Zombie Apocolypse - What do you grab?

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  • mrs_madame
    mrs_madame Posts: 48 Member
    Everyone always brings a gun...but people...unless your name is Hershel you are going to run out of ammo. Then what?!?! I think I'd just bring an axe or a bow.

    And maybe Daryl :)
  • str8bowbabe
    str8bowbabe Posts: 712 Member
    Baby Oil


    Apparently you know a secret about zombies and baby oil that I dont know...care to enlighten the rest of us?
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Crossbow people the zombies hear the shots they will ALL start running to you DUH!!!

    ^This. Have you people learned nothing from "The Walking Dead"!?!

    Crossbows are too slow to fire. Only works if you're in a rural area and not urban where you can be surrounded or chased, and they take a lot of upper body strength to load. Plus, you'd be hard pressed to find crossbow arrows at any local pit-stops you make going through towns if you happen to break or lose them.

    If you're going that route, your better off with a combination bow and traditional arrows. Easier replacement parts to come by, lighter, and easier to fire.

    If your choice of weapons is in the archery field, I would steer clear of the crossbow also. Heavy, slow to load, not accurate a longer yardage. I would stick to the traditional stick and string as arrows can always be made or a compound would definately be a lot quieter and faster.

    Yup. Compound bow would be ideal, but a recurve or long bow would work nicely too. They are easier to repair that combi's also.

    We could form a hunger games alliance between the 2 of us!

    Compounds would give a lot more distance over the tradtional but then again...you could run out of arrows.

    LOL Katniss has nothing on me. I've not shot a bow in a long time, but I grew up hunting with combination bows and long-range rifles. :smile:

    For zombies though, if they're far away, you're better off avoiding being detected than trying to take them out at range. I wouldn't think you'd need much range, just enough to kill your food and protect yourself should get surprised. Recurves are easier and faster to load than combi's also.
  • Myndi73
    Myndi73 Posts: 270
    Well, it's slippery. Maybe they won't catch me. If they do, I will cover myself in it, at least I'll feel sexy while dying. :)
  • BigDaddyBRC
    BigDaddyBRC Posts: 2,395 Member
    Baby Oil

    Hellllllllloooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo NURSE!
  • SweetxCatastrophe
    SweetxCatastrophe Posts: 593 Member
    I'd grab a slower person of course. BAIT. Sorry Otis.
  • Heidbummer
    Heidbummer Posts: 19 Member
    I'm worried that so many of you have clearly thought about this.

    Not an expert in this field, but Zombies always seem to keep going even when you shoot them. So I'd be thinking flame thrower, combine harvester (is that what they call them in the States?) the safe side of some massive minefield, Any one got a tank?
  • chuckyp
    chuckyp Posts: 693 Member
    I would bring "The Crovel" http://www.crovelfoldingshovel.com/
  • ScientistStudy
    ScientistStudy Posts: 249 Member
    Daryl Dixon.

    Yeah, I said it.

    I was thinking it! :tongue:


    Hahaha yes! I'd definitely want to stick with him in a zombie apocalypse.
  • mrs_madame
    mrs_madame Posts: 48 Member
    Screw it, I'd just bring Shane and let him do his badass zombie killing rampage thing. So what if he's crazy?
  • Treece68
    Treece68 Posts: 780 Member
    Machete & my pre-packed bag of supplies I knew this would happen
  • SweetxCatastrophe
    SweetxCatastrophe Posts: 593 Member
    I'm worried that so many of you have clearly thought about this.

    Not an expert in this field, but Zombies always seem to keep going even when you shoot them. So I'd be thinking flame thrower, combine harvester (is that what they call them in the States?) the safe side of some massive minefield, Any one got a tank?


    You HAVE TO prepare! When it happens, you gotta be ready :)

    And if Zombieland has taught us anything, it needs to be that cardio is the most important thing, followed by a double-tap to the head. Though Shawn of the Dead style umbrella pole through the stomach keeps the zombies down too
  • comet_wow
    comet_wow Posts: 180 Member
    My bulletproof vest to protect myself from all you guys with guns.

