124gr, with only a few cents per round difference, and sometimes none at all. The 115gr has become the most popular, but only due to price and availability (driven by the price based demand), not capability.

Comparison #3
This is the same data as C#2 but for 40S&W. Like 9mm, 40S&W has become very popular among civilian shooters, and has become the standard for Law Enforcement of our country. It is a new caliber, without others with similar names to confuse us, and because of its massive use has become very available in many forms and cheap. Note these are not in order of bullet weight. It is ordered 165gr, 155gr, and 180gr.

Velocity- Not very relevant unless you how it effects a bullet weight to factor energy or trajectory.

Energy- This is the velocity to bullet weight ratio which factors out how much energy or “force” your bullet has to transfer to your target.

Unlike the velocity, 165gr overtakes 155gr here. They start at nearly the same energy but 155gr dissipates it quicker. You see 180gr, being that it was originally meant for 10mm, never overtakes 165gr and only beats 155gr after 90yds.

Trajectory- How much your bullet drops over a distance.

The 155gr and 165gr stay near the same, 180gr drops two inches more at 100yds, which most would consider negligible.

Conclusion- The 180gr bullet was originally meant for the larger 10mm, which is why it’s the least optimal of any bullet weight, and the 165gr stays above it almost completely in every graph. The 180gr, being the largest, will be the most expensive (and is the most dangerous) for reloading, and usually costs more for factory loads. Yet it is the most commonly found and bought bullet weight 40S&W, with it being the overall worst. I have long since changed to stocking 165gr, which I can get cheaper at only 26 cents per round for decent factory brass loads.
Comparison #4
This is to show some of the new “hot” pistol calibers being used today. The 40S&W is included because it’s still considered a newer, hotly loaded round. Also, with the other data in this report which includes 40S&W 165gr, you can compare these other calibers to a baseline, or even to other calibers.

These were chosen by optimal, or only available bullet weights.

Conclusion- Shockingly, the normal factory 10mm never overtakes the 40S&W in any of the graphs. It only overtakes 357Sig in energy, but only after 70yds. Ironically, the powerful 10mm, with its high cost, snappier and heavier recoil, and limited pistol selection is NO better than the 40S&W. It has neither more velocity or energy than 40S&W. The 357Sig does well, beating the 40S&W in energy for the first 50yds, but dissipates quicker beyond, even falling below 10mm. It has a very flat trajectory for a pistol caliber. With the added cost from 357Sig, I can’t say I’d suggest it to anyone based off the differences here compared to the added cost of factory ammunition. This data surprised me a lot. As for the famous 10mm ‘explosion’ picture, it’s clearly still burning inside the gel, whereas the other caliber pictures are probably after the flash died or isn’t the same type projectile as the 10mm.

Extra Data
I’m including these charts and graphs to help compare other calibers. Some are for pistols and others are for revolvers. These are all Federal products, and American Eagle type when it was available. Federal AE products usually represent the good quality and value types of ammunition that many people like to shoot and stock and from comparing data between Federal and Hornady products, there were no differences in velocity, energy, or trajectory between similar types. Happy hunting.

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MAJORDAMAGE Supplemental Information

With permission from Cavscout888, I am providing the below information to aid and compliment his information.

I don't expect anyone to take the below as absolutely the last word, just inform those that are unaware. For many years, there have been debates on the best caliber and best load in each caliber for handguns. Multiple studies conducted from many points of view, statistics and tests have provided plenty of data and even more interpretations of that data. Skeptics and true believers are thus born into various schools of thought.

One that I feel has more validity than others is by Evan Marshall. Now, there are plenty of skeptics and I'll include some links:
http://www.greent.com/40Page/general/oss.htm

http://www.firearmstactical.com/briefs2.htm

You draw your own conclusion.

And here is Evan Marshall's site: http://www.stoppingpower.net/

I didn't purchase any of his books, nor do I endorse such action. The data I have comes from an American Guardian Feb 1998 issue (and cited by one of the skeptic links). The tables are the most interesting part since they depict the load by caliber and % rate of one-stop shots.

<add tables>

Before we anyone goes into deep analysis or nay-saying, keep in mind:

No one wants to get shot by anything but some bullets in some calibers

Comparison of the Common Calibers

cavscout888 — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:47:43 CDT

INTRO
Greetings, this is something I put together to show the average ZPOC zombie hunter the difference in performance of some of our favorite calibers. A bulk of this will be between 5.56 (.223 Rem), 7.62 (.308 Win), and 30-06. You’ll also see the AK vs. AR calibers.

