Found: the perfect survival vehicle [Archive] - Page 3

Subgenius

09-10-2009, 06:26 PM

What's the deal with all the armored vehicles? It's not like a zed will set an IED or pop an RPG on your ass.

I don't think IEDs or RPGs are the problem. If you drive a car through a crowd of zombies, then the impacts of the bodies will really mess the car up. Especially modern cars that are made of thin materials not designed for such impacts. If you watch the opening credits of Dawn of the Dead (2004), then you a brief glimpse of a dump-truck driving into a crowd. THAT is the way to do it, IMO. A huge truck like that can take a pounding and mow through a crowd of zombies. A smaller truck or sedan is going to have problems.

Darkness

09-10-2009, 07:05 PM

"Excellent points, Subgenius." :)

CAVU45

09-10-2009, 07:36 PM

The problems associated with heavy armored vehicles have already been pointed out. As for the non-zed dangers, the last thing I'd want to be in is a large, loud, heavy, near blind vehicle without dismounted support. A armored vehicle could quickly become a death trap.

I want a vehicle that's going to get me away from the danger, not over or through it. Any vehicle (possibly with a very few exceptions) will get bogged down by enough bodies. That's what really happened to that dump truck in the opening segment of DotD (remake). It was taken from a real newclip of a riot in SE Asia. If I were to see a large horde, I'd turn around and head in the opposite direction.

Noc

09-11-2009, 09:31 AM

What about the 'Riot Van' shown in an episode of Top Gear?

It had room to sleep a few people, toilet, and other nifty little add-ons, though I can't find it on google. Anyone remember what I'm talking about?

Bob

09-11-2009, 01:13 PM

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2489/40048616859e06e88a6o901.jpg

Subgenius

09-11-2009, 02:26 PM

I love the idea of turning a garbage truck into a mobile home:

http://weburbanist.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/01/garbage-truck-mobile-home.jpg

Check out more images at WebUrbanist (http://weburbanist.com/2008/01/30/3-more-awesome-approaches-to-portable-living-from-garbage-trucks-to-portable-living-rooms/).

PS: Of course that garbage truck better be seriously cleaned up before they convert it. I would hate to live in a mobile truck that smelled like trash all the time. LOL.

Noc

09-11-2009, 09:18 PM

http://img141.imageshack.us/img141/2489/40048616859e06e88a6o901.jpg

Yeah, that's the one, nice isn't it.:)

homelitexl

09-13-2009, 12:36 AM

Bob says;
Mopeds are fun to ride as long as your friends don't see you.

my dad always told mopeds are like fat women there fun to ride but you dont want your to see you doin it

Bob

09-13-2009, 01:00 AM

I was wondering how long it would take for someone to say that.

mattifikation

09-13-2009, 03:09 AM

You were wondering how long it would take somebody to blurt out a string of misspelled words that vaguely resemble a sentence?

Noc

09-13-2009, 04:26 AM

:lol:

Anyway, how long do you think it would take for a regular sedan, or SUV, to breakdown due to "Zombie Hit & Run". I think it would be shorter than most people think, a human body would give the engine a but of a beating.

Bob

09-13-2009, 09:34 AM

Radiator damage or a fender meeting a tire would be the most likely cause of failure.
Reinforce the front end with pipe and it would last much longer.
Also if the pipe was welded into a wedge shape to deflect the Zed then you would not have to run them all over risking undercarriage damage.

Noc

09-13-2009, 10:42 AM

Yeah, I was mainly thinking radiator damage. Which would be helped alot with a 'BULL BAR'.

Although, for me, finding a welder, after Z-DAY has come, doesn't look very easy.

rogeneck

09-13-2009, 01:09 PM

it matters what the year is.
my dad has a 60 something that he ran into a tree in michigan and then drove away from the scene and made it back home 100 miles. it still ran ok. now it doesn't work because he hasn't used it for more than 20 years.

what i ment to say from that ramble is that i think that cars that have real front ends will last much longer(in resident evil nemesis the black guy with the duel pistols runs over a bunch of zombies with his old car that had plenty of chrome in the front). also any car with a rear mounted engine will last infinitely longer.

kiltedninja

09-13-2009, 02:04 PM

I'm still gonna go with a Moped.

