Boker Plus KAL 10 Fighting Knife

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Many zombie survival experts tend to lean towards some hardcore tools and weapons, like swords and crowbars, but most of us here at ZPrepared prefer a rugged combat knife. It’s not the greatest weapon against the undead (firearms can’t really be beat in most cases), but the sheer versatility can’t be argued. It’s a tool and a weapon, they’re always easy to carry, and chances are, you’ve always got one on your person. So when we saw the Boker KAL 10 Fixed Blade fighting knife, this was an easy choice to add to the site. A knife as rugged and tough as the Automat Kalashnikov, with just as much style belongs here. The thumb notch and grip make it perfect for combat handling, and the point is tailor-made to punch right through to the cash and prizes of a zombie’s cranium.

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GSG-522

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Packing light is essential to maintain a faster rate of travel, and prevent fatigue, but if you’re packing a firearm, you’ve got to carry enough ammunition to protect yourself, otherwise you’re just carrying dead weight. A boatload of .45 ACP, or even 9mm ammunition can tip the scales in fatigue’s favor, so choosing the right weapon with the right round could prove useful. Enter the German Sports Guns GSG-522, a high quality and stylish sub-machine chambered in .22lr. A nice light round that lets you carry more ammunition than most guns, the .22lr still has the ability to get the job done, and this puppy comes with a 22 round magazine (see what they did there? You can also sport a drum magazine as well). Plus, a lighter round, means lighter recoil, which helps with your shot placement. I’m not saying you should forsake the 9 milli, or the beastly forty-five, but sometimes you have to sacrifice stopping power for speed and mobility. The GSG-522 is a nice sexy piece of hardware that makes the choice a little more enticing.

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Surefire Delta Folding Knife

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A good multi-tool is always a nice thing to have. You can be pretty sure that there will be several clunky brick-like multi-tools accessible in your crew, so what you need is a sleek, high-quality folding knife with a few added “tools” thrown into the mix. The Surefire Delta folder is a rugged, lightweight combat/utility knife that fits that role quite nicely. The additional tools are very easy to miss, since they’re so well incorporated into the handle of the knife, like finger guard pulling double duty as a screw driver. There’s also a wire cutter/crimper (accepting up to a 12 gauge wire), a cord/harness cutter, a self-seating wrench and a window breaker. It’s the sexiest six-in-one you’ll be packing out in the wildz.

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Hoyt Carbon Matrix Bow

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When you’re out in the field dropping zeds at range, it’s one thing to have a high quality compound bow, but it’s another altogether to have a Hoyt Carbon Matrix compound bow. A hollow carbon tube riser gives this thing unparalleled ability for such a light weight, short compound bow. A sexy weapon packed with innovative features and ground-breaking performance, the price tag should give anyone serious about hunting zombies with a bow a reason to pause.

Making weight at just shy of four pounds, with an axel to axel length of 35″, the Hoyt Carbon Matrix performs just as well as a longer, heavier bow. Not to mention, if you quietly put some shafts into the eyeballs of a few shamblers, its pretty much guaranteed to “draw” the attention of anyone you’ve rescued.

If you’re going to choose to go to battle against a few walking corpses, you should make sure your weapon of choice has all the traits that you’re gonna need to rely on. With the Hoyt, you’ve got superior performance, silent (un)kills at range, light weight and compact, and not to mention this thing has style written all over it.

I’m sure with some practice, a seasoned zombie killer can put on quite a show. Who knows…maybe three arrows simultaneously, like classic comic book archers, isn’t completely out of the realm of possibility. Just don’t try that stuff if I’m the one your’e trying to save out there.

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Beretta Px4 Storm Sub-Compact

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Once again, those chaps at Beretta catch our eye. Another in their Storm collection, the Beretta Px4 Storm sub-compact brings the reliability and innovation that comes with the Beretta name. While concealed carry isn’t always in the list of traits for a reliable firearm, there are obvious perks that come with the sub-compact category. I hate to mention, but sometimes zombies aren’t the only bipedal humanoid threat in this day and age. Having a nice powerful pistol tucked away is always a survivability modifier. Also, when you’re bringing weapons out, this one is nice and small, so it will be much easier to find room for this, than a full framed 1911 (although having both is the most optimal, I imagine). Even with it’s small size, the Px4 can still handle standard (and highly available) 9mm ammunition (It’s also available in .40 S&W), packing an amazing 13 rounds (10 in .40 S&W version) in such a sleek package.

