If you were in the zombie apocalypse what would you do?

[abigaillmartin]

Dunno it was a question my coworker asked and we started taking about what we would do. We’d probably use the place where we work which is a thrift store as the base.

We do have vending machines but it wouldn’t last us long enough. Have to find food elsewhere but get through the zombies. I’d probably go, if I was brave enough and sucked it up I’d use a bat and wear a helmet and football uniform. I’d gather weapons like other bats, axes, knives (which we get a lot of) and other things.

What about you guys?

[Legendofgenii]

Steal a suit of armour.

[allenT]

Stay at home, plan months of rations I guess.

[AxemanRifflord]

Make armor made of carpet (too thick for a human mouth to bite into), get melee weapon (preferably a machete but realistically a shovel), maybe fortify home with an escape plan if society actually collapses, then find a promising, fortified settlement.

[faisalhussein394]

Find a solid and abandoned apartment building. Use it as a fort.

Blockade every entrance including windows, and stairs saves for one that only you know how to get in and out.

Gather as many food products that can last longer before expiration.

Should you be worried to ever run out of food, learn how to grow vegetables, fruits, and other herbal plants, and later use the apartment roof for farming crops, and perhaps buy chickens if you're growing grains.

During winter, if there is a chance of having hyperthermia. Gather a lot of charcoals, and a firestarter to keep you warm during winter.

If it snows, then go to the roof of your fort to gather and melt some snow to make water.

And if the apartment itself is running out of supplies of water, then it is best to gather as many buckets, jars, bottles, pots, bowls, and anything that can be filled with water to the roof to gather water from rain.

If you want to protect yourself from scratches, and bites then perhaps armor for the entire body is needed. A hokey suit can do the trick.

As for firearms, I wouldn't consider using them if the noise would attract more, best use crossbows or bows for a silent kill.

To maintain power in your fort, you need to save money and buy a power generator.

With power generators, you can use a communication device, or radio to contact for help.

Pray that you get the right call for help.

And not the wrong ones.

[abigaillmartin]

You should write a book about this. I’d never thought of that!

[faisalhussein394]

There is an already existing zombie apocalypse comic on Tapas called PETMAN. It is one of my favorites, sadly it stopped continuing after 86 pages but you can take a look and see how a man survived for so long:

Read PETMAN | Tapas Web Comics

[BoomerZ]

Die, like the 99% of the rest of the world...

[GodbreakerComic]

I live in a city of 5 million people so... probably die.

[darthmongoose]

Fill every spare container I have with water, charge my power packs and then wait a couple of weeks in my flat.

Like... let's think about this here...

1. How would an unarmed human being with impaired mental faculties and coordination break through a locked door? Answer: They couldn't. What are they gonna do, hit it with their fists? Good luck with that. Can't break the window, I'm not on the first floor. They can't fly.
2. How long do you think a corpse could keep walking around before rigor mortis kicked in, or lack of circulation caused all the blood to pool in their legs, or all their muscle fibers rotted to the point they couldn't move any more? Their eyes would rot first, so they'd all be blind within a week or two. Like... a living human just stops functioning after a mere two days without water. Human bodies are delicate things with many systems that all need to be working in order to do things like perceive the world around us, react to it, move around etc. If the heart isn't supplying blood and oxygen, and micro-tears in muscles aren't healing, and the brain isn't firing off signals... a human body is just a bunch of useless meat, really. A core characteristic of zombies is impaired mental ability... which removes one of the main advantages a human has over most other animals (that and our ability to throw things, which zombies also seem to lack?) facing zombies is like facing a mob of creatures with all the weaknesses of a human and one of the strengths.
3. How on earth would the army, who have riot shields and assault rifles and APCs not win against a mob of unarmed, blind humans who can't coordinate or use weapons or anything? They always have the army lose in movies, but like... how? In what scenario in history has a disorganised mob with no weapons, regardless of numbers, EVER won against people who have like... even just spears and a basic shield wall? It makes no sense. What are zombies gonna do against flamethrowers? Or helicopters with rotor-cannons and stuff? Hell, what would zombies even do against one of those high-pressure water hose guns some countries use for crowd control?

