Free "Zombie Survival" guides online?

[Terf]

I really enjoyed Andrew's recent article, and I was wondering where I could find something even more "in-depth" online (and for free ) about surviving zombies. Suggestions?

*Wonders how many people will rush to malls on that fateful day because of what they saw in movies* Avoid the malls, people!

[Terf]

Was it something I said? Please, people, just give me some suggestions! (Even if they aren't "free"...)

[AnubisVonMojo]

Aside from googling "zombie survival guides" or outright buying the book written by Mel Brooks's son, I have no help for you Terf. Good luck though. 

[Fearless Freep]

The threat of mutant zombie hordes is one reason I took up Tae Kwon Do.

Nothing really about a Survival Guide...but maybe a useful tip

[indianasmith]

Here's a zombie survival tip:

SWORDS!!!!

Not wimpy fencing foils, either, I am talking razor sharp, bladed weapons . . . something along the line of a katana.  What better way to avoid those grasping, undead hands than to sever them in a graceful, spinning sweep?  How better to destroy those rotting, undead brains than by severing them from the bodies they animate!

Seriously.  Rifle/shotgun for long-range, a good sharp sword for up close work, and some decent body armor.  You're golden.

[AnubisVonMojo]

Actually Terf, I just remembered something you should check out in regards to securing yourself and your loved ones from zombie-geddon: Robert Kirkman's excellent comic book series The Walking Dead! It's the perfect guide to what to do and what not to do in the midst of the undead taking over the world, mixed into a pretty well written human drama! Early issues will cost you a bundle, but they've been reprinted in trade paperback format, and I can't recommend them enough. 

[Patient7]

Here's a zombie survival tip:

SWORDS!!!!

Not wimpy fencing foils, either, I am talking razor sharp, bladed weapons . . . something along the line of a katana.  What better way to avoid those grasping, undead hands than to sever them in a graceful, spinning sweep?  How better to destroy those rotting, undead brains than by severing them from the bodies they animate!

Seriously.  Rifle/shotgun for long-range, a good sharp sword for up close work, and some decent body armor.  You're golden.

How about a chainsaw, will that work> 

[Andrew]

How about a chainsaw, will that work> 

Honestly, a chainsaw is not a good choice for combat.  A broadsword is a good choice, or a medium-sized Japanese blade would also be good.  I might lean toward something like an axe, though you have to be more careful not to get your axe caught in something, like a zombie shoulder or haunch.  The axe would be better at chopping the skull in half.

There is a reason that the sword was such a popular weapon before missile weapons matured.

Any bladed weapon should have a convex edge built for durability.  Making it crazy sharp might be nice (in a mall ninja sort of way), but edges like that are thin and more fragile.

To help Terf out some here, this was just posted to the "Do you have a zombie plan?" thread:

http://www.badmovies.org/forum/index.php/topic,119690.msg200418.html#msg200418

[AnubisVonMojo]

Yeah, as cool as a chainsaw might seem, it's gotta be one of the worst idea for a up close combat with a mob of ghouls. They're heavy, require fuel, and the whirling chain blade makes it too easy for it to go wild when it strikes something. Take a swing at a zombie with a Stihl and before you know it you're looking at your severed leg in total shock while your undead grandma starts to chew on your face. I wouldn't recommend an ax either, also because of the unbalanced weight factor. Even for a guy who spent his teen years splitting firewood, I'd still avoid an ax as much as possible. Broadswords are also really heavy and you'll tire yourself out cutting a swathe through waves of re-animated neighbors really quick. I'd stick with the aforementioned katanas, and definitely consider a scimitar if possible. Remember how well it worked for Antonio Banderas in The 13th Warrior as opposed to all the Nordic dudes and their big ol' skull splitters?

As far as body armor goes, I'd try for chainmail. Keep it light enough that it doesn't weigh you down too badly, and the links small enough that no stray teeth will get through. Be sure to get something that covers the neck, wrists, and other vulnerable areas. 

[Doc Daneeka]

Me? I'd forget about melee and get me a glock, with a custom back-pack tubing attachment thing that would feed bullets into the clip

On topic: I found a free online guide for you http://www.phillyburbs.com/zombies/zombiesdo.shtml

[AnubisVonMojo]

It should be noted that these tips only apply to the traditional Romero style of shuffling zombies that can be killed via brain destruction. If we wind up with a world full of Return of the Living Dead style ghouls, we're all well and proper f*cked anyway and you might as well just down a bottle of sleeping pills in bed with your significant other by your side. 

[Patient7]

For the record, the chainsaw was an Evil Dead reference, even though those weren't really zombies, more like possesed corpses.  Anubis is right though, if we get those crazy, need to be destroyed zombies, I'm just going to hold myself up in a building with every floor covered in gas, wait for either the Marines to show up and save me or zombies to flood in so I can take them all down.

[indianasmith]

QUOTE FROM ANUBIS:  "Take a swing at a zombie with a Stihl and before you know it you're looking at your severed leg in total shock while your undead grandma starts to chew on your face."


That is poetry, my friend.  One of the best comments I've ever read here!!!!

[Terf]

Aside from googling "zombie survival guides" or outright buying the book written by Mel Brooks's son, I have no help for you Terf. Good luck though. 

Thanks! What book is that, exactly? By Max somebody?

[AnubisVonMojo]

Aside from googling "zombie survival guides" or outright buying the book written by Mel Brooks's son, I have no help for you Terf. Good luck though. 

Thanks! What book is that, exactly? By Max somebody?

"The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead" by Max Brooks