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Two-Handed Kukri Machete

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I’m sure anyone that visits this site regularly will see very clearly that we’re fans of Cold Steel products. Not that we have any affiliation with them…we just feel that they really know their stuff when it comes to the sharp toys we tend to gravitate towards when we’re looking for a solid bladed instrument. The Cold Steel Two-Handed Kukri machete is no exception. A solid blend of a kukri blade’s power and versatility and the reach of an axe, this monster gives you plenty of chopping power. The blade shape has amazing cutting ability, a solid point capable of easily penetrating some of the thinner areas of a zombie’s skull, and the handle lets you position your hands in a way to properly leverage your body weight when swinging it around. An all around fantastic piece of steel that any serious zombie apocalypse survivor should think about packing.

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Beretta Cx4 Storm

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Bringing a reliable firearm is no doubt a concern of every zApocalypse survivalist, but always ensuring you’ve got the ammunition when you’re out and about makes this difficult to manage sometimes. You want to be able to bring a weapon that has great range and accuracy, but sometimes all you’ve got is pistol ammunition. Beretta must have put some thought into this problem when they introduced the Cx4 Storm. The legendary arms manufacturer has delivered a great weapon system that allows you to bring some serious accuracy at range when all you’ve got is pistol ammunition. If you’ve only got .40 S&W, .45 ACP or 9mm laying around, no problem. The Storm fires’em all. Another big perk, it accepts all types of customization thanks to the Picatinny rails all over this beauty. Pull the sights off of that dry, useless AR-15 and slap it on the Storm, and you’re ready to put some rounds in zombie skulls.

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7000 Series Full Faceplate Respirator

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There’s a lot of crap in the air, and it’s only going to get worse when the zombies show up. particulate matter, paint fumes and vapors are the least of your concerns when you paste a zed at close range with some double-ought buckshot at point blank range. You can’t risk breathing that stuff, but 3M has got you (or at least your face) covered with the 7000 series full faceplate respirator. It doesn’t matter if you reduce those Thriller video extras to a fine grayish-red mist, you can breathe easy, knowing you won’t be taking a piece of them with you, stowed away in your lungs. Plus the wide faceplate doesn’t restrict your vision, so even if you can’t smell them coming, you can still see them flanking you.

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Smith & Wesson Model 327 M&P R8

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I’m not here to make your decision of which side to take in the great “revolver vs semi-auto” debate, but I do want to make sure you have plenty of options when making up your mind. Enter the Smith & Wesson M&P R8, an 8-shot revolver bought to you by one of the premier revolver manufacturers. Yes I’ll make sure you hear that right, the R8 model 327 fires eight (8) .357 magnum rounds. In the zombie infested world of zTomorrow, you need a reliable rugged, easy-to-use firearm if you’re not an expert in all things boom. Revolvers have fewer moving parts, and rely a lot less on oils and lubricants, meaning if you’ve got poor firearm cleaning habits, the revolver will most likely perform when the zeds bash the barriers down at the worst possible time. The above image shows an optional configuration, normally the optics and light are not included…but c’mon, look at that beast! shell out the extra scratch to make your sidearm feel like it’s your go to weapon of choice.

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Parkourpedia

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Sporting hot new Parkour-friendly shoes and pants does you no good if they’re only there to make you look pretty. Mobility, speed and an overall high level of fitness will really make all the difference, and put your gear to good use. Parkourpedia is loaded with tons of useful information about this spirit or philosophy that incorporates “a method of moving within your environment and approaching obstacles of any kind, be they physical or mental.” As well as various techniques and conditioning exercises to give you all the tools and attributes you may need to stay one step, leap or vault ahead of the groping zombie masses. I think the icing on the top has to be a great article about how to choose the proper shoes for highly mobile ways.

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