Boats?

[Homiseidel]

What do you think of taking a boat through a river to escape? If you think about it, most zombies can't swim. Even if they could you could headshot them before they got to the boat. It's doubtful they'd be found along rivers anyway. That way you could escape to the country, slaughter animals and grow your own crops for food. You might have a few wandering about out there, but not the hordes you'd find in the city. It wouldn't be as fun as the city, but you'd have a better chance for survival.

[beyerwrestler]

What do you think of taking a boat through a river to escape? If you think about it, most zombies can't swim. Even if they could you could headshot them before they got to the boat. It's doubtful they'd be found along rivers anyway. That way you could escape to the country, slaughter animals and grow your own crops for food. You might have a few wandering about out there, but not the hordes you'd find in the city. It wouldn't be as fun as the city, but you'd have a better chance for survival.

A boat would be only temporary refuge because once your out of supplies you have to go back on land. Because your leaving the boat behind on the shore you never know if a zed somehow crawled its way inside. Also If your on a lake or going to an island at sea or just maybe on a river:zombies dont need air so theyll just walk along the water/seabed. Id have a boat to get somwhere quick but It wouldnt be permanent or longterm.:drool:

[Homiseidel]

Of course you wouldn't live on the boat. It'd just be a way to get out to a more desolate part of the country, find some sort of farm, and then wait out there until you need more supplies.

EDIT: As for the zombies getting on the boat, just kill them? Hmm... Not sure of that one.

[Dave Of The Dead]

He was saying when you're not near the boat that zeds might get in.

The problem with the whole boat thing is most major cities are build on or near a river, even today. So your chances of escaping up river to avoid a hoard of zombies will only lead you to more. Yeah, it might work, but chances are slim.

[NickelobLight]

Make sure you know how to pilot a boat. If you've never driven one before, it can be dangerous in an emergency situation. Of course, if you're talking canoe or rowboat, it would be the equivalent of a bicycle on land.

But yeah. No matter how you're evacuating, keep an eye open for those pesky zombies. They'll pop up when you least expect them and feel safest.

[JakAttak]

not permanent lot's of live on boats in back bayous of Louisiana.

[mattifikation]

I think it would be the perfect way to get out of town. Notice that the OP just said the idea was to use the boat as a way to leave.

Nothin' wrong with that. Here where I live, that gives me three ways to escape: Up river, down river, and up a large creek (which is really more of a small river than a creek.) A canoe with a trawling motor would get me out of town if all the roads were blocked, and wouldn't require a large amount of gas.

As for worrying about "large cities" being built on rivers, a simple map can help you avoid those.

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[diablo166]

Pre invasion idea
1 Get boat aka steal it who wants to make payments on a boat?
2Find island
3Build anti-zed bunker on said island
4stock island

[secretcog]

I think I've addressed this in a different thread.

I agree that a boat is one of, if not the safest means to avoid a zombie for these reasons:

1) A sailboat small enough to sustain a small crew doesn't need fuel;
2) Food is abundant (fish, seaweed, etc); and
3) You can avoid the population centers by staying afloat.

Now here's the problems:

1) Zombies can walk under water and may be able to climb up an anchor chain;
2) The virus may affect sea life therefore ending your food supply; and
3) You have to zig zag to move...not good for river travels!

My parents owned a Hunter 27 sailboat. Practically raised me on it.

[mattifikation]

The problem with that is food. Stocked food is good for at most, 30 years for the freeze dried emergency supply stuff they sell. That's a long time, but it's not the rest of your life. It would have to be a big, big island in order to supply you and whoever you're with, at least an acre per person for farmland and another acre per person for livestock.

I only like the idea of a boat as an escape method, not as a means for long term survival.

[mattifikation]

Zombies can barely walk. I doubt they'll be climbing up an anchor chain.

Zombies cannot walk across the bottom of a river. There's this thing called "current." All they can do is be pulled along the bottom until they wash up somewhere. Watch some flood videos sometime, and see entire cars be hauled down the street by 3 foot deep water. You'll see what I mean.

Don't believe me? Get a snorkel and try it.

[secretcog]

haha@snorkel.right

Didn't consider the current. But if there is no current...that leaves the question of "can a zombie climb?"

Well...can they?

[beyerwrestler]

haha@snorkel.right

Didn't consider the current. But if there is no current...that leaves the question of "can a zombie climb?"

Well...can they?


If we're talking about DOTD zeds Im pretty sure they would climb up the anchor, rope, etc. But I guess it depends on what kind of outbreak it is. Then again it doesnt matter if they can climb or not, because if when you got in the boat were spotted and followed by the time you stopped for supplies or refuge the zeds would surface from the water. And that would be pretty darn freaky :shock:

[bandits1]

I agree with Dave Of The Dead: why would crossing a river save you? Wouldn't there be zombies on the other side of the river, too? Wouldn't the people that live on the opposite side of the river be trying to cross over to your side to escape their zombies? (that would be funny, by the way, passing each other mid-river in an attempt to escape the zombies that infect both sides of it)

[secretcog]

I agree with Dave Of The Dead: why would crossing a river save you? Wouldn't there be zombies on the other side of the river, too? Wouldn't the people that live on the opposite side of the river be trying to cross over to your side to escape their zombies? (that would be funny, by the way, passing each other mid-river in an attempt to escape the zombies that infect both sides of it)

Ya, that would be funny. And with my luck, Murphy would throw another law my way and that would happen to me!

