The CDC Says: Be Prepared!

This is what I'm gonna use.

Homemade napalm? Check.
Katana, bokken, AND ******* sword? Check.
Improvised smokebombs? Check.
Husband with Marksmanship rating? Check.
Pitchable explosives? Check.

You laugh... but yes, we do have stuff around the apartment that can make this stuff.

Michelle
aka
Samuraiko/Dark_Respite

Again, Cold Steel bats won't break. A Louisville Slugger would break. A Cold Steel Smasher won't.

I'm going to stick with rebar. Can find it just about anywhere. And in a Zombiepocalypse, you're bound to be in or around a construction site at some point anyway. At the very least, your nearest home improvement store will be stocked.

Longer reach, won't break, can be defensively positioned, has a handy impaling feature, etc.

I've already forgotten about most of you

So, comment removed as, despite the nature of the conversation the forum still IS rated T for Teen and we want to try and stay off the deliberately gory descriptions, but to answer DMystic's question: it's a polypropylene bat. Going by the materials used in its construction alone, you can leave what it can do up to your imagination.

Hi, Everyone! Whatchya talking about?

*Takes off Roleplayer hat* *Puts on Zombie Survivor Hat*

Kids, let ol' Auntie Zortel teach you a few things about Zed killing and chainsaws.

Don't do it.

While you're gibbing the deadheads, think of all those droplets and chunks, that may be teaming with biohazards of all sorts. You're putting yourself and your fellow survivors at risk.

Chainsaws are noisy, use energy that would be better used elsewhere, and you could hurt yourself in the commotion.

Auntie Z's Recommendation:

You want to fight in close range? Motorcycle leathers to protect from bites, and something with a good heft and point to it. A simple hammer would do. Use the weight of it to knock ol' zack back, drive the narrowest point into the forebrain. Use goggles and facial protection to minimize risk of infection, and scrub up afterwards ASAP.

Better yet, keep at a distance, or don't engage at all. And only fight solo as a last resort, you could easily be overwhelmed during the fracas.

Auntie Z's tip: If the gloves are good for heavy duty work, from stoking steam engine fires to preventing animal bites, it'll afford you some protection.

Auntie Z's tip: Working in pairs, sweep and spike. Have one taking the zack out by the legs, with the other keeping watch, then switch roles to deliver the final blow.

Auntie Z's tip: Breaking and Entering, even in the zombie apocalypse, is a good way to get yourself:

Shot by the property owner
Shot by looters
Shot by Law Enforcement Officers

Play it safe, break into zed skulls, not homes. Get supplies now, for whatever emergency might fall upon you, be it natural, man-made, or a zombie/robot uprising.

So Sayeth Auntie Z, prepper, health and safety aficionado + fan of Apocalyptic Fiction.