Evacuation

There may come a time when you are unable to remain at your home base any longer and must flee from the zombie blight that is upon us. This of course is a worse case scenario. But what if you had to evacuate? What would you do? Where would you go?

Have a plan
In case of evacation, you need a plan. You should have on hand a map of the surrounding area. I would reccommend having a map of your state. Most states offer free tourist highway maps. Looks for a list in coming posts. Where are you going? You should pick a destination outside your local area and not in any metropolitan. We reccommend staying out of cities and trying to go to a more remote location. The likelihood of a breakout in a remote location will be less and you should be able to hold out longer there. Plan a route to the location. Obviously, you may need to alter that route depending on the carnage that impedes your journey.

Have a To Go Pack

You need a pack that is filled with the basic necessities. You'll need supplies enough for everyone in your home. To the right you can see on of ours. It is filled personal hygiene items as well as some odds and ends like plastic baggies, trach bags and pens (I plan to use those for sticking in a zombie eye). Make sure to have high energy/protein foods packed too. Peanut butter always works as well as energy bars. Really you should make your to go pack to be filled with things that are reccommend by websites like on FEMA, Ready.gov or the CDC. In addition to the items they reccommend, be sure to bring appropriate weapons (and ammo where needed).

And most importantly, make sure you have gas in your escape vehicle. What good is an escape if you have no mode of transportation? You planning to bike away?

Again, this is a worse case scenario. If your home is properly fortified and well stocked, you should never have to flee.

"Be Prepared" it's more than a motto,

The wife

ZOMBIE WALK?!

I found the most disturbing website the other day. Apparently, there is one night a year in certain areas around the world where zombies walk about freely! I could hardly believe my eyes. I mean known outbreaks of zombies and no one is stopping them? In order to avoid these beasts, check out the website Zombiewalk.com. Look under Forums to see if your area is affected. 



I warn you it is not a complete list. I did an internet search for "zombiewalk" and my city and found a myspace page detailing the grusome event to be.We haven't much time. You must find out if one of these "walks" is occurring in your area.  
  
It appears that during these zombie walks that providing donations of food may ward them off, at least temporarily...

This early warning will allow you to be prepared for the invasion!!!!!


LOCK YOUR DOORS (and prepare canned foods as ammunition)!


In search of canned goods,
The wife

Identifying Entry Points

In order to fortify your home against zombie invasion, you must first identify any and all points of entry into your home. So break out some paper and a pen and lets begin.


Today we are going to identify all points of entry. In other posts we will discuss how to fortify these entry points.
 

Entry Doors

Let's start with doors. How many are there at your house and what kind are they? Most homes have at least 1 exterior door also referred to as an entry door. Is your solid construction or provided with some sort of glass inset? Do you have glass panels on either/both sides of you door? Is it provided with a storm door in front of it? If you have a storm door, is it a solid piece of glass? Is it security glass? Or do you have a screen door? Write down the door type(s) and if there is any glass or plastic or mesh screen used in the door. Also write down if there are glass panels next to your door.



Other Doors
What other doors do you have? Sliding Glass Door? French Doors? Just a regular entry door? Remember to include any doors that are between your home and an attached garage (this will need to be fortified just like any other entry point). Also include any doors to a basement/cellar that is accessible from inside your home. As stated above, write down if any part of the door is glass, plastic, mesh, etc.

Windows
How many windows does your home have? Are these windows accessible from outside without use of ladder? Is it at ground level? Could an average size person jump up and climb into the window with little effort? Be sure to write down if you have shutters that are operational (as opposed to those that are decorative).

Other Entry Points
Are there any other entrances into your home? Garage Door? Crawlspace? Lattice? Include them all in your list.

What I Learned from: Shaun of the Dead

I must admit that I like a good zombie movie. Okay, I even like the bad ones (they're extra funny). My love and the husband's love of these movies is really what drove us to creating this blog. So, today's post is what I learned from Shaun of the Dead.

See a synopsis here.

Lesson 1 - PAY ATTENTION

I love how the main character, Shaun, wanders through the first part of the movie just oblivious to the world around him. Oh you mean a zombie is eating on the man over there? I hadn't noticed.

Paying Attention is definitely key in identifying that the invasion has occurred. You cannot rely on anyone else to let you know the zombies are coming. You need to be on the lookout and notice what is going on around you. Most likely, if a zombie invasion were to occur you would not know about it until the zombies were upon you. Why? Because those at the heart of the event are isolated from anyone or anyway to transmit the information (and in this case they are likely to have been devoured by zombies or have become zombies themselves). The media is not responsive enough. Whether it be lack of information provided to them or the inability to react quickly or even their physical distance to the event, they cannot response fast enough to get useful information out to those that desperately need it. Which means we have to pay attention to the world around us less you want to be a zombie too!!

Lesson 2 - Lock Your Doors

One thing that stood out to me was they were never locking there doors. Anyone could wander in at anytime. No matter how good your defense is, if you don't remember to keep your doors locked, zombies can wander in.

Lesson 3 - Have A Realistic Plan

The plan in the movie was to somehow get to Liz and take her and Ed to the Winchester for safety. Of course it then changed and Shaun needed to rescue his mom too. They had no idea of what means were necessary or even how to get there without damaging cars and themselves. They did not know how to keep the zombies out once they arrived either.

You have to have a plan. Whether you are out and about and need to make it home where you can defend yourself or if you must flee your home. Have an escape plan. Determine where you are going and how you are going to get there (by foot, car, probably best to avoid the bus). Make sure you have something you can use as a weapon to defend yourself with. Is there construction on the route you are taking? Be sure you periodically take the escape route to ensure you know it and any new obstacles that may be there.

Lesson 4 - Utilize your surroundings

Even though their plan was a series of just "winging it", the group made good use of there surroundings. They were able to identify items that could be used as weapons, items for barricading the doors and windows and a mode of transportation.

If you end up in a location that you are unfamiliar with when the invasion begins, be sure to look around and identify potential weapons, identify items that can be used for fortification means. Is there an entry point you can use for escape (high up window, extra door)?

Question Time

Quick Question -

What's your favorite zombie movie?

Please leave your answer in the comments.

The Journey Begins

Welcome! It seems you have stumbled upon this blog by mishap or maybe even good fortune.  There is so much information out there about zombies and there likelihood of invading, but there is limited information about how someone would survive such an invasion. So fortunately for you dear reader, this site will show you just that. Our mission is simple. We will provide you information on preparing for a zombie invasion and surviving the impending apocalypse. We will show you ways to reinforce your current home and make it a viable base for being able to withstand this disaster. You will be able to be something that so many others around you are not. You will be prepared.

A journey begins with only one step...You have now taken that first step.

Raise  your zombie awareness!

The wife