    My husband and kids already have a zombie apocolypse plan of action so i guess I'd just grab my antacid tablets if they're going to be doing the cooking :)
  • KariQuiteContrary
    KariQuiteContrary Posts: 274 Member
    My Zombie Apocolypse emergency kit. Food, water, guns and ammo.

    ^^^ This! Duh!!! :tongue:


    No joke! ;) Everyone's gotta have one!
  • JackKsavestheday
    JackKsavestheday Posts: 182 Member
    My AR-15 and 5 30 rnd magazines along with two sidearms!

    THAT AND PEANUT BUTTER!
  • str8bowbabe
    str8bowbabe Posts: 712 Member
    Crossbow people the zombies hear the shots they will ALL start running to you DUH!!!

    ^This. Have you people learned nothing from "The Walking Dead"!?!

    Crossbows are too slow to fire. Only works if you're in a rural area and not urban where you can be surrounded or chased, and they take a lot of upper body strength to load. Plus, you'd be hard pressed to find crossbow arrows at any local pit-stops you make going through towns if you happen to break or lose them.

    If you're going that route, your better off with a combination bow and traditional arrows. Easier replacement parts to come by, lighter, and easier to fire.

    If your choice of weapons is in the archery field, I would steer clear of the crossbow also. Heavy, slow to load, not accurate a longer yardage. I would stick to the traditional stick and string as arrows can always be made or a compound would definately be a lot quieter and faster.

    Yup. Compound bow would be ideal, but a recurve or long bow would work nicely too. They are easier to repair that combi's also.

    We could form a hunger games alliance between the 2 of us!

    Compounds would give a lot more distance over the tradtional but then again...you could run out of arrows.

    LOL Katniss has nothing on me. I've not shot a bow in a long time, but I grew up hunting with combination bows and long-range rifles. :smile:

    For zombies though, if they're far away, you're better off avoiding being detected than trying to take them out at range. I wouldn't think you'd need much range, just enough to kill your food and protect yourself should get surprised. Recurves are easier and faster to load than combi's also.

    Yeah I am right there with you. I do this for a living...and I love it. I would much rather have a bow in my hands than pretty much anything. I would love to fling a few arrows at about 50 yrds at them with my compound though. So much more dramatic. LOL
  • carld256
    carld256 Posts: 855 Member
    I'd just follow this guy around. He seems to be surviving the zombie apocalypse pretty well.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=JrAC9lejszc
  • yoovie
    yoovie Posts: 17,121 Member
    trail mix for serious, the kind that has dried fruit in it too
  • Trail_Addict
    Trail_Addict Posts: 1,340 Member
    Crossbow people the zombies hear the shots they will ALL start running to you DUH!!!

    ^This. Have you people learned nothing from "The Walking Dead"!?!

    Crossbows are too slow to fire. Only works if you're in a rural area and not urban where you can be surrounded or chased, and they take a lot of upper body strength to load. Plus, you'd be hard pressed to find crossbow arrows at any local pit-stops you make going through towns if you happen to break or lose them.

    If you're going that route, your better off with a combination bow and traditional arrows. Easier replacement parts to come by, lighter, and easier to fire.

    If your choice of weapons is in the archery field, I would steer clear of the crossbow also. Heavy, slow to load, not accurate a longer yardage. I would stick to the traditional stick and string as arrows can always be made or a compound would definately be a lot quieter and faster.

    Yup. Compound bow would be ideal, but a recurve or long bow would work nicely too. They are easier to repair that combi's also.

    We could form a hunger games alliance between the 2 of us!

    Compounds would give a lot more distance over the tradtional but then again...you could run out of arrows.

    LOL Katniss has nothing on me. I've not shot a bow in a long time, but I grew up hunting with combination bows and long-range rifles. :smile:

    For zombies though, if they're far away, you're better off avoiding being detected than trying to take them out at range. I wouldn't think you'd need much range, just enough to kill your food and protect yourself should get surprised. Recurves are easier and faster to load than combi's also.

