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The Citizens Guide To A Zombie Apocalypse

The Citizens Guide To A Zombie Apocalypse
He comes from the grave, his body a home of worms and filth. No life in his eyes, no warmth of his skin, no beating of his breast. His soul, as empty and dark as the night sky. He laughs at the blade, spits at the arrow, for they will not harm his flesh. For eternity, he will walk the earth, smelling the sweet blood of the living, feasting upon the bones of the damned. Beware, for he is the living dead.
—OBSCUREHINDU TEXT, CIRCA1000B.C.E via Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks

The undead, a living nightmare for some but only a challenge to those prepared. In this instructable i will show you the most effective materials to bring, proper techniques of survival in one/two story homes (plus other alternate buildings), and places not to go to during a zombie apocalypse. Only you have the power to survive and as long as you make wise decisions during this time you should come out not being a rotting member of the undead army.

“The survival of the fittest is the ageless law of nature, but the fittest are rarely the strong. The fittest are those endowed with the qualifications for adaptation, the ability to accept the inevitable and conform to the unavoidable, to harmonize with existing or changing conditions.”

 
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.22 caliber rifle (pictured Mossberg 802 Plinkster Bolt Action) semi-auto best but bolt action usuable (to anyone who thinks the 22lr is not powerful enough watch this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyU1l5KgqA4&feature=channel_video_title
9mm, .40 caliber, or .45 caliber Pistol (example 4th generation Glock 19 or Colt 1911)
500 rounds or more of .22 caliber ammunition (best because you can carry many more rounds than larger ammo, cheap to get, and easy to find)
100 rounds or more of your pistol ammunition
Crowbar (best bludgeon weapon as the curved side can be used to crack zombies head, pointed to stab through temple to brain)
Slingshot (ball bearings and lead shot .54 caliber best, silent also)
Aluminum Baseball Bat (aluminum best as it won't crack or break like a wooden one)
Trench Knife (perfect for close quarter combat)
Machete (multiple use weapon effective for close quarters, creating shelter, etc.)
Canned food, dry food such as rice, oats, rye, flour, etc
Magnesium fire starter, disposable lighter
(in case of fire needed to be created fast)
Multi-tool
Heavy boots
(resistant to zombie bites)
Earmuffs (used to tune out the zombie moans)
Mountain Bike (with bicycle pump and extra innertube)
Hammer (useful for barricade construction, digging, and a last ditch zombie killing weapon)
Camelback
Fishing Rod
Backpack
(ones like in this link are ideal http://grizzlymike.com/military/PACKS.html)
Poncho
Gun Cleaning Kit
Survival Radio
(rechargeable from solar power, human power)



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May 8, 2012. 5:44 PMajay842 says:
You wouldn't want earmuffs. If they block out the moans then what are you gonna do if a zombie lunges at you when you cant hear him/her? Or if your sleeping you want to hear if there is zombies, then you can run.
Apr 18, 2012. 2:46 AMAriedeB says:
Ok, check this out "Toxoplasma gondii" it the name of a parasite that takes over the brain of its hosts!

If it gets into a rat, it infiltratets its brain.
After a period of time it instructs the rat to find a cat!
The cat eats the more than willing rat, and thus the Toxoplasma gondii can start its second lifecicle inside the cats gut where it mate's!

