What would you do to survive a collapse of civilization?

[ryzoh 44]

[conan the librarian 99]

Prostitute 8th most important profession?

[dallas 5195]

Prostitute 8th most important profession?

Survival trumps dignity.

 

I just need to find a wig and I'm set.

[frosti 2165]

Prostitute 8th most important profession?

 

Yeah, what's with that? It should be 1st.

[jprime84 22]

I have an AR15 already.

 

If I have learned anything from DayZ, then I already have a tool to get me everything else I need from other people.

[ryzoh 44]

Yeah, what's with that? It should be 1st.

 

something is wrong with reddit 

[soulfirez 901]

I have an AR15 already.

 

If I have learned anything from DayZ, then I already have a tool to get me everything else I need from other people.

LOL maybe maybe but what happens when in the panic and your trying to kill or hold up people for there food and well one of these seemigly helpless family groups shoots stabs you there is no respawn in real life lol ( i wouldnt use dayz as a lesson for anything in life well other than what people like to do for fun in a virtual world.)

Edited January 26, 2014 by SoulFirez

[Sapper Joe 12]

I think I'll loot all the cigarettes and booze I can find. Wine and dine everyone I can, and relieve them of their stuff while they are plastered.

[Etherious 907]

Well, I would need pizza rolls and mint chocolate ice cream.  :P

[Franchi (DayZ) 146]

I am 2, 4, and 6 and I dable in 5 and 7 I am to valuable to kill. The ultimate survival strategy!

 

I have all of the equipment and skills listed aside from night vision gogles, the food supply and armor. I have livestock of every type listed minus rabbits, tho I used to raise rabbits as well. I don't have EMT training per se but I can start and IV and give injections, clean and dress and even stich wounds and set broken bones (done it all on animals) farm living for the win.

Edited January 26, 2014 by Franchi

[WastedSpaceman 65]

If anyone wants to gain insight into the matter from credible sources (i.e., NOT reddit), there are a few books I've read recently that have been invaluable in expanding my knowledge.

 

On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman

http://www.amazon.com/On-Killing-Psychological-Learning-Society/dp/0316040932/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1390704710&sr=8-1&keywords=on+killing

 

On Combat:  The Psychology and Physiology of Deadly Conflict in War and in Peace by Lt. Col. Dave Grossman

http://www.amazon.com/Combat-Psychology-Physiology-Deadly-Conflict/dp/0964920549/ref=pd_sim_b_1

 

A Failure of Civility by Jack Lawson

http://www.amazon.com/Failure-Civility-Jack-Lawson-ebook/dp/B00CW1TCTA/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390704794&sr=1-1&keywords=failure+of+civility

 

Deadly Force Encounters:  What Cops Need To Know To Mentally And Physically Prepare For And Survive A Gunfight by Alexis Artwohl

http://www.amazon.com/Deadly-Force-Encounters-Mentally-Physically/dp/0873649354/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390704816&sr=1-1&keywords=deadly+force+encounters

 

SAS Survival Handbook, Revised Edition: For Any Climate, in Any Situation by John "Lofty" Wiseman

http://www.amazon.com/SAS-Survival-Handbook-Revised-Situation/dp/0061733199/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390704859&sr=1-1&keywords=survival+guide

 

Leadership And Training For The Fight: A Few Thoughts On Leadership And Training From A Former Special Operations Soldier by MSG Paul R. Howe (US Army, Retired)

http://www.amazon.com/Leadership-Training-Fight-Thoughts-Operations/dp/1420889508/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1390705318&sr=1-1&keywords=leadership+and+training+for+the+fight

 

Those are the books I've had a chance to read so far.  Several of them are also available in audio book format if that's what tickles your fancy.  If anyone has any other recommended reading...please share.

 

Also, the EMT certification is not worth it.  I am a licensed EMT that volunteers at a 9-1-1 agency on the ambulance.  80% of what I do is procedural and grounded in adhering to very strict protocols set by the state department of health.  The other 20%, the actual skills-based part, can be self-taught by just picking up a book.  If you want to go spend $500 to $1,000 for an EMT cert (depending on your state), feel free.  If you're smart, just get the book and study it so you're able to render care in an emergency.  The only reason I got the certification was so I could work on the ambulance.

Edited January 26, 2014 by WastedSpaceman

[1S1K-Airborne 148]

Apparently according to DayZ players........

 

KILL EVERYONE YOU SEE NO MATTER WHAT THEY'RE DOING..................is the way to survive in the apocalypse.

 

Guess we're all doomed.

 

Unfortunately for most DayZ players, they don't have military training, and a lot of high powered weapons / ammo.  Guess I win the apocalypse then?

[WastedSpaceman 65]

Apparently according to DayZ players........

 

KILL EVERYONE YOU SEE NO MATTER WHAT THEY'RE DOING..................is the way to survive in the apocalypse.

 

Guess we're all doomed.

 

Unfortunately for most DayZ players, they don't have military training, and a lot of high powered weapons / ammo.  Guess I win the apocalypse then?