Godzilla_Rules

09-13-2009, 03:28 PM

i will go with this instead

http://www.breaktaker.com/albums/pictures/transportation/HugeTruck.jpg

Godzilla_Rules

09-13-2009, 03:29 PM

or better yet: http://www.strangedangers.com/images/content/117397.jpg

mattifikation

09-13-2009, 04:19 PM

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_ovJS1Em-6dg/R2y_x4d17fI/AAAAAAAASak/MTcMe-_nhH8/s400/vehicle.JPG

TastyRidesAgain

09-17-2009, 09:58 PM

Wow, I can't believe this thread is still alive!

Anyway, what about this:
http://www.porta-bote.com/
It can pretty much be strapped to any vehicle, even pulled behind a bicycle, and provides almost instant accessibility to any body of water.

homelitexl

09-18-2009, 09:33 PM

easy a 57 lincold continintal

Bob

09-19-2009, 08:00 AM

Ramming Speed!!!

homelitexl

09-20-2009, 08:11 PM

hell yeah man

Hunk

10-02-2009, 07:47 AM

Nah, you got it all wrong. We're not talking about wading through a sea of undead in an Abrams tank. The beauty of the bike is that you can get far away from a zombie-outbreak area quickly, easily, and without having to stop. You don't have to rely on roads that are going to get choked by panicked soccer moms. When everyone else is trapped in their SUVs, out of gas or stuck in traffic, you can buzz along over fences, cars, and other barriers that would stop the zombies and most other vehicles. Throw the bike in a dingy and cross a river, no bridge necessary. Bring along a 2-gallon gas can and get a 400-mile range! You have the mobility of traveling on foot, with much greater speed, and no fatigue to set in.

Exactly... its not like your planning on going through hevily infested areas... you would have more space to pack ammo and canned food instead of wasting space for gas...but if you were going into an infested area i would reccomend a a humvee... if you have someone to operate the gun and another who could operate the type of radio they have you have as good of a chance as if you were in a APC. you could weld grating onto the windows and add other accesories as needed... Now if your wondering how to obtain someting like this your most likely going to have to scavenge one that was left behind by fleeing national guard forces...or if you have a base by your area (Aberdeen Proving Ground for me) then you may have a chance for some better equpiment such as M-4s, Barrets, and even morters and Rocket Launchers. Better yet if you or a buddy can fly a helicopter then you have a scout to find other survivors or even get out if need be. I Rest My Case... the bike would be ideal for a quick escape until you really need to bunker down.:shotg:

homelitexl

10-02-2009, 01:40 PM

ill take my truck thank you

lakewalker

10-07-2009, 05:48 PM

I've been thinking that a gravel truck would be a great Survival vehicle. You could modify it with extra fuel tanks, big car moving grill protectors, attack platform in truck bed, lots of room for storing found salvage and forage. Lots to be found around any construction site and city service yards.

vonnoobie

10-10-2009, 10:31 PM

Specifically wouldnt bother me to much.. Probably just grab a Hummer. or Truck.. But would make my way over to a port.. And try and get my hands on a amphibious assault ship. Plenty of space.. easily defended.. and able to carry out air sea and ground operations.. If your even luckier you will get almost 2,000 marines with it aswell (hopefully not turned zombie) =)

zeke67

10-18-2009, 12:45 AM

CAVU45

10-18-2009, 10:36 AM

M35A2 http://www.mtaofnj.org/mta_events/nam_vets_day_03/Image24.jpg

Why?
1)Burns almost any fuel
2)Can carry a TON of anything you want
3)Can move almost any obstacle
4)Submerge up to 6ft. of water
5)Readily available
6)Military vehicles have alot of tools and such for survival

need i say more?

Yep. Parts. With the M35 being phased out, if not already completely replaced, parts will be hard to find. The M35 is a great vehicle, but still has its limitations. It's fairly easy to get one stuck and hard as hell to get it unstuck without a wrecker.

