As we feel like we have planned for every possible option for the children we are linked to we decided, in a light hearted moment, to make the following plan – just in case.
The Zombie Apocalypse Survival Plan
In the event of a zombie apocalypse we have prepared the following survival plan for the intended survival of us and our adopted children.
Our immediate safe space will be the loft in our house. It is accessed via a ladder which can be pulled back into the loft to deny access to the attacking hordes. We also plan to fix a piece of rope to the outside of the hatch in order to close this and prevent a line of sight to the children and us.
This plan makes the following presumptions:
- Zombies are infectious if they bite or share bodily fluids with the healthy
- Zombies are not intelligent and have limited capacity to learn
- Zombies can only be killed if beheaded, punctured through the brain or set on fire
- As we live in a rural area the we will have a short amount of advance notice as the Zombies will go through more populated areas first. We are also presuming that our elderly neighbours will not survive.
- Electricity and water supply will last for a finite amount of time once the crisis begins
In the first instance our priorities will be 2 fold. One adult will ensure the children are relocated to the loft along with quiet toys (to prevent zombies locating us using noise), duvets and pillows plus a basic first aid kit and a small number of clothes. The second adult will focus on the kitchen. Supplies of food and water along with all available knives can be relocated to provide subsistence and protection for the short term and until such time as the garage can be accessed and further supplies obtained.
Our loft has 2 windows which can be used as look outs to watch for zombies moving towards us using the road and the surrounding fields. Using the windows we can access the roof in case of emergency rescue situations. They can be locked to prevent access by zombies on the roof.
We have available in the garage at all times the following survival equipment:
- 4 sleeping bags and mats/ airbeds with blankets and pillows
- Camping gas cooking system with spare gas bottle and suitable tools
- Swords, pole arms and other suitable ‘weapons’
- Tools and supplies to barricade the windows and doors if necessary
Each car will be stocked with a basic survival kit which would allow for immediate survival should the house need to be evacuated. These kits will include suitable car seats for each child based on their age, height and weight.
Supplies can be located from the following in order of distance (nearest to the house first). We will have taken the opportunity to raid empty houses within the locality first.
- 3 miles Co-op and Jet garages for food and fuel
- Tesco and One stop 5 m miles away. There are also a number of ‘Pound Stretcher’ type shops that sell food that could be utilised
- Between 5 and 15 miles they are a wealth of shops of various sizes from which we can restock supplies once the more local sources have run dry
During these trips we have planned that one adult will remain with the children whilst the other under takes the gathering of supplies unless a third person comes into our refuge when this person will be the second on the gathering of supplies.
Once the infestation is cleared and the world begins anew we plan to make sure of the surrounding gardens and farms to become self sustaining whilst looking to become part of a community which supports itself without turning into a fanatically religious dictatorship or military operation. We plan to remain in our home as we have a solar powered hot water supply, bottled gas on which to cook and a multi fuel stove to heat our home and so we can survive once the electricity supply stops. We are also close enough to a natural running water supply from which we can retrieve water which can be boiled and treated before use.
This survival plan can also be adapted for us during an outbreak of an infectious disease (however an ‘all clear’ will be required before inclusion in a community is considered) and alien invasion however in the event of extreme weather the following amendments can be made:
- For a period of extreme cold the relocation space will be the lounge with the multi fuel fire. Mattresses will be used against the windows and external walls to insulate the room. All clothing will be brought from the wardrobes for use along will as much wooden furniture as possible in piece form for fuel.
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