by Kenny Van Dyke Jr

If you climb a tree, what then? Unless you have wings or a thick canopy of branches to climb through, you’re stuck. It may seem like a good idea to duck into a cave or parking garage, but how are you gonna get out again? Have a plan! Don’t pin yourself down unless you’re stocked up in advance, or you’re making your last stand and barricading yourself inside for good.

If you use this entire book as a resource, and apply all of the tips contained in this book to your current situation, you’ll have a fighting chance. Have mobile zombie-survival kits stashed in as many places as make sense for you, and stash them BEFORE the attack!

Have everything else you may need at your home or office, or both. Hopefully you’re in one of those two places when the zombies hit! (see also Tip #29 “Essential Gear” as well as the “Tools of the Trade” section)

Know the most secure location in your house, on your block, in your town, and plan on an ultimate destination where long-term survival and rebuilding are possible.

Imagine; old lady McTavish from apartment J-303 is probably a zombie right now! Her zombie-self doesn’t care if you’re pilfering Green Giant baby-cut asparagus spears or Chicken and Stars from her pantry, but it’s pretty fuckin’ sweet (actually, savory…) for you! Now, what’s your next move? In my opinion, you should already have a plan made before entering the building to begin with. Do you know where you’re going next, or do you hole up in the building? What transportation options are available to you? What happens if your car breaks down? Are there zombies beginning to surround the apartment building already? You need to plan for every possible situation, and base your plans on the cards you’ve been dealt.

If you’re holed up and feeling pretty good about your chances, plan for every possible thing that could go wrong, because Murphy’s Law is a bitch. When something unexpected does happen, you should have a ‘red alert’ or ‘man the battle stations’ type of order (if there’s more survivors than just you). For example: what happens if the zombies breach the western barricade? Was that your primary escape route? What if they have compromised both of your main escape routes? Have you planned for a third? If not, figure something out now, before the shit hits the fan!

Also, keep friends and family in the know as far as the plan goes. It would be a real shame to find out a group of friends came to your place with supplies, looking for shelter, right after you left in search of supplies of your own. H.A.M. radios will still work in case of invasion (assuming you can power one up…), so I suggest buying one for all your friends and loved ones this holiday season, along with a solar-powered backup system. (see also Tip #32 HAM Radio).

By the way: if you can’t make a decent plan because you’re too stupid, you probably won’t survive for very long anyway (see also Tip #92 “Leadership and Followership”).

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Jay Wilburn

Jay Wilburn has a Masters Degree in Education that goes mostly unused since he quit teaching to write about zombies. Jay writes horror because he tends to find the light by facing down the darkness. His is doing well following a life saving kidney transplant. Jay is the author of Maidens of Zombie Kingdom a young adult fantasy trilogy, Lake Scatter Wood Tales adventure books for elementary and middle school readers, Vampire Christ a trilogy of political and religious satire, and The Dead Song Legend. He cowrote The Enemy Held Near, Yard Full of Bones, and The Hidden Truth with Armand Rosamilia. You can also find Jay's work in Best Horror of the Year volume 5. He is a staff writer with Dark Moon Digest, LitReactor, and the Still Water Bay series with Crystal Lake Publishing.

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