Zombie Survival Kit

SpacePope

Anybody have one? I've got mine pretty well set up, but I'm always adding to it. Pretty sure I can handle just about any zombie situation though.

Reku

One of the unfortunate downsides to living in Ireland is that we can't prepare such well stocked kits (*suspects government of zombie worship and planning to sacrifice us all*;)).

unreggd

wheres the munchies and the bog roll?????????


and ROPE! Gotta have some rope!!!!!!

Doctor DooM

unreggd wrote: »

wheres the munchies and the bog roll?????????


and ROPE! Gotta have some rope!!!!!!

And a towel. Everyone respects you if you have a towel.

Roen

That's fairly impressive alright!
Although if you were allowed stuff like that in Ireland people like me would end up with guns!

SpacePope

its a shame your countries don't allow firearm ownership. i guess ill be safe from the zombies on my roof with a scoped rifle while you fend them off with bats and knives. anyone else have kits or bags set up for the inevitable rise of the undead?

Reku

It's not just the guns, machetes are illegal in both Ireland and Britain.

Fajitas!

I have my bow and arrows in the wardrobe...

CuLT

According to FuzzyLogic, one can survive for three weeks on Buckfast alone.

Stock up, gents.

thefinalstage

CuLT wrote: »

According to FuzzyLogic, one can survive for three weeks on Buckfast alone.

Stock up, gents.

I only survived for one week. Then I had to eat some burgers.

Sod'o swords

I'm assuming you live in the US.
If i assume correct the AK and the m4 are semi auto, otherwise you're breaking the law, well in some states, i don't know, crazy county and different state laws...
So you better learn the art of double tap anway.

SpacePope

Sod'o swords wrote: »

I'm assuming you live in the US.
If i assume correct the AK and the m4 are semi auto, otherwise you're breaking the law, well in some states, i don't know, crazy county and different state laws...
So you better learn the art of double tap anway.

the one on the left is a WASR-10, a Romanian AKM clone that is semi-auto. the one on the right is an AR-15, which is internally exactly the same as the M16 and M4 except its semi-automatic. i built that one myself with the desired parts. automatic weapon sales were banned completely in the US in 1985, but ones that were already in the hands of private citizens are still legally transferable with paperwork, a long wait, and a $200 tax. because there are a finite number they can got for $3000 and up. a real M-16 would have cost me at least $12,000, so not on my college student budget. mine cost me $640 to build in the end, and the only difference is 3 bits of metal and a nonsense law.

honestly? your country banned machetes?

Roen

Well it's not like we have jungle to hack through.
Not sure on the exact laws but I think anything over 5 inches is illegal. Anyone in the know here?

Sod'o swords

Still, not auto, so no mowing down of zs
But skillfull picking off of zs....
Not the same!

Funny i can tell you american gun law but no ideas about what's legal and what's not over here.

Grizzly 45

Nope,machettes are legal here STILL in Ireland.:) Provided you keep them in your house,and are not threatning anyone in a public place or down in the pub.You can own one.
And yes,you can own firearms here in Ireland,although you must have a "good reason" to posses.Zombie hunting doesn't qualify I'm afraid.:(

SpacePope

Sod'o swords wrote: »

Still, not auto, so no mowing down of zs
But skillfull picking off of zs....
Not the same!

Funny i can tell you american gun law but no ideas about what's legal and what's not over here.

controlled semi-automatic is much more usefull than random spraying, especially consitering you have to destroy the brain.

in the united state all you really have to do is walk to a shop, hand them money, they make a phone call to make sure your not a criminal, and you walk out with your rifle. thats the way it should be anyway, some states like to stop law-abiding citizens from buying firearms without waiting periods and liscensing (which dosnt prevent gun crime anyhow).

Martron

http://www.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/images/large/spork-sul-L.jpg

its a spork...... enough said!!!

well in all fairness ray mears would not fit into my back pocket

Roen

Martron wrote: »

http://www.backpackinglight.com/backpackinglight/images/large/spork-sul-L.jpg

its a spork...... enough said!!!

well in all fairness ray mears would not fit into my back pocket

Was on one of his courses a few years back. I carved a spoon alright, apparently spork related fatalities on the course were so high they had to stop making them though.
Tragic.

Martron

Roen wrote: »

Was on one of his courses a few years back. I carved a spoon alright, apparently spork related fatalities on the course were so high they had to stop making them though.
Tragic.

ha ha that hilarious..... both myself and my friend were camping once and decided to make them. to carve the fork bits you have to cut with the grain of the wood.....thus splitting it ....and lodging my brand new leatherman into my thumb...


roll on ten minutes.....

my mate was pulling his rusty ol swiss army knife out of his

Roen

ouch!
I managed to get through the week with only a small cut to my left thumb. A few lads had some nice nicks alright though.

