Using what you actually have in your actual house as is.
What do you grab?
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azazel1024 wrote:If I knew we were talking zombies, I'd grab my backpacking gear as it is pretty much all assembled. Grab the axe and sledge out of the storage shed. Grab all my pocket knives (I've got probably a dozen different swiss army and other folding knives, plus a medium fixed blade knife for backpacking. I generally only take the fixed blade and a single swiss army knife in my backpack kit). Grab as much of the food and drink out of the pantry. Throw some clothes, jackets, shoes and boots from my closet in to a duffle. Grab the spare gas can out of the shed while I am there grabbing the axe and sledge. Grab the toiletry bag from the closet and throw a few extras in the clothes duffle.
Severus Snape wrote:azazel1024 wrote:If I knew we were talking zombies, I'd grab my backpacking gear as it is pretty much all assembled. Grab the axe and sledge out of the storage shed. Grab all my pocket knives (I've got probably a dozen different swiss army and other folding knives, plus a medium fixed blade knife for backpacking. I generally only take the fixed blade and a single swiss army knife in my backpack kit). Grab as much of the food and drink out of the pantry. Throw some clothes, jackets, shoes and boots from my closet in to a duffle. Grab the spare gas can out of the shed while I am there grabbing the axe and sledge. Grab the toiletry bag from the closet and throw a few extras in the clothes duffle.
Not to harsh on you about this, but seriously? You can carry all of that gear and get it in the car in 5 minutes? I'm also assuming your storage shed is outside, which means you've got to go beyond the zombies at your front door to get to it to get the stuff to bring it back to your car. And let's not forget this is a high-adrenaline survival situation where you are going to forget stuff.
But seriously - you can carry all of that stuff AND move fast enough to get it into the car in 5 minutes?
MuderCityDisciple wrote:the zombies are slavering at your door...it's about to be torn open
Severus Snape wrote:Let me explain why I'm questioning you on this. It's not the actual packing of stuff and stuffing it in the car. Heck, I could take an entire dresser full of clothes and stuff it all into a duffle bag in a matter of seconds. Anyone can do that. And I also know that a lot of people keep survival gear/camping gear/hunting gear in the same place all the time, all ready to go. So it isn't the packing I'm worried about.
What I'm questioning is your ability to CARRY all of that stuff at one time and still be able to move a little rapidly. You've got (and I'm just going by what you've written above) a backpack filled with gear, at least 1 duffle bag filled with gear, at least 1 bag of food, your toiletry bag (nice grab, by the way), weapons, and various other items. I know in your last post you mentioned taking a few trips to the car. But seeing as the original poster stated:MuderCityDisciple wrote:the zombies are slavering at your door...it's about to be torn open
I don't think you've got time to make multiple trips. So again, it's not so much what you are PACKING, it's what you are CARRYING.
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Mech-Viper Prime wrote:five minutes as much food as i can to the garage attic and the chainsaw and wait until for a chance to make a break for it, yes i live a a bad area for a zombie attack less then a 10 minute walk to the hospital .
Tearstone wrote:As for making a bug-out bag... I don't have the money for it. I'm totally broke. Like destitute broke. But as soon as I can I plan to make one. I think there may be a need for it in the near future.
Gamer wrote:Tearstone wrote:As for making a bug-out bag... I don't have the money for it. I'm totally broke. Like destitute broke. But as soon as I can I plan to make one. I think there may be a need for it in the near future.
You don't need to be a catalog commando with all the latest gear to make a bug out bag.
An old dufflebag/backpack filled with older common sense items works as well.
airdale91 wrote:Ok, gotta ask. Is the 5 minutes from the time the Zeds knock on the door or 5 minutes after you've torn yourself out of the paralyzing fear of seeing them out in the yard. I don't know about the rest of of you, but if I looked up from the TV or from a book, and suddenly saw some Zeds slobbering all over the big window looking in, I'd probably freak out, and there goes at least a minute or two (granted everyone reacts differently) while the brain recognizes whats going on and then kicks the body into gear. For me, I don't see enough of Zombies in today's world that I'm used to seeing them around. It's not like you can visit any at the local Zoos...
airdale91 wrote:For me, I don't see enough of Zombies in today's world that I'm used to seeing them around. It's not like you can visit any at the local Zoos...
