So, i have an idea. Get an ensemble of leather to wear. Make yourself leather gloves, wear heavy boots ( steel-tip preferred ), a set up of leather and wood to tie up your calf, and the same thing with the gloves, but up to the elbow. A leather jacket would be good too, and a, kind of, leather turtle neck that's not attached to your normal shirt, for whatever reason. The leather should be thick. If possible, make sure you can't bite through it yourself. If you can't bite through leather, zombies probably won't either. Some kind of helmet is good. A motorcycle helmet would probably suffice. A trusty weapon is always good. Perhaps a crow bar that has a serrated edge to one side, so it could be used as both a crowbar, bat, and blade. If you can get your hands on a katana, then you're covered, cause katanas are awesome.

The only problem with protective clothing is that I haven't seen one zombie movie where someone doesn't just get ripped apart by a zombie using sheer brute strength.

Since I live in Door County, My first order of buisness would be to collect food, a rifle, and water from my house, get on a nice heavy ATV, and go north. Hope that the Washington Island ferry is still operating, otherwise, steal a boat. Head across Death's Door, to the island, and hang out there until the zombies rot away. There's extremely low population density, a supermarket, lots of miscelaneous rescources, sun and sea, hot norwegan girls, the works.

If Washington Island isnt an option, then head the other way north, to the Upper Peninsula. Not as isolated, but more food, low population density, and familiarity.

I put this in the other thread, so I thought I'd put it here too (cause this one is better!)

F' the guns. You will eventually run out of bullets. Grab the biggest sledge (home made if possible) you can swing and start knocking heads! A really sharp sword would be good too for chopping limbs (heads are considered a limb with zombies).

Granted in a mess of them keep the grenade to take a good 20 out. Don't do the flame thrower thing, they can "live" through fire...supposedly.

if it's a real apocalypse I'll just let myself be biten and join the vast hordes of undead while there is still fresh human flesh to eat.

better undead then starving to death on some mall roof or living in constant fear of being eaten or infected.

Personally, I would just get one of these:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260224184583

ABY57:
Zombies will be nullified if you cover their eyes. Get silly hats and shove 'em over their heads...If Dead Rising has taught me anything, it's that zombies trying to kill every living thing, mainly being you, doesn't have to be a horrifying experience...it can be hilarious too.

That is what I learned from Shaun of the Dead. And also that Pubs are not the ideal destination for a survival party...

My house is actually a really good idea to camp in, we have plenty of food + water because my parents compulsively fill both fridge and freezer, in the garden we have a large amount of fruit + vegetables going along with a large tank of drinkable water (needs to be covered in case a zombie falls in). There are 2 ways in only, the main door is a good 3inches thick of solid oak (or some other hard wood) with 4 locks, the other door is solid and can be easily fortified, along with another door only a couple of feet behind it.
The walls are all stone of 2foot thick in most places, the windows are double glazed with wide iron reinforcements on all and none are within easy grapple reach. Except one set which can also be boarded easily. We also have plenty of tinned food, and as we have a large garden an ample supply of farming tools for defence and a few gas powered hand guns, which while not as strong as normal CAN certainly bring someone down in 2-3 shots. We also have 2 phone lines in case one is brought down as well as a working internet connection.
I think thats everything ill need to survive a zombie apocalypse for a while :3

EDIT : we are also in a secluded stand alone house, with a large driveway and a hill leading up to it, theres also alot of trees which may obscure zombies view to our house for a while.

