/r/ZombieSurvivalTactics
/r/ZombieSurvivalTactics - a community for in-depth discussion about survival against zombies. We're ready. Are you?
Welcome to /r/ZombieSurvivalTactics!
This is a community to talk about survival against zombies, whether it is how you would make your way through a horde of zombies, or if your group decides to go against you and it becomes a riot! Possibly you're off the grid and you need to learn how to survive off the land. We have it all.
Come here and be ready for some good, well-thought-out scenarios and in-depth discussions!
Though zombie-based material inherently has some NSFW content, posts must be as safe for work as possible. This means no nudity, no excessive gore, no material promoting dangerous or illegal situations, etc. For Fridays, this will be somewhat more relaxed.
If you are going to post a link, video, or image make sure to phrase it as a question, topic of discussion, etc. Don't just post a link to stuff, a picture of gear, or a video you think is cool.
If you want to post your "zombie survival loadout/kit/bag" provide a written list of the items (if a picture is used, this list should include items not shown), Details (clear images can be an alternative for this), Description of the items (including your reasoning for showing them), and questions regarding said loadout including: "what do you like, what do you dislike, and what can be improved" With "rate my loadout" or similar questions being acceptable alternatives for the last question.
As a rule of thumb, stay away from talking about popular fiction plots. If there is a specific tactic used that you want to discuss then tread lightly; make sure to give as little of the story away and mark your post a spoiler.
Content must be somehow related to survival in a zombie setting. If you are looking for Call of Duty Zombies, Minecraft, or other video game-related content you are in the wrong place.
Memeing and shitposting of sub-related topics are allowed on Fridays only. This includes Innawoods Loadouts and "Choose Your [Gear]" image posts. Detailed loadout posts utilizing spreadsheets, detailed images and descriptions, Lighter Pack, and similar formats are permitted on other days.
"How could zombies exist" and "CWD Deer Zombies OMG" are topics we get a lot. It is fun to fantasize how zombies could exist but it has little to no bearing on how to deal with them tactically. They also frequently bring in unnecessary harassment of the mentally ill, those suffering from seizures or panic attacks, drug addicts, and those afflicted with actual real-world diseases, are false attention-grabbing news, or otherwise are intended for some type of marketing.
This means no movie/TV/book/similar media promotions, clickbait Cronic Wasting Disease or parasitic cordyceps articles, analysis of people dying from rabies, those suffering from mental illnesses or drug usage, calling people zombies as a result of political views, in character roleplay or cosplay pretending zombies are real, and the like.
This sub is for hypothetical discussion. There will also be disagreement and people will tell you your "foolproof" zombie plan is wrong. Try not to get too defensive, argue the points themselves, and please remain civil.
We will not tolerate pointless bickering, insults, name-calling, etc. This also means sexism, racism, transphobia, homophobia, radicalism, bullying, harassment, etc. aren't going to be tolerated. There are plenty of ways to get your point across without stooping to childish behavior.
This isn't really a rule but a general assumption to make discussion easier.
The "standard" zombie used in this sub is the slow undead variety. With notable examples including early George Romero Night of the living dead, Zombie Survival Guide/WWZ novel, The Walking Dead, Etc. If unspecified, it will be assumed you are talking about this style of zombie.
If you wish to discuss other zombies or "zombie adjacent" creatures that's fine but be sure to specify this. Otherwise you will be causing undo confusion. These might include: Fast zombies (28 Days Later), Magic zombies (D&D), Chicken zombies (CONPLAN 8888), Etc
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I have a pretty nice zombie knowledge i can say twd infected are kinda lame last of us zombies back for blood and gears of War emulsion are crazy cool ideas for infected and infection I personally like to think I could have a pretty decent shot for at least 3 months in most cases of infected
Besides a Last of us like situation how would a gas mask be useful? I mean the type of ones SWAT/Military would use. However SWAT teams tend to be more local so there could be a difference there.
So I was thinking if some sort of world, society ending zombie apocalypse happened I would take a shed build a wall around a shit ton of land and make it into some kind of animal place. I thought one time that if a zombie apocalypse happened there would be a lot of stray animals whose owners died. Greater good ya know😅
What would happen to you in a ZA tell me what happens to you in the first month. Describe what kind of zombie it is and what the virus affects.
You're in the middle of an apocalypse, there are rotting corpses everywhere your not gonna take a shower if your don't wanna waste your water supply and the soap problem too
These BMWs have a very solid drivetrain. If you have kept up with maintanance you will have a vehicle you can depend on to always start and bring you to safety.
You have five million dollars USD to prepare, nobody will believe you about the apocalypse if you warn them but once it happens you can expect people to come to you, the virus is a rage virus that has infected 90% of the world, overnight the 10% that were immune were the only ones left. The virus reanimates the recently dead and if you are immune but are killed specifically by an infected persons bite or scratch, you will become reanimated as well.
Modern zombie rules, they're not smart but extremely aggressive and hypervigilant. They have terrible vision and hearing and remain "dormant" but are exceedingly aggressive when they notice a protein source.
They can exist for up to five years in hibernation, and can only be killed via destroying the brain stem.
You know the exact hour everything starts, within a day the entire world is consumed.
Rules out of the way, what do you do?
Its ironic that most of you guys think your experts in "zombie survival" but if one did break out you would probably be one of the first people to get infected because 95% of you guys probably live in a city or suburb
Just wondering how useful a trained Orangutan would be as a partner that has awareness of the apocolypse
If you could have any animal in the world and have it trained during a apocalypse, what would you choose?
Personally, in firearms, i would get a SIG P320, a tiny ass 22. revolver, and a Benelli M2
And regarding melee weapons, i'd have a long dagger, 2 short fixed blades, and an axe
What polearm weapon would be the best for a zombie apocalypse? For a world building project
We all talk about the zombies and how to survive them... But what about after? For simplicity's sake let's just say that 5 years after the first infection 3/4s of every major city got Thanos snapped, and 1/4 of every other population center outside a major city got the same treatment, and the virus is over, the corpses rotted away or the virus mutated to no longer reanimate people... What now?
So I know I'm on here advocating for 22lr all day long and I'm immediately met with "NUH UH" for good and some dumb reasons.
So in your opinion what would you consider the top tier caliber? Rifle or pistol.
Now here are some aspects I want yall to address as well.
The caliber, how loud is it? Well say for arguments sake, you don't have a suppressor. So, with this, will the caliber attract lots of attention from great distances?
How heavy is the ammo? You don't need to carry thousands of rounds, but even a couple hundred becomes a little heavy. Are you limited on how much you can carry?
How readily available is it in your country? For the U.S. 556, 9mm, 223, 45, and 22lr are among the most abundant calibers.
How easy is it to reload your own ammo if you have the ability to do so?
And a bonus question, with whatever caliber you choose, what type of firearm would you rock that takes that caliber? Bolt action? Semi auto rifle? Shotgun? Semi auto pistol? Revolver?
Say you only had a Remington 700 (the sniper not the shotgun) with no suppressor and 50 rounds for it and no other weapons. How would you plan to survive a mob of estimate 68 zombies