The Zombie Rule Book: A Zombie Apocalypse Survival Guide (5 page)

Securing your home is very important, do this well and as long as you are stocked up on food you will be able to stay in the confines of your home for as long as possible. This will be the safest place to be. Use any available wood, breaking up tables, doors, wooden furniture and nailing them to windows and doors. If you are well-prepared you may not have to leave your house for some time, and if no zombies can get in you will have a greater chance of survival.

Rule # 33
Use your loft

If you have one use it. If you have a loft, keep some of your supplies there. If you have everything you need in there you can cut yourself off from the rest of the world, closing the loft hatch behind you. To be on the safe side make sure you have a window or a way out if the shit hits the fan. Best to take a rope ladder with you in case you have to climb down from the building.

Rule # 34
Only shoot if you have to
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By this I mean the gunshot will alert other survivors and possibly hordes of flesh-eating zombies. If you can safely get out of the situation using another weapon then do so.

Rule # 35
Sleep upstairs

If the house is secure chances are you’ll be safe. However, should zombies or other survivors get into your home whilst you’re sleeping upstairs, you will have more chance of being woken before anyone gets to you. If you have locks on the doors
in your home, keep the bedroom locked at night as an extra preventative. A great tip is to remove the stairs/partially remove the stairs (where applicable) using a ladder instead. This way you can haul the ladder up when you are upstairs, preventing anyone or anything else coming up.

Rule # 36
Medical supplies

Stock up on medical supplies. Things like aspirin and paracetamol, even down to medical supplies like hay-fever tablets nasal sprays and eye baths could be needed and if you stock up on these bartering is always an option. If you are on long-term prescription medication try to put in a repeat prescription slightly early each time so that you have some spare should you need them, the pharmacy may only be round the corner but if the world ends this will be the first stop for lots of survivors and you may run the risk of having to go without.

Rule # 37
Keep lights off

When it’s dark keep lights off so as not to alert anyone to your location. A dark house will look unoccupied but a light on will send out a signal to both infected and survivors to come in. Use dull lighting in rooms of your home where the windows and doors are well boarded. You can also nail sheets up over the boards to stop any light escaping. You will obviously need light
when you are preparing food and such, but keep it to a small candle and keep in the dark as much as possible.

Rule # 38
Always sleep with your weapons close by

This may sound obvious but it is important to always sleep next to your weapon or weapons. When you wake up with a jump (when someone calls in the middle of the night) you can be disorientated and unable to find your weapon. If it’s right there next to you, you will have a chance to defend yourself before being attacked.

Rule # 39
Always aim for the head

As we know from numerous zombie movies, body shots are a waste of time and ammunition. Whether you are shooting or hitting with a hammer always go for the head or you will be just wasting time and energy.

Rule # 40
Cover all wounds

It’s important to cover any wounds or open cuts that you have
on your body or that people you are traveling/staying with have on them. The smell of fresh blood is very attractive to the undead. Think safety, keeping your wounds covered will be more hygienic and lessen the chances of you getting infected.

Rule # 41
Don’t run with your knife

This rule may save your life, remember your mum always saying don’t run with scissors or knives? Well there’s a lot of common sense there, if you are running and carrying a knife at the same time always face the blade downwards or away from you. You would be surprised at how many people make this mistake and in this situation it could cost you your life.

Rule # 42
Wear a survival vest