Task Three: Home Defense

    In Max Brooks's informative article entitled The Zombie Survival Guide, he states many things you can do to your home to prepare for zombie apocalypse. He also states what kind of supplies you should have and how to survive the zombie apocolypse. The first topic Max Brooks talks about is how to prepare the home. He states how if you have a stilted home or house already built to survive a tornado that you don't need to do much preparation to your home. He also states how you can modify your home and an alarm system won't do much help during the zombie apocalypse since the police and any other officers might be busy with other duties or might not be available at all. He also talks about how being in an apartment can be better than being in a house since apartments have many different floors and you can cut off the zombies access to you by simply destroying the stairs and having a ladder that you can use on top whenever you might need to get down. The author goes on to talk about weapons. He gives examples of what you might need such as a rifle with 500 rounds, a shotgun 12 gauge with 200 shells, a pistol, short bladed sword, fire extinguishers etc. finally the author goes on talking about how to actually survive the attack. He states how to get idea to have a garden if you can get to a backyard and eat from the garden, and only use the canned foods in case of an emergency. He also states how it's a good idea to have a bicycle powered generator only using gas generator for emergencies. Max Brooks also states that is a good idea to maintain a low profile and dispose of "dead" zombie bodys as they will rot since they are still flesh, it's also a good idea to exercise daily in case of an actual combat situation. Brooks states, "exercise daily. Use of the stationary bicycle, along with basic calisthenics and dynamic tension, will keep your body fit and strong enough for any combat situation." Brooks's purpose is to inform the reader how he or she can prepare their home and themselves in order to survive for a long period of time during the zombie apocalypse in order to survive.