Sometimes group-think and movies cloud what the data actually says. Some also just don’t know what the data looks like. Paper numbers aren’t everything, but they won’t be far off, and it’s not like you’re that great of a judge based of stories you’ve heard, which are usually exaggerated or invented. Well, here ya go.

Comparison 1
First was comparing 5.56, 7.62 Nato, and 30-06. These three cover military arms over the last century and are also common in civilian firearms today. These products are from the same manufacturer and product line; and chosen for the most common bullet weight in each caliber. *Note: 55gr used due to its more common civilian use. Also, 62gr data did not vary significantly.

VELOCITY: This is the most useless data unless you know what it means for the bullet. It’s going faster, but knowing that only helps when it’s factored in to tell you bullet drop, drift, transferable energy, etc. However, this is important for determining the range that hollow points will still reliably mushroom.

Energy: This is factored from the weight of the bullet and the velocity. Basically it tells you how hard the bullet will hit. This doesn’t mean all the energy will transfer to the target the same, which involves what type of bullet you are using, e.g.: lead, FMJ lead core, FMJ steel core, JHP, SP, HP.
At an increased distance, the bullet loses a lot of it effectiveness. If engaging targets further out, a larger caliber is needed, which had more momentum to sustain its velocity, therefor, retaining its Energy.

Bullet Trajectory (Arc): This is good data to remember (bullet drop in nearest foot) when engaging targets further out than your zero range. Factored in for your weapon system, you will know the distance for your paper sight-in determined by your intended zero.

Note how little difference in height there is for the first 200 yards (for all calibers), which means a sight in around 30yds for a zero of 200yds requires little (if any) compensation from 0 to 200yds. Currently the military sights in on paper at 25m for a zero at 300m. To compensate for these inexact numbers, we aim at the base of the target at 50m and the head at 300m. Center mass for everything in between.

Bullet Drift: Keeping this in mind will help you connect when you have a cross wind. The data is at 10mph wind, which isn’t much.

The conclusion I draw from this; aim center mass with iron sights, but attempt to compensate for drift with optics. If there’s a harder cross wind, I’d probably lightly compensate 5.56 with irons.

Comparison 2
This is between the old Russian caliber for the AK47 and SKS rifles 7.62x39 and the newer American caliber for the M16 and M4 rifles, 5.56x45. This data could assist the new buyer, trying to figure out what caliber is “better” or help current AK owners figure out what they need to do differently from their other rifles to connect with the target.

Velocity: Again, probably the most useless data, but it shows why the 7.62x39 loses out in some ways to the 5.56, even though it’s a larger bullet.

The 7.62x39 has about thousand less fps than 5.56, and both deteriorate about the same over distance. Very important for engaging targets further out.

Energy: Again, possibly the most important data. Tells how much power the bullet has left, factored by bullet weight to velocity. The size of the bullet won’t mean anything if the damage could be compared to throwing a rock.

Not a lot of difference in how much energy to transfer each round has, or how fast it deteriorates. All the way out to 500yds, the 7.62x39 will still have more knockdown than 5.56. (If you can connect to the target!)

Trajectory: Lets you know how far out you can reasonably engage a target.
I like the ability to effectively engage targets out to 300m without magnification. The 5.56 isn’t actually significantly better, but the less compensation for drop you have to do, the better. Still not much of a worry, even out to 300yds.

Drift: How much wind will affect the bullet.

No significant difference. Of course the 5.56 will be affected less since it’s spending less time in the air to target (higher velocity).

Comparison 3 This is comparing the older 7.62x39 of the AK47 vs. the newer 5.45x39 of the AK74. The 5.45 is Russia’s answer to the American 5.56 should we fight in a conventional war.

Product of data used

Velocity: How fast the bullet is travelling. Again, this data isn’t too important of unless that tells you the rest of the round’s characteristics.

I thought the 5.45x39 was a faster round than 5.56x45, but I was wrong. This would explain why the other 5.45 data isn’t too impressive.

Trajectory: I got this data from Hornady’s website. This was for their Steel Match loaded ammunition, in which their 5.56x45 data was comparable to Federal American Eagle 5.56x45 ammunition data.
The 5.45x39 isn’t as far reaching as 5.56, but not nearly as much bullet drop as 7.62x39.

Energy: Again, how much force your bullet will have at different ranges. It will have energy, but depends on the bullet type to transfer that energy for “knock down.” Again I used Hornady’s data. Their 5.56x45 was exactly on with Federal AE 5.56.

I’m extremely disappointed with this data as a long time advocate for the AK74 series rifle. I’ve liked it for what I figured would by extremely similar data to 5.56, but in a cheaper to buy caliber which is supposedly more modern, and in an AK platform. The 5.45x39 finishes out dead last for energy.

