Oh, sweet! More zombie nuts!
*high fives*
An option most neglected in zombie movies because it makes for a rather dull movie, is to 'dig in'. To find a location easily fortified and have supplies at the ready to sit out the zombie invasion.
The Walmart Scenario, as is mentioned so frequently in zobbie discussions around the internet, would make for one hell of a poor candidate in my not so humble opinion. First off; don't even think you're going to be the only person that has this idea. You won't. Just look at the number of people suggesting this on the internet for example. Worse yet; look at how many people are
actually inside a Walmart store at any given time. Think you can survive there for a few months with a dozen or so friends and relatives? Try doing so with upwards of a thousand complete strangers, afraid, paranoid and.. armed. Yup, sounds just like the kind of place I'd want to hang out.
Also, I guess it's time to watch some more zombie flicks. Most of you guys (and other people discussing the Zombie hordes on the Internet) seem to forget about a reoccurring theme in nearly all zombie movies; ammunition
will run out, more oft than not at the most inopportune of moments. This reason alone should temper anyone's willingness to rely purely on firearms for defense. Rather, think more creatively; If you got a reliable generator, electrify doorhandles, gates and fences. Build traps. Get some molotov cocktails. But most of all; keep things simple.
The easiest solution is simply to not be found at all. Again, find an easily fortified position. Rely on stocks you've acquired
beforehand. Don't end up with a bunch of strangers as such situations rarely end well. Do not open the doors for any reason;
especially for what might or might not be a zombie survivor. Screw 'm! In case of zombie hordes, it's every man for himself.
Anyways.. back to weapons (everybody loves to discuss weapons). Firearms
are great, so don't get me wrong. Ideally, they should be used only when there is no other option though. You never know when you'll get properly cornered and there's no other way out. Or, more importantly in a scenraio where you dig in; you might have to go outside one day to hunt for new supplies!
But anyhow.. most zombie types can effectively be fought with melee weapons. I've heard some people suggesting swords.. most notably the fabled Japanese katana. Pure nonsense if you ask me. Swords take proper skill to be truly effective. Worse still, most swords get blunt rather quickly after some serious chopping, and in reality, they tend to be quite fragile, getting bend or broken surprisingly easily, rendering them absolutely useless.
Axes and pickaxes on the other hand suffer no such problems. However, they have another drawback; they tend to get stuck in the flesh of the slayed zombie. Even if only for the briefest of moments, it'll leave you vulnerable to attack from other zombies for just that long.
Therefore, it is probably better to use a sledgehammer instead. Or even a baseball bat. Or, my personal favorite; the medieval flanged mace; the perfect weapon smack dab in between the sledgehammer and basebll bat in terms of weight and size, yet with a formiddable crushing power.
Oh well.. I could just go on and ramble on forever.. but I suppose nobody really cares anyhow
