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is possible to survive without starving. Rationing will be an art best known. Most of the people in your base will require much less food than they're used to since they will be less active in such a small area.

When rationing the food it is important to stick to a steady amount that will sustain a person. At first it will be hard for everyone to adjust because of their own unique habits. But, after approximately 21 days their eating habits will have been realigned and there will be little protest. It shouldn't be hard, since that first three weeks will keep their minds off food and on other tasks.

On either the top floor of the building, the roof, or a secure greenhouse/backyard there should be a garden immediately started. It's only necessary to fortify it for temporary safety of those who work the gardens, rather than the heavy fortification in the houses. Zombies tend to be uninterested in plants, and therefore, they won't destroy them unless they know it's a food source and they intentionally destroy it (in which case that kind of intelligence should be the worst worry of yours).

Also, if possible stock up on non-perishable goods before fortifying.

SUPPLIES NEEDED- to sustain a family of four for a while without leaving fortress (adjust accordingly for availability, preparedness, time secluded, and number of people)

1-2 hand crank power generators
1 long blade sword/knife for each member with wielding ability
15,000+ rounds of ammunition for various arms
2-6 various arms (the more the merrier)
1 sustainable water filtration system (as bad as it may get humans can reuse urine)
1 rain utilization system to receive water
100's of books and notebooks/pens for sanity and entertainment
1 five-year calendar
3 sets of seeds for vegetables, roots and berries
1 how-to book on replanting with past-years seeds
2-4 hammers for fortification
1000+ 3-7 inch nails
1 sustainable water source (a human consumes an average of gallon/2 quarts of water a day) like water gallons filling a room/the walls of the greenhouse/garden.
30 buckets of rations (Costco and Sam's Club carry ration buckets with 274 servings of food ($90), MREesque one meal a days)
100+ cans/boxes of non-perishable foods
Lots of batteries for appliances, entertainment material to maintain sanity
5 Flashlights
12+ glow sticks
Optional gasoline for the generators to make it easy
2+ hand crank power radios/walkie talkies
15-30 gallons Kerosene (clean burning so it can be used in closed places)
4-7 Kerosene lamps
Anything Else Imaginable

IMMEDIATE SURVIVAL:

Kill as many of the Zombies as you can and burn them (make sure it's a distance from your base).

Try and find other survivors within reason.

Hoard supplies especially water and food in the first day before the zombies reach top population.

Remember that water/power/utilities will go out soon.

Find a fortifiable place in an unpopulated area, if home base is not available.

Only travel during the day.

Remember the buddy system

And don't do anything stupid.

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