Zombie
Apocalypse Preparation
Summer of Zombie Blog Tour
John O'Brien
You have your carbine, hand gun, knife, machete, three
months of MRE’s, and a mountain of bottled water. Good to go right? All great things to have ready but there are
two more important tools you have to have – brains (well, I guess you already
have those right?) and conditioning.
By the brain part, constantly think up different
scenarios and how you would get out of them.
Throw sudden hindrances in as you progress through your thought pattern
and how you would take care of it. What
would you do if you became separated from your group? One of your group members finds themselves in
trouble as your fleeing? What would you
honestly do? Think of these things and
your reaction beforehand as there will most likely not be time to come up with
an answer when it’s happening. When
contemplating your action when thinking on scenarios, come up with a quick
answer and then analyze it and change it accordingly. One thing, be honest with your capabilities
taking into account the fear factor and personality. Thinking about wading through hordes of
zombies taking then out left and right to rescue a trapped friend isn’t going
to do you any good if that’s not the type of person you are. That won’t do you or your friend any
good. Of course, the best thing is not
to get into a situation where you can get trapped. Think about how to do what you need to do
without being trapped.
Area knowledge is fairly important as well. It won’t do you any good to flee a horde or
pack only to find yourself trapped. Know
the ways in and out of any place.
Heading up stairs in a building while being pursued = bad idea. Of course, you do what you need if that’s the
only option; get yourself safe first and then analyze a way out.
Conditioning before it happens = good idea. Tools for survival are important and this is
one of them. Have you ever carried a
pack, M-4, and other gear for any distance and time? It’s bloody tiring. The ability to flee a distance and still have
energy to fight should you run into something is critical. Go swing a machete for five minutes or run
three city blocks – it’s tiring me just thinking about it. I’m not being critical of anyone here, just
saying conditioning is an often overlooked aspect. It doesn’t take much to get into a reasonable
facsimile of shape.
Avoidance is the best solution. Avoid heading into places where it’s most
likely zombies will be hanging out.
Large cities are out of the question and it depends on the type of
zombie and their habits as to if they’ll migrate. The outskirts of cities are the best when
supplies are needed but they’ll be there as well. Be cautious of any noise as that will cause
them to migrate in that direction although that could be used as a diversionary
tool as well.
There is no way we can exactly predict what would happen
or our reaction and actions to certain things.
The best thing is to be able to think outside of the box quickly and be
in shape to carry out any actions you think of or run across.
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Todd Brown, Mark Tufo, Ian Woodhead, Armand Rosamilia, John O'Brien and Dave
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