    Yeah I am right there with you. I do this for a living...and I love it. I would much rather have a bow in my hands than pretty much anything. I would love to fling a few arrows at about 50 yrds at them with my compound though. So much more dramatic. LOL

    Problem with archery equipment:
    cumbersome - will always restrict one of your hands
    limited ammo, and must recover ammo and pray your arrows weren't bent or destroyed
    bulky, hard to negotiate through small openings in a hurry (bushes, windows, etc)
    worthless if you end up on the ground
    worthless in close-quarters
    worthless if one arm/ hand is injured
    requires lots of practice... must be extremely proficient to hit a moving object the size of a cantaloup at any distance.
    not good for rapid firing
    difficult to use under duress
    sized to fit the shooter, which means others in your group may not be able to use it if you're incapacitated
    must always have a clear lane of shooting
    extremely difficult to use at night or from a vehicle
    not easy to run with one

    As you can tell, I've considered this already. :smile:
  • i'd grab my dog - can always end up cooking him if need be.
  • str8bowbabe
    str8bowbabe Posts: 712 Member
    Crossbow people the zombies hear the shots they will ALL start running to you DUH!!!

    ^This. Have you people learned nothing from "The Walking Dead"!?!

    Crossbows are too slow to fire. Only works if you're in a rural area and not urban where you can be surrounded or chased, and they take a lot of upper body strength to load. Plus, you'd be hard pressed to find crossbow arrows at any local pit-stops you make going through towns if you happen to break or lose them.

    If you're going that route, your better off with a combination bow and traditional arrows. Easier replacement parts to come by, lighter, and easier to fire.

    If your choice of weapons is in the archery field, I would steer clear of the crossbow also. Heavy, slow to load, not accurate a longer yardage. I would stick to the traditional stick and string as arrows can always be made or a compound would definately be a lot quieter and faster.

    Yup. Compound bow would be ideal, but a recurve or long bow would work nicely too. They are easier to repair that combi's also.

    We could form a hunger games alliance between the 2 of us!

    Compounds would give a lot more distance over the tradtional but then again...you could run out of arrows.

    LOL Katniss has nothing on me. I've not shot a bow in a long time, but I grew up hunting with combination bows and long-range rifles. :smile:

    For zombies though, if they're far away, you're better off avoiding being detected than trying to take them out at range. I wouldn't think you'd need much range, just enough to kill your food and protect yourself should get surprised. Recurves are easier and faster to load than combi's also.

    Yeah I am right there with you. I do this for a living...and I love it. I would much rather have a bow in my hands than pretty much anything. I would love to fling a few arrows at about 50 yrds at them with my compound though. So much more dramatic. LOL

    Problem with archery equipment:
    cumbersome - will always restrict one of your hands
    limited ammo, and must recover ammo and pray your arrows weren't bent or destroyed
    bulky, hard to negotiate through small openings in a hurry (bushes, windows, etc)
    worthless if you end up on the ground
    worthless in close-quarters
    worthless if one arm/ hand is injured
    requires lots of practice... must be extremely proficient to hit a moving object the size of a cantaloup at any distance.
    not good for rapid firing
    difficult to use under duress
    sized to fit the shooter, which means others in your group may not be able to use it if you're incapacitated
    must always have a clear lane of shooting
    extremely difficult to use at night or from a vehicle
    not easy to run with one

    As you can tell, I've considered this already. :smile:


    Yes I am well aware of the draw backs of archery. But as you stated not all or everyone can shoot one. And seeing how the rest of the world will be looking for guns and ammo and I am very capable of shooting a bow...Ill take my chances. Its not like I am going to run around in the open trying to shoot on the run. Discretion would be key.
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Crossbow people the zombies hear the shots they will ALL start running to you DUH!!!

    ^This. Have you people learned nothing from "The Walking Dead"!?!

    Crossbows are too slow to fire. Only works if you're in a rural area and not urban where you can be surrounded or chased, and they take a lot of upper body strength to load. Plus, you'd be hard pressed to find crossbow arrows at any local pit-stops you make going through towns if you happen to break or lose them.

    If you're going that route, your better off with a combination bow and traditional arrows. Easier replacement parts to come by, lighter, and easier to fire.

