Staying Alive
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A Practical Guide to Fortifying any Home |
This guide is written as a practical, step-by-step guide for fortifying the average home. While many guides have been written, most assume the features are being installed before the fact and can be fairly complex, or assume certain home features that are too uncommon too be useful in an emergency. What I hope this guide can be is a step-by-step instruction manual for securing your home for a long period of time, with little (less then a week) preparation time. |
Attitude and You: Staying Positive in Times of Crisis |
Z-Day has come and you find yourself barricaded in a location that renders you “safe” for the time being. You are alone. You have had to abandon or even kill someone close to you to prevent them from mauling you. You try the tube. Static. You try the radio, with the same result. The feelings of panic and frustration well up inside of you, and you toss the radio in a fit of rage. You calm down just in time to realize the sound of moaning over the static from the television. You peer out your window to realize you are severely outnumbered and surrounded by horrible looking monsters. Your only weapon, a small handgun, holds enough ammo for less than a dozen of them. However, it seems to be an acceptable choice for another way out of the situation you are in. How did it come to this? |
Cold Weather Survival |
INTRODUCTION
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Desert Survival in the Context of a Zombie Apocalypse |
Introduction
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Fortifying Your Base: A Beginner's Guide |
They say people's homes are their castles -- of course, were this true, this article would probably be unnecessary. People know enough to run away from zombies, people even know enough to hide from zombies, but we still need to be thinking about more. This article explains some steps that you can take to turn your home into a castle. |
Fortifying Your Base: Windows and Safety |
When we choose a location for a post-apocalypse base, we will more than likely not have a steady source of electricity, and even so, we will likely not have an abundant source of replacement light bulbs. Thus, we should find a base where there are lots of windows and lots of light. However, doubtless the reader has predicted where the problem may come in, there are only so many windows a place can have before there is the concern of safety and durability. |
Gas Masks and Respirators |
In hostile situations you sometimes find yourself faced with airborne diseases, chemical fumes, smoke, and dust, and in any danger the first step to safety is prior preparation. Gas masks and respirators provide the most effective protection against these threats. However, they are not a guarantee of safety; the most important aspect of protection is still timing. If a terrorist organization or rival army releases a chemical weapon chances are you will not know about it until it is already too late. |
Hell Away From Home |
It is convenient for one to assume that they will be at home the zombies appear -- the home gives the owner a sense of security and familiarity. However, assuming this will be the case could prove fatal if Z-Day happens to be during your family vacation. This article is meant to simply explain an effective plan outline for the common tourist. |
How Long Until the Electricity Fails? |
When zombies start their slow, inexorible shuffle toward our eventual doom, many people have just one thought on their minds: does this mean we have to give up our computers? It is the Zombie Preparedness Initiative's great honor to have the opportunity to bring to you an article from Una Persson, science advisor for the Straight Dope Online News Journal. This article analyzes the longevity of various power sources and gives an estimate for the time each would stay working if humans no longer managed the processes. |
Natural Remedies |
Natural Remedies
When feeling ill or in pain, a visit to the doctor is the way to go. Whilst western medicine provides us with fast relief and targeted treatment in the form of a pill, injection, liquid, and in fact any other form you can think of, only a few people question the implications that may arise whilst taking these medicines without complaint. |
Reconnaissance Techniques |
I've come up with this guide to give examples and techniques that could be employed should one need to recon an area for information. Keep in mind that these techniques can be used in a mixed capacity or singularly depending upon the situation, level of preparation, and materials available for effective reconnaissance. Direct Reconnaissance Large group: You send out a large group of people and bring back pictures or descriptions. Pros: |
Reconnaissance Techniques |
I've come up with this guide to give examples and techniques that could be employed should one need to recon an area for information. Keep in mind that these techniques can be used in a mixed capacity or singularly depending upon the situation, level of preparation, and materials available for effective reconnaissance. |
Scouting for Locations |
Imagine it: you and your fellow prepared survivors are in your vehicle, you have your trusty weapons of choice, and you are laying waste to vast numbers of zombies. Well, that's great, but what next? You canít fight forever. Either your muscles or your ammo will give out before too long. You need to get to someplace safe. These safe places are harder to find than you might think, so we have outlined a few traits you need to look for in a location, before you trust that location with your life. |
Situational and Body Language Awareness: Advanced Self Defense Tactics for Daily Life |
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The 7 Priorities |
I am an Eagle Scout and during the summer I work at a Boy Scout Camp teaching everything from Backpacking to Wilderness Survival. In this Wilderness Survival class, or "wildy" as I've taken to calling it, the scouts must memorize a sequence of 7 priorities and understand their importance during a survival situation. |
The Ten Essential Pieces of Equipment for Wilderness Survival |
Sure, you might be armed to the teeth, ready to take on anything the undead hoards throw at you, but what if your plan calls for you to make your way into the wilderness? Are you prepared for the dangers of Mother Nature? |
Trading in a Post-Apocalyptic World |
This is a guide to what kind of economy will likely exist after z-day or another apocalypse, why it might be so, and tips to both buyers and sellers. It also contains information on trade items and services. Currency and it's Fall |
Tropical Survival |
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Wits Like Razors: Your Guide to Staying Frosty |
You’ve made it. You are one of the “lucky” few to survive the initial onslaught of corpses and have boarded yourself up. Maybe you have family. Maybe you have friends. Maybe you even saw this apocalypse coming and prepared. That does not matter much if you flip your lid. One of the, if not the most, deadly weapons in your arsenal is your still functioning human brain; And, just like your other weapons, you’ve got to keep it in fine working order. That will not be easy, given the extreme stress and pressure of your new situation. Pressures like having to put down those friends or that family when they go rabid. So let’s see how coal becomes diamonds. |
