Solanum

Useful excerpts from The Zombie Survival Guide written by Max Brooks

~ There is one way to kill a zombie. The brain must be obliterated by any means possible. 

~ Cremation is the safest, most effective way of disposal.

Weapons

Best bludgeon: steel crowbar. Ideal for prolonged close combat.

Japanese samurai katana: ideal for long term conflicts.

Common machete - military type. Useful in tight quarters.

Best compact anti-zombie weapon: Trench spike.

Shaolin spade: useful in open space.

Flaming arrow: useful for long distance.

Equipment

Water, three quarts per day, for cooking and washing 

Hand-pumped water filter 

Four replacement filters 

Cistern for collecting rainwater 

Iodine and/or purification tablets.

Canned food, three cans per day (preferable to dried goods in that they contain some water) Two portable electric stoves 

Advanced medical kit (must include field-surgery implements and antibiotics) 

Bicycle-powered electric generator 

Gasoline generator (to be used only in emergencies) 

Twenty gallons of gasoline 

Rechargeable, battery-powered shortwave radio 

Two battery-powered torches

Two rechargeable, battery-powered electric lamps 

Two rechargeable, battery-powered and/or solar-powered radios 

Appropriate reinforcement materials, including lumber, bricks, mortar, etc. . 

Extensive tool kit, including sledgehammer, axe, handsaw, etc. 

Lime and/or bleaching powder in sufficient supply to maintain latrine 

One high-powered telescope (80X-100X), with spare lenses and cleaning equipment 

Fifteen emergency flares. 

Thirty-five chemical light sticks.

Five fire extinguishers 

Two sets of earplugs 

Spare parts for all aforementioned machinery and user's manuals. 

Extensive library of manuals, including a general disaster manual. 

Create a stronghold. Defending your home

Not everyone has the option to construct tornado-proof safe houses in advance.

For class 1 conflicts, most people's homes will provide adequate shelter.

For electricity, resort to the manual bicycle-powered generator.

Make sure your escape route is planned and your survival pack and weapon ready to go.

For two storey homes (or even apartment blocks):

~ Lock all doors and windows. The sound of shattering glass will serve as your best warning.

~ Run upstairs and fill the bath tub, sinks and any other receptacles with water. You never know when the water will be cut or contaminated.

~ Once you have stockpiled the upstairs, destroy the staircase but keep a ladder upstairs for your own use.

For one storey homes with no attic:

~ Grab whatever supplies you can and a weapon and climb onto the roof. Kick off any ladder used.

Other places:

~ Warehouses

~ Piers and docks

~ Prisons

~ Offshore oil rigs

DO NOT TURN ON THE LIGHTS

1. Organize before they rise! 

2. They feel no fear, why should you? 

3. Use your head: cut off theirs. 

4. Blades don't need reloading. 

5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair. 

6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it. 

7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike. 

8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert! 

9. No place is safe, only safer. 

10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.