Jester12 wrote:And this is when being a paranoid SOB comes in handy... along with being a Renaissance actor. First the backpack I have in the closet that is usually stock up for a camping trip (holds a few various supplies; tent, sleeping bag, trail rations, water purifier pills and pump, canteen, compass, axe and flares) then onto the gun closet in the basement to grab the ol' 12 gauge and the four boxes of ammo along with the Beretta and it's ammo then the peace la resistance; the two trench knives my blacksmith buddy made for me. Then its out the attic escape (yeah the place has one, that was like a deciding factor for me) then across the rooftops of the houses till the end of the block... then I'm screwed on how to get down lol
Laux the Ogre wrote:Jester12 wrote:The Beast wrote:Jester12 wrote:And this is when being a paranoid SOB comes in handy... along with being a Renaissance actor. First the backpack I have in the closet that is usually stock up for a camping trip (holds a few various supplies; tent, sleeping bag, trail rations, water purifier pills and pump, canteen, compass, axe and flares) then onto the gun closet in the basement to grab the ol' 12 gauge and the four boxes of ammo along with the Beretta and it's ammo then the peace la resistance; the two trench knives my blacksmith buddy made for me. Then its out the attic escape (yeah the place has one, that was like a deciding factor for me) then across the rooftops of the houses till the end of the block... then I'm screwed on how to get down lol
Wait a sec. How does being a Renaissance actor prepare you for the coming Zombie Apocalypse?
As for the OP, just my gerber, car keys, wallet, and cell phone. I'd then find a place to hide and hope I can head back there later for more items.
Simple my good sir... have you ever tried to use a weapon like an halberd, bastard sword or other melee weapon? Trust me you need training to use them properly and being a Renn. actor gives you that training, even though we use it for shows because the basics are still there. Plus you have to care for a weapon,like cleaning and oiling it etc. cause it will rust or start to stick to its carrying area (people who sheath weapons after kills are morons cause that blood will make a weapon stick and under Vlad the Impaler a soldier with a dirty weapon was grounds for executions). Plus to even handle a weapon with a lot of the weapon masters you need some degree of martial arts training (2nd degree black belt) because you need restraint and the self-discipline
I'll take an aluminum baseball bat over a halberd for taking out zombies.
tlazaroff wrote:Beatmeclever wrote:Swords (three, all combat-grade) and machete
Camping gear (luckily it’s all packed in the truck already – this weekend being what it is and all [Memorial Day])
Clothes (for a week)
Food (for four days)
Tent
Fishing gear
Canoe
Rifle (M-14S, more than enough ammunition for several months)
Shotgun (SPAS12, again, plenty of ammo)
Pistols (TAC45, that ammo thing again)
WGP Trilogy Sport Autococker Paint Ball Marker (just for S&Gs)
Alcohol
Wife and Pets
All this in or on top of the truck (GMC Terrain), I should be able to get all the way to my friend’s ranch to hole up for a bit with him and a few others.
More would be nice, but you said five minutes (I get the bene of discovering this thread at the beginning of the Memorial Day weekend).
I am not paying a whole lot of attention to this thread, but how do you expect to carry all this junk? A canoe!? Please.. you'll be the first to die.
MaxxSterling wrote:Armored bank car, my girl, my rifle and my rifts main sourcebook. Lock it down and forget about the stupid zombies.
Severus Snape wrote:Is it just me, or does an unusual amount of the people who troll this forum have guns? Everybody who has replied to this topic (except myself) has stated that they would grab multiple guns that they own in their house. Did I miss the memo that says all gamers need to have a firearm?
Severus Snape wrote:Is it just me, or does an unusual amount of the people who troll this forum have guns?
Severus Snape wrote:Is it just me, or does an unusual amount of the people who troll this forum have guns? Everybody who has replied to this topic (except myself) has stated that they would grab multiple guns that they own in their house. Did I miss the memo that says all gamers need to have a firearm?
azazel1024 wrote:Actually what really blows my mind is that it seems like 90% of the people responding have an actual bug out bag (or multiple ones).
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Vrykolas2k wrote:Socom 16 and ammo in bugout bag, Gassan daisho, Mossberg 930 and ammo, Tommy gun and ammo along with Kimber .45, the puppy, the baby, the wife.
A couple of good knives are part of the bugout bag, along with food, water, and medical stuff.
As for unsafe storage... my house is kinda hard to break into, and I've good neighbors who watch out for eachothers' stuff. And for the kids issue, I knew better than to touch a fire-arm when I was 4 unless supervised. That included my toy guns, so no playing cops and robbers until I'd checked with my father or mother.