Hunk

10-19-2009, 09:02 AM

haahahahaaa that is true but with them readily avalible you could just salvaged ones used by the guard trying to keep order during the outbreak

CAVU45

10-19-2009, 07:03 PM

I don't even think the Guard has them anymore. All that were taken overseas when thosse units deployed, stayed over there, were rehabed, and given to the then ING along with the old UH-1H helicopters.

vonnoobie

10-20-2009, 07:05 AM

oo Nothing shall beat this... plutonium-powered DeLorean "time machine"
:evil::evil:

Hunk

10-20-2009, 07:40 AM

CAVU45

10-20-2009, 08:36 AM

It might be Bell 212s you see, or if you live near a Marine or Naval base, UH-1Ns.

homelitexl

10-20-2009, 05:41 PM

i want a panzer mkIII

Hunk

10-21-2009, 07:54 AM

It might be Bell 212s you see, or if you live near a Marine or Naval base, UH-1Ns.

Yeah i live near the Aberdeen Proving Ground i also see A-10s and Blackhawks

ZombieBoy

10-31-2009, 11:58 PM

check this out. Roll over zeds with this baby any day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OxRHzN1eSi8

homelitexl

11-02-2009, 08:58 PM

in my studies the panzer mk 3 or 4 is best

Rocketman005

11-24-2009, 02:49 PM

TSHTF and you need a vehicle, maybe to look for survivors, or in the worst case scenario, to get the heck outta town.

What vehicle would you try to get?

Here are 3 that would be available in the city where I live.

http://img266.imageshack.us/img266/9311/800pxcanadianlightarmor.th.jpg (http://img266.imageshack.us/i/800pxcanadianlightarmor.jpg/)http://img524.imageshack.us/img524/7661/armoredtruck.th.jpg (http://img524.imageshack.us/i/armoredtruck.jpg/)http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5360/picservicesfireambulanc.th.jpg (http://img691.imageshack.us/i/picservicesfireambulanc.jpg/)

I am thinking the coyote reconnaissance vehicle would be useless for this type of disaster although it would have rocket launchers for flares isn't the driver a sitting duck on top?

The ambulance would have a siren, that would get survivors and maybe keep you from getting shot at.

The Armoured vehicle, Brinks truck style could push vehicles out of the way, go through walls fences, take bullets. You would sleep secure the first night in there I would think.

What are your thoughts on this?

RyDub

11-24-2009, 03:45 PM

The Brinks like truck would probably be the best. Pretty much everything on there of made to keep people

Rocketman005

11-24-2009, 08:38 PM

The Brinks like truck would probably be the best. Pretty much everything on there of made to keep people

I was thinking even maybe paint a red cross on the side. That might help.

I have never looked inside one, but I assume if you had a good pack-sack, full of survival gear, sleeping bag, whatever your kit was that you kept ready in the trunk or whatever, then if you threw that in, you'd be in good shape quick with that vehicle, providing the roads aren't completely blocked.

Dark Comic

11-24-2009, 09:46 PM

I wouldn't mind going with something from this site,

http://www.offroadtrucks.com.au/index.php

These look rugged enough to handle my attempts at learning to drive something that large. Plus you wouldn't need to be too concerned about the road itself being clear ... provided there is enough room next to the road.

Satariel

11-25-2009, 02:39 AM

Have you guys seen this ?

http://www.seriouswheels.com/pics-2009/bc/2009-Conquest-Knight-XV-Front-Angle-2-1024x768.jpg

It's called the Conquest Knight and it's really big. :P
It's also really expensive and I don't think there are too many around, but it looks too bad ass to pass.

weirdenator

12-06-2009, 02:15 AM

Hmm, good crush resistance and can't be overturned, but way too prone to fatiguing the "driver". Too heavy to be picked up and moved over obstacles, too. :lol:

id still use that :evil:

Hitman Monkey

12-09-2009, 02:21 PM

ZombieGore

12-09-2009, 02:52 PM

sk8rmichael

12-10-2009, 10:50 AM

lol i like the random handles on the hood :lol: maby those zombies can hitch a ride haha but i want that fer shur it looks bad ass i wonder homw many miles per galon it gets hahah

ZombieGore

12-10-2009, 12:25 PM

it looks bulletproof but is probably made out of plastic...

