From week to week, I am going to begin writing down my thoughts on how to survive a zombie apocalypse, and what to do in certain situations. Before I can start theorizing on how to survive a zombie apocalypse, it’s important to lay down certain assumptions about the zombies and the government will act. Below are the assumptions (there are a lot of them):
1. Zombies have no special powers- in many games, such as Left 4 Dead and Fallout, the zombies (or ghouls for Fallout if you feel like being politically correct) have special variants and powers such as releasing radiation, healing other zombies, or exploding. For these purposes all zombies are the same in the sense that they all have an undying desire for human flesh, and they are interchangeable with each other. In addition, they can’t do anything special; they are essentially deceased humans wandering around.
2. Zombies stumble around- in games and movies alike, zombies often run around and chase the survivors. In this premise, the zombies’ motor control is impaired, meaning that at best they can reach a top speed of 4 miles per hour, or 1.79 meters per second.
3. Zombies are “killed” by destroying the head or removing the brain- it’s fairly self-explanatory, zombies are still controlled by their brain, so removing it is the end of line.
4. Zombies cannot reproduce- although it also seems fairly self-explanatory, it will have some bearing on my later theories.
5. Zombies cannot inherently sense survivors- Zombies cannot sniff our survivors like they do in movies. If they see a survivor, they will attack, but if the survivor appears dead or is not visible, the zombies will continue on their way.
6. The apocalypse was started by a virus- the virus was airborne and infected many people. It killed most of them, and those that were infected and did not completely die became zombies. At this point, the airborne virus is no longer present and is not a worry for the survivors, the one carried by the zombies is a threat.
7. There is no cure for zombieism- no cure, no reason to look for one. For these purposes, it will be assumed that the group of survivors knows this. And even if there was one, it would be for professionals to look into.
8. Zombies infect humans through biting and blood transfer- if a zombie bites you, you become a zombie. If the zombie virus enters your bloodstream through some means, you become a zombie. It can be assumed that zombie blood mist created by exploding parts of zombies and spraying blood will not infect the people who breathe the air (that would just make everything way too hard).
9. The government will not do enough to stop the spread- short of nuking the start point of the infection and stopping all international travel, in my opinion, it would be impossible for the government to stop a zombie apocalypse. In this scenario, the government would not do either, and the infection would spread. In addition, the government would collapse, leaving no administrative body.
So with these assumptions, the theorizing can begin. Here are a few basic steps that will describe what to do right when the zombie apocalypse begins.
The Beginning
1. Gather friends and family- It’s important to have a group; you need people to cover you and traveling in groups is key. Don’t get too many people that travel becomes unmanageable. Try to get enough people that travel in a large bus (like a school bus or a coach bus) or caravan of cars is possible.
2. Choose people with survival skills- Get a police officer or someone else who can train people in gun use, get some Boy Scouts or Eagle Scouts, get a doctor, and get people who are good at scavenging and have a good street sense. You need people to have specific roles, but also be versatile enough to adapt to new situations.
3. Get guns and ammo- Not everyone will be able to use a gun in the beginning, as they’ll lack to proper training, and it’s not just point and shoot. Give those who cannot shoot guns machetes, axes, sledgehammers, or other melee weapons that they are strong enough to use and feel comfortable with. In terms of guns, get rifles, pistols, shotguns, and lots of ammo. It’s important to have lots of ammo and other supplies; otherwise the guns become blunt objects for bludgeoning. Compound bows and crossbows are good as well, as the arrows can be reused.
4. Stock up on survival supplies- Get non-perishable food, water, and survival gear. Get maps for your intended destination and make sure you have navigation tools as well as gasoline for your intended mode of transportation.
5. Leave urban areas- no matter how many people the virus kills, urban areas will be more densely populated with zombies than the country will be. Get out to rural areas where it will be statistically less likely to run into zombies.
6. Move out- waste no time in leaving; the longer you wait, the more time the zombies have to get to you, and the more time other people have to leave and clog up the highways. Better to be safe than sorry (and dead).
Next week, I’ll discuss what to do after you get to rural areas, and what you should do if you encounter trouble along the way.
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