Zombie Apocalypse Fat Camp

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  • ItCldBeSweet
    ItCldBeSweet Posts: 5 Member
    Count me in! Sounds like sooo much fun!
  • the_journeyman
    the_journeyman Posts: 1,877 Member
    Rather than employ and pay people, you have basically two different camps. BOTH camps get the nutrition and health education. One camp just far enough away to be out of sight, and the other camp. People sign up for the program as either a zombie or a survivor. The zombie camp could do random invasions, while the survivor could do random raids. LOTS of panicked running!

    JM
  • chocl8girl
    chocl8girl Posts: 1,968 Member
    Where can I sign up?????
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    Rather than employ and pay people, you have basically two different camps. BOTH camps get the nutrition and health education. One camp just far enough away to be out of sight, and the other camp. People sign up for the program as either a zombie or a survivor. The zombie camp could do random invasions, while the survivor could do random raids. LOTS of panicked running!

    JM

    LOVE this idea... goes really well with the idea of using laser tag style weapons too!
  • SlvrFlame
    SlvrFlame Posts: 15 Member
    Awesome idea.

    But I think you need to throw in some regular people dressed like zombies too. To make it more realistic :)

    Edit - Whoops! You already said what I suggested.

    I thought about the real people dressed as zombies thing... but that would make it impossible to have an edge on any of the swords/axes and stuff that people would be able to find throughout the camp for their workout/fighting.

    Not sure if someone else said it, but the weapons could be made from foam and PVC pipes! That way there's still weapons involved and no serious injuries can come to the people playing zombies.
  • WendyTerry420
    WendyTerry420 Posts: 13,274 Member
    Well my household votes cancels out. I think it's a million dollar idea, and my husband thinks it's a lawsuit waiting to happen. I would join if it was near me and not too expensive.
  • yo_andi
    yo_andi Posts: 2,178 Member
    *raises hand* volunteering for Zombie duty, Ma'am.
  • MyM0wM0w
    MyM0wM0w Posts: 2,008 Member
    absolutely brilliant.

    http://www.odditycentral.com/funny/learn-to-fight-zombies-at-real-life-zombie-boot-camp.html

    That's close, but not the same concept that you've got going there. Sign me up!

    We have one of these locally as well.

    I would totally go to zombie fat camp.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    Well my household votes cancels out. I think it's a million dollar idea, and my husband thinks it's a lawsuit waiting to happen. I would join if it was near me and not too expensive.

    Easy problem to solve. Liability waivers.

    Mud runs like Run For Your Lives make you sign a waiver stating that even if you die during the event they ain't liable for a damn cent.
  • laserturkey
    laserturkey Posts: 1,680 Member
    The fine print legal contract you'd have to sign before going would probably be pretty extensive, but I do think it sounds like a fun idea. Maybe a health club could have treadmills with video screens on the back that made it look like zombies were chasing you.
  • Pixi_Rex
    Pixi_Rex Posts: 1,676 Member
    Take my money now..
  • HeatherSanto
    HeatherSanto Posts: 138 Member
    I'm training now so I can do the 5k Zombie run here in PA. To train for it at a place like that = MILLION DOLLAR IDEA!
    I would submit that stat!
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    Well my household votes cancels out. I think it's a million dollar idea, and my husband thinks it's a lawsuit waiting to happen. I would join if it was near me and not too expensive.

    Easy problem to solve. Liability waivers.

    Mud runs like Run For Your Lives make you sign a waiver stating that even if you die during the event they ain't liable for a damn cent.

    Yes, liability waivers with mandatory arbitration :laugh:

    I'd need to up the weekly rate just to pay for the lawyers to write up such an insane contract!
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    Well my household votes cancels out. I think it's a million dollar idea, and my husband thinks it's a lawsuit waiting to happen. I would join if it was near me and not too expensive.

    Easy problem to solve. Liability waivers.

    Mud runs like Run For Your Lives make you sign a waiver stating that even if you die during the event they ain't liable for a damn cent.

    Yes, liability waivers with mandatory arbitration :laugh:

    I'd need to up the weekly rate just to pay for the lawyers to write up such an insane contract!