ZombifiedBrendan

12-10-2009, 05:41 PM

Best.
Vehicle.
Ever.

mattifikation

12-10-2009, 08:02 PM

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/02/New_Scope_Ford_F-650.jpg

http://jalopnik.com/5153075/new-scope-ford-f+650-xuv

ZombieGore

12-10-2009, 10:09 PM

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/images/jalopnik/2009/02/New_Scope_Ford_F-650.jpg

http://jalopnik.com/5153075/new-scope-ford-f+650-xuv

well...thats pretty bad ass too...

rogeneck

12-10-2009, 11:29 PM

first one is best

kiltedninja

12-10-2009, 11:46 PM

I still say my feet are the perfect survival vehicle. I have yet to meet something I can't cross, climb, or cover with my feet. Lava is the exception.

ZombieGore

12-10-2009, 11:49 PM

I still say my feet are the perfect survival vehicle. I have yet to meet something I can't cross, climb, or cover with my feet. Lava is the exception.

What about a piece of rope tied to both sides of a 100yard shark tank full with poisenes razorblades...and you have to walk across the rope like a circus act...could you do that?

kiltedninja

12-10-2009, 11:58 PM

What about a piece of rope tied to both sides of a 100yard shark tank full with poisenes razorblades...and you have to walk across the rope like a circus act...could you do that?

I'd cross it, but not like that. I'd find a different way. I reckon I could do tightrope walking with some practice though.

zombabe

12-11-2009, 12:05 AM

LOL the bike on the first page is ingenious!!! The guy who made it must really not like walking...:)

homelitexl

12-11-2009, 09:53 AM

im so american i drive a gas guzzling dually from the 80s to school and i only live a block away

sk8rmichael

12-11-2009, 11:37 AM

im so american i drive a gas guzzling dually from the 80s to school and i only live a block away

LOL i would skate to school if i didnt live in this freaking small ass town lol most the roads are dirt up till about 3 miles freom town and im 5 miles from town haha :doh:

thesunshinenevercomes

12-12-2009, 10:38 PM

i'm gonna have to go with whatever i can find to get me somewhere, it makes sense to me that as long as you keep moving youll make it alright. maybe not great. but alright.

Zombardment

12-27-2009, 03:48 PM

A big ol' mahonking Super semi with a zomb plow for easy access to anywere you need to go. watch the bodies fly.:evil:

massacre07

12-27-2009, 09:33 PM

Here is my two cents on, granted that I havent read all 38 pages of this thread..

Cars < Bikes for personal transportation.. if you are traveling in a group then you may want to consider something else. But consider that road ways are going to be jam packed with abandoned vehicles which will also have undead roaming around amongst them. Saying this in a group you are likely better with an SUV or 4x4 truck, however fuel consumption is a major concern and many SUVs (argueably the most popular vehicle in North America today) are not made to travel off road. The original hummer or land rover is the iconic off road vehicle. New, heavy, posh interior, under powered SUVs that are common today will not be able to handle the rigor of off roading, especially when a driver has the mentality of "have to escape".

Personally based on where I live, I can travel for hundreds of kilometers by water, inland and to the coast (with proper charts) I will be heading to the closet marina.

Stephen: Where you headed?
Officer at Police Dock: Down river. We got an idea maybe we can make it to the island!
Stephen: What Island?
Officer at Police Dock: Any island. What about you? Where are you headed?
Stephen: Straight up.

mattifikation

12-27-2009, 11:52 PM

Boats might be a good idea to travel down a wide river. That's one of my bug out plans, to book it down the Allegheny. Keep in mind that most rivers, at some point, will have a dam or some other obstacle that you'll have to get around. A small, inflatable raft might be a better choice than a rigid boat because you can carry it overland if you need to.

You'll probably want to travel at night if possible, because if you're on a river your only cover will be darkness. If the water's deep enough you won't have to worry about zombies, but other humans might be an issue. One group of raiders with their own boat would be the end of you, and then there's fellow survivors who just might kill you because they don't trust you.

