Hey everybody, welcome to the first installment of my blog on the Zombie Apocalypse and how to not become a part of the walking dead.
I wanted to start with an introduction to let everyone know my standpoint or philosophy on how to survive in a world overrun by zombies. The basis of it is this: If you are prepared for a zombie outbreak, you are prepared for anything. Everything I say; be it what to wear, how to not draw attention to yourself, or survival gear you should have, can be carried over to other scenarios. Natural disaster, power outage, and socio-breakdown (riot) preparations are all very similar to preparing for zombies.
That is one thing I want you guys to remember while reading my blog: I look at this as a realist. As humans IRL, we have certain restrictions and needs put upon us by our body and physics. We can’t carry 30 weapons at the same time like in GTA; we can only handle so much weight. We don’t have an infinite ammo cheat we can type in every time we run low. If we get hurt we need hours of rest and proper care; picking up a med kit and chilling in a safe room for 5 minutes won’t do any good.
So, if my weapons aren’t as badass as the chainsaw launcher or the machete with laser sight attachment you have envisioned, or as glorifying as your idea of sitting on top of a crane and sniping zombie faces off with a .50 cal… That’s because I don’t waste my time on things that won’t help me actually survive an emergency situation, including a zombie infestation. I will show you guys some awesome things, but they all serve a legitimate purpose. I go for tactical, not tacti”cool”. My goal is to pass on viable knowledge to my fellow zombie enthusiasts.
Physics and weight aside, there is one other thing that has had a huge impact on how I have prepared for an emergency situation. That thing is called the Grey Man Theory. Here is one of my favorite definitions; “The Grey Man NEVER draws attention to himself by word, dress, action, or mannerism” (http://westernrifleshooters.blogspot.com/2007/05/next-steps-grey-man.html).
If you take only one thing from my blog, let it be the Grey Man Theory. Here is my take on it: Don’t let on you are a badass. Pretty simple and is common sense if you think about it. If you were walking down the street in a shady part of town, you wouldn’t fan yourself with a stack of money. That is unwanted and suicidal attention. Same thing holds true in an emergency situation. If people are dying on the street after months of a zombie barrage and you are walking around in body armor and BDUs, proudly displaying your sawed off shotty and mountain of ammo, odds are people are going to want that and will try to take it by force. A Grey Man has all the weapons, knowledge, and supplies needed but looks just like any other person trying to survive. People think, for reasons beyond me, that the only issue they will face in a zombie apocalypse are zombies. No. Other starving, scared and/or crazy humans will be just as dangerous to you and your own.
Real life example: The earthquake that hit Haiti. They had no home, no way out and had to resort to looting to get by until help arrived.
People walking around with guns ablazin’ were stopped by police. People with supplies in plain sight were beat or killed… It was chaos, it was real and it was recent. A zombie apocalypse will not be any different. People will do what they think they have to do to survive and you do not want to give them anymore of a reason for them to want to victimize you. Be prepared, be smart, be incognito.
So with that said, I hope you guys will enjoy the blogs to come. I know I’m going to have a blast writing them. I will talk about weapons, defensive gear, clothing, camping gear, how much a person should carry, bugging in, bugging out, fighting tactics, how to stay incognito, and much, much more. My goal is to pass on information to help you survive a zombie outbreak in the safest and most down-to-earth way possible. If you can prepare for zombies successfully, you can prepare for anything successfully.
Here’s to surviving.
Be Prepared. Be Smart. Be Incognito.
(8bit) Brandt
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