I see that some of you have been spending far too much time and effort thinking about zombies.
I see that some of you have been spending far too much time and effort thinking about zombies.
in the most recent walking dead episode - a survivor made up a blockade around a city block composed of outward facing spikes - broom sticks and the like with one end shaved to a point. Inside the blockade was a net of barbed wire, all the way around the block. Zombies dont really negotiate small obstacles, so most zombies will get stuck on the spikes. Those that arent get wrapped up in the barbed wire.
Seemed pretty good to me!
Not worried. I'm part zombie. My left ACL was replaced with cadaver tendons. I'll be able to walk among them with impunity. I'll be king.
Spinout007 wrote: sorry, bodies sink. No air in lungs, no float. Used it to teach kids about swimming and floating. Hyper ventilation causes you to sink, breathing slowly and deeply, you float without trying. Hence why they dredge when looking for drownings.
Bodies float after they start to decay. They poof up like balloons after the gut bacteria start working on the innards.
Oh, great. Now I'm worried about zombie bacteria.
4cylndrfury wrote: in the most recent walking dead episode - a survivor made up a blockade around a city block composed of outward facing spikes - broom sticks and the like with one end shaved to a point. Inside the blockade was a net of barbed wire, all the way around the block. Zombies dont really negotiate small obstacles, so most zombies will get stuck on the spikes. Those that arent get wrapped up in the barbed wire. Seemed pretty good to me!
There was also caged rat, birds, etc in the cluster of pikes. The animal draws them in with hunger, pikes holds them still or possibly gets a luck shot to the skull, sniping a stationary target from the roof finishes them off.
The rats on skateboards decoy I thought was quite clever.
I hate those bastards. They don't like daylight, right? How about a treehouse, armoured in spotlights.
Zombies are attracted to noise and light. You would be like a big shishkabob up there.
I still say one of these is the best place to be in case of zombies.
You have the wind to move around. If you just have a way to purify water and some fishing gear you could stay out for a while. Then just add a small boat to land on tropical islands and gather fruit.
Lesley wrote: I hate those bastards. They don't like daylight, right? How about a treehouse, armoured in spotlights.
no no no, youre thinking I Am Legend. Those guys are still "alive", just infected with a kind of rabies that turns you into a bloodthirsty animal, if it doesnt kill you first. Those infected become highly aggressive, and are hypersensitive to UV light, but they still can function at a high-ish level, like possessing the ability run and climb and dodge and such.
We are talking about living dead - where youre body reanimates once you actually die, and then your brain kinda stops working, except for the parts that control rage and hunger. Theyre not really affected by anything - they can live without limbs, eyes, a jaw, even just the head can stay animated when completely removed from the body. only once the brain itself is damaged does the zombie actually become inanimate.
...tooootally different stuff
Another thought: What if you took some kind of high-rise apartment building and gutted the bottom few floors? Zombies can't fly, right? It would be like an urban treehouse.
93EXCivic wrote: I still say one of these is the best place to be in case of zombies.
Ive posted this elswhere, but string a bunch of barges together, one can have living quarters, a greenhouse barge, maybe a barge with a solar array, etc. An electric tugboat that could run off the solar panels is a must. Bingo - instant floating survivor colony - probably could house several families on a single string. Strap several strings together on a big enough lake, and youre likely going to have no worries about living dead getting that far out. A lake with a major city on or near its shore would be great so you could make supply runs easily.
Just figure out how to build one of these. http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-Rb4L5hXNPyo/TgfKzf70UwI/AAAAAAAAEWc/1BMTSvKO1zs/s1600/at%2Bat%2Bwalker.bmp
Hotlink fail from my phone, but if the zombies are coming, that's where I wanna be.
OK, remember that movie where Bruce Dern takes off in a space ship dome with the last remaining forest? That's where I'm going if those things take over. Those bloody things in I Am Legend gave me the freaking willies.
slantvaliant wrote:David S. Wallens wrote: Tree houses are your friend.Ummm ... have you ever heard the term, "treed"?
Do raccoons carry rifles and/or shotguns?
