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When the dead rise from their graves, will you be prepared?

Published: Thu 17 Jul, 2008 | 23 Comments
Tags: Resident Evil, zombie, Dead Rising

Have you ever hypothesized over what you'd do in a Dawn of the Dead situation? If zombies walked the Earth you wondered what you'd do?

Well what if it actually happened? Would you survive? Maybe, maybe not - but nevertheless, here are some tips should you find yourself struggling for your life.

 

Have a plan
It could be bad, unrealistic, or just plain crazy - but having a plan can easily mean the difference between living and unliving.
As soon as you identify the situation, put your plan into effect immediately - as the first few hours are generally the most important and chaotic.

What should your plan include? It's a basic strategy for survival. Food, shelter, protection - it's all important.
Being able to contact those you love may be very important to you, so maybe you should go get that phone charger and always keep topped up. You may not be home when it happens either! Having multiple plans means you're better prepared - which means you're more likely to survive.
Also identify the realism of your plan. If your beloved Grannie is across the other side of town and you're walking... well, I'm not one to say let the old timer fend for herself but... let the old timer fend for herself. Maybe she has her own plan!

Always be prepared
Sure, you may look crazy filling your empty 2L milk bottles with water and storing them in your basement now - but when the day comes, you'll be sipping delicious stale water while those who mocked you die of thirst. Emergency kits for natural disasters are a good idea in the first place, so really you're just getting yourself one of those, and just adding a Desert Eagle and crowbar!
Think about it, what's worse? Having a spare blanket, torch, radio and batteries in your basement... or not having those items the day God strikes down with vengeful rage upon thy world? Trust me, a radio would be pretty damn handy.

 

 

 

 

 

Fill 'er up!
If your plan involves vehicles, be sure to keep the tank full. If you're planning on going a good distance quick, then you're banking on having petrol.

Also, according to the Money Man - having your tank full actually saves you petrol as an empty tanks leads to petrol evapouration.

 

Keep alert.
Keep up to date with the news, and identify key zombie behaviour early. Too many people stand there 'WTF'ing while getting eaten early on because they don't know whats going on. As soon as you know what's happening you can start reacting accordingly.

Keep a cool head
Becoming irrational and erractic wont help anything. When did you ever see in a movie the 'mental screaming one' survive til the end of the film? Having clear judgement will lead to good decisions. Oh, and NO SCREAMING. Screaming means loud noise, means zombies hear you, means the sh*t hits the fan. A zombie isn't as big a threat if it doesnt know youre around.

 

 

 

 

 

Conserve ammunitions
As cool as it is shooting a zombie in the knees, walking up to it, saying something cold and shooting it point blank in the head... that's three bullets. Chances are, there are more than two more zombies left out to eat you. Go straight for the head and save your bullets... you'll need them.
If you have a pitchfork/sledgehammer/harpoon gun that will do the trick and you rate your chances, you can save a third bullet.

 

Wear protection.

Sure, giggle. Zombies kill you from biting you right? All it takes is one bite - if a zombie gets you by surprise and gets in a single bite before you realise and act, then it's over.

Wear whatever protection you can find. You won't turn into a zombie if they bite your shinguard.

Also note that you probably want to be able to move at speed so try to find the right balance of speed and protection.

No point being a walking tank if you can't walk away!

You gotta eat.
If possible, you should try to keep up your fluids (depending on provisions available), try to eat when possible and get rest when safe. It's important to save your food as much as possible yes, because you have no idea how long provisions need to sustain you... but good nutrition and plenty of sleep leads to a clearer head which in turn leads to better and faster decisions... which lead to a better chance for survival.

 

 

 

 

God forbid it should ever happen. But if it does, hopefully your chances of survival have now increased. Good luck. If it happens, you can find me in my basement surrounded by 2L milk bottles filled with water.

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