Zombie Squad

Ironically- this could truly be the end of the Maduro regime. Obviously the US will not be doing any sort of Panama style invasion or extraction right now. But the ability to close/confiscate bank accounts and the listing of persons who will be arrested if they leave Venezuela is going to make this ...

I received a copy for Christmas. Yes, I had asked for it after reading about it. It is fairly short, but I like the way it is put together. The book follows a sequence of making tools where you start with the simplest (a rock) and then use that to make a more complicated tool. It follows similar log...

I agree. I thought the movie was excellent. I was kind of surprised that it didn't get more notice among critics, awards, etc. They character background for Jackie Chan allowed them to acknowledge his age and not force him to make improbable martial arts moves. He also brought realism to a guy who i...

I'll be very interested in hearing Raptor's contribution on this storm. I consider his previous writings describing his experience and observations during the Katrina event the gold standard of Zombie Squad forum discussions.

An adventure along similar lines is: Alone in the Caribbean; Being the Yarn of a Cruise in the Lesser Antilles in the Sailing Canoe Yakaboo Title pretty much says it all. Written shortly after a trip in 1913. I've found this book as a pdf file on-line. I believe it is long out of print. Author's las...

I have practiced Kempo for about 17 years. I like it because it's a very "stand-up' style. It does include "ground work" but unless you incorporate "shoot fighting" (which is also taught at my school) most the techniques are focused on getting the opponent off you and getting back up. There are also...

Reminds me of the old Irish joke:

Priest says to congregation, "Name me one thing worse than drink."

From the back of the church, "Thirst!"

Maybe you just have to be Irish.........

Oh yes, this was discussed on this board quite a while ago. I remember it being pretty realistic and one that would be great for the Zombie Squad members to dissect as to what actions you would take and options you would have. A big part of the character is as Evan said, he is completely unprepared ...

Just wanted to refresh this thread. The movie is great and I'm surprised it didn't get more discussion on this board when it came out.
Many of the characters are pretty well fleshed out - more so than most Z movies.
Especially liked the train engineer, the little girl, and the pregnant girl's husband.

I just finished The Passage- recently cited by many here. You can now get the three volumes in one- which makes a pretty weighty tome! It reminded me of Stephen King's The Stand due to a substantial amount of mystical or religious overtones. Some characters are doing things or able to do things for ...

I recently finished Plague Year by Jeff Carlson. The book was recommended earlier on this forum, but I can't remember if I saw it here first or just stumbled upon it in the library. The concept is truly great. An attempt to cure cancer by nanotechnology leads to the little critters escaping and, rat...

Personally, I enjoyed "The Last Centurion" the most.
It isn't part of the zombie series, but does have a global ice age as the setting.

I found it to be less focused on "battle porn" than many of his other books.

The teaser which implies the newly reconstituted government (after one year of EMP blackout) not being as benevolent as would be hoped is interesting. The book Alas Babylon -- which William Forstchen acknowledges as being an inspiration for his first book-- ends with the now pretty much stabilized c...

I agree with everything that's already been said about the limited acting skills and low budget production. But, somehow, many evenings when I'm looking for just a short hour of entertainment, I keep returning to this on the Netflix streaming queue. I'm at least half way through the first season, an...

I didn't watch the attached clip- just thought 8 minutes was too long.

But looking at the enormous folder in the opening screen, I am reminded of what a special forces type was quoted saying about the original "Rambo" survival knife:

"Yes, it's neat- but who is going to carry it for me?"

I was thinking the 45-70 lever action "guide gun" would be my choice. As long as I'm game "wardening" and not going to war with the dinos. Easy to carry, reliable as heck, several "follow up" shots available. 4 in the case of my Marlin. And as Dave Petzal of Field & Stream once said, "that cartridge...

To experienced martial artists I have a question...what is the ratio, when discussing being successful in practical fighting, of natural skillset like speed/strength/eye coordination/etc vs technique of the art itself? Like for instance...when practiced martial artists fight each other, if you'd sa...

Good advice from all, and thank you for your quick response. I think a real light down bag sounds like the way to go. We're only considering summer camping (at least for her, I've done snow camping but already have all the gear I need). We may do some shopping this Memorial Day weekend. Thanks again.

My wife (who has very limited backpacking experience, but now wants to go with me after she saw the movie "Wild") is looking at ways to minimize weight for her trip. One thought she has is to use an emergency bivouac sack she has found, specifically an Escape made by Sol, instead of a regular sleepi...

Please ignore the somewhat political bias of the article. But the analysis of exactly how the gunfight between the two want to be terrorists and a Garland police officer occurred seems very factual. I was interested because I was curious as to how a single policeman with pistol was able to defeat tw...

Well the critics are in.
It seems the "serious" film critics who look for dramatic motivation and human expression are unfulfilled.
Those who are action film fans and fans of the original movies think it's great.
I will be going this week and definitely count myself in the fan category.

Does anyone have any idea when Season 2 is finally going to arrive at Netflix?

I've had it in my queue "since like forever" (don't know who originally said that -- Mean Girls?).

I know there are other ways to obtain viewing on the internet, but I guess I'm just old fashioned.

"Going Home Series (don't care how many books) by A. (for Angery) American. -Horrible and horrendous. Barely got through the first book about a fat/overweight prepper who thinks he's superman and would rather talk about his gear by name and model number than actually have a plot. The characters are ...

Just finished "One Second After" by William Forstchen. It's on Davo's list, and also has it's own topic section- although I decided to post here, rather than resurrect the old topic. The story takes place in one small town, and pretty much all information is only provided from that town, following a...