Long Run Kit for Zombie Survival

Water, three parts per day for cooking and washing

Catchment, sourcing and sanitizing; if you can master these three things you will always have water. You will always need water. Though you may think dehydration is your only priority you will quickly find out just how important hygiene is when you don’t...

Read More >>>

Hand Pumped Water Filter

A powerful hand pump water filter is clean water on the go. Zombies wait for no one’s thirst. If you think death by zombie horde is as bad as it gets, consider death by diarrhea. Drinking tainted water is no joke and in this SHTF setting the water will be...

Read More >>>

Replacement Water Filters

No matter what choice you make when it comes to water filter you are going to need a replacement. You can die just as quick from drinking water from a tapped-out filter as you can by not filtering it at all. Using a reliable water filter is crucial but...

Read More >>>

Cistern

In terms of long-term survival, we can’t talk enough about having and maintaining a clean water supply. One excellent source of clean drinking water that is reliable and very safe for consumption with little or no purification required is rainwater.

Read More >>>

Canned Food

We spend a lot of time talking about water and weapons around this site, but that doesn’t mean that we don’t love a good meal. So picking out some meal options that are going to benefit you nutritionally as well as taste pretty good is going to be top priority.

Read More >>>

Advanced Medical Kit

As much as we’d like to think that we all survive through a zombie apocalypse unscathed (and who knows, maybe we will) at some point, somewhere after the fall of civilization, we’re going to need some medical care.

Read More >>>

Bicycle Powered Generator

Many of the situations we’ll face during and after the zombie apocalypse will be made worse by the loss of electricity. Thankfully there are some great solutions available to us today that will provide almost indefinite electrical supplies.

Read More >>>

Gas Generator

There may come a time when you need more electricity than your solar panels or bicycle chargers can provide you with. Perhaps the zombie threat has abated and you’re trying to restore normalcy as you rebuild civilization.

Read More >>>

Twenty Gallons of Gasoline

If you can go by vehicle, you must go by vehicle. The dead just cannot compete with the speed of a vehicle. Gas is important for things outside of powering tools and vehicles as well. A few Molotov cocktails can really slow down a zombie horde. Outside of...

Read More >>>

Shortwave Radio

A good shortwave radio is reliable and durable and easy to operate. They’ll be able to scan multiple radio bands and frequencies and thereby give you the maximum amount of benefit for having one.

Read More >>>

Battery Powered Flashlights

Nobody knows how the zombies see at night. I think they are like a pack of dogs, ya know. Despite how the walkers you are going to need a serious amount of light. Battery powered flashlights are compact and will give you the option of always having them on...

Read More >>>

Battery Powered Electric Lamps

While your flashlight should always be at arm’s length there will be times when you need to relax and catch your breath. Having a light source that is stationary will make this much better than just burning the juice off your flashlight. You need a...

Read More >>>

Battery-powered and/or solar-powered radios (2)

If something is being reported you need to know about it. Don’t be left in the dark. Without radio communications, you will not have a means of finding out the direction of the hordes. Avoiding zombies is not about ‘going with your gut’ and if you play it...

Read More >>>

Reinforcement Materials/ Fortified Location

We’ve spent a lot of time discussing the various supplies and strategies once should implement in order to have a successful long-run survival plan. Many of those concepts revolve around having a pre-designated fortified location prepared and established as one of the cornerstones of your plan.

Read More >>>

Lime and/or bleaching powder

Tools for multiuse are a zombie survivors best friend. When they are lightweight it’s a bonus. Powdered bleach is one such tool. You can achieve a lot with this stuff. From sanitizing water to cleaning to even killing weeds in your garden! The...

Read More >>>

Extensive Tool Kit

We’ve discussed a lot of different strategies and equipment to keep ourselves healthy and defended over the course of our long-run survival. What we need to talk about now are tools to keep the whole show running.

Read More >>>

High Powered Telescope

A good telescope will not only give you the ability to track and observe the night sky (in a totally free from light pollution environment) it will also allow you to peer into the distance and spot other survivors, or attackers.

Read More >>>

Flares/Lightsticks/Fire Extinguishers/Etc

There are so many small things you’ll want to have in your long-run survival kit that we can’t possibly name them all. We’re going to list off a pretty good selection of survival accessories you’ll want to add to your kit in some form or fashion.

Read More >>>

Chemical Light Sticks

Chemical lights are a consumable. These are lights that may not be around long after the collapse but they will offer up options and save batteries in your flashlight. They are also not as harsh as flashlights. The light may not draw the dead as readily as...

Read More >>>

Fire Extinguishers (5)

If you are in this thing for the long haul you are going to have a base camp. This will likely be the most important place in your life. Chances are you will not be there alone. Don’t let some knucklehead who found a case of wine burn the thing down. Fire...

Read More >>>

Earplugs (2 sets)

Gun fire should be your last resort. If you are smart you will still be working on self-preservation. There is no point in surviving if you are going to let your human machine become inoperable. If you are facing off against biters or enemy humans it could...

Read More >>>

Spare Parts

When it comes to spare parts you must be careful. A heavy pack will weigh you down and get you eaten. Also, base camps full of spare parts will fall victim to thieves or you will have to leave them all behind if you are overrun. When considering spare...

Read More >>>

Stoves

While we’ve discussed many different options regarding the food we may eat and the water we may drink, one thing we haven’t talked about is how we’ll be preparing many of those food options.

Read More >>>

Manuals

What we’re going to do today is put together a list of the absolute best of the best survival guides and manuals, all in one place, just in case you missed them in the articles along the way.

Read More >>>
Share This