Sib:
My house is actually a really good idea to camp in, we have plenty of food + water because my parents compulsively fill both fridge and freezer, in the garden we have a large amount of fruit + vegetables going along with a large tank of drinkable water (needs to be covered in case a zombie falls in). There are 2 ways in only, the main door is a good 3inches thick of solid oak (or some other hard wood) with 4 locks, the other door is solid and can be easily fortified, along with another door only a couple of feet behind it.
The walls are all stone of 2foot thick in most places, the windows are double glazed with wide iron reinforcements on all and none are within easy grapple reach. Except one set which can also be boarded easily. We also have plenty of tinned food, and as we have a large garden an ample supply of farming tools for defence and a few gas powered hand guns, which while not as strong as normal CAN certainly bring someone down in 2-3 shots. We also have 2 phone lines in case one is brought down as well as a working internet connection.
I think thats everything ill need to survive a zombie apocalypse for a while :3

EDIT : we are also in a secluded stand alone house, with a large driveway and a hill leading up to it, theres also alot of trees which may obscure zombies view to our house for a while.

Well, good for you and your impenetrable house of awesome, but for most of us, we don't have those types of houses. You should go out and get a good radio so you can try and contact survivors. Also, is your garden surrounded by a brick wall or stone of some sort? If not, you're kinda screwed. One more thing...I wouldn't use those gardening tools on the zombies...I'm pretty sure if you put them into your vegetables, you'll get zombie carrots...

Er... more to add... Katanas make awesome weapons. I suggest trying to custom order one from Japan, along with a chain belt so you can hook it up to yourself. That way, no one can take it off you out of greed or what-not.

i was thinking using the spare gardening tools on zombies, and the house has got a steep embankment + trees at the top of the embankment on 2sides, 1side has a locked iron gate and the main driveway up to the house the other side has a pathway from a pasture into our garden but its mainly blocked by a just above waist height fence and a vinery (big ass stone building with plants if u dont know).
Axe > katana in a zombie apocalypse heheh. My pc can tune into radio, unles you mean one of them ham ones?

It's a really hard question because we don't know the spread rate of the zombies, their global pattern or how the Government would react.

Assuming that it was a slow outbreak like Shaun of the dead:

I would get those close to me and we would make our way to the nearest Land Rover dealer. I would take two of the the new top of the range, Range Rovers.

From there we would need supplies, the town centre would be far too dangerous. I would head for the army surplus store, much less dense area. Keep the engine running, one person on top of a car watching, one person watching out on the ground. Two go into the store and grab as much as possible. Body protection, first aid kits, ghille suits, night vision googles, generators, batteries petrol cans, cb radio, wind up radio, portable tv and weapons out to the cars as quickly as possible.

From there i would head out of town to the nearest gas station. It is likely it would be abondoned with zombies not far away but cars in the way. Keep one car running fill up the other and more petrol cans, then switch. Grab coal and firewood from the forecourt, money and supplies of food, water and basic medicines from inside as well as air freshners*.

*With blacked out windows air freshners would help disguise your group's scent and help prevent detection.

I would try to stop at an out of town hardware shop. Grabbing as much useful material as possible; car batteries, regular batteries, puncture repair kits, motion sensing alarms, tool kits, wood and metal.

I would head out of town gaining intel from the radio, cb and tv. Depending on the situation it is highly likely that the military would have containment in mind although it would be across the whole world so it would be a defensive. While the military would provide excellent protection they are too difficult to predict. Unless I had attained assurances from a commander over the cb radio I would stay away from military bases and checkpoints.

Ideally you want to be holed up in an isolated country building. High altitude and cold temperature helps becuase it inhibits the progress of the zombie horde. Alternatives would be a small town bank, pharmacy or police station. Banks and pharmacies generally have excellent built-in security. However, the police might react similarly to the army, the bank would likely be on emergency lockdown and the pharmacy locked down to a lesser extent.

A country building is likely to have a cellar, great defensive position. Bar up the house and install motion sensors. I would try to wire up a defence system. The car should be parked sideways against the front door with the window open for ease of access in an emergency. Take shifts as look outs in the ghille suits, with air freshners and night vision in the dark.

From there you would have to monitor the situation. Get more supplies etc would need to split up but keep in conact over cb radio.Sooner or later the zombies would be gone unless they found you. And getting out of that is another story entirely!

