Day 1

You’re at home, you just got back from school. Your test in Calc 3 didn’t go so well, so you crack open a cold one and turn on the T.V. to watch th news.  The reporter on T.V. is interviewing a witness to a 10 car pile up on the highway you use to get to school. So you’re on your first beer and are like “Oh shit! that could’ve been me”, but you are relieved that it wasn’t, and are now enjoying the fact that you have something entertaining to watch. On your second beer the story is still on the news, and now a rescue crew has started to pull people out of the wrecks. Cars are all on fire and firefighters are using the jaws of life and other tools to help the victims. The reporter isn’t talking anymore and moves to the side of camera so the viewers can watch the event unfold.

Out of nowhere a couple of people run out from the wrecks as though they freed themselves. Paramedics and firemen rush to aid the victims. They lay them down and start to treat any urgent symptoms before placing them in the ambulance. When they started to give aid to the victim, she started thrashing all over the place and seemed to be having a seizure. You notice that they calm the victim down, but you couldn’t help looking at what the news reporter was doing. She wasn’t saying anything, she was just pointing. The camera panned over to where her finger is pointing. There are about 20 people standing around and staring at the crash scene. They appear to be innocent bystanders. The reporter then screamed in fear, a man snuck up behind the cameraman and herself, and he grabbed her by the shoulder and threw her to the ground. The camera falls sideways, but was still on. You could hear the camera man struggling, trying to help the reporter from the grips of the man. You then see firefighters and paramedics running in full sprint across the screen. Nobody watching this at home knows what is going on. You can only hear people running around, people screaming, and the camera man yelling. You notice that there seems to be civilians running around also, not just firemen and paramedics. In the middle of the screen a firefighter falls on his face.

“CRACK!!!SMASH!!!!THUD!!!” You turn your head and notice a man just broke through your living room window. He is now looking at you with eyes that say I want to kill you. “Get the FUCK out of here!” you yell. There is no response. He moves closer to you. Without hesitation, you pick up your 6 pack by the handle and swing it at his head. He falls, then gets back up and runs at you. Your bottles are broken. You pick up the lamp next to you and chuck it at his face. The man falls forward. You move a few feet behind him. He resumes to get up. You keep yelling at the man, but he gives no response, and no sense of stopping. You run to the kitchen grab a butter knife. You run back to the man and as he is getting to his feet, and you stab him in the chest. You pull the knife out; the man falls back and you on top of him. He attempts to pull you close to his face, and he tries to bite you, you punch him and push yourself up. As he stands he swings an arm at you, he missed. He charges at you again. As he comes forward, you put one hand behind the other and jab the knife through the top of the man’s skull. He falls limp, no movement at all. Before you consider what you have just done (you killed a man), you look to the T.V. and see the firefighter being mauled from a group of homeless looking people with torn clothes and scraps and cuts all over. Then the T.V. cuts out to the emergency broadcast channel. So now you’re like “What the fuck do I do?” You fear the worst and consider your next plan. What is it?

Your Situation:

• You and your friends go hunting every thanksgiving, you rent your weapons from a gun store so you have no weapons in the house
• You live with 2 room mates but you are home alone (one is still at school and the other is at work just up the street)
• You drank your 2 beers quick and have a slight buzz (you chugged those bitches) so you may want to sober up first
• You have a house phone, and cell phone
• Your apartment has 3 bedrooms, 2 baths, 1 storage basement that belongs to the landlord, and a kitchen
• Your apartment is two stories tall with a roof access hatch
• You are freaking out because you killed a man (he may have been a zombie/infected but you don’t know what is going on anyways so you wouldn’t be able to tell the difference).

Introduction

CSM’s Corner is the new section to our online blog. It will go over scenarios in which we use the knowledge gained from the other blog posts. So we’re putting our theories to the test! This is strictly a research and test section where weights and measures will be applied to scenarios made up by you or me.

“In extreme circumstances, the assailants can be stopped by removing the head or destroying the brain. I will repeat that: by removing the head or destroying the brain.” -Jeremy Thompson, News Reporter Shaun of the Dead.

