r/ZombieSurvivalTactics

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Most people instantly say no, and honestly I get it. Too many people, too many entrances, everyone knows it has basically everything people would be desperate for.

But I think what people kinda miss is that Walmart depends completely on Timing. Walmart before everyone panics, Walmart while everyone is panic buying, and Walmart after society already fell apart are not the same thing at all.

Panic Walmart is what everyone usually imagines. People freaking out, carts everywhere, people fighting over food and water, nobody paying attention, everyone just trying to get out with whatever they can. As a long term shelter? Yeah, a terrible idea. You’re not gonna stand on a checkout counter and convince everyone to build a safe haven with teamwork and friendship lol.

But weirdly, panic Walmart does have one advantage. In all that chaos, you kinda blend in.

If everyone is already grabbing stuff and leaving, not paying attention and panic buying/looting, you’re just another person in the chaos. Still dangerous obviously, but most of the danger comes from trying to be a hero, drawing attention to yourself, or pretending youre "that guy". But if you keep your head down, it might be one of the last chances to grab supplies before things get way worse. Because let's be honest, yeah, people would be panicking. But if the real world is any example, when it happens it's usually oportunistric people following the crowd. Not desperate people.

Abandoned Walmart might honestly be even worse in terms of danger. By then the shelves are picked clean, the power is out, the parking lot is just a giant open area, it's pitch black inside, and desperate people are still gonna show up because the name Walmart tells everyone “there used to be supplies here.”

So you probably don’t live in abandoned Walmart. You watch it from somewhere else. It becomes more useful as a warning sign than a base. If people keep showing up there, that tells you there’s movement, the situation, maybe groups nearby, maybe zombies getting attracted to the area. It's a beacon of information.

Pre-outbreak Walmart is probably the best version, but not as a shelter. You can’t just walk in while society is still normal and claim the place like it’s a Fallout settlement. You’d just get arrested. Society is still functioning.

But as a supply run? That’s where Walmart is actually insane.

Before the panic fully hits, the shelves are stocked, lights are on, employees are still there, and people are still pretending everything is normal. That’s the window. You’re not trying to live there. You’re trying to get food, water, medicine, batteries, gas cans, camping stuff (ya know, the essentials) before everyone else realizes they should’ve done the same.

The problem is, if you start loading 10 carts like a lunatic, people are gonna notice. And when people notice panic, they copy panic. That’s basically how panic buying starts and that's what turns into looting. Covid is a perfect example. People see empty shelves, then the empty shelves create more panic.

So the smarter move probably isn’t draining one Walmart dry. It’s spreading it out. A little from one store, a little from another, a little from another and so on. Plus since the world is about to end, might as well max out those credit cards. No one will be around to collect them anyway.

So yeah, is Walmart a good zombie apocalypse shelter?

No.

But is Walmart useful if you understand what stage of the outbreak you’re in?

Yeah, I'd say if you take advantage of it just right, it could potentially be a real game changer.

Thoughts?

Do you finish off an unconscious, unarmed person who tried to kill you, knowing they *will* try again if given the chance?

That looks like a pretty hefty machete that got a good shot in and this guys human brain is still... sort of working.

what are some things most people (not on this subreddit) don’t think about that would almost certainly happen, that are kind of important to know?

*Warning very controversial*

No matter what happens in a zombie apocalypse small groups would rise to become bigger factions like we saw in The Walking Dead for example.

For example: let's say the zombie apocalypse had come and all the federal government had collapsed across the world. Now small gangs had turned into a faction across the wasteland for the USA for example.

On the west coast of the USA mainly California, Oregon and Washington would I believe become more left wing ideas and ideology states like communism, socialism and ect.

While the Southern states faction would become more right wing like conservatives, Republicans and etc..

For me I think anarchist would rule wasteland first but people would want leaders to look up too. That where Monarch, democracy, Republic, dictatorship and or council lead factions would rise up. Once farms lands and rivers are done fighting over that when people would fight over not just supplies but what I think is more dangerous then resources or religion fighting will be ideology warfare across the remaining population of the world.

Now don't get too political in comments I know this so reddit of all places but in order to survive we must be civilized that is what makes us different from Savage's and animals

Picture if you will, a settlement decades after the outbreak. They have farming for food, a well for water, and all other needs not on a knife's edge. There are enough people to allow for specified roles, perhaps three-five hundred. The zombies in the nearby area have been killed, lured away or trapped. By this time, most zombies have decayed to not be a threat.

On today's post, we explore: Would you allow your settlement to have leisure time, holidays and days off? What would you do for entertainment? What would you do to keep morale up?

For me personally, death penalty.

horses are the best transportation in my opinion for a zombie apocalypse. starting off with that theyre fast, and depending on training can go very far. depending on what your horse is like they might be able to eat just grass/shrubs on days you arent taking them anywhere, and aditional nutrients can be given from either home grown foods (higher risk of dietary issues ill admit) or store bought feed (which some places have stockpiles of). they also are naturally prey animals meaning they have heightened sense so theyll likely spot zombies before you and if they do they are likely to run (a lot faster than you) or fight (a lot stronger than you). the biggest downside is that they often get health complications plus youd have to do lots of training to get the endurance necessary for this, and if you live in a highly populated area where youll run into zombies daily they cant be working that much, but i still think they are the best. if i had to choose one for this id actually choose a trained feral horse or a mule (or both together would be ideal but you cant really breed more mules if you dont have horses and donkeys).

edit: im suprised how many people assume i dont ride horses. If you dont then they obviously arent a good option but ive grown up on a horse farm and plan to train a wild mustang soon, i have enough experience to choose them for a zombie appocalypse

Hey friends. I once saw a VERY subjective list of zombie movie ratings and I probably disagree with half of those ratings. So I have a cool idea, anyone can write their top 3 or top 5 movies, and at the end of the month I will count the votes for this or that movie and make a rating board.

Imagine you're walking down a tight hallway and a bunch of zombies start walking in it from both sides. Let's just hope the walls in that building weren't well made.