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You may remember I earlier stated that you need a first point to run to, a muster point if you will? A place to hide out at while you make sure that the Zombie Apocalypse is actually a Zombie Apocalypse not just a particularly rowdy night in whichever town you live in!

Well I know it’s not always possible to have a safe nearby location pre planned (hey most of us find it hard to have a far away safe hideaway never mind a second one) so lets work on the old saying; “An Englishman’s home is his Castle”.

First off make sure your home is well stocked, there’ll be more on this topic in a later post when we’ll discuss the perfect shopping list.

Now it’s time to Zombie Proof the outside, now this is the hard part, you don’t want to alter your house to obviously so lets pretend you keep the outside the same as always, though maybe invest in a better fence and gate if you have a garden, not much of a defense but it might discourage the casual zombie, or door to door salesperson. You do want a good quality door though, hard wood or metal for preference and NO I repeat NO windows! An internal door is also useful at this point, also works well for your green credentials but hey who cares about that when the world is owned by the dead? Windows, yes you still have them, make sure you have nice thick curtains that will block out light at night, double glazing adds a slight protection but more importantly keeps the heat in and the zombie wails out. Now personally I also like blinds and these can be secured at the base to provide a basic shutter, but actual shutters might also be nice, but when you’re certain the zombies are around, spend an hour with a hammer and the planks of wood you keep handy, a layer outside and if it gets bad a layer inside too. Upstairs windows can be left as normal, as long as normal includes blackout curtains for night, and blinds/light curtains for the day so nothing outside can tell you’re in, once again you’re essentially doing the same for Zombies as for door to door sales!

So remember when the mindless soul suckers arrive, treat them like zombies and stay hidden, stay quiet and stay safe!