Zombie Apocalypse Prep...

    I started writing this morning and then it got long, so I decided to turn it into a break down and cover various aspects over a week or two. 

     For starters I'm with cracked.com on this, the hordes will not go on endlessly, and if you do a few things that are good basic prep for a natural disaster along with some other items, you will ride it out if you are smart.  Call me an apocalyptic glass half-full kind of guy if you want.  Whatever the crazy event that happens be it undead (unlikely), virus of some kind (more likely), or some type of unforeseen Mayan curse (who knows) it can't go on forever.  One thing that I will make sure to do, is very careful group selection.  For some friends, they are not your friends when this kind of stuff happens, they will screw you over.  Upside you learn who to trust fast, I already have a good idea of who's who in this situation.  As far as survival instinct goes, make sure you have enough people that can take care of themselves to help out with those that are going through learning.  Don't just leave some to natural selection as it were, it's just not wise, and a lame thing to do, you are better then that.  I'm not saying make it a charity event, but you know what people can pick things up when they have to, and as long as they have some basic understanding that certain comforts are to the wind, there is hope for those people.  You never know who has that warrior instinct naturally, those are the people that have an x-factor that they don't even know about.  Besides if the only people in the group are people with your skill sets it will get boring, keeping busy will be important, and teaching others the skills you have, or learning the skills from those that have them will eat up the down time in a productive fashion.  Don't waste your time trying to build a jet out of wood, K.I.S.S.  KEEP IT SIMPLE, STUPID!

     Many people seem to think an always on the move method is the best, I tend to disagree.  Moving less and being noticed less are more important, getting a safe area rather then one safe place is more important.  Have a few spots to rotate to and maybe a more fortified place as a last ditch option only.  If it is a traditional zombie it requires a lot less effort, shows need to be suspenseful so of course they always make out slow moving zombies as these stealth like murder machines that just come out of nowhere, if one of these zombies comes out of nowhere on you, you got what you deserve.  The slow zombie will be easy to fool, get some distance or lead them along and then double back, and leave them to hobble about moaning at the moon.  Heck the slow ones will be easy enough to gather up like cattle in a impound lot or other high fenced area, gather up the bigger groups in a smart fashion and lock them somewhere.  That's one thing that seems mostly absent from a lot of zombie situations, lock them in and not yourself.  If there are runner zombies, don't be stupid, set up a guard or, get to a high place and have multiple exits and ways to get out, use one entrance/exit until discovered, then block it off, and use an alternate, having several spots to move to is best, remember that expression don't put all your eggs in one basket?  Defensible is good, but options with slightly less defense are better.  A giant mall, if you had the resources and man power to take care of access, would actually be good, the stores have pull down fences, you can trap zombies in, and if you are creative and start to get overrun, there are so many easy options.  I would go for a bank in a bad area, or just a place with barred windows, a few exits, and a big bonus would be roof access inside the building.  I know a few places in my area that would be great, mostly government facilities, but they would require scouting.  Sporting goods or gun store, why not?  For some reason in shows and movies the only thing you are allowed to do in places with lots of weapons seems to be get a few quick things and then leave.  This has not been done simply because it makes to much sense, and it would hurt the zombies feelings.  Remember, just because someone is already using that place does not mean you can't work together, contrary to a lot of media people work together better in situations like this, part of good instinct, the enemy of my enemy is my friend.  Everyone has a good common enemy, the zombie, focus on the zombie don't be a douche bag. 



   So I am trying to decide how to break up the big post I started with this morning, I have tons of information on equipment so far and that can be expanded and broken down.  So I'm thinking of three or four main parts that will be broken up.  Kit: survival items, firearms, weapons, etc.  Strategy: good ideas, bad ideas, how to have a sustainable plan of action and implementing it.  Places: where to go, ties into strategy and kit.  Vehicles: I will most likely cover less on this, but yes, you can have your zombie apocalypse and eat it too?  I may add more as I go down the list.  Obviously breaking it up will help make it more interesting I hope.  I will ask all of the people that read this if I should include links to products and what not (feel free to comment and let me know).  I am honestly trying to figure out how detailed to get and what I am leaving out.   Yes I was supposed to write about guns, don't worry in the middle of zombie-mania I will do that as part of it will be about guns I will just snap off a post dedicated to it.