Zombie Squad

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I'm one of the funders, and can't wait to see how it works (if it comes).

Jamie

If I'm to the point of calling 911, I've already asked him to leave and given warnings...at this point I'll grab one of my shotguns, give my wife another, and shoot him through the door until he stops bleeding.

Jamie

All kidding aside, the Heater Buddy is an awesome piece of kit, that works spectacularly well at keeping my son's room warm when the power goes out and it's below zero outside.

Jamie

Gosh! Now what would be the preps for dealing with your house swallowed by ice! http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Fp5yqOMpL._SY450_.jpg Heater Buddy! http://www.amazon.com/Mr-Heater-F232000-Indoor-Safe-Portable/dp/B002G51BZU/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1369153846&sr=8-1&keywords=mr+buddy+portable+...

<--- raises hand, jumps up and down like the hyper kid in school. Ooh Ooh! What about extinguishers for vehicles or other non-home type locations? Same type (ABC), or something altogether different? Do these require any special considerations/storage/etc? I don't have one in my car, because my plan...

I'll chime in with my bit of advice, which is to get a bunch, and keep them everywhere. Multiple small extinguishers is better and safer than 1 large extinguisher. Fireplace, woodstove, kitchen, upstairs bathroom, downstairs bathroom, my bedroom, kid's bedroom, entry hall closet...yup...8 small-ish ...

I made a flail out of a giant bar of hard soap...it's self-cleaning...after each use, I just take it in the shower with me.

Jamie

Got one of the jackets...thanks!

Jamie

Boondock wrote:So, I take it the majority considers having a least a little food to be a good thing?

That...and that most people are fatties...and that ketosis is a cool word for poorly planning your BOB.



Jamie

I'm a big fan of the Katadyn basecamp...not quite as small, but it's easy and fast and works for more than one person...

I've considered getting a lifestraw for backup, but it weighs more and is more liable to break than my current backup, which is a tiny dropper-bottle of clorox.

Jamie

The SARS Pandemic of 2003 killed 775 people when all was said and done...about 1/4 the number of people killed by hippos annually...about 1/8 of the number of people killed by texting last year... Sars is big business for 24-hour news agencies, for big-pharma, and for panic mongering, but not really...

The bigger issue that the "PEOPLE ARE FAT" crowd keeps missing is that bringing enough food (fat/carb/protein) for a couple of days doesn't weigh much or take up much space. Eating enough to avoid the growling stomach and headache and slow reaction-time and fuzzy head and reduced endurance that not ...

I think the key to making this work would be finding the appropriate scale for your operation. Raising algae and snails in 10 or 20 gallon tanks won't cut it, but 500/1000 gallons might make the work/yield ratio look better. Some airstones and pumps to keep things aerated and moving in the water, an...

People whose plan involves not eating during an emergency situation to save weight in their BOB will be less effective at thinking and moving and reacting in potentially dangerous situations...

...and will end up one of those piles of rubble/rubbish that I search for gear in video games.

Jamie

Currently I'm rocking a Seiko solar tough watch, and it's awesome! I'm thinking about dropping some money from my book sales on this: http://www.amazon.com/Casio-PAG80-1V-Pathfinder-Altimeter-Barometer/dp/B000FPZ47O/ref=wl_it_dp_o_pC_nS_nC?ie=UTF8&colid=HN7J21XBJCYV&coliid=I74PVQMY6MA78" onclick="wi...

I have an M6, which I bought as a backpack rifle, but may now be an investment (as the prices have continued to rise since I bought mine).

I like the look of Savage Arms O/U...

Jamie

I used to keep rabbits, and would strip/chunk the meat and toss it with some salt/pepper/herbs/garlic, and then put it in a ziplock with some wine and/or balsamic vinegar for 6+ hours, before using all of that to make a stew of some sort.

Jamie

A hatchet for limbing trees, a bow saw for cutting them up, and a splitting maul (when you're trying to start a fire, more surface area is more better, and split logs can expose drier interior wood). If you can only bring two of the above, bring the ax and the saw If you can only bring one of the ab...

Of all of the Zombie Squad chapters that were deactivated today...ZSNY:007 was one of them. We partied ( and did paperwork ) like rockstars! Jamie PS - anyone interested in catching up with members of the now defunct NY chapter can find them on our ( newly re-named ) FB page: New York Zombie Campers...

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I would say that you should store some un-fresh shelf-stable food for emergencies and the short-term transition from supermarkets to providing your own food if something major happens. Supplement that with sprouts and seeds for crops and a fishing pole and snares/traps and a rifle/shotgun, and that ...

Congratulations my friend!

J

If you ate 11 skittles and 1 multi-vitamin, you could save money and get the same results.

If you think otherwise, I'd be interested in hearing why...

Thanks,

Jamie