I'd get meself a shotgun, a machete, a yacht and a hammock. Sail off to the Bahamas and lounge on the beach. When the undead show up, hoist anchor and make for the Easter Islands.

You chaps can get as busy as you like with protecting the human race, but I plan on enjoying myself this Zombieocalypse.

Ne1 think using perfume is a good idea? Throws the zombies off your sent

Silly city slickers.

I'd just fire up the Bobcat and go all crunchy on them.

im sorry clarog but most of us dont get a free rifle with every purchase in the shop, let alone enough room for one of them thar bobcats to be useful

Most of you aren't accepting the fact that there are other people trying to survive aswell.
Remember that thousands of other people will have tryed to get a few guns, some may even try and keep all guns for themselves (for ammo purposes) and you will probably have to go without,either
that,or you will have to steal someone else's gun/guns (mostly by mugging them or just grabbing one when they're not expecting it) which will probably end up with them holding a gun to your head, then you will have another 2 options, no.1 is to do what he says (which should be to just back off) and no.2 is to fight him for them, should only be done if he is dead set on killing you because the chance of you pulling the gun away from your head before he pulls the trigger is very very slim. That is if you decide to steal it/them, you could decide to negotiate with the other survivor to form a band of survivors, most of the time he'll accept having an extra ally, but sometimmes he may not want to share his ammo with you unless you have something to share with him, like a car or petrol (for making motolovs or even fuel for a chainsaw) and even if he accepts he may put a bullet in your head while you sleep and take whatever you have.

Lets say you went without a gun and want a melee weapon, practically anything bigger than you hand that you can hold can be used as a weapon, mostly.Now transport,
go to your nearest car dealership and pick a car by amount of boot space, power and miles to the gallon, take its keys and drive of (it also helps if it's automatic). As extras you could get a first aid kit to heal your wounds, another extra is books, seriously, there are some hobby books in bookstores that can help with survival, for example, a herb book which lists herbs with medicinal qualities, not to mention books help pass the time and can double as a weapon, the last extra is a set of armour, a ski mask(or a wooly hat with eyeholes poked in pulled over your face) to project the face from blood, sun glasses to protect eyes and prevent sun glare, 3 or 4 layers of clothing to keep warm and gloves to protect hands, the only things that you can get to protect your legs are kneepads and shinpads under trousers, for feet, use steel tipped shoes or trainers/sneakers if they are not available. Finally, getting out,you should go to the nearest port/dock and try to steal a boat or fly if a survivor in your band has that skill.

battle tips:
1. have an escape to every situation.
2. do not see everything at face value (for example,but not limited to, the chainsaw is more than a weapon).
3. only go out in day where visibillity is high.
4. use the enviroment against zombies if possible.
5. don't trust anyone.
6. use common sense!

I definetly think medevil castle is the way to go, they were desighned to keep anarchy out and they have grounds big enough for livestock and to grow large numbers of vegtables. Of course the number of them is limited so you better have a plan before you set out, how i would do it is here...

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/forums/read/18.56683

also large construction vehicles would be invaluable for clearing roads and could beconverted into mobile fortresses though fuel would be a problem

here's a guideline for when zombies attack
http://somegosoftly.files.wordpress.com/2007/06/zombie-poster.jpg
works in all zombie related situations

1. I'd get gloves and arm sleeves ASAP. In my city, we don't really have guns so it might be hard to get a weapon, and I'd rather use my martial arts training to (at full force) break off limbs of zombies to use as weapons. The gloves would protect me from the flesh and blood. I'd take my small utility knife, army quality bag, durable clothes and my extendable fork and spoon (just in case, you know, I'd have to touch something far awway)

2. Get out of the city quick, stealing a bike and grabbing some supplies. Bikes are plentiful here, so it wouldn't be a problem, and I'd see about procuring some food and water supplies, but also one last thing: I'd go to a clothing or fabric store, or perhaps a theatrical store. I'd pick up green facepaint and make-up and a red suit, among other things.

