If your dad was anything like mine,
you often heard the expression, “You need the right tool for the job.” Having
the right tool ready and easily at hand was the difference between a job taking
ten minutes or an hour. Well, in the Zombie Apocalypse, you also need to be
carrying around the right tools and, in this case, those tools are the things
you need to properly dispatch a zombie.
If you decide to go out onto the open
road, you need to have some pretty offensive capabilities. Here are a few
examples of what we carry when we go out.
Melee: You need to have some weapon that
allows you to engage in hand-to-skull combat. This can be anything that you
feel comfortable with. It could be a baseball bat, a crowbar, a pickaxe, a
climbing axe, a shovel, a garden hoe. It doesn’t matter as long as you have
something that you can swing relatively fast and with enough force that you can
do some brain damage. We recommend fiberglass handles for strength to weight
ratio. We also recommend that you pick something that can give you a fairly
good degree of range so that you can club them down before they get too close.
Pistol: Gunfire will draw others in the area
to you but there are times where there are too many closing in and you have to
resort to gunfire. We see the pistol as the last resort weapon but everyone
needs to carry one – loaded – with two extra clips of ammo. Depending on the
weapon and the magazine capacity, that could be anywhere from 30 to 45 bullets.
If you are in a situation that requires more ammo than that, you have better
chances of survival by running and living to fight another day. If you can
obtain a “suppressor” or a silencer – or make one yourself – you are infinitely
better prepared.
Rifle: Given its accuracy and range, the
rifle is always a superior choice when it comes to firearms. Hopefully, you
have enough of a supply at hand where you can select a caliber and style that
you are comfortable with. The rifle is
best for putting them down from a distance before they are on you but remember.
Once that salvo is fired, keep on the move because more could be closing in on
you. Stick and move. Stick and move.
Knives: Almost every house has at least one
large butcher knife in a chopping black somewhere. You may have to make your
own scabbard out of scrap leather, cardboard and duct tape but any knife at
hand is a good thing. Just remember, knives are easy to come by. If yours gets
stuck in an eye socket, don’t struggle and compromise your safety trying to
wrench it free. This is why I like to carry more than one.
Carry this collection of weapons with
you and I think you will find that your chances of survival significantly
improve.
Happy hunting.