    If your choice of weapons is in the archery field, I would steer clear of the crossbow also. Heavy, slow to load, not accurate a longer yardage. I would stick to the traditional stick and string as arrows can always be made or a compound would definately be a lot quieter and faster.

    Yup. Compound bow would be ideal, but a recurve or long bow would work nicely too. They are easier to repair that combi's also.

    We could form a hunger games alliance between the 2 of us!

    Compounds would give a lot more distance over the tradtional but then again...you could run out of arrows.

    LOL Katniss has nothing on me. I've not shot a bow in a long time, but I grew up hunting with combination bows and long-range rifles. :smile:

    For zombies though, if they're far away, you're better off avoiding being detected than trying to take them out at range. I wouldn't think you'd need much range, just enough to kill your food and protect yourself should get surprised. Recurves are easier and faster to load than combi's also.

    Yeah I am right there with you. I do this for a living...and I love it. I would much rather have a bow in my hands than pretty much anything. I would love to fling a few arrows at about 50 yrds at them with my compound though. So much more dramatic. LOL

    Problem with archery equipment:
    cumbersome - will always restrict one of your hands
    limited ammo, and must recover ammo and pray your arrows weren't bent or destroyed
    bulky, hard to negotiate through small openings in a hurry (bushes, windows, etc)
    worthless if you end up on the ground
    worthless in close-quarters
    worthless if one arm/ hand is injured
    requires lots of practice... must be extremely proficient to hit a moving object the size of a cantaloup at any distance.
    not good for rapid firing
    difficult to use under duress
    sized to fit the shooter, which means others in your group may not be able to use it if you're incapacitated
    must always have a clear lane of shooting
    extremely difficult to use at night or from a vehicle
    not easy to run with one

    As you can tell, I've considered this already. :smile:

    Exactly. This is why I'll be taking my Glock :) Just pointing out that the crossbow is the worst bow to zombie-hunt with out of the bunch is all. :smile:
  • MissTattoo
    MissTattoo Posts: 1,203 Member
    Damn. All these crazies with guns are just going to attract more zombies! I'm grabbing a crossbow/reg bow combo and some protein bars. Then hopefully I can be all Skyrim like and get my arrows back once the zombies around me are dead. ^_^

    Also probably some daggers and a light sword. I'll leave the heavy guns to my other zombie killing friends.

    I wish...I could have powers in like Skyrim. That should be the question. If zombies overran Skyrim, which spells/weapons would you equip.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    awful lot of shotguns running around. you folks do realize that shotguns are heavy and ammo is bulky, so you get less of it. while I hate to recommend such a small round, you really need to think 9mm. less stopping power, but assuming you are a good shot -- and you will have to be anyway, right? -- you will be fine and can bring along a lot more ammo with a lot less strain.
  • AnaNotBanana
    AnaNotBanana Posts: 963 Member
    Lifeboat rations. They have the longest shelf life and are the lightest and most compact to carry. That's what my bug out bag is stocked with.
  • betsy329
    betsy329 Posts: 61 Member
    OMG! I always joke this is why I started working out!
  • Legs_McGee
    Legs_McGee Posts: 845 Member
    Daryl Dixon.

    Yeah, I said it.

    I was thinking it! :tongue:


    Too bad for you I already have him hidden away in an undisclosed sex dungeon, I mean, location.
  • tsh0ck
    tsh0ck Posts: 1,970 Member
    (worth adding that second thing I'd grab was any and all fishing I could easily stow away. assuming the horde will be based in the major cities and other populous areas, I'm making a drive to the mountains. wouldn't have far to go and know plenty of options. I can grizzly adams my way for quite some time.)
  • Elizabeth_C34
    Elizabeth_C34 Posts: 6,376 Member
    Daryl Dixon.

    Yeah, I said it.

    I was thinking it! :tongue:


    Too bad for you I already have him hidden away in an undisclosed sex dungeon, I mean, location.

    :laugh:
  • lushunn32
    lushunn32 Posts: 107
    I was thinking the same thing lol
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