3. Considering how deserted the state is, I'd only stop at small towns, hopefully procuring a weapon and perhaps a motorcycle at best (I'd still keep my bike on me unless I found something incredibly kickass). I'd go from place to place, scavenging off of nature and hopefully escaping from every encounter I meet up with (both human and zombie). I'm not necessarily a loner by nature, but I'd NEVER want to stay stationary with a group (greater chance of infection, etc.)

4. If I had a chance to rescue people (after securing a ham radio, of course), I'd only do it if I had a decent weapon and was close to a safe point (either military, human, or if there was some gain to be had from rescuing them). Being quiet as possible, I'd be sure not to take anyone along that cried, moaned, whined, or pleaded with God if it was a bad situation (meaning I'd turn them loose after rescuing them)

5. In a worse case scenario (infected, surrounded, botched escape, etc.) I'd pause, quickly rip open my bag, dab on some make-up and pull out the red suit. Then I'd do the Thriller dance. Either it'd work, and I'd have a personal zombie army, or it wouldn't, and someone (hopefully) would be laughing as I died. Either way, it's a funny death :P

Remember, if Ninja's can't catch you while you're on fire, than neither can zombies.
In a post - apocalyptic zombie world, you can be one of three things: one is a zombie, one is dead, and one is alvie and not a zombie.

If you're a zombie, no worries, you have no will. If you're dead, you can't worry.
If you're alive, you can be in one of two places: a safe(well defended and supplied)one, or a dangerous one.

If you're in a safe place, don't worry, but check every so often to tell its safe.
If it's dangerous, it can be for one of two reasons: because there's zombies, or for another reason.

If it's zombies, why are you not fighting right now? Regardless, you can be one of two things: wounded or not.

If you're not wounded, don't worry (well, maybe a little if there's zombies)
If you are wounded, it can be for one of two reasons: caused by a zombie (clarification: caused by a zombie causing a cut or laceration using nails, bone fragments, teeth, or any other sharp object, or one that has come into contact with some form of bodily fluid.) or not caused by a zombie (including zombies pushing debris onto you,any other lacerations, or friendly fire {remember, the most accurate fire is always friendly}). See your medic.

If it was caused by a zombie or unknown, he will put two rounds in your head.
If it wasn't caused by a zombie for sure, he will ask if it's slight or severe.

If it's slight, don't worry, but be sure to shield it from bodily fluids. Your medic will supply bandages, but you have to apply them yourself as he fights.
If it's severe, it is one of three things: a broken bone,a laceration, or another severe injury (muscle tears, sprains or some form of mobility - damaging injury)

If it's a broken bone, don't worry, your medic will also give you a straight object with your bandages, but you still have to apply them yourself as he fights.
If it's anything else, you're dead, so you can't worry.
In these situations, no survivor will ever be worried. Shot up, a zombie, dead, loopy on painkillers, and cursing the medic as he attempts to save you, but never worried.

I'd like to debunk a dangerous myth:

A lot of people seem to think that a zombie will freeze solid in cold temperatures. But we are all agreed that zombies do not need rest. If a zombie is not resting, it is moving, and movement means friction, frictions means heat...a zombie will never freeze solid.

Your best friend in the zombie apocalypse will be a well-maintained battle-ready Katana. Firearms should only be used on human raiders - they will probably be using firearms themselves.

As far as armour goes, a pair of vambraces should suffice.

Also, I hear a lot of talk about "waiting it out". ...Sure, you could try hiding in a hole for god-knows how many years...or, you could come to Ottawa (those of you on the North American continent, at least). The United States is too densely populated to organize a counter attack there; Ottawa is the logical rallying point. But be warned: Don't show up if you're not ready to fight; we will be pushing the offensive.

