Originally posted by King Castle
pretty sure me, Kaib and impediment all have 1st aid medical field training..i would have picked impediment but he is old to me so instead picked Kaib he was army and is still young.
also sin i am was a SSgt in the marines she just got out so bonus
Dude, I'm only 31. Plus, I'm 6'4" and I weigh around 270. When I exited the Army, as an airborne infantryman, I was an E-5. I think that I'd be a valuable asset.
Originally posted by Rogue JediThat depends a lot on where you're at. The location that I live in is highly urbanized. There are no deer or fish, every other building is a sky scraper with a back-up generator, bathrooms, rooms stocked with disaster supplies, and kitchens, and the streets are lined with cars. Almost none of the skills you mentioned would be very relevant in my situation.
Everyone is focusing on who's the more badass, there's more to it than that. Knowing how to hunt, kill, clean and cook a deer in the wild, how to catch a fish, clean it and cook it, and mechanical skills, these are just as important.
Originally posted by RE: BlaxicanWell, most agree that survival odds are greater in isolated locations, like out in the country.
That depends a lot on where you're at. The location that I live in is highly urbanized. There are no deer or fish, every other building is a sky scraper with a back-up generator, bathrooms, rooms stocked with disaster supplies, and kitchens, and the streets are lined with cars. Almost none of the skills you mentioned would be very relevant in my situation.
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
What dangers would an isolated location have? There will be far fewer zombies there. Fewer zombies= Higher chance of survival.
The dangers are:
1. You're more exposed in the wilderness. There are less places to hide or hole up in, and you're easier to spot from a distance.
2. You're at the mercy of the elements.
3. As you said, most people think that it's safer to be out of the city, ergo you'd have more people with the same idea: run to the country.
Those three things combine to create several deadly scenarios.
1. The zombies that are out there have easier access to you. A mindless zedhead can clamber up a hill, walk around a tree or wade through a river. It can break through a wooden door or a window. By comparison, it takes an at least average human level intellect to use an elevator or open a door, and it takes human ingenuity to break through a fire door or navigate to the 30th floor of a sky scraper.
2. All those people who agreed with the notion that the country is safer will mean more zombies wandering the wilderness and more of something even more dangerous than zombies: competing survivors.
3. The large majority of the people wandering the wilderness with you will not have the skills you mentioned, which means that they're going to burn through their resources quickly and do the only thing they can do; try to take yours. Because its pitch black at night in the country, any fire you make to survive the elements I mentioned up above will be visible for miles around, attracting other survivors and zombie alike. There's less shelter (that the average uneducated bumpkin can use) meaning that whatever hole you manage to shack up in will be prime real estate that you'll have to fight others for.
Those are the major issues, and those are all issues that are not nearly as pronounced in a major city.
Originally posted by RE: BlaxicanSpotted by what? There are far fewer zombies there. Any that spot you, I'll snipe from 100 yards away. Wide open areas means less likely to be cornered, less likely to round a corner and run smack dab into a zombie, also means I can see the zombies from farther away.
The dangers are:1. You're more exposed in the wilderness. There are less places to hide or hole up in, and you're easier to spot from a distance.
2. You're at the mercy of the elements.This is where survival skills come into play.
3. As you said, most people think that it's safer to be out of the city, ergo you'd have more people with the same idea: run to the country.The country side is vast, dude. Here in Texas, I know many spots where I'd be the only person for miles.
Those three things combine to create several deadly scenarios.You do realize that in small towns there are buildings that are just as fortifiable as ones in larger cities, yes?1. The zombies that are out there have easier access to you. A mindless zedhead can clamber up a hill, walk around a tree or wade through a river. It can break through a wooden door or a window. By comparison, it takes an at least average human level intellect to use an elevator or open a door, and it takes human ingenuity to break through a fire door or navigate to the 30th floor of a sky scraper.
2. All those people who agreed with the notion that the country is safer will mean more zombies wandering the wilderness and more of something even more dangerous than zombies: competing survivors.Dude, there will be WAY more survivors in large cities, odds of hostile contact with a survivor is far greater there.
3. The large majority of the people wandering the wilderness with you will not have the skills you mentioned, which means that they're going to burn through their resources quickly and do the only thing they can do; try to take yours. Because its pitch black at night in the country, any fire you make to survive the elements I mentioned up above will be visible for miles around, attracting other survivors and zombie alike. There's less shelter (that the average uneducated bumpkin can use) meaning that whatever hole you manage to shack up in will be prime real estate that you'll have to fight others for.All that you said, it goes the same for the big city, even moreso.Those are the major issues, and those are all issues that are not nearly as pronounced in a major city.
Less zombies, greater chances of survival. There really is no room for argument here.
Originally posted by Rogue Jedi
[B]Spotted by what? There are far fewer zombies there.
Dude, there will be WAY more survivors in large cities, odds of hostile contact with a survivor is far greater there.
Less zombies, greater chances of survival. There really is no room for argument here.
Dunno what you're talking about. The city is going to be deserted. Whenever there's any disaster everyone always has the same thought: Get out of the city. You're going to have roving bands and caravans of people wandering through the country trying to get somewhere. The city is going to only be filled with people who either don't have the means to travel or think its safer in the city. As you yourself said, that type of thinking is not very popular.
Any that spot you, I'll snipe from 100 yards away.
What's stopping someone from sniping you from 100 yards away?
Wide open areas means less likely to be cornered, less likely to round a corner and run smack dab into a zombie, also means I can see the zombies from farther away.
Also means someone with a hunting rifle can see you from farther away. You keep mentioning zombies; I don't think you appreciate how non-threatening a zombie really is, compared to another human being.
This is where survival skills come into play.
Most people are not going to have your survival skills.
The country side is vast, dude. Here in Texas, I know many spots where I'd be the only person for miles.
In normal times like this, yeah. In a zombie apocalypse, every individual who thought it'd be a good idea to get out of the city, which will be most people (again, by your own admittance there) will be out wandering the country side. And they'll see your smoke, or your light, or they'll hear your gun shot or smell the cooking deer, from miles away. And they'll come looking for you.
You do realize that in small towns there are buildings that are just as fortified as ones in larger cities, yes?
There is not a single building you'll find out in the middle of nowhere, besides maybe a prison, that you can fortify as well as I can fortify a 36 story sky scraper.