Zombie Weapon Guide - Zombie Armor on a Budget!!!
Zombie Weapon Guide - Zombie Armor and Zombie Personal Defense
Now, I know lots of you read last week’s Zombie Weapon Guide - Ten Zombie Slayin’ Weapons You Already Own - I hope you’ve got your zombie weapons already selected, because the zombie outbreak is right around the corner.
This week we’re coming back to zombie defense and zombie weapons, but from a different angle - Armor against zombies. You didn’t think yer buddy Chester was gonna send you out there buck naked, didja? I scoured Grandma and Uncle Ned’s place this week and I’ve come up with a pretty good list of zombie armor for the zombie weapon guide.
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Zombie Armor #10:
The Ace Bandage
Found in the homes of athletes everywhere. Ace bandages make better defense against zombies than you’d think - they can fill in the in-between spaces in your zombie armor and affords moderate protection from the bites of zombies without cramping your mobility.
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Zombie Armor #9:
Football Pads.
Relive your glory days. For zombie defense, athletic pads like football, rugby, or hockey can be useful, protecting against zombie bites and allowing you to get up close and personal with the zombies. For best results, avoid Goalie equipment - it’s bulky and makes it hard to run from zombies.
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Zombie Armor #8: Gaiters
They may not look like much, but knee-length Gaiters, essentially sleeves for your legs, can protect you against not only the constant Zombie threat (high quality gaiters are cut resistant and may stop bites from zombies) but they keep your feet nice and dry - believe me, the only thing worse than zombies is zombies when you have trench foot.
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Zombie Armor #7:
Paintball Neck Guard
You’ve seen zombie movies - you know where zombies always bite you. In the neck. Don’t be zombie food, man - wear some neck protection, like a paintball neck guard. Alternately, motorcycle helmets with neck protection may also work, but may restrict mobility.
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Zombie Armor #6:
Motorcycle / Motorbike Body Armor
Look, it’s a zombie apocalypse, not a fashion show. This motorcycle body armor affords excellent mobility and heavy padding to get you back on the bike and away from those zombies.
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by Chester MacArthur
on Tuesday, June 19th, 2007 at 9:09 am. Filed under The Undead Survivalist.
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August 7th, 2007 at 1:38 am
The last entry, tactical body armor, seems like the worst in this otherwise excellent article. The armor protects, with almost supernatural accuracy, precisely the parts of the body you wouldn’t expect a ghoul to have access to. Better to go with a mesh shark suit (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shark_suit). Without the neoprene underneath (which would only be an added layer for long teeth, which zombies don’t have), this is a light, breathable suit that provides great protection to the entire body. It’s like the kitchen glove that you already mention, but for the entire body. Combine that with a good pair of high leather boots and the aforementioned kitchen gloves, and you’re fairly zombie-resistant. I’d say you were zombie-proof, but we should all know there is no such thing…
August 7th, 2007 at 9:26 am
Wow…a true Zombiephile. We must admit to having never even considered shark mesh. It’s like a kitchen glove for your body. Nice call.
Is it as light out of the water as it is in the water? If so, I’d vote for replacing #1 with the sharksuit.
And now that I think about it, aquatic zombie combat is another realm altogether deserving of consideration - traditional tactics and equipment go right out the window and the shark suit might well prove invaluable.
Nice call Steve!
August 7th, 2007 at 11:13 am
I just wanted to say what an awesome article (and web site) this is! Keep up the good work, there aren’t enough zombie web sites out there.
Also, I’ve written a couple zombie articles myself:
6 Steps To Preparing For The Coming Zombie Apocalypse
http://www.zerogspacecow.com/articles/zombie.html
The Advantages Of A Zombie Armageddon
http://www.zerogspacecow.com/articles/zombiepros.html
I’m also going to link to your web site. Oh, and I clicked on all your ads, hopefully you’ll get a little bit of money from it! :)
March 13th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
would not a simple pair of thick leather work gloves be more than adequat than a pair of kitchen mitts?
December 4th, 2008 at 8:27 am
I see a part of the body everyone has neglected… the face, you could have as much armor as you want, but what happens when you get zombie blood in your eyes or mouth, you get infected and you then turn into a zombie in armor, so to combat this you need some sort of goggles and one of those mouth cover things they have in a hospital or building site.