    Not really, anyone who's done a mud run will tell you. It's a one page sheet and you just initial next to every box. No one even reads them. But they state no matter what happens to you you've agreed to do this and the organizers are not at fault. You don't sign a waiver you don't participate.
  • maab_connor
    maab_connor Posts: 3,927 Member
    Well my household votes cancels out. I think it's a million dollar idea, and my husband thinks it's a lawsuit waiting to happen. I would join if it was near me and not too expensive.

    Easy problem to solve. Liability waivers.

    Mud runs like Run For Your Lives make you sign a waiver stating that even if you die during the event they ain't liable for a damn cent.

    Yes, liability waivers with mandatory arbitration :laugh:

    I'd need to up the weekly rate just to pay for the lawyers to write up such an insane contract!

    Not really, anyone who's done a mud run will tell you. It's a one page sheet and you just initial next to every box. No one even reads them. But they state no matter what happens to you you've agreed to do this and the organizers are not at fault. You don't sign a waiver you don't participate.

    i love the ticky that promises that my heirs won't sue.
  • BrettPGH
    BrettPGH Posts: 4,716 Member
    i love the ticky that promises that my heirs won't sue.


    Seriously those waivers take away alllll your rights! I'm pretty sure the organizers of a race could decide to just shoot people in the face and not get so much as a fine.
  • SylentZee
    SylentZee Posts: 262
    I like the idea but prefer "real" zombies insteaddd!
  • sunflowerhippi
    sunflowerhippi Posts: 1,099 Member
    There is a 5K run www.runforyourlives.com

    I so what to do that now! Thanks for the link.


    OP this is a great idea. :) If you do it you better post up because I am sure a ton of us would sign up.
  • AngelRobbie
    AngelRobbie Posts: 153 Member
    Oh. My. Gawd. I would do this in a hot second! Seriously, my best motivation for running is zombies. When I feel myself slowing down or getting tired, I imagine them chasing me and I speed the heck up! I hate them. They give me nightmares as if I were still 3. This is a perfect idea for training and for the "just in case" scinerio. Genious idea. Sign me up :D
  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
    Oh. My. Gawd. I would do this in a hot second! Seriously, my best motivation for running is zombies. When I feel myself slowing down or getting tired, I imagine them chasing me and I speed the heck up! I hate them. They give me nightmares as if I were still 3. This is a perfect idea for training and for the "just in case" scinerio. Genious idea. Sign me up :D

    :laugh: :laugh: I should totally pretend zombies are chasing me in my basement while on the treadmill... maybe I'd actually feel like turning it on! :laugh:
  • cmcollins001
    cmcollins001 Posts: 3,472 Member
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  • melsmith612
    melsmith612 Posts: 727 Member
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  • mbryanlpc
    mbryanlpc Posts: 100 Member
    I will be there!! Where do I sign up????
  • AuddAlise
    AuddAlise Posts: 723 Member
    I did the 5K run for your lives in Oct and it was awesome! A whole week dogging zombies sounds like even MORE fun! I would suggest people dressed as zombies instead of dummies though.
  • Jkmumma
    Jkmumma Posts: 254
    I would go.


    The CDC has also used video games to study the spread of disease.

    EQ2 had an "event" where if you were somewhere, you could pick up a plague, coughing was your "idle move" (kinda like a screen saver for your character) and anyone that you coughed on got the plague. They used that to watch it spread across the map.

    Unfortunately, they didn't account for the fact that there are gamers that went out and deliberately looked for folks to cough on to force the spread... so that skews their data a bit....


    There's also a phone app (I don't remember what it's called) that simulates running from zombies. You listen to it while you're runnng, then use what you "pick up" during the run to "build a base" It's a great app.
  • ShaniWulffe
    ShaniWulffe Posts: 458 Member
    I'd go! :D
  • victorious27
    victorious27 Posts: 250 Member
    You have my vote.. :smile:
  • Newf77
    Newf77 Posts: 802 Member
    You can use real weapons in the training areas where you would use cardboard and dummies. Use real Zombies when they are traveling to other areas, where the survivors are equipped foam rubber edge weapons and paintball guns. You would have to set-up protocols to ensure lethal weapons were strictly monitored and never taken out of the training areas.
  • HorizontallyImpaired
    HorizontallyImpaired Posts: 58
    love it!
  • florymonde
    florymonde Posts: 261 Member
    Hmm, I would think you'd want to hire the zombies, have a laser-tag type system.

    And maybe give a partial refund if you can go the whole week without the zombies catching you! (Need a highly reliable tagging system for this.)

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