Martron

did you do that course in ireland? where how much ? do they still run?

Roen

It was over in England...Courses here. Locations vary from southern England to Scotland depending on time of year.

Jaysus, the price has gone up big style! £600. It was a lot cheaper than that when I did it. About £400 as far as I remember. No doubt there's cheaper places that don't have the 'brand image' although to be fair it was a good course.


There's a couple of places in Ireland that do it and there's also a couple of threads over on the outdoor pursuits forum about bushcraft too.

I'm aiming to make it on one of the trips when I sort my back out.

Martron

ha ha thats funny i was looking to do stuff when i got my lumber problem sorted. was going to get a kayak.

anyway .............

plus i want my trusty leatherman to the survival kit .

i have lots so i will briong the charge and the h503

Reku

Grizzly 45 wrote: »

Nope,machettes are legal here STILL in Ireland.:) Provided you keep them in your house,and are not threatning anyone in a public place or down in the pub.You can own one.
And yes,you can own firearms here in Ireland,although you must have a "good reason" to posses.Zombie hunting doesn't qualify I'm afraid.:(

12.—(1) Any person who—

[GA] ( a ) manufactures, sells or hires, or offers or exposes for sale or hire, or by way of business repairs or modifies, or

[GA] ( b ) has in his possession for the purpose of sale or hire or for 3 the purpose of repair or modification by way of business, or

[GA] ( c ) puts on display, or lends or gives to any other person,

[GA] a weapon to which this section applies shall be guilty of an offence.




S.I. No. 66/1991:

FIREARMS AND OFFENSIVE WEAPONS ACT, 1990 (OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) ORDER, 1991.

FIREARMS AND OFFENSIVE WEAPONS ACT, 1990 (OFFENSIVE WEAPONS) ORDER, 1991.

I, RAY BURKE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 12 (4) of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990 (No. 12 of 1990), hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990 (Offensive Weapons) Order, 1991.

(2) This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of May, 1991.

2. It is hereby directed that section 12 of the Firearms and Offensive Weapons Act, 1990 (No. 12 of 1990), shall apply to the following descriptions of weapons:

( a ) ......



( q ) the broad knife known as a machete or matchet.

So technically you're right, however if they are illegal to be manufactured/sold here how are you supposed to acquire one? I can't imagine them letting you bring one on a plane even in the cargo hold. Then you're stuck with the fact that you can never ever do anything with it since you have no plausible reason to even possess it and so they'll just confiscate it on you and you're left with the onus of explaining why you need it.

If the gardai ask to see it & you give it to them you're guilty of an offense. lol

Grizzly 45

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farohar wrote: »

So technically you're right, however if they are illegal to be manufactured/sold here how are you supposed to acquire one?

There is no big secret to making a machete.All it is is a piece of carbon steel appx 15 ins long,with either a hooked or squared off,or pointed blade.And some sort of grip material.Old car leaf springs are good material for one.And appx 2 hours use with a grinder and some imagination makes you a machete.

a machete as they described in that act is too ambigious.It is neither a sword or a knife,but rather a bastard of the two.

I can't imagine them letting you bring one on a plane even in the cargo hold

NO PROBLEM whatsoever:). I have brought back from the continent/USA pre and post 9/11 swords,long knives,hunting knives and declared firearms.Once it is in the hold it is out of your reach.You are not going to get into the hold in flight.It doesnt explode ,so it is a bladed weapon and if you read the security procedures,they tell you to put sharp objects in the hold luggage.

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Then you're stuck with the fact that you can never ever do anything with it since you have no plausible reason to even possess it and so they'll just confiscate it on you and you're left with the onus of explaining why you need it.

Errr..No!you can use it for it's intended purpose of cutting brush and briars in your garden and property if you have any.Ever hear of a beet knife?It used to be quite a common farm impliment in Ireland.Used for topping wild growing beets.About the size and length of a machete.Not to mind you could have been on hols in the Phillipines,Africa,Cuba,and purchased one as a tourist souviner.

The only time the Gardai will be asking to see it would be if you have been fuk actin with it in a public place.Or you have just chopped up your significant other as they were changing into a zombie.:D

Roen

Actually now that I think of it a can of WD40 always comes in handy.

Martron

wd40 and duct tape.

if it moves and it should'nt

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duct tape

if it does'nt move and it should

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wd40

throw in a vice grips for good measure!