By the time you arrive, my "network" and I will have established a headquarters and secured a reliable means of producing electricity, along with some other key objectives. If you come prepared to risk your life to reclaim what belongs to humanity, we will find you and we will welcome you. ...If you come looking for trouble, well...just remember that we will have stockpiles of C7 assault rifles.

Lock all my gates, get the weapons from outside, get stuff to use and blockade from outside, block and board up doors and non above ground windows, then destroy the stairway and then put sharp object facing up in the area under the stairs and then whip out the zombie survival guide and if any undead basterds get near me DECAPATATION TIME and start to put large woooden planks on the roof so as to have a chance to move from roof to roof and go to the best store that i can board up and try and hang there until its over or my time.

i live near a plaza that i could hole up in for years it has a 2 food stores a canadian tire a home depo (for baracades and defence) a future shop (high moral is important) probably some generators i could get solar panals and video equipment( for movies or video diarys or somthing).

stompy:
nilpferdkoenig, according to the game, barring a nuclear holocaust, I'm going to survive, because of my abilities. Guess I'm gonna party up.

i got pretty much the same ^^ i know alot about guns and got a Z+ (?) overall
lets team up

TJ rock 101:

stompy:
nilpferdkoenig, according to the game, barring a nuclear holocaust, I'm going to survive, because of my abilities. Guess I'm gonna party up.

i got pretty much the same ^^ i know alot about guns and got a Z+ (?) overall
lets team up

Well if you guys want to team up i suppose i could let you into the fortress, but only if you follow AlmightyJoes request (pity his banned soul) and bring a minimum of the following:
1. Bass Speaker
2. Chainsword
3. Something Viking

I should have the rolling justice :D

Zombies! I totally have an axe within arms reach of my bed, it's awesome.

I also recommend this to those who like manga- http://www.onemanga.com/Highschool_of_the_Dead/ Unfortunately it's a bit... Err, "Ecchi", I think they call it, at times.

Okay, kids! The ravenous dead are at your door and you need to defend yourself. No police, no bodyguards, not even Batman... it's just you, your wits and the shuffling masses of undead. What to wear? What to carry? Behold, I bring you:

The Rogue Wolf's Guide of Z-Day Gear

APPAREL
Best: Leather/denim jacket; cargo pants; military-grade combat boots; driving gloves
Acceptable: Thick long-sleeved shirt; jeans; sneakers
Poor: Swimsuit; Victoria's Secret; Birkenstocks

You want your clothing to have a few key features: Protection from human teeth, ease of movement, little to no adornments to be grabbed, and lots of pockets for extra supplies. However, despite how 'cool' it may look, helmets are a very bad idea. Open-faced helmets will not protect the face or throat and may interfere with hearing; fully-enclosed helmets will definitely reduce sight and hearing, making detecting zombies at any safe distance much more difficult. Footwear is also important, as properly-reinforced boots will help protect against twisting ankles, and even a good pair of sneakers will provide better traction and protection against sharp objects on the ground.

MELEE WEAPON
Best: Axe; crowbar; sledgehammer; large Maglite-style flashlight/torch
Acceptable: Lead pipe; aluminum baseball bat; shovel
Poor: Golf club; wooden baseball bat/cricket bat; sword; hammer; wrench; combat knife; brass knuckles

Portability and utilty are everything. Carrying a weapon that doubles as a useful tool means not having to also carry another tool to fill that function, which lessens weight. The vast majority of obstacles in your way will require some sort of smashing or prying action (there will be some cutting, but this is where carrying a small knife specifically for that purpose is recommended), and as the only way to do any real damage to a zombie in close quarters is blunt-force trauma to the head, having something that can be used at a reasonable distance to strike the zombie hard is crucial. This is where durability comes into play- things that are made of wood, or are otherwise not designed to be used as weapons, may break at inopportune times, and even harm you with flying pieces. A large splinter to your eye will make you vulnerable; a zombie will not care about such a wound.