So I'd just lock the door and sit it out. Read some manga, play some D&D... They'd all rot and get rekt by the Army in like a week and then it'd all be fine.

If I absolutely had to go out, I'd put on a leather jacket and gloves, thick boots and jeans and make myself some sort of rudimentary shield and a spear or maul... and a helmet of course, and something to protect my eyes from splatter, sunglasses would do. The armour doesn't need to be incredibly thick or made of a strong material, because it only needs to resist a human bite; zombies don't have weapons (honestly motorcycle gear would be amazing, but just a few layers of fabric stuck together with PVA glue would work; a gambeson was a core piece of armour for centuries because of this. Even a sword struggles to cut through several layers of linen, never mind a human bite!). A bow or sling might be nice, but it'd be harder to have the stuff for that lying around. Travel only during daylight, always walk right down the middle of the road, so nothing can jump out. So long as you have distance, a Zombie isn't going to catch you, because you think and move faster.Travelling in a group is best.

...But going outside is a bad idea because the army might think you're a zombie and shoot you. Better to stay in lockdown.

[EverydayWonderlander]

I'm lucky enough to already live in an agricultural area, so weather permitting, food wouldn't be too much of a hassle. Would it get boring though, eating the same two animals and handful of plants ? Absolutely.

The intelligence of the zombies complicates a few things. If they've got enough force to break through barriers or modern housing and good senses of smell, I'd want to spring for some reinforcements. The neighbors have a generator, and there's a shop near-ish that I could probably steal one from. A couple of buildings have solar panels I might be able to yank off and transport before too many people get the same idea.
Hunting comes second nature, but I think I would be wary of any venison (or any wild meat) for a while.

Other than that, I'd like to mind my own business. If someone wants to take over my base, they also have to have the agri/horticultural knowledge to actually make things work. I would like to think the government would handle it, but after 3 years of pandemic, I'm not very confident

I'll just stay in my house like a good shut-in comic artist.

[LWriter]

Probably exactly what Nick Offerman did.

[fables.fauna]

Yep probably die lol

my friends and I were talking about this once and there was some contention over whether or not the zombies would be attracted to the smell of blood… Which would be um…. not good… for half the population.

Even that wasn’t a thing though I still realize I lack the foresight to plan myself I way to survive.

[vapidink]

Realistically? Lie down and die.

The plan my brother and I came up with is to first loot the store across the street, then establish a way to get to my downstairs neighbor who works with metal so we can fortify things. We're on the second floor so we have a good view of our surroundings. We just have to reinforce the downstairs door and keep an eye out for threats. There's enough food in my house to last for a couple of months, especially if I bake, so we just have to worry about getting water to last until all the zombies rot away. And maybe get some febreeze, lol.

[Lazy-Gamer]

Probably live with my mom.

No really. She knows how to survive with nothing but the clothes on her back and she's a weapons master so yeah. ( Not the half of it but, the tl;dr )

[bear1]

Probably give up and get eaten.
I’m mean it’s easy to say it like this, here from my comfy couch, but surviving a hoard of zombies and the fall of society sounds like such a hassle. Heck, I’m already getting frustrated dealing with the living in a (somewhat) intact society, with access to shelter and clean water.
I think I’m too spoiled for survival…feel free to contribute my rations amongst you guys, tho

[LunarScyphozoa]

Panic so hard I die most likely, I’ve got an extreme phobia of zombies lol

[river121693]

I live in-law studio that's not street facing, and the gate is metal, so It'll just mean I'll have more time to work on my comic. Getting food might be a little inconvenient, but I should be ok till all their muscles decompose.

If they're the 28 Days Later-type zombies, then I'll just give up I think.

[2DLenzy]

Guess I'm reviving this dead topic:
Eat the zombies!

(JK, probably go down fighting)

[morganicfoods]

I'm disabled, so I'm probably gonna die first lol