In spite of the dangers, sometimes traveling the waterways is the best option.

massacre07

12-28-2009, 12:07 AM

Ya, the main E-W river here has a large hydro dam, so if I want to use it to travel west I have to take the long way around. I hadnt thought of raiders previously though. Good thing about Canada is it's more difficult to acquire firearms so I maybe as well armed as the raiders attacking me, only their strength in numbers.
The boat is just the bugout plan (I like that word usage) I thought about a long term plan but its going to be so difficult to plan post Z-Day when youre planning on traveling hundreds of kilometers/miles to begin with. I dont know where I'll end up so the boat is just a starting point.

sparta98

01-06-2010, 06:56 PM

How would you prefer todecimate the horde with a vehicle
Personally I would get an osprey VTOL and mount guns on it

Dark Gale

01-06-2010, 07:06 PM

I would fly around in an Apache Longbow.

unnamedbaby77

01-06-2010, 07:14 PM

you can fly an Apache?

Dark Gale

01-06-2010, 07:21 PM

you can fly an Apache?

No, and I doubt the other guy can fly an Osprey. It's just a What If thing.

CAVU45

01-06-2010, 07:38 PM

I'll just fly orbit the earth in the USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-E) and just zap them all from space. I can even transport down into a store to get what I want. That's way cool!!!!! :roll:

sparta98

01-06-2010, 07:47 PM

Hahaha forgot about those apaches... Maybe the green goblin's glider? Or harry's board? Those are fun

unnamedbaby77

01-06-2010, 08:34 PM

now a SWAT APC may come in handy methinks

Bob

01-06-2010, 09:20 PM

Hey Cav
After we finish wiping out the Zed with the main phaser banks we can go try to hook up with some of those green chicks...

CAVU45

01-06-2010, 10:15 PM

Oh hell yeh!!!!! I can see it now!!

Onslaught

01-08-2010, 12:50 AM

Hey Cav
After we finish wiping out the Zed with the main phaser banks we can go try to hook up with some of those green chicks...

Sorry Bob, they're green cause they're zombies.

Bob

01-08-2010, 06:47 AM

Nooooooooo
Well if that is case I guess I will have to listen to conventional wisdom.
Once you go Vulcan you won't go back...

Hunk

01-08-2010, 09:59 AM

id get a BADGER PDV1 (Howe & Howe tech) with a Remote operated GAU-17 MiniGun

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_kdcsVoFMTKM/R_VKvvgXc_I/AAAAAAAADAU/SxAYd-x1IUM/s320/normal_Minigun1.jpg

mattifikation

01-08-2010, 10:14 AM

Well, a Google Image search returns this as its first result:

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ose_1ZGaL6o/St9izDULtLI/AAAAAAAAAVQ/KJMMPqw3bzY/s400/austrian+death+machine+album+art.jpg

And Google doesn't lie, so I'll take the Governator.

Hunk

01-08-2010, 01:15 PM

HAAHAHHAHAAA! thats frieckin hilarious

homelitexl

01-08-2010, 02:55 PM

ill take a tiger tank mk 5 and hugh hefner oh yeah the enterprise sux id take the death star over it or mecha hitlers suit

sparta98

01-08-2010, 03:43 PM

im suprised nobody said the x/y wing fighter yet

CAVU45

01-08-2010, 07:23 PM

im suprised nobody said the x/y wing fighter yet

Naw. Limited range and firepower. Why settle for a little fighter when you can have a whole starship?

Bladehunter

01-08-2010, 07:40 PM

My friends got farm equipment that we can use for trasportation.

SWAT Zombie

01-08-2010, 09:48 PM

im suprised nobody said the x/y wing fighter yet

nah. its Tie Defender all the way for me. Tie Defender, Mandalorian armour, a lightsabre and an E-11 carbine with a few thermal detonators thrown into the mix

mattifikation

01-09-2010, 12:53 AM

I'll take a Halo.

Pirate Rum

01-09-2010, 06:22 PM

hotlead

01-09-2010, 06:41 PM

Well, at the risk of being thought wrong, my perfect survival vehicle....