CSM’s B.O.B/Survival-bag

First off you need to understand that there is a bug out bag (BOB), and a survival-bag. It may not be called a “survival-bag”, but that is what I think of it as. So what is the “survival-bag”? It is a lightweight bag, some sort of carry bag (like a backpack). This bag will carry the things you need at every moment whether you’re bugging out or fighting a massive horde.!  Since BanditJack has listed his B.O.B I’ll list mine also, then I’ll talk about my survival-bag.

• Long Rifles
• A type of Cal.22 rifle (there are so many different types of .22’s). This rifle will be for hunting small game and long range zombie cappin’.
• A second rifle that will have a larger sized bullet for taking out big game or locks or the vast other reasons for why you would want a big caliber rifle.
• ——-  The reason for having the two rifles is that the .22 you can carry alot of ammo and you can still penetrate a human’s skull with it (and everyone can shoot one).                      ——-  The other rifle isn’t a necessity, mainly because carrying  the ammo and rifle may be more of a burden then having it with you.
• Reasons for larger Cal rifle (in terms of what you want to kill/penetrate, Giggity)
  
• Bears (courtesy Stephen Colbert)
• Car windshields
• propane tanks/other metal tanks
• pad locks/door locks
• This is a special purpose rifle and is only needed if you find yourself needing it for a special purpose
• Shotgun
• either a auto shotgun (Auto Assault – 12), or a Benelli M1. In either case a 12 gauge is the way to go because ammo is abundant
• Knives
• Multi-tool knife (to cover everyday tasks) This could be a swiss army knife or something. Just don’t bring the one with the USB flash drive.
• Any other knife you carry is personal preference for a situation you might face. Like if you’re in thick woods bring a hacking knife like a machete
• If you’re going to fight raiders (or some group of thugs) bring a lapel knife or another stealthy knife. Anyways it is up to you on how you want to survive in the apocolypse
• Medical
• Rubbing alcohol
• Needle/thread
• aspirin
• sugar (for making I.V. Fluid)
• Food
• If you’re a survivor you shouldn’t  need to bring food along. But if you must bring protein bars
• Other tools
• LED flashlight/spotlight
• neon glow sticks
• flares (they have gunpowder)
• watch
• map
• radio

So that is my B.O.B. I would like to mention that I believe depending on the situation you could have alot more then that if you have an efficient way to carry the weight. A person can only carry 150lbs + for so long. The opposite scenario is also true. You could be in a situation that makes it unable to carry around a heavy supply bag. But that is fine. Your first task is to survive not make a camp. If you have a suvival-bag you’ll be all set.

CSM’s Survival-Bag

Around the office we call this bag FRANK. FRANK and BOB  are best friends not brothers. So they can be separated and not worry about having the other right next to them. FRANK is more athletic and older then BOB. So the purpose of FRANK the survival-bag is provide the user the ability to get through tight situations and get to safety, maybe a place where they can find BOB. The survival-bag will cary a gun, ammo, and some other utitlities. The bag needs to be light and used on the run.

CSM’s Survival-Bag

• Glock 22c with 2 10rnd magazines and a 20 round magazine.
• ammo for two full clips of each
• Knife, my choice would be a short slashing knife with a baseball bat or night club
• bandages
• water
• flashlight
• socks (incase of wet feet and can be a quick turnecate)
• matches/lighter
• if you dont have a multi-tool bring a flat head screwdriver, I’ll have a multi-tool hopefully

There are many things that are up for discussion so I’ll leave it that up to you guys. The point is that this survival-bag is a last resort carry at all times kind of thing. You can creatively think of many things for many reasons to bring them. So what’s in your survival bag?

Why Study the Zombie Apocalypse?

Some of you may be wondering, with the unlikelihood of such events taking place, why one would put time into preparing for a zombie apocalypse. Because shit happens, and you have to be prepared for it. Earthquakes, floods, riots, fires, revolutions, plagues, escaped lunatics, rabid monkeys, and the 10 o’clock news are happenning all the time. If you can be proficiently prepped and ready for the walking undead, you can pretty much handle anything. Besides, you never know when grandma’s comin for your brains!