Support Info: I just found this, and it supports all of my research and graph making/editing. Even the Russians will tell you, I’ve done my homework. The graph is Trajectory and the table is Energy.

Weapons Review Page

cavscout888 — Thu, 23 May 2013 17:35:51 CDT

This page was created for members to review mainstream weapons and weapon accessories they actually have. This will include everything from Battle Ready Katana's to semi automatic pistols to rifles to scopes and laser sights. Contribution is highly recommended.

Please be kind with reviews, opinions, or products for that matter. Most of us are not professional reviewers and are doing this only for the benefit of this community. If you think there are better weapons than the one being reviewed, by all means, purchase that weapon and review it.

At the end of each review, please rate your item out of 5 Zombie Heads

Also please put your name somewhere in the review so we know who wrote it. Thanks.

For those of you who are just beginners, I highly recommend you take a look at the Firearms Page that details each type of firearm. It explains how they work, how to load them, how to fire them, what the difference between them is and everything else you need to know to be a safe and effective firearm operator and owner.

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Reference Materials

cavscout888 — Wed, 22 May 2013 17:58:59 CDT

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Plant Growth Experiment: Inverted Container Planting

shadowmancer — Mon, 20 May 2013 22:01:42 CDT

This is a long term experiment documenting my experiments with inverted planters. I will be testing a common web design, a commercial product known as the Topsy Turvy and standard clay pots with non inverted plants to use as a control. I will be growing mostly edible plants and following the instructions of each design. The edible plants chosen are two species of tomato and a single species of sweet pepper taken from my seed stash the names of which will be recorded later. I have chosen these types of plants because of how they grow and in all honesty how they taste as I hope to eventually eat them. (I’ve misplaced the packets at the moment but the names are recorded in my seed rotation log book when I removed them lol.) I sprouted all the seeds in the same manner, through peat moss and small pots. I will be recording the growth rate of each of the individual plants along with their watering regiments and yield over the summer. The purpose of this experiment is to test the viability of containers to increase food yields while decreasing the space required. This experiment may show the advantages of isolating soil to prevent the further spread of infection and assorted root pests.

Planting chart: Base Data set

Planter type	Plant type	Seedling Start Size	Additional
Topsy Turvy	Tomato A		Top 1 inch mulch
Topsy Turvy	Tomato B		Top 1 inch mulch
Topsy Turvy	Pepper A		Top 1 inch mulch
Clay Pot	Tomato A		Light wood chips
Clay Pot	Tomato B		Light wood chips
Clay Pot	Pepper A		Light wood chips
Bucket Planter	Tomato A		Planted tops - Herbs
Bucket Planter	Tomato B		Planted tops - Herbs
Bucket Planter	Pepper A		Planted tops - Herbs

Each plant group was potted in an identical soil mixture which I usually use when working with potted plants. The finished soil was a mixture of soil, peat moss, compost, manure, lime and wood ash. The lime and wood ash were in the smallest quantities. The exact soil mixture used for planting was 3 parts soil 1 part peat moss 1.5 parts compost 0.25 parts manure A mixture of lime and wood ash was added to the mixture in a 1:1 ratio totaling 1/8 of a cup or 30 ml per planter to act as an mineral fertilizer. I will not be using any synthetic chemical or petroleum based fertilizers nor will I use pesticides in this experiment.

Assembly Notes

Assembly of the Planters

Clay Pot

Difficulty in Assembly: None

This was by far the simplest of the three items to assemble and plant. It merely consisted of buying an ordinary clay pot and the water retention plate. The assembly procedure was placing the pot on top of the plate. Filling the product with soil was a breeze involving dumping the soil mixture into the pot. Planting was equally simple merely digging a hole in the soil, placing said plant in said hole and covering the entire surface with soil then a layer of wood chips as a moisture retaining layer.

Bucket Planter

Difficulty in Assembly: Medium

This product, being a home brew design, required a small amount of labour to actually make the planter.

Topsy Turvy

Difficulty in Assembly: Medium

Despite being a commercial product this is the most difficult planter to assemble.

More detail is coming I am just to tired to enter any more tonight.

wkwkwkwk1's survival plan [Outdated]

wkwkwkwk1 — Sun, 19 May 2013 15:49:50 CDT

New Plan

Scrounger Training: Foodstuff

13thDisaster — Wed, 08 May 2013 14:05:05 CDT

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Foodstuff page:
Foods are commonly Identified and are found in a lot of places during the beginning of an outbreak.
Here's some things you might want to look out for while searching.

