"This is a simple trap for use in doorways and openings. Its not a do-all zombie stopping solution but could be used to trap zombies effectively without much danger to the trapper. If the zombie struggles enough it might even severe their heads completely. I'm basing it off an illegal coyote snare. I nearly lost a bird dog to a similar trap and if I hadn't had a multi-tool with wire cutters I would have lost my dog.

What you need: 1) Hammer and finishing nails. 2) 14 gauge electric fence wire or something similar. 3) Lineman's pliers.

1) Take your finishing nails and nail two about 5' from the floor on opposite sides of your opening then nail the next two at the top of your opening.

2) Take your wire and make an eyelet by bending it 3" from the end and twist it off. Feed the end of your wire through the eyelet making a slipnot then place your loop over the nails then anchor the end of your wire to something thats not likely to give. Like busting a hole in the drywall above a door and looping your wire around the door header and tieing it off.

When any zombie over 5' tall walks through the door he pulls the wire off the door opening and with every step he takes the loop tightens. The more he struggles and the harder he pulls the tighter the trap sinks in.

Rusty wire would be especially effective because of the abbrasive effect of the rust. Coyote trapers use this method by cutting holes in woven wire fencing and setting the snare around the opening. When the coyote squeezes through the hole it catches around his neck and strangles him. With a creature that can't die of suffication they'd probably pull until they broke free or decapitated themselves.



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"fabulous idea!

I love this. maybe even add a bell to it for an alarm the trap has been tripped.

great idea!"

"Timber: is it possible to create a page for photos to accompany step by step instructions or is there a liability issue?"

"Most of the snares i have seen use actual wire because its a little more rigid. For the cord to work you would have to think of a way to suspend it across the doorway."

"I apoligize kinelta. Sometimes I have a really hard time getting the ideas floating around in this dusty ol' melon of mine to come out right on the computer screen.

I don't know if you have ever read about making a snare in a wilderness survival guide but this is basically the same thing, except hanging upright over the top half of an opening or door.

A new twist on a trap as old as the hills. Many traps are just as dangerous to humans as they are to Zs. I don't believe that this one is because a human being would most likely be able to avoid these easily. A zombie devoid of reason however would not."

"Another way to make an eyelet (applicable only to wire):

Take your wire and wrap it around a small (much smaller than a pencil) stick. Not all the way; just a few times. Make sure to leave a little tail off to the side, which you can wrap around the rest of the wire by twisting said small stick. That strengthens the whole setup. So, of course, it'll look like an "O" head-on, and relatively flat from the side. Break the stick to get the wound-up wire off.

Afterwards:

You now have a long piece of wire with a tiny circle on the end. You take the other end and stick it through that eyelet. You now have a slipknot which will, of course, tighten itself around whatever's tugging against it.

Go through the process you went through to make the eyelet, this time with the other end, wrapping it many more times than you did with the eyelet, and using the nail or whatever you chose as an anchor; this will secure the wire pretty well.

Now, stick the nail (with the wire attached) into the top of a door frame, loosen the loop, and string it across the door.

Sorry if those were crap instructions/clarifications; I'll edit them tomorrow after I've got some sleep if I must."