Makes me wanna climb in a silo like in Day to Day Armageddon.

[JakAttak]

just go to the middle and tread water till' they lose interest or drown or get pulled down by underwater zombies.

[mattifikation]

Uh... there's more places to go on a river than across it.

What if you're stuck in town? You aren't leaving on foot, you'll get tired and something will catch you. You aren't leaving in a car, the roads will be completely blocked with traffic.

If there's a river through town and you have a way to get there, it's not such a bad idea. Even if you just drift downstream on an inflatable raft until you're outside the worst-affected part of the area, at least you're getting out of town.

Let me repeat that: AT LEAST YOU'RE GETTING OUT OF TOWN.

It's a no-brainer guys, you just have to stop and think ahead. Like chess. :-)

[Homiseidel]

I'm thinking like a rural river that leads out into the middle of a forest. With enough supplies and wilderness training one could survive out there for quite some time.

How many zombie attacks happen in the forest anyway? Not many I've heard of. The only thing you'd have to watch out for would be bigfoot or wolfman. :P

There could be the chance that the food you'd catch would be infected, but it would be highly doubtful. Most zombies don't go for animals.

[JakAttak]

It's a no-brainer guys, you just have to stop and think ahead. Like chess. :-)[/QUOTE]

chess will not help you, nothing can muhahaha:evil:

[mattifikation]

Well, have fun with that rolling over and dying thing then when SHTF. :-)

[Trumble0]

How many zombie attacks happen in the forest anyway? Not many I've heard of. The only thing you'd have to watch out for would be bigfoot or wolfman. :P

Ever see the movie "Severed: Forest of the Undead? :lol:

[JakAttak]

Well, have fun with that rolling over and dying thing then when SHTF. :-)

just a joke I'm going to kill you all.

[DarthJoe8]

If you have access to a river I think this would be a safer mode of transport than the roads. Especially in the beginning of an outbreak where everyone would be hitting the highways. Where to go is another question assuming you can't stay afloat forever and would need to find a more permanent base of operations. :drinking:

[Victor Clark]

I can definately see how water travel could be helpful in a zombie outbreak, but I wouldn't trust it. You would never know how deep the water is, so your boat could end up caught in shallow water, or a zombie could literally pop out of the river to take you down with it. Plus, rivers aren't as well labeled and maintained as roads. You could go on a big river with a strong current, and end up in a zombie-infested swamp filled with trash and rotting animals. If I was near the ocean, a boat might not be a bad means of escape; however, I live in the middle of the country, so boats aren't in the question for me.

[ZedHunter]

I think it'd be a good idea. my moms boyfriend has a boat. So theres one thing we could rely on. :)

[Dark Gale]

Boats would be a nice way of travel, as long as the water isn't shallow. But if a zombie does happen to get in the boat; Shoot them in the face with a spear gun.

Also, do NOT leave and try to get to an island because you think it will not have Zombies, trust me, it will.

[ZombieGore]

F**k land im on a boat motherf**ker
F**k trees i climb booeys motherf**ker


Im ridin dolphins, doin flips and shit


Im on a boat and, im goin fast and, i gotta nautical themed pashmina afgahn


Sorry...I couldnt help it....

[ZedHunter]

F**k land im on a boat motherf**ker
F**k trees i climb booeys motherf**ker


Im ridin dolphins, doin flips and shit


Im on a boat and, im goin fast and, i gotta nautical themed pashmina afgahn


Sorry...I couldnt help it....I got my swim trunks and my flippy floppies.

[Dark Gale]

I got my swim trunks and my flippy floppies.

I'm flippin burgers; you at Kinko's straight flippin copies.

[Dave Of The Dead]

I don't know what the f**k just happned, but I'm amused.

I think the only way a zed could flip your boat would be if you were in a canoe or kayak. If you were in the middle of nowhere...say... INDIANA, I could see rivers being an ally. You would always travel downriver to a more populated place I guess, but why you would want to do that in the first place is beyond me. Remember, most big cities are on rivers and those a places you will want to avoid.

[mattifikation]

This video will clear things up a bit, Dave.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7yfISlGLNU

[Bob]

I don't get it, and if I was that other guy I would sink the boat...

[manaketes]

back to the looking ahead, i have a personal rule, if youve thought of it, so have 1000 other people. living on a boat, other people wouldve thought of the same thing. what about pirates? sounds stupid, but yea. pirates kill you and take your boat.

also: ... IM ON A BOAT!