Most of them probably wouldn't even be able to pull the trigger to defend themselves in a real world environment.  Hell, most of them probably don't even know how to load a fiream, or even how to disengage the safety for that matter.  And those that do would end up as casualties from self-inflicted wounds due to poor unloading technique prior to cleaning.

[mick17 93]

Head to the mountains (literally). Plenty of water and game to hunt. Slowly work on building an infastructure and start farming. Most of all I would keep my humanity and decency and if it kills me so be it.

[Sapper Joe 12]

Most of them probably wouldn't even be able to pull the trigger to defend themselves in a real world environment.  Hell, most of them probably don't even know how to load a fiream, or even how to disengage the safety for that matter.  And those that do would end up as casualties from self-inflicted wounds due to poor unloading technique prior to cleaning.

 

 

Hold on! Let me upload this to instagram before we start kicking down doors!

 

*Please note that this is not me... Thankfully...

[Blaaaaaaag 75]

Hold on! Let me upload this to instagram before we start kicking down doors!

 

[...lemme just edit this pic out of here so I don't look like a jerk for wasting your screen space and bandwidth on a second shot of it]

 

*Please note that this is not me... Thankfully...

 

That man is wasting his Harvard education.

 

On topic, soldier shouldn't really be listed above farmer, either, unless we plan to feed mainly on our fallen enemies. Not sure why everyone thinks the world will be so violent after civilization collapses. I'm just going to live in my backyard. I'll drink rainwater, I'll find a bow and arrow and use that to collect deer if I decide I can't live without meat. Pacific northwest and it's abundant, untapped natural resources for the win.

[antonioajc 500]

I would probably die on the first week. I live in a house with my two brothers and my mom and dad. I also have two dogs and four parrots. Yep, wouldn't last long.

[soulfirez 901]

hmm yeah i find the list of professions pretty messed up but i guess it depends on how you intend to survive lol(or from where your survival journey starts city /suburbs country town or out of the way farm like me ) . for me survival skills 1 farmer 2 medical 3 enginer going down to solider ( but then many soliders will have the first on my list survival wilderness skills.

 

Just the ability to be effective with weapons is well not that huge a need almost anyone can be trained with a gun id take a good hunter anyday over a straight military guy why well a hunter can shoot at things but also knows the animals he is going to hunt for food tthere patterns hiding scent etc etc etc.( ps ex mil myself)

[Jonah_Hobbes 171]

That man is wasting his Harvard education.

 

On topic, soldier shouldn't really be listed above farmer, either, unless we plan to feed mainly on our fallen enemies. Not sure why everyone thinks the world will be so violent after civilization collapses. I'm just going to live in my backyard. I'll drink rainwater, I'll find a bow and arrow and use that to collect deer if I decide I can't live without meat. Pacific northwest and it's abundant, untapped natural resources for the win.

 

There's a fair amount of evidence that people start looting fairly quickly after a major event. If no government comes in then bandit groups expand to fill the vacuum. I'm not some sort of prepper but I've certainly read enough stuff to know that during a major catastrophe it can get quite nasty.

[TheLastEmp 295]

Hidden text.

 

Umm... This is either a really bad joke or you completely misunderstood what the guy was saying.  Try reading a little more slowly and relax...

 

Why do people always freak out over shit they misunderstand.

Edited January 26, 2014 by Inception.

[Franchi (DayZ) 146]

That man is wasting his Harvard education.

 

On topic, soldier shouldn't really be listed above farmer, either, unless we plan to feed mainly on our fallen enemies. Not sure why everyone thinks the world will be so violent after civilization collapses. I'm just going to live in my backyard. I'll drink rainwater, I'll find a bow and arrow and use that to collect deer if I decide I can't live without meat. Pacific northwest and it's abundant, untapped natural resources for the win.

Trust me when people can't get food at the super market its going to get ugly fast, honestly in a end of the world situation I would abandon my house and move into the huge woods behind it for atleast 2 weeks, and I am a long way from a major city with a large family all of whom know how to shoot. Being near a road or a house in such a situation is just to dangerous.

Edited January 26, 2014 by Franchi

[Jonah_Hobbes 171]

Umm... This is either a really bad joke or you completely misunderstood what the guy was saying.  Try reading a little more slowly and relax...

 

Why do people always freak out over shit they misunderstand.

I think he's taking the piss.

[Happy- 41]

this

if im gonna survive an apocolypse why not do it in style.

 

Edited January 26, 2014 by Happy-

[Franchi (DayZ) 146]

this

if im gonna survive an apocolypse why not do it in style.

 

Because that site is now well known, perfect survival bunkerwith power water and food for years? Prime target for organized bandits.

[Inception. 9443]

Umm... This is either a really bad joke or you completely misunderstood what the guy was saying.  Try reading a little more slowly and relax...

 

Why do people always freak out over shit they misunderstand.

 

It was a copypasta, don't worry.