on the defense

On the defense gives you advice on supplies and shelter. among the most important is to be off the ground. stilted houses, like the kind at the beach are prefferable. another option is to destroy the stairs. this works because zombies dont have the cognitave abilities to climb.

He also makes several lists of survival items to keep in your home. aswell as tips like filling your bath tub up to save water because in a survival situaion you dont know when the next oppurtuity will arise. The lists remind me alot of the emergancy stores in our basement. things like shake power flash light and canned food . Only ours doesnt contain a laser sighted rifle.

Brooks says the safest practical place to be in an outbreak is a warehouse. A warehouse is ideal because it is spacious and easily secured. the crates and supplies can be used aswell. This once again shows how much thought is put into writing this book. he disscusses numerous places to hide and gives great explanations for them, like this quote. "Building in poorer inner city nieghborhoods tend to be more secure than others, there reliance on razor wire bard windows and other anti crime features make them readiliy defencable...these affluent people rely more heavily on law enforcement and private security (unreliable sources during an outbreak)."