Comments on: KELLER ZOMBIE SURVIVAL SCALE

By: Wray

Wray — Sat, 18 May 2013 15:47:32 +0000

Does this study factor in military veterans? If not it should as I think it would give WV a higher ranking as I think we have a higher % of veterans per population than any other state. Also is there an error margin for the gun ownership stats as most of our population is paranoid of the government and tends not to report all the guns they do own. Also most of the guns we have are inherited from our grand father, father, ect.. and have been in the family a long time. In some cases before the creation of the ATF.(Like mine my grandfather has his fathers WW2 M1 witch I don’t think has to be accounted for)

Your thoughts on this?

By: Ian

Ian — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:34:37 +0000

You forget 2 things: 1. ALL of the highways in the LP lead from the wrist to the Mackinac bridge (I-75, M24, I-69, M127, M131, etc.{people will take to the highways in times of danger and the bridge won’t be destroyed in time}) and 2. Gangs aren’t as prevalent in Detroit as some people think (Yes, they exist but not in the inflated numbers that some people like to think).

By: isaiah

isaiah — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 02:47:04 +0000

what about hawaii? i mean, over here, there are many people that own guns, including all of my friends, not to mention, the only zombies that we would have to deal with are the ones who wash up on shore and the ones on the island. not to mention, you can easily go on the side of the road and pick your dinner off a tree. the easy access of water is also a huge upside, seeing as there is rivers and streams in walking distance of any town (furthest distance is 5 miles) and the water is relatively safe. another upper hand would be the rural areas that have towns in moderate distance from the possible fortresses. just driving around over here in hawaii island, i have found 4 great places to survive: kamehameha schools, mauna kea observatories, akaka falls, and volcano national park. experts please comment.

By: Eric

Eric — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 11:56:29 +0000

I don’t see how Louisiana is getting a 64. I’ve lived in Baton Rouge and grew up in Nashville, TN. Believe me, south Louisiana is toast if a zombie virus breaks out. That state has too low of an overall intelligence level to put up a decent survival rate against zombies. I also think TN should have a better rating then 53. There’s woods, mountains, hills, and all kinds of terrain suitable to survive in against zombies. Somebody who knows their local terrain in TN (the woods, not the city parts) can easily survive.

By: Mike Strandt

Mike Strandt — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 03:24:36 +0000

I can’t see how Michigan, a state with two distinct geographical locations, can be summed up within one statistic; Lower Michigan may have a higher population than Upper Michigan, but the U.P. probably boasts a higher gun ratio (except for the gangs of Detroit). Likewise, with two potent natural barriers (Lake Superior and Michigan) and a buffer zone (Wisconsin), I’d personally like to see the UP get, at the very least, their own ranking.

By: Paul Tagg

Paul Tagg — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 08:43:47 +0000

Great nj being rated a 3, i feel really safe….

By: Zanzibar

Zanzibar — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 13:23:51 +0000

I have the IDEAL location in case of a zombie outbreak, which has never been mentioned – South Africa.

Due to the high crime levels everyone has very secure homes. We have some of the best specialists in the world when it comes to keeping the unwanted out.
We have extremely high walls (too high to climb) with barbedwire or electric fencing (which could be used to make tools once power is out) and even broken glass cemented into the tops of walls.
Houses have laser beams and motion sensors to detect if there is movement within the walls.

All windows and exterior doors (on all floors) have metal bars across (which are usually slam lock so they can be opened with key incase you need an exit).

Inside the house areas are usually split up with the slam lock doors between areas, so if something gets in you just need to get to the other side of that door pull it across and 100 zombies couldn’t break through!

Everyone (almost) has at least one firearm stored in the house and very often a baseball bat in the car.

So nothings getting in, and if it does you have weapons.
This is all set-up, so you dont need to worry about digging trenches or fortifying.

Sustainability: the soil in areas such as Durban is very rich and rainfall is plentiful. Houses are usually big with decent sized gardens, enabling you to farm within your shelter, and many houses have solar power functioning! Yes!
Temperature annually is between 16 & 32 degrees, with high humidity (good for plant growth) – subtropical. So you wont freeze or boil.

SA is also not very densely populated and 4×4s are in abundance is case you need to leave home to go to the gun store…

One problem is the natural wildlife, eventually predators would reclaim the land, however would lions, leopards, cheetahs etc attack zombies? Could it work in your favour?? Opinions on predators and the undead would be interesting! A guard lion could be pretty awesome!!

The worst location on earth would be Dubai (where i currently am). Large population, in a desert, no farmable land, rain only once a year and to make it even worse extremely limited arms! (The police officers are given 6 bullets only)!

By: alex

alex — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 22:35:49 +0000

article on bathrooms perhaps thats one thing you havent done

By: ZRS Staff

ZRS Staff — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 17:51:27 +0000

Actually Pennsylvania does NOT have a high gun ownership rate. At less than 35%, it ranks 33 out of 50 States in gun ownership. Add to that a relatively high population density, and the ranking seems logical.

By: Donnie

Donnie — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 13:32:06 +0000

Consider that Pennsylvanians have a high gun ownership rating, and the most practice with those guns. (We’ve got the most hunters) I feel that we were a bit cheated out of a higher rating.