O yeah! this is the SH*T!
Scientists all over the world are bending there heads on this parasite.
When ever those guys find out how these Toxoplasma gondii parasites work...
Well... lets just say that 28 days later, the world is gone...
Better read this instructable out load for the next couple of days guys!
Mar 26, 2012. 3:55 AMAriedeB says:
Being a really cool instructable, i still have one tiny question.
Can you really "kill" an allready "dead" person...???
Apr 9, 2012. 6:03 PMjonno488 says:
yes-_-. the zombies are zombies from a virus that controls their movements. it requires the brain. as soon as you destroy the brain... its officially dead and will not walk again.
Apr 11, 2012. 2:05 AMAriedeB says:
in a certain way that is correct, only the term dead is a bit double.
Because the zombie brain is a not so dead brain in the essence of being dead... the brain is alive, or atleast, the organism thats inhabitting the brain is alive and keeps the brain in workable order to do its zombie thing.
So... your not really killing the man, but the zombie.
Jan 14, 2012. 1:53 PMPlo Koon says:
zombies arnt real just so you know but this in an entertaining instructable
Feb 21, 2012. 3:30 PMguerrilafighter says:
are you telling me im not real! ill remember that when im eating your brains.
Mar 6, 2012. 6:03 PMlol link says:
im 9 and i beleive it will happen im with ya i hope we meet on the battlefeild :)
Feb 27, 2012. 2:16 PMPlo Koon says:
hardy har.
Feb 21, 2012. 3:33 PMguerrilafighter says:
wheres the shotguns!?!? every zombie slayer needs a shotgun.
Feb 7, 2012. 5:30 PMcoveboy says:
Nice guide! Bike is something clever I definitely didn't think about...and ear muffs were genius!
Although, I would pick a .223 over a 22. Maybe a Mini 14. Very accurate weapon, and the ammunition is extremely common. Also, they are relatively simple to field strip, and accessorizing them is not difficult. But, if you were to get a 22, I'd go with a Ruger 10/22.Common weapon so parts are plentiful, and larger clips are easy to acquire. I have both a Glock 30 and 1911, and here's the run down: Glock=more ammunition, and less jams. But, less safeties, and personally I'm a better shot with my 1911. Either would not be a bad choice. And also, I would get something larger than a Honda any day. Something along the lines of a Diesel truck or 4x4/AWD SUV. Maybe a Dodge 2500 (with the Cummings of course) or a Toyota Land Cruiser (80 or 100 series, not the newer ones).
May 10, 2011. 9:58 PMSgt Niesen says:
.22 can hardly kill a human much less kill a zobie and zombies have a virus and are not undead just inffected
Jan 13, 2012. 1:21 PMStupidGenius says:
FBI's 10 most frequently traced guns in 1994 By NCIC
Rank Manufacturer Model Caliber Type Number traced
1 Lorcin P25 .25 Pistol 3,223
2 Davis Industries P380 .38 Pistol 2,454
3 Raven Arms MP25 .25 Pistol 2,107
4 Lorcin L25 .25 Pistol 1,258
5 Mossburg 500 12G Shotgun 1,015
6 Phoenix Arms Raven .25 Pistol 959
7 Jennings J22 .22 Pistol 929
8 Ruger P89 9 mm Pistol 895
9 Glock 17 9 mm Pistol 843
10 Bryco 38 .38 Pistol 820
Source: ATF 1995

Most frequently reported handguns
in the NCIC stolen gun file
Percent of stolen handguns/ Number/ Caliber/ Type
20.5% 259,184 .38 Revolver
11.7 147,681 .22 Revolver
11.6 146,474 .357 Revolver
8.8 111,558 9 mm Semiautomatic
7.0 87,714 .25 Semiautomatic
6.7 84,474 .22 Semiautomatic
5.4 68,112 .380 Semiautomatic
3.7 46,503 .45 Semiautomatic
3.3 41,318 .32 Revolver
3.1 39,254 .44 Revolver
1.5 18,377 .32 Semiautomatic
1.3 16,214 .45 Revolver
Source: ATF

The use of the .22 caliber round in homicides has declined since the mid 80's, but at one time the .22 was the preferred caliber of choice due to its affordability as well as its reduced noise as compared to a mid caliber centerfire cartridge. Today the .22 is responsible for roughly 16% of all homicides involving guns. Second only to the .38 caliber.
Dec 7, 2011. 6:51 PMlschurman says:
.22 has almost no stopping power and not much penetration but when it impacts the skull it ricochets inside...thus death. Plus, it's quiet, even more so with sub-sonic ammunition therefore no need for a silencer. I would rather have my SKS for survival but if i need silent, it's a .22 or a blade
May 14, 2011. 5:42 PMSgt Niesen says:
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Aug 11, 2011. 11:40 PMtbatko says:
1911 has been battle tested, proven and ask any vet they will take there ol 45 over anything
May 15, 2011. 3:40 PMSgt Niesen says:
Sorry i did not think about that i was saying stuff about accually I dont know what i was talking about but i still would get a 1911 not a glock. glocks dont have safety mechinisms and can jam 1911s will not jam if you buy a military version of them
Jan 2, 2012. 9:06 AMGrimmy Grim says:
Oh man I can't let that go by as others will read that and be grossly misinformed...

