Battle Ready Steel Captain America’s Shield

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Until Wakanda allows the export of Vibranium (I’m sure we can find Adamantium, since it seems to pop up everywhere as it is), we’re going to live with shields made of steel. However since the only real threat is the teeth, fingernails and exposed jagged bone that the zombies are flailing away with, steel will do just fine. Courtesy of the Dark Knight Armoury, you can leap into the fray, inspiring those around you with Captain America’s shield, fully battle ready. This ruggedly constructed shield is more than enough to bash around those pesky reanimated corpses trying to get a piece of you and your crew. When things start looking dark, just strap this beast on and bellow out your battle cry. “Survivors Assemble!”

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Tactical Duostock Complete Assembly

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The Tactical Duostock was developed with CQB (Close Quarters Battle) in mind, and when you find yourself moving through tight confines of a known zombie zone, you’re going to want one of these on the butt end of your carbine of choice. The Complete Assembly comes with everything you need to convert your AR-15/M4 and M-16 family rifles/carbines to a collapsable duostock. Designed for entry work and room clearing to allow fast target acquisition on the move, it increases your accuracy and gives you a stable shooting platform, keeping you safer in the more heavily infested areas.

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FirstGear TPG Teton Motorcycle Jacket

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It’s pretty clear that you’ve got to make sure that your clothing provides ample protection in the ZApocalypse, but sporting great looking and highly functional clothing makes survival just a bit more bearable. You’re still human after all, and it’s nice to remind yourself of what humanity has left behind (and is fighting for once again). Grab a First Gear Teton Motorcycle Jacket featuring d3o intelligent shock absorption, so you can move about in style, while also sporting a protective garment when you’ve got to dispatch a group of ghouls that don’t really appreciate your fashion forward sensibility. The Teton has d3o gel in the shoulders and elbows for unparalleled flexible impact resistance. Especially if your main mode of transportation is a motorcycle. Not to mention, the zip-in liner is a stylish standalone wind/waterproof jacket with microfleece for warmth.

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Chrome Mini Metro Buckle Messenger Bag

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Mil Spec gear is a great choice for things like bags, clothing and other accessories, but that doesn’t mean it has to look “Mil Spec”. The Chrome Mini Metro messenger bag features a rugged weatherproof Cordura outer shell, with military spec binding to protect your gear from the weather, or splattered zombie bits from melee combat. Not to mention, the main over-the-chest load stabilizing strap is made from five bar seat belt webbing with a quick release car seat belt buckle (that doubles as a bottle opener), so it’s tough enough to hang on to all your equipment. But in a pinch (or a grab) of some zeds get a hold of your bag, the quick release buckle lets you get clear and fight from a safer position and not be dragged into the hungry pack of flesh eaters. Stylish, compact and tough, the Chrome Mini Metro looks great and gets the job done. Exactly what we’re looking for at ZPrepared.

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Hornady Lock-N-Load AP

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Let’s face the facts, there are more zombies than bullets in your ammo dump. The ability to drop a zed from 25 yards is a luxury out in the field, and you don’t want to have resort to swinging that sledge hammer to clear the path, just because it’s been a while since you’ve come across an ammunition stash. If you’re doing plenty of double tapping, just be sure to collect your brass and make some time in the evenings at your Hornady Lock-N-Load AP and find your inner peace while reloading your own ammunition. The Lock-N-Load AP featuresmany “quick change” options allowing you to change from .223 to .45 in minutes. This reloading press gives you the ability to reload up to 500 rounds an hour. That’s plenty of ammo for a simple supply run.

Fast, reliable, versatile and just plain cool, any survival camp needs one of these if you plan on keeping your [protective] clothes clean when wave after wave of shambling pests storm the fort. Your trigger-happy friends will thank you.

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See Snake Micro Rigid snake cam

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It doesn’t matter if you’ve got to find out if zombies are lurking inside that abandoned Circle K (as Bill and Ted have taught us…there are strange things afoot at the Circle K), or that shady looking cave/mineshaft you found boarded up, you need to safely put eyes in there to see if it’s safe to enter and start your inspection. Nothing complex like a loud clunky RC truck with a camcorder taped to it, just something simple like the See Snake by Rigid. This handy little snake cam gives you the ability to see into tight spaces or under the doorway into the room from the safety of the other side. It’s got adjustable LEDs and a mirror attachment to pipe the feed directly to the handheld 2.5″ LCD color screen. With a 10 foot reach you no longer have to worry about “touching that with a 10 foot pole”, since you can take a peek first.

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Blackhawk U.K. M.O.E. Entry Kit

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Survival when dealing with larger hordes of zombies in heavily infested areas is all about mobility. If you find yourself required to move through urban areas and need to get in and out of buildings fast to stay on the move then you need to make sure you’ve got the Blackhawk UK M.O.E. Entry Kit strapped to your back. Even if you just need a quick easy way into a building to grab supplies and get out, this pack will fulfill your needs. This bad boy comes standard with the Super Boltmaster for making short work of locks and fences, the CQB Ram for bringing the door down, and the Hallagan Tool for break and rake window entry. All of these tools are non-sparking and non-conductive to 100,000 volts AC, so no need to worry about accidentally setting off any spilled fuel, or killing yourself by hitting an exposed wire. Safety is the key here when you’re busting into ruins for supplies.

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John Deere M-Gator A1

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Earth friendly is all fine and good, but if you’ve got a fuel source available and a lot of rough terrain to cover, the John Deere M-Gator A1 is a great, reliable way to get you and your supplies from point A to point B. The Gator is John Deere’s Mil-Spec ATV capable of hauling serious equipment with plenty of room for survivors as well. Not as large and bulky as a full size vehicle, this thing gives you speed and mobility to easily stay on the move. Right now it’s only available for Military, Law Enforcement or First Responders, but hey, if you fit that role, and you want to stay zprepared, then this puppy is for you.

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SNIKT! Pantera Hand Claws by Tom Anderson

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All practicality aside, if you’re leaping into the fray to rescue a group of scared survival-impaired victims that just wandered into a group of brain slurping Z-Boys, take a page out of the book of infamous X-Man, Wolverine. The Pantera hand claws (designed by Tom Anderson) send a clear message to those around you (well maybe not the zombies…they really don’t appreciate the zApocalypse style we’re trying to perpetuate here): “I mean business!” If you’ve got a pair of these puppies clutched in your fists, it’s clear that you’re not timidly looking around for supplies, you’re there to put holes in zed faces, sever necrotic tendons and remove fingers so they can’t get a grip on your sweet mutton chops and motorcycle jacket, bub. Don’t forget the cigars.

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Sticky Foam Weapons get new Lease on [un]Life (via Wired)

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So maybe initial tests of Sticky Foam as a less than lethal anti-personel tactic fell flat, the U.S. military is exploring further uses of the stuff as a deterrent against vehicles. However, this stuff has always had promise against the living dead. Zombies aren’t so fleet of feet, so a good dose of the sticky stuff would halt their progress rather effectively. The only thing really holding it back as a great anti-shambling-personel device was the lackluster initial results against real living (and agile) people. Now that the government is looking for alternative uses, there will be a potential for any slick survivalist worth their salt to get their hands on a Sticky Foam delivery system to put up some decent barriers preventing the needless showering of zed entrails and fluids in self defense situation. Less than lethal Z-Defense if you will.

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