This plan has two parts, and there is actually a thing in Part One that I recommend people starting RIGHT NOW, not necessarily for just a zed attack but also for an economic crash which will happen sooner than you might think, especially if you live in the states. Anyway, here it is:

PART ONE: PRE-INFESTATION

1.) As soon as you possibly can, start collecting gold and silver, jewels, and other valuable items in small amounts (i.e. coins, jewelry, china plates, etc.) that you can easily carry with you. Save your money too, within reason. During a zed outbreak (or economic crash, see comment above) you will need some means of barter and exchange with other survivors. Money may work at the start, but soon enough it would be as useless as lined paper you use to write on. Get what you can, hoard it, bury it, do whatever you need to keep it safe.

2.) Start learning useful things!!! Go to your local community college and learn what you may need to know during an outbreak, get yourself enrolled in weapons/self-defense classes, do whatever you need in order to be prepared. I cannot stress how important study is!!!!!!!!

3.) Begin building your emergency supply stores now. Get all the meds that you would need for any possible ailment, get camping gear (tent, sleeping bags, camping stove, etc.) At all times, make sure there is no shortage of batteries or matches/lighters in your house, and know where every useful item is at all times in case of an outbreak. Keep a good supply of current maps of where you live (if you live in the U.S., for example, get a country-wide road map that you can carry with you, as well as maps of Canada and Mexico if possible; priority one, however, would be a road map of your resident state.) Weapons need to be included in this!!!!! Also, one of the number one items you would want to get (aside from an arsenal) is at least one police scanner; if you have this, you can not only listen and be alert for any possible signs of a zed outbreak, but you could also hear if medics and the fire department and the police are back in action after the outbreak, which would be a sign of mankind getting back on its feet and the end of the chaos.

4.) Fire drill, people. Wherever you go, always know the possible exits and make sure to subtly study for any signs of an outbreak.

5.) Get your body prepared for a lot of hard work! Get in shape, get used to having to go without sleep for extended periods of time (no, I don't mean that you shouldn't ever sleep, just make sure you'd be able to stay completely awake for at least 24 hours at a time if needed), train your senses to be as sensitive as possible, keep a balanced diet, and make sure you actually know how to use at least one meelee weapon as well as some sort of blade, not to mention hand-to-hand combat ('cause zeds won't wait for you to pick up your weapon before attacking).

6.) If you can, get at least three dogs that you can train to be guard dogs. Make sure you can make them do pretty much whatever you want (guard your supplies, alert you to intruders, etc.), but don't make them hate you, 'cause then they'd just rip you apart the first chance they got. Don't wissify them either, because then they would be almost useless in protection. Also, they would need to be able to outrun your average person so they'd have a good chance of outrunning a zed (unless they get superhuman speed, which would SO not be fair!!!), so daily exercise for them is a must. Preferred breeds are: Rottweiler, Doberman, St. Bernard, Australian Shepherd, Husky, Dalmation, Malamute, Saarloos Wolfhound, Pitbull, and German Shepherd.

PART TWO: POST-OUTBREAK

1.) If you have friends with big trucks or spacious vehicles, tackle the nearest Wal-Mart, jewelry store, and pharmacy; get as much from these places as you can in things that you can use for yourself and possibly barter with other survivors. If you plan on waiting out the outbreak in your house, make sure to leave AT LEAST three friends to watch over the place for looters and zeds. If you're going to take it elsewhere, load up all the stuff in your vehicles and try to find a large vehicle you can stuff more things in (army surplus, school busses, vans, etc.). Wherever you are going to wait it out, make sure it has the following resources:
- Fire: Your hiding spot needs to allow you to make a fire to keep warm in the cold months. It also needs to have nearby resources for fires, so there need to be a few trees nearby. I recommend, in your pre-outbreak supplies, that you have chainsaws and axes stored up.
- Running Water: Duh, you need to drink and bathe sometime! I know the zeds can smell humans, but no sense in making this any easier for them, you know?
- Height: If you can see your enemies coming from below, it's a lot easier to pick them off while they're trying to get to you.
- Isolation: The more isolated the location is, the better, because it would take that much longer for zeds to figure out where you are unless you actually let them follow you in your plight.

2.) Directly after you hear about the attack, attack every gas station you can find and get as much gas and kerosene as you possibly can. Be sure to mark the difference between the two, in case of possible mix-ups. You WILL need them both, one for fire if you're having problems starting one, and the other so you can move (see #3 below).

3.) If possible, never stay more than one month in a location. Always be on the move, because it wouldn't take long for the zeds to sniff you out if you stayed in one location the entire time. When you are moving, be sure to be in constant contact with other members of your group, so long-range walky-talkies would probably be a good thing for you to have.

4.) Most of all, keep things lively in your group. Tell jokes, comfort each other, be always alert for any possible signs of someone being bitten (unlike in almost every freaking zed movie, in which at least one member is bitten and showing the signs of it, but everyone's not paying ANY attention to it!!!!!!!!!!) If everyone's depressed and/or irritated, then fighting will inevitably ensue, which would not only draw attention to yourselves but also it may split the group. We all should be able to figure out the threat that would arise from seperation, especially in unfamiliar places.

((I didn't have time to write this part when I typed up my plan!!))
Here is a list of the items you definitely want to get. Add whatever else you may require on your personal list, but you WILL need these things.

- Toiletries (soap, shampoo, toothpaste, etc.)
- Feminine products (if you have females in your group; you have to be realistic on this matter, people...burn 'em after usage, though)
- Blankets
- Seasonal clothes (i.e. plenty of long and short-sleeve things)
- Food (duh...include dog food, if you have them)
- Drink (priority one: water)
- Medical supplies (EVERYTHING YOU CAN GET!!!!)
- Generators (at least one, try to get the quietest one you can find)
- Batteries
- Battery-powered radio (at least one)
- Walky-talkies (long-distance, again: battery powered)
- Police radio
- Arsenal (whatever suits you)
- Camping supplies
-Tent(s)
-Sleeping bag(s)
-Camping stove
-Cooking supplies (pots, pans, etc.)
-Eating utensils (sporknif!!!!!)
- Some sort of means of making a good fire