5 Hour Energy -
An item to definitely look out for during Z-Day.These are very common items found in most stores.
It can be used for people when they are sick (not recommended). If you only have access to melee weapons or limited firearms access then give this to the people with the heaviest handheld because it will give them better manpower. In scrounging it can prove useful to carry more items out. The effects last as long as the title is shown (5 hours) and give you a better strength.Warning : This is also considered a medicine effect and cannot be taken as often like other foods and energy drinks.

Beef Jerkey -
A meat item commonly found in stores. It is a snack item but can provide vital nutrients when other resources are low. Averge 30g serving contains about 10-15g of protein, 1g of fat and 0-3g of Carbohydrates. It makes an excellent snack and will be available for a while if unlooted, since its expiration date is about 8 months.

Peanut Butter -
Unless you have food allergies this seems like a pretty good bet. It lasts a long time and is a good source of protein if you're on a meatless diet (either by choice or necessity). One of the main drawback would be the weight of the jars relative to other foodstuff, especially in bulk. Additonally, it is designed for use with a utensil (knife, spoon etc.) without such items a shared jar may help the spread of communicable diseases if everyone's hands are put into it.

Jelly And Jam -
While it is a refridgerated item, It can still be eaten unfrozen. It does spoil within a week after refridgeration is gone but still during that first week it can be a Life or Death. It has nutrients from fruits,Sugars to Keep the cycle going. It also comes in alot of flavors,Grape/Blueberry/Rasberry/Blackberry/Cherry. It is an excellent treat to have during the first events.

Candy - Candy may actually become important after Z-day. For one thing it doesnt spoil for a long time. Second it is very tasty and will have Extremely high value but isnt recomended to be sold unless you have a ton of food. It should be used as last minute food but in Life or Death USE IT!

Cambell's Chunky soup- You can find Chunky soup at just about any store you can find. Chunky soups are non-perishable and they taste great even when not prepared(not heated up). They also have high nutritional value(includes lots of protein and vitamins.)

In general-
Avoid things that require refridgeration. Meats especially can become unsafe within hours when not refridgerated. If you plan on staying on the move, avoid foods that require cooking if at all possible. Fire can attract unwanted humans and zombies alike. If you aren't worried about it, don't worry about it.

Dried, canned and preseved foods are what you want! Just make sure that the packaging is sealed. Avoid cans with dents or holes if possible. Dry goods generally last a long time, but some do not. Expiry dates are conservative, especially on canned and dried goods. Remember, we have a sense of taste and smell for a reason! If it tastes bad, it probably is bad!

Keep in mind what you plan on doing with the food when you choose what to grab, if you have that luxury. If you are scrounging for a settlement, flour and yeast to make bread is a good choice, provided you have a means of transporting it. If you are on the move, not really- that can of soup is probably a better choice.

Junk food may be a mixed blessing. While it usally has little to no nutritional value Sprite or Reese's pieces may benefit you in the short term. First, it could provide a quick burst of sugar-fued energy (beware the later crash!) while you're on the run. Second, such things may end up being one little connection to the world before and could probably be used as a bargaining chip, especially with small children. In the long term, such wasteful food will staive hunger or thirst without adding anything and in a world without regular dentist check-ups sugar can result in a lot of pain.

Herbs-

Herbs that grow around the area that you live in can potentially save your life if you know what they are. A list of the most common herbs that grow in most of the world are as follows:

Common Couch (a.k.a.- Couch Grass, Twitch)-
This herb can be used as: a substitute to coffee when dried and roasted, mildurinary treatments (note: to beusefulit must be served in a tea mixture), andan antiseptic. This plant grows wild at a large scale on the continents of: North America, South America, Europe, Asia, and Africa.

Alder-

This deciduous shrub/medium tree can treat fever, colds, severediarrhea, a decoction can be used to treattonsillitisor a mouthwash, freshly crushed leavescan beused to soothe chapped skin. The young leaves and the bark from felled trees are the only parts that can be usedmedicinally. This shrub/tree grows in wet places such as: by rivers, lakes, and in areas of aboveaveragerainfall. It grows on the continents of: Europe, Africa, Asia, and North America.

Common Oat (a.k.a.- Oats)-

This herb (yes it is an herb) produce grains that contain:proteins, sugars, fat, starch, vitamin B complexes, carotenes, iron, calcium, and potassium salts. Rolled oats can be usedfor soups, porridge which can controldiarrhea. An oat tea will stimulate appetite, soothe sore throats and chest pains, and be used as a nerve tonic.The entire plant that grows above ground is used medicinally.

Wild Strawberry-

This is not your strawberries that you buy at the grocery. The leaves are used medicinally, and the fruit is also edible. The leaves are used in tea mixtures to relieve anemia and nervousness. They can also be used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, kidney, and urinary diseases. Leaves that have been fermented (dried) can be used as a tea substitute.

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