So I was browsing Gizmodo today, and saw this article. It got me thinking.
“Sure it’d be great for mowing down zombies, but where do you find parts for that thing once the zombiepocolyse starts?”
Now like a lot of dopers, I’ve got a semi plan in the back of my head in case of the impending x-pocolypse, but it’s sort of half assed and probably missing a huge amount of stuff. So, I thought to myself why don’t we dopers pool our resources and create the ultimate survival guide?
So if you had to pick a vehicle to drive around during the x-pocolypse, what would it be? Something fairly sturdy to hold up to the occasional rampaging hordes, but it’d have to be simple enough that you could do maintenance on it yourself. Something with fairly simple parts that you could get enough of to keep it running.
What about gas? I think I read here someplace that gas evaporates eventually, so how long will it last? Any easily sustainable replacements?
What kind of home base should I be shopping around for? I’m not independently wealthy, so building my own redoubt is out of the question, so what types of buildings should I be eyeing to take over and fortify? I was thinking the local movie theater, nice solid metal doors, made out of cinderblock, so fairly tough, plenty of room inside to store my horde of supplies, and an entrance that can be easily blocked.
Power? Electricity makes a lot of things possible, so what is the best way to generate power? Solar panel or wind turbines seem a good way to get power once the grid goes down, but how long would they last without expense maintenance that can’t be performed because the repair guy is out looking for brains? How difficult would it be to build a steam power plant? Wouldn’t have to be huge, just enough to supply one building or small group of buildings. Power gives the ability to keep a lot of material in computer form. So compiling a reference library is a bit easier and more portable than stacks of books. So the need to generate enough power to keep a laptop charged.
What about food? How long does most canned food really last? And are some kinds better than others? What about seeds, how long will they keep if I make a little stockpile of stuff to grow? How about hunting or butchering animals? I mean, I know the general idea, but what is a good resource for showing how to really dress out game?
What about weapons? Sure I can hit the local Wal-Mart for shotguns, but what about more powerful stuff? I heard a rumor that most American legion posts have an armory in them, is that the best place to hit to find ammo to fight off the zombie hordes? I don’t want to compile a list of exact targets or anything, but what are the types of places to look for to stock up? Places that every other Tom, Dick and Harry aren’t going to think of?
What else? What other tools, information, locations, supplies, and such like would a person need to survive an x-pocolypse? For this particular thread, let’s concentrate on those type of x-pocolyses that are short term in nature, say 5 years max…so the zombies will eventually die out, or some other nation will move in to provide stability once the US collapses…if this goes well, maybe we can do another one for long-term survival.