My 1994 Neon. It seats 4 comfortably with a large trunk, or 2 with enough room for easily a weeks worth of back country camping equipment. Its great on gas, and most importantly, I am very comfortable in it.

Nothing would be worse then needing to learn a new vehicle when someone was trying to eat you.

In all the cars and trucks I've ever seen, the gas is the long skinny pedal on the right, the brake is the short fat one in the middle, the clutch is the square one on the left, the stick in between the seats is the gear shift, the shift pattern is pretty standard, and the big circle in front of you makes the car go left or right. If you have an automatic, you can get rid of the clutch pedal, and the gear shift moves up to the right side of the column in most cars, the headlights and wipers shouldn't be too hard to find. What's to learn?

CAVU45

01-09-2010, 07:42 PM

My friends got farm equipment that we can use for trasportation.

Let's see. A starship or a tractor. Decisions, decisions.....

Bob

01-09-2010, 10:11 PM

I vote Star Ship, I for one don't believe the green chicks are zombies.
Captain Kirk would not have cavorted with them if they were.

CAVU45

01-09-2010, 11:55 PM

I agree!! The green chicks are simply green,,,and very hot. Onslaught is just green with envy because we'll have the hot green chicks.

hotlead

01-10-2010, 01:31 AM

What do you think green chicks taste like? I'd like to find out :-P

I'm only asking because the zombies might not like the way they taste and won't try to eat them, and they can be trained as ultra-ninja zombie-gitters to wipe out the zombie menace and save the world.

556superman

01-10-2010, 05:50 AM

Green girls EH?

SWAT Zombie

01-10-2010, 06:10 AM

oh yeah. gotta love the green chicks. ignore what Eddie Murphy said about them in Delirious. and Klingon women, the fangs, the hard tight bods, the rough stuff. yumbonies :love:

CAVU45

01-10-2010, 08:58 AM

Bob

01-10-2010, 11:20 AM

Snicker...

Klingon chicks are a bit rough around the edges for me, not to mention those teeth.
I am pointedly avoiding making the obvious comment here.

mattifikation

01-10-2010, 05:50 PM

What about horseback riding?

I know you'd be pretty exposed, but you'd never have to worry about gas...

SWAT Zombie

01-11-2010, 02:39 AM

Also with horse you might potentially be able to train them to kick zombies' heads in or at least charge through them if surrounded. Maybe even armour the horse in some way if you know how. But it all might depend on whether a horse is susceptible to zombie bites or not.

Satariel

01-11-2010, 02:49 AM

Even if they weren't susceptible to zombie bites, i think they would be scared of them and throw you off their back.

SWAT Zombie

01-11-2010, 02:57 AM

Not if they're trained properly. Look at the horses used by cavalry throughout history. If you can condition a horse so it runs towards gunfire or hacking and slashing, I think you could condition them to deal with zombies.

Pirate Rum

01-11-2010, 12:54 PM

In all the cars and trucks I've ever seen, the gas is the long skinny pedal on the right, the brake is the short fat one in the middle, the clutch is the square one on the left, the stick in between the seats is the gear shift, the shift pattern is pretty standard, and the big circle in front of you makes the car go left or right. If you have an automatic, you can get rid of the clutch pedal, and the gear shift moves up to the right side of the column in most cars, the headlights and wipers shouldn't be too hard to find. What's to learn?

In a standard vehicles the friction point for the transmission is going to be different in almost every car you get into. It wouldn't take long to readjust, but it's going to be at least a short while until you can find it easily, and if you can't your just going to ruin the transmission on a vehicle you most likely can't repair.

Vehicles that are larger or smaller then one you are used to will naturally handle differently, so there's a period of getting used to that.

Not knowing how quickly or slowly a new vehicle will accelerate or brake.

There's alot to learn about new vehicles, and should zombies attack, I don't think there will be time for test driving.

Hunk

01-12-2010, 07:41 AM

My friends got farm equipment that we can use for trasportation.

well thats not really a paramilitary death machine

Hunk

01-12-2010, 07:45 AM

Naw. Limited range and firepower. Why settle for a little fighter when you can have a whole starship?

ill take the millenium falcon or the empires star destroyer

elfonutopia

01-16-2010, 12:48 AM

Newbie here. I read through all 41 pages - a very time-consuming activity.