Glocks jam? Very seldom. They're extremely reliable and although I do love the M1911, the Glock is a better pistol, being exceptionally reliable and high capacity.

'...buy the military version of them'...how many 'military versions' of them are out there that aren't old used firearms? As for the retro, replica M1911A1's, the old style military ones had terrible, tiny sights with the exception of the M1991A1 version which has nice sights and was actually sold to some foreign countries as military pistols.

Jan 16, 2012. 10:39 PM80$man says:
Firstly, (I agree) the M1911 is one of the 'best' military hand guns ever made, with of 75 years of in-service use, and still carried by many service men, but their are many revised versions and the because earlier ones had some problems. Recent civilian models are mechanically good, but not as good as a Glock.

Secondly, the use of a side-arm is to put down an advancing enemy when your primary firearm is indisposed, jammed or out of ammo. This was the case in the Philippine-American War where stopping power was the deciding factor on the battle-field: Charging tribes men would not yield to small calibre fire, thus the use of the heavy .45 round was instated as the standard side-arm and the M1911 was developed use WW1. Thus stopping power is the deciding factor in my opinion, calibre .40+ would be a good option, FMJ or hand-loaded hollow point ammo would destroy unarmoured targets especially at short range.

Thirdly, subdueing your enemyat short range (but not melee!) is what you are after in such a situation, similar to street warfare/riot conditions, Armsel Striker is a revolver 12-gauge shotgun designed for riot control and combat, perfectly suited to the job. In RSA it is common to see this weapon in safes for use in household self defence situations, many large drum modifications are available, and 12 gauge slug and deer shot round can level the playing field between you and a horde of the zombies... happy hunting!
Jan 17, 2012. 5:50 AMGrimmy Grim says:
This isn't a matter of 'stopping power' as the living dead aren't portrayed as being affected by much other than a penetrating or crushing hit to the brain stem or in many cases, the brain as a whole. Unlike dealing with drugged Moros in religious zeal attacks, this is an advance by animated corpses that can be put down by what is very precise shooting, often at several of them in one encounter. Therefore, high capacity matters more than 'stopping power' and to further my side of this argument, it's ball ammunition, with it's superior penetration that is needed rather than hollow points which 'dump the energy' into the target.

Funny how we can argue with certainty on something that remains fiction!

Sep 29, 2011. 10:48 AMmgalyean says:
Ok, I can't stand by and read this without commenting. Glocks are specifically known worldwide by millions of people and thousands of police departments and hundreds of militaries, to be extremely reliable and difficult to jam. Glocks have THREE safeties and as long as you keep your finger off the trigger until you are on target and ready to shoot (which is normal safe-gun-handling protocol in every police department and modern military in the world as well as common knowledge in all reputable civilian training including the NRA) they are fantastically and astronomically safe. I've seen and heard about countless 1911 issues including jamming. The 1911 is a venerable design and worthy of a nod, but it is simply clueless to write what was written about the Glock design. And while we are on the subject of holy wars, Ford beats Chevy hands down. Especially since Chevy/GM went on corporate welfare while Ford carried on business as usual and doing quite well, thank you very much. :^D
Jan 21, 2012. 9:00 PMSgt Niesen says:
Dodge beats Chevy all the way
Jan 22, 2012. 5:34 AMmgalyean says:
LMAO. agreed! (owner of 2 dodge trucks! well, wife "owns" one of them to be accurate :^)
Sep 18, 2011. 10:55 PMJV3 says:
i think a 9X19mm glock with 33 round mag and extended slide is one of the best apocolapse firearms you can get. i love 1911's but the reload is what kills in every situation. also, in the apocolapse, a USP .45ACP with a noise surpressor would prove invaluable if you wanted to pick off a zombie that was in your way without attracting every other zombie for miles. also, why are zombies always portrayed as violent? don't they have hippie zombies aswell?
Jul 21, 2011. 7:48 AMmmchugh says:
id use a desert eagle
Jan 21, 2012. 9:03 PMSgt Niesen says:
you wouldnt be able to the Desert Eagle is a .50 caliber handgun and it weighs 10 lbs loaded it is a waste of space and it will attract every zombie for miles
Nov 29, 2011. 5:55 AMA1v1n1 says:
I know you can drink from taps and all, but just in case the water source is polluted (i.e. zombie blood, nuclear, poop, pee, dead body or watever) some water bottle is a MUST... other than that good plan and now i feel that im not alone. I am also scared of zombie Apocalypse bla bla.

