Searching and grouping with other survivors

[Faran Brigo]

How, why and when would you do it and/or not do it? would you look for a specific person and if so why? and what kind of survivors would you prefer to group with you? people handy with guns or handy with other survival skills? (farming, navigation, carpentry, fishing, metalworking, mechanical skills, etc.)

[Z-Day is very soon]

id do it immediately and id find a doctor that can farma nd know how to shoot well

[Evil Pug]

The first thing to think about is, who are most important for short term survival? Then you start to think about the long term survival skills needed.


Ideally you would want a mix of people with different skills. High on the list would be those that have military training or medical skills. Next would be people that have trade skills like electrician, mechanic,ect... Then farmers,hunter/trapper,fisherman ect..

[AN OLD SHOE]

well just think like this..anyone can kill and hunt..man has done that for thousands of years...same with farming...


i would get about 5 doctors..each of a different branch(surgeon,nurse,pharmacist...stuff like that)

i would want a sniper....he can teach us all what he knows...

a pilot,carpenter, and finally a mechanic...thats all we would need...maybe a technician or electrician..whatever they are called that deals with basic household electricity...and maybe a history professor...so we can still learn stuff...

i would look for the doctors ASAP! like as soon as i see a zombie im getting all 5 of my doctors!

the next thing i would look for is the mechanic and pilot...the rest i will get whenever or just read books to learn how myself...

[fester_hicks]

I'd take who I could at first and after it calmed down abit, find relevent skills. If actively searching for people: I'd go with a Doctor, herbalist and some kid of McGeyver mechanical whiz.

[AN OLD SHOE]

well thats true...when it first hits the fan i would grab my 2 best friends...and about a dozen hot chicks....then when everything cools down i will find what i need...

[fester_hicks]

Long-term, that would be a long list but I'd definately put a farmer up there on the top of the list. Can shoot and grow crops.

[AN OLD SHOE]

thats true...but when needed everyone can shoot..and learn to farm...its almost instinct....

[Zombie Buffet]

I'd seek out loved ones first, but after that, I would definitely want a doctor, someone with military training, and someone with farming experience. I would immediately seek out family, and then once we got the situation assessed (news, internet, radio, etc) we could better plot out our next move as far as where and how to seek out other survivors.

[AN OLD SHOE]

in reality i would just grab my girlfriend, my best friend, and a battle field doctor...one that can do everything needed...thats all i would need really...

[Zombreach]

The only people I would search for would be my husband and son, if we were not together already. The rest of my family is too far away--14 hours by car! This I would do right away. The more time that had passed, the less likely that I would find them.

Afterwards, I would not seek out any certain type of person. Any survivors will do. Anyone who can survive a zombie attack has already got survival skills that will be useful. A strong leader is a must. Unfortunately, a lot of the doctors would be killed at the hospitals, so doctors will be hard to find..let alone 5 of them.

A lot of skills can be learned. I would rather be with a group of people that are trust-worthy and unified than people just gathered for their skills.

[Zombie Buffet]

Zombreach, you make a lot of good points here. It would be wonderful to find a group of survivors that were all trustworthy and working towards a common goal.

[Zombreach]

Originally Posted by Zombie Buffet

Zombreach, you make a lot of good points here. It would be wonderful to find a group of survivors that were all trustworthy and working towards a common goal.

Thank you Zombie-B!

[Faran Brigo]

Originally Posted by fester_hicks

McGeyver mechanical whiz.

Not fair, McGeyver could solve the zombie apocalypse with duct tape, WD-40, chewing gum and a box of paper clips!


Seriously though, farming and hunting are a lot more difficult than they sound, especially farming. And I think food is lower in priority than security, but definitely higher than repair or build skills. Can't fight or build on an empty stomach.

[Behemoth]

Originally Posted by AN OLD SHOE

well just think like this..anyone can kill and hunt..man has done that for thousands of years...same with farming...


i would get about 5 doctors..each of a different branch(surgeon,nurse,pharmacist...stuff like that)

i would want a sniper....he can teach us all what he knows...

a pilot,carpenter, and finally a mechanic...thats all we would need...maybe a technician or electrician..whatever they are called that deals with basic household electricity...and maybe a history professor...so we can still learn stuff...

i would look for the doctors ASAP! like as soon as i see a zombie im getting all 5 of my doctors!

the next thing i would look for is the mechanic and pilot...the rest i will get whenever or just read books to learn how myself...

not very realistic, think about it, the world is going belly up & you're walking around saying "oh what do you do buddy" i'm an accountant "see ya"

well i'm just gonna hope to find stable minded people, i'm a pilot & i worked as a mechanic in my youth, i'd just find nearest airport & fly out with my gang, although the size of the group might mean that some would have to travel by road.