Let see, if I really want to plan ahead to survive a zombie apocalypse, then I need to think like a paranoid. My house is already near the waterfront, so all I need is a secured dock accessible only from the house (which my family almost never leaves) and the dock leads to a custom configured Nomad 1000 (http://www.ussubmarines.com/submarines/nomad.flyer.pdf) - configured not for luxury but to house my wife and 2 kids, plus anyone else we choose to tag along. Purchase of this sub comes with training so driving wont be a problem for my wife and I and a pre-selected friend.

Escape route: Family gets to the sub. Wife drives to a pre-agreed location. I am most probably at the office, so I just run/drive a motorbike/or hitch towards the shore, which is 2 km away from the office. Steal or float towards the pre-agreed location using the self-inflating raft I store at the office. Wait on the radio and try to rescue friends as safely as possible.

Sub is stocked with weapons and food and enough extra diesel for 1 full tank. Depending on the other factors such as hostile survivors wanting to raid our sub or stupid survivors ramming us with their ships, we will most probably submerge and head for small islands 5 km away. We slowly fortify the island to prevent the possibility of zeds walking on water and farm on it. But we will always be sleeping on the sub.

There should still be enough diesel to find to drive the sub for several months, otherwise, we conserve energy by staying anchored and afloat and or attach a sail to move around and hope no decides to be a pirate.

This plan is of no use if Zed Outbreak is airborne.

By the way, Zed Apocalypse will happen only after 50 years - the time required for me to earn money to buy the sub.

unnamedbaby77

01-16-2010, 01:56 AM

what do you do for a living that it will take so long?

Dark Gale

01-16-2010, 02:25 AM

what do you do for a living that it will take so long?

It's a 65 foot luxery yacht/Submarine, how much do you think it costs? it doesn't matter what he does, it'll take him a helluva long time to get the money.

unnamedbaby77

01-16-2010, 05:34 AM

BAH!

think about that statement and get back to me......compromised morals dont need to come into play to make that kinda money anyway...

weirdenator

01-16-2010, 08:50 AM

It's a 65 foot luxery yacht/Submarine, how much do you think it costs? it doesn't matter what he does, it'll take him a helluva long time to get the money.

i think it costs sh:poo: loads

Pirate Rum

01-16-2010, 12:57 PM

http://www.nauticalniche.com/submarinepricelist.htm

The Nomad, only Five Million for 24 passengers.

elfonutopia

01-18-2010, 12:43 AM

I guess I was wrong about the 50 years. I only make $7,200 a year. And the sub cost $5M. Hmm...

I guess I'll start making myself a bamboo raft.

The luxury-submarine business is sometimes hard to fathom.

"If you can find my submarine, it's yours," says Russian oil billionaire Roman Abramovich. That's all the reclusive owner of the Chelsea Football Club has to say. - source (http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2003783824_luxurysubs11.html)

Kissaki

01-18-2010, 09:43 PM

The sub is a cool idea!!

I just read the first pages. Everyone discussing about bikes. I suggest a car with solar engine, because of the fuel problem.

A tank or hovercraft would be cool too!!

mattifikation

01-19-2010, 12:47 AM

Do you have a car with a solar engine, a tank, a hovercraft, or a sub?

Redneck

01-19-2010, 04:48 AM

CAVU45

01-19-2010, 08:16 AM

I have found it! A STREET LEGAL AIRPLANE! (http://www.rdmag.com/News/2010/01/Manufacturing-Street-legal-airplane-made-possible-with-new-rules-new-software/)
The plane can travel up to 115 mph and can accommodate 430 pounds.

Pretty nifty idea for a weekend jaunt. But it's only a two place and has limited cargo capacity and capability. A "useful load" doesn't tell us much. The 65mph max road speed isn't blazing, but respectable enough. I wonder though if the 100kt is TAS or ground. 1700ft is pretty long for T/O. I wonder if that's fully loaded. An empty 727 can take off in 1700ft.