WORST SCENARIO EVAAAARRR:
Zombies are not dumb and are very intelligent. They can claw up like a cat and can also use machine guns, pistols, grenades and can make Molotov and stuff.
OR
they have exact same intelligence like before they are dead.

hope the zombies are super du- wait. better yet hope zombies will NEVER exist. :D
Sep 29, 2011. 10:55 AMmgalyean says:
Your list looks good, but I think a very sharp machete, samurai sword, or even confederate calvary saber might round things out nicely. It is hard to beat something that can decapitate at arms length and doesn't require an endless supply of ammo!

Also, in a true zombie apocalypse, gold would just be dead weight slowing you down. No one would want it if they thought about it for a moment or more. True ZA survivors know that *ammunition* in common calibers will be the only currency accepted everywhere and one that can be "spent" to kill zombies directly as a last resort. Sure, if one is a highly trained Mall Ninja (google it), killing a zombie with a gold coin can be easily done, but it is far easier for us mere mortals to use a bullet or two.
Nov 12, 2011. 8:05 AMbowmaster says:
A katana (samurai sword) would not be a good idea, they are VERY high maintenance.
Nov 22, 2011. 9:00 PMthealeks says:
no theyre not. you just gotta keep them clean. also, theyre self sharpening so theres that haha
Nov 23, 2011. 4:22 AMbowmaster says:
Hahah, they are definitely NOT self sharpening. They are however very sharp, and take a pretty long time to dull. You say only have to clean them, this is true, but the cleaning process can take over 30 minutes, and needs to be preformed at least once a week. They are made of carbon steel, so they will rust very easily, so you must keep them oiled and away from water as best you can.
Nov 17, 2011. 2:29 PMmikekrey says:
Why not use a big bore pellet gun? They come in large calibers, up to .50 (maybe more I don't know) and are quiet. There is no gunpowder involved so ammunition is safe and smaller to carry. Most big bore rifles are also PCP (pre-charged pneumatic) so they don't have any recoil and all you have to do is pump them up after (correct me if I'm wrong) about 100 rounds.
Nov 14, 2011. 4:36 PMbsmith76 says:
wow- you did such a great job of copying everything from The Zombie Survival Guide- hope you plan on a little bit more hands on approach when the shtf....
Nov 13, 2011. 5:22 AMdeqwer says:
dude oil mining oil can't be use as they are sticky and unable to burn
Jul 9, 2011. 2:39 PMbluedragonlotus says:
Might I suggest something a little more off road rugid than the Honda? Perhaps a Jeep Wrangler hard top. That honda would get caught in the mud too easy on any logging roads or dirt roads. True it would have better gas mileage, but in a situation where you're not likely to even be able to use the roads after a few hours or days, there's not a lot of reason to worry about keeping a car gassed up.

Sep 18, 2011. 10:57 PMJV3 says:
why diden't you go with the willies Jeep? a beast off road, reliable, and not to thirsty.
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