Melbourne

I live near the Cat William Adams depot in Clayton. I'll bring a mud carter with a 30t excavator. I'll then head to the savemore supermarket storage warehouse with my plex server. Fuck dem zombies.

Okay. I realistically wouldn’t escape or survive long.

I don’t have a strong physical constitution and if not caught right away would die very quickly of bad water, injury or exposure. But to not be defeatist I would absolutely bring a few things if possible. Any of these.

• A can opener. Possibly multiple for barter, a group, or in case one breaks. You can apparently rub cans on a rough surface to wear off the lid but I don’t know how and that risks losing the precious contents.

• A knife or a hatchet. For splitting or shaving wood as kindling, self defence, hunting and skinning small game, cutting rope

• Lighter, matches, fire rod, anything

• Soap. Bad handwashing hygiene and dirty wounds will kill you. I also don’t know how to make the soap… especially in the wild with limited ingredients (I’d try lye from drain cleaner but apparently that’s not good) and limited ability to remember or measure proper ratios.

• Salt. Whether it be maintaining electrolytes while vomiting from bad water, rinsing wounds, or preserving food or skins. You want this.

• Honey or sugar. Can be mixed with salt for homemade electrolytes or used for infected wounds in the absence of antibiotics. Good for shock.

• A container for storing, transporting and treating water. Probably one of the top things.

• Needle and thread. Tent repair, making improvised clothing, stitching wounds. Possibly some rags.

• Iodine for first aid and water purification.

• Isopropyl alcohol, methylated spirits, or any alcohol over 70%. For killing viruses on surfaces, disinfecting skin and medical tools, or as an emergency/smokeless source of fuel. (With a rag wick or soaked into charcoal inside a tin.)

• A cooking pot. Cans may be used but there are so many reasons you will need to boil water.

• Oil or lard for precious calories. Or to help waterproof shelter or clothing.

• A solar charger to keep phone on for as long as internet and phone signal infrastructure stays up. Or even better one of those radios that run off hand cranking. Even better if it’s also a battery and a light, but you want to be able to pick up emergency transmissions or other survivors.

• Rope. For tourniquets, holding up a tarp between trees or as a makeshift hammock to keep your body off the cold wet ground, tie yourself into a tree to sleep, or suspending food supplies out of reach of some animals.

• A tarp, mat, cardboard, anything to stop cold and damp leaching into your body.

• A camping shovel to dispose of waste to avoid contaminating water sources. Also to make a burrow for temporary shelter or concealment.

• If possible multivitamins or even just vitamin c. Or forage lemons. Living off canned and dry foods can result in deficiencies which lead to scurvy, lower immune system, or delayed wound healing. In extreme cases vitamin c deficiency can lead to old scars reopening and vitamin b deficiency can result in neuropathic issues and beri beri. These vitamins are water soluble so must be replenished regularly.

• A compass? Or star chart? But tbh I don’t know how to navigate. The best I could do is use a compass or remember the direction of the sun to return a short distance to camp. And I would not be risking going far

My place, lasagna.

I have freshly shopped, so currently have a full 24 pack of toilet paper. So I can contribute it to the DT survival stash or trade it for guns. We can take vote.

I will bring my expertise in rootin' tootin' & shootin'. If all else fails, will serve up massive quantities of crumbed brains fricasee. Which should weigh them down long enough to dispatch them humanely. Zombies can't survive that.

I think about this WAY too often. Seagoon's already nailed my suggestion of a skyscraper.

But for funsies, let's face it, I'll be the one bringing the wine!

I have a wide variety of rudimentary skills that could be good for homesteading and foraging once shelter is found. But tbh I have no idea where to go and probably would die or be killed in the initial stage.

Based on my health and physical ability I might not live long enough to start a garden, set up solar from scavenged parts, or improvise garments for warmth.

Also my cat is coming with me. If she escapes I will 100% die trying to retrieve her

I suggest a skyscraper , get one with a helipad and bring a helicopter and lots of fuel

block. barricade the stair wells and lift shafts

we all bring lots of food, weapons , meds and other supplies and wait it out

If I survive long term I’m trying to trap rabbits and if possible breed them in an enclosure. We need to add fat or oil though as it’s a lean meat and you can starve on rabbit.

I can possibly skin and gut (and have scraped the hides) but can’t bear to kill.

A chicken tractor from scavenged materials might do but foxes will most likely get them without a proper secure cage. Even then they can dig under.

Pigeons are another source of meat and can be let out to forage for themselves during the day reducing food needs. I can pluck but could not bear to kill.

Dandelion greens may offer vitamin c but they have to be clean and safe to eat.

It would be very smart to know about bush tucker