Zombies are everywhere. They’re in our movies, in books (where they’ve even begun eating their way into classic public domain literature), in our Comic-Con wishlists, and now they’re attempting to hitch a ride cross-country.
Or, they’re at least looking to nosh some cross-country traveler’s brains.
Well, we’re not going to let that happen…to at least one of you. And that one person is: Bobby M. Congratulations, Bobby! We’ve shipped you the audio editions of Max Brooks’ Zombie Survival Guide (to help you survive any zombie-infested trip) and World War Z, a star-studded full-cast audio treatment that will serve as a reminder of why zombie preparedness is so important. It’s also fun for Halloween and camping trips!
But don’t let that dissuade you from making a trip. We asked everyone to list three household items that they would bring on a trip to prepare them for crossing paths with hordes of the undead. Your answers ranged from deadly (a .357 with hollow points), to menacing (gardening equipment), to practical (Neosporin), to insane (a rubber duckie).
We’ve run through your items and broken them down by household category, making it easier to pack in case you have to leave in a hurry. We want each and every one of you to make it to Comic-Con this year as alive as possible. With that in mind, your recommended household items are as follows:
Cleaning, Health, and Hygiene
• Lysol
• baking soda (Jeff F. explains: "for the stains zombies leave behind after an attack")
• A Sham-Wow
• Hairspray
• A Towel (Quasigrue explains: "let's face it, Doug Adams was, is and always will have been right about this")
• Antibiotics
• Hair spray canisters
• iron
• a Plunger (Bobb explains: "for some fun." Oh?)
• red cross emergency kit, which does double duty as a lightweight backpack (great submission Robin F!)
• A bottle of bleach
• Neosporin
• Paper Towels
• lipstick (Veronica B explains: "Every Zombie girl can be distracted by a good tube.")
Recreation
• Metal Baseball bat
• Golf Clubs
• Water bottles
• Hand-powered Flashlight
• Cricket Bat
Construction and Gardening
• Gardening hoe
• duct tape (restraints)
• Shovel
• hammer (weapon or, according to one entrant, a tool to hobble anyone who can run faster than you can.)
• Axe
• crowbar
• 5 gallon can of gasoline or kerosene
• Flint (this could be recreation under camping as well, depending on your use)
• Can of Bug Spray
• Aerosol can
• Hatchet
• chainsaw
• Blow Torch
• hedge clippers
• small sledge hammer
Misc. Items
• Flashlight (a heavy-duty Magnalight was a favorite among entrants. Robin F explains: "I always say duct tape when I am watching the movies, but the flashlight is multi-purpose, as it could serve in a desperate case as a melee weapon, though a bat has better reach")
• Batteries
• Ear/nose plugs
• Broom or just the broom stick
• how stuff works, book
• Lighter (butane, long red camping/bbq lighter, zippo all mentioned)
• Holy water (yep, one of you actually has it around the house)
• Matches
• .357 revolver loaded with hollow points
• Fire extinguisher
• A machete (Nobu explains: "swords don't run out of bullets, and in my house, this *is* a household item")
• Rubber duckie*
• A pen (Veronica B explains: "In case, a Zombie boy wants my digits." Veronica, we're concerned about your dedication to the zombie resistance, but we'd be lying if we said that your, um, diplomatic approach to human-zombie relations didn't sound a little entertaining.)
Kitchen Items
• Large kitchen knife
• Frying Pan
• can opener, hand operated
• vodka
• a case of beer bottles (empty of course)
• A BBQ prong/poker thing
• Food (Shaun D. asks: "Because I would be an idiot not to have food, right? You can't eat zombies...or can you?"**)
• Blender*
• electric kitchen knife
• Twinkies
• Gatorade
• Spam (for the zombies)
Clothing
• Clean Underwear
• Leather clothing
• Tight fitting clothes made of Lycra
Electronics
• Camera
• Netbook (Quasigrue explains: "for Twitter, to alert everyone in 140 characters or less, about the zombie menace")
• Phone with pdfs of The Zombie Survival Guide and other relevant zombie literature with a solar usb charger kit
Living Things
• My cat (Nobu explains: "good company while we're not under attack and can be throw out for a distraction bonus in case of danger"***)
Combination devices
• (Tess F.) A broom stick with butchers knife taped & screwed to the end = home made Naginata (spear) - don't want to get too close to those Zombies
• Molitov Cocktails (many of you thought up this little diddy, but Kenny S. offers a the most enthusiastic explanation: "Now none of these items (speaking about the component parts) alone would do much to a horde of hungry zombies, BUT combined you have one kick-ass, medium-range, multiple-targeting weapon. Molotov's baby!"****)
*What the...?!
**Shaun, if you give it a try, make sure to report back with your results...via skype or satellite.
***It should be pointed out that the cat is NOT being used as a sacrifice item, but for companionship. And who knows, after a while, their ability to hunt could come in handy, even if it's only a chipmunk here and there.
****Kenny also wrote to mention that he has sword, but for the purposes of his contest thought he'd keep it to household items that most other people might have. That's admirable, Kenny, and we thank you for helping to prepare the masses to fight zombies with fire! But in the event of an attack, grab that katana and book it to New York. Team Suvudu will be hiding waiting there.
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