SECONDARY WEAPON
Best: Semiautomatic handgun in low- to mid-calibre (9mm, .40S&W)
Acceptable: Semiautomatic handgun in high- or exotic calibre (.45, .50AE)
Poor: Revolver

While not the preferred firearm for dealing with zombie invasions, handguns and revolvers are the most commonly-owned by civilians in many countries and, as such, are the first ones found during the initial outbreak. A vital key to survival with small arms is to choose one that takes ammunition you are very likely to find in your area. While the zombies may be quite impressed with your Desert Eagle, you are very unlikely to find .50-calibre Action Express rounds lying in a gun cabinet three blocks away from home. Remember also that sound and recoil are factors- the first in attracting more zombies, the second in causing fatigue should you find yourself firing often. Revolvers, though more dependable while firing, take far longer to reload than a semiautomatic handgun. A weapon you cannot reload in the thick of combat becomes a very poor club.

PRIMARY WEAPON

Best: Semiautomatic marksman rifle; modern NATO-compliant assault rifle with select-fire
Acceptable: Bolt-action rifle; shotgun; submachine gun meeting Secondary Weapon advisements
Poor: Antimaterial (.50BMG) rifle; automatic pistol or "Mac-10" derivative

Remember: Your best defense against a zombie is distance. It cannot shoot, spit or throw anything at you; its only offensive attack is to knock you down and bite you. Rifles are your best option when engaging a zombie at a distance between 10-100m (30-300ft); any greater distance makes the zombie a minimal threat and a likely waste of ammunition. If a rifle is unavailable, a submachine gun is an advisable substitute, though effective range in untrained hands is likely to be no greater than 50m (150ft). Again, ease of use/transport and availability of ammunition come into play. Weapons which are far too powerful for the circumstances (anti-tank rifles, AWP-type sniper rifles) or far too inaccurate for dependability ("cut-down" short-barreled submachine guns) are poor choices. Shotguns, while fabled in zombie movies, are not the best choice- They are heavy and cumbersome, and buckshot is designed to cause blunt-force trauma to multiple vital organs at once by striking the body; its spread makes delivering a substantial amount of lead to the zombie's skull difficult at anything over 15m (45ft).

Remember: Be safe, be smart, be aware- or be dinner.

I live in Dublin, in an apartment near the centre of the city...baaaaaad place to be. Anyway, I have two plans depending on completely seperate scenarios. (these are assuming I'm toughened to sights such as seeing my best friend's head torn off)

Zombie outbreak happens while I'm in school: Get some reliable, trustworthy friends of mine, and run like hell to the science lab (killing our teacher, and stealing her keycard if needs be) stopping in the cafeteria for food. Once in the lab, we find stuff like acids and connect all of the bunsen burners to gas taps. During this time, we also blockade the only two doors leading in with tables. Occasionally, someone (or two people) would have to make trips to the cafeteria, which can be reached by running down a stairwell. Note: if the zombies overrun the lab, we can jump out of the window as suicide, seeing as it's a couple of stories up. Hell, we might even crush some of them.

Zombie outbreak happens when I'm at home (alone, preferably): If I have time, switch on Windows Media Player and play metal. Then, I'd barricade the door using the couch. Just in case, I'd block the stairwell with a...(what's it called? You know, a chair that's half the size of a couch...is it a recliner?) and the elevator too, but there's probably no need as I doubt zombies can operate buttons. Next, I'd check if there are a lot of Z's around, via the balcony. If yes, form a last stand in the apartment, with weapons like kitchen knives (for throwing) and a broom (for jabbing, hopefully pushing a zombie onto the rest). If not, I'd get some supplies (knives, some food, water) and fill up my schoolbag. Enough to survive, but not too much so that I wouldn't be able to run. From there, if there are lots of Z's in the city centre, I'd stay near my neighbourhood, away from the centre if possible. If there aren't many zombies, I could get to the centre, steal a car and use GTA-ish tactics