David S. Wallens wrote: Another thought: What if you took some kind of high-rise apartment building and gutted the bottom few floors? Zombies can't fly, right? It would be like an urban treehouse.
That's actually one of the ways they make safehouses in a web comic I used to read, dead.winter. They take out the lowest flight of stairs in apartment buildings and have removable boards for when the tenants need to get in or out.
hobiercr wrote:fast_eddie_72 wrote:Not about zombies, more end of humanity/last man on earth scenario but a good read. Hint; Airports are not a bad place to use as a base.David S. Wallens wrote: Tree houses are your friend.Since I don't live near water, I had a thought along those lines. Though standing around in the woods with zombies and trying to build a tree house didn't sound like fun. I might boogie out to a small airport 30 miles or so out of town. It's flat as hell out there, and from the control tower I have to imagine you can see to Kansas.
I just got done reading that I found it pretty good not great tho. It was the first thing I thought of as we'll lol
My ultimate Z-day destination, given the resources, would be Ascension Island, in the South Atlantic.
However, I think that some of the Civil War-era coastal defense forts along the east coast would also be quite good. They have tall, thick walls designed to resist infantry assault and cannonade. Some have moats, or exist as islands.
Examples include Fort Pulaski, in Savannah; Fort Jefferson, in the Dry Tortugas; Fort Sumter, in SC; and Fort Monroe, in VA. Any of these should be invulnerable to zombie attack pretty much indefinitely. If you can figure out the food and water situation, you're good.
David S. Wallens wrote: Another thought: What if you took some kind of high-rise apartment building and gutted the bottom few floors? Zombies can't fly, right? It would be like an urban treehouse.
As soon as you hear about an outbreak, fill all of the bathtubs in the upper floors with water, kill the bottom floor stairs, keep the elevator shaft cleared and repel down for all of your "exiting the building" needs. Board all windows, only use rooftop door for exit. Get rid of fire escape, in case of attacks from other "tribes".
Also have zip lines to adjacent buildings if you can.
By far, the best plan.
1 large machete, 1 high capacity automatic weapon, 1 long range scoped rifle. LOTS of ammunition.
David S. Wallens wrote: Another thought: What if you took some kind of high-rise apartment building and gutted the bottom few floors? Zombies can't fly, right? It would be like an urban treehouse.
Right, but you would still need access for supplies, so a freight elevator would be handy. You also need to keep in mind, when you put yourself in an elevated environment, you are more than likely trapping yourself.
Knurled wrote:slantvaliant wrote:Do raccoons carry rifles and/or shotguns?David S. Wallens wrote: Tree houses are your friend.Ummm ... have you ever heard the term, "treed"?
How many zombies can you service with your basic (tree climbing) load of ammunition?
honestly, the prison in the current season of walking dead is pretty much the best survivor colony location Ive heard of. you can clear the whole place, block by block pretty easily. The interior of the fenced in grounds are perfect for cultivating crops without risk of the dead getting in. there is the risk of other groups of the living trying to get in, but the high guard towers make excellent lookout towers. Many prisons have inner courtyards and such inside the walls. The concrete could be lifted and a great crop field could be raised. Develop a system for gathering rainwater, and maybe gather up some chickens and goats for livestock, and you could last a good long while Id imagine...
Lesley wrote: OK, remember that movie where Bruce Dern takes off in a space ship dome with the last remaining forest? That's where I'm going if those things take over. Those bloody things in I Am Legend gave me the freaking willies.
Silent Running.
Lesley wrote: OK, remember that movie where Bruce Dern takes off in a space ship dome with the last remaining forest? That's where I'm going if those things take over. Those bloody things in I Am Legend gave me the freaking willies.
I do not know that movie but Bruce Dern is one of my all time favorite bad actors.
I'd be less worried about slow zombies than I would be of other survivors.
Everybody who likes zombie fiction who has not done so should read Adrian's Undead Diary. Not the best writing in the world by any means, but it kept me entertained for a bit and it has some good ideas (including the urban tree house).
Me? I'm heading to the coast, probably Ocracoke.
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