!!WARNING!! Potential outbreak. More info to come soon.
Log 5: Home Fortification
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Surviving bug in depends heavily on how well you fortify your location. As mentioned before, my bug in is my house. It is a moderately populated area, close to three Wal-marts (who isn't these days) as well as very near a back road that leads to my bug out location. To keep me and mine alive, I have three levels of defense:
Property Line
10' barbed wire and concrete barricades
I have plenty of cement, I just need the barbed wires!
proximity mines
rumor has it there are homemade recipes for this
ditches
my neighbor has a tractor. i would "borrow" this.
Front and Back Yard:
trip wires
these will set of alarms so I know there has been a breach
ditches
cant have too many
motion lights
the darkness will not get the better of us
guard dogs
they are not to engage, only warn. they could become infected otherwise.
he will be the head of the guard.
House:
wall in all the basement windows
basement break ins will kill 1 out of 200 survivors I am guessing. I won't be one of them.
board up second windows
I don't want to wall these ins but I do want to keep them secure.
flood lights
you can't shoot what you can't see
stair destruction
every entrance and exit must be controlled.
observation deck
this is on the roof. Used for defending, signaling and as a look out.
Homework: survey your bug in location and make plans to fortify
Next Week: Log 6: D2D Bug In (the last segment of bug in)
Log 4: B.I. Gathering Supplies
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
One of the most important things recommended in the survival wiki is to plan ahead. I decided to take advantage of the slew of President's Day Sales and get a few things to get me started:
Among my most significant purchases were:
Fuel tanks for storing much needed gas
Water tanks with filters for gathering and holding H20.
And don't worry, Mr. Khaki Shorts doesn't come with them, in case that was holding back your purchase.
An advanced medical kit is a must. I got several. One in particular has a bone saw in case an extremity is bitten...
A good start to my food supply. I want to be the Wal-Mart of the home food storage.
Last but certainly not least, a 60' flat screen TV. Well, at least the down payment. The gas tanks really bit into my budget...
As promised here is a link to my official survival plan!
Homework: Begin implementing your bug in plan to the best of your abilities
Next Week: Home Fortification!
Log 3: Survival Plans
Monday, February 8, 2010
Just briefly these are some of the things you want to keep your ears perked for in the media. They are hidden clues to the rising of the undead
- coverage of viral or bacterial infections, quarantine alerts, and other atypical health warnings
- increasing rabies infections
- random violence or rioting by large groups
The Plan Breakdown
Everyone needs a plan for Z-day and it could be the difference between life and undeath. The internet is littered with plans devoted to this cause. The Zombie Survival and Defense Wiki has one of the best breakdowns I have seen. It takes four steps:
- Bugging In –How will you build, fortify, stock and defend your shelter?
- Bugging Out – Where to go when you can no longer bug in and how you plan to fight your way there.
- Digging In - At your Bug Out location, how will you survive?
- Living - How will your survive for the rest of the apocalypse?
Tune in next week for a link to my completed plan.
Homework: Create your very own survival plan. Need a hand? Check out the Zombie Survival Wikifor the template I used for an even better breakdown. I highly suggest joining the group.
Next Week: Beginning to bug in.
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