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BobJoeJim:
To everyone claiming that one downside of a baseball bat is that it is useless outside of combat, whereas an axe is a potentially valuable tool, I have just one question.  How the fuck are you supposed to play baseball without a bat?  If the zombie apocalypse leads to a world in which it is impossible to play baseball, I'm killing myself even faster than I would in a world where you can no longer eat meat.

Seriously, though, the reason I'm going with a baseball bat as my melee weapon of choice is that unlike any of the other proposed options, I have one in my bedroom.  Additionally I have spent my entire life learning to feel comfortable with a baseball bat in my hands, learning exactly what the reach of a baseball bat is, learning to swing a baseball bat accurately, etcetera.  I would not recommend a baseball bat as the optimal choice to Average Joe off the street, but for me I definitely think it's the best option I could go with (though of course I'll be doing my best not to ever have to use it).

est:
See, I see a bat as a good weapon, or at least a good starter weapon.  You pick it up from your room, grab a few supplies and put them into a backpack & you're set.  You can walk/ride through the city/suburbia with it and the people who don't yet know there's a zombie outbreak will not panic/give you shit about it.  You can start evacuation before shit goes down and yet still have a weapon on-hand in case you run into an area where shit is going down.

Also, what about a decent mountain bike for transport?  We've been talking about a motorbike, but a mountain bike doesn't require fuel and is less complex to operate.

0bsessions:
Actually, I mentioned that earlier. Aside from being less complex, it also has three distinct advantages:

1. Does not need refueling.
2. Can be easily lifted over obstacles if time is permitting.
3. Is about the easiest transport to find and commandeer. There are bicycles everywhere and if you absolutely have to abandon yours, you should be able to find a replacement if necessary.

jhocking:

--- Quote from: est on 07 Feb 2008, 20:07 ---You can walk/ride through the city/suburbia with it and the people who don't yet know there's a zombie outbreak will not panic/give you shit about it.

--- End quote ---
On the one hand that is a great point and I hadn't considered that. On the other hand, I don't think there'd be much outcry over walking around with an axe either. At least not if I were carrying casually. I mean sure, people would freak out if I were walking around like I'm ready to hack someone's head off, but then they'd be just as freaked out by me walking around with a baseball bat in that same stance.

sean:
Dude are you serious? If I walked around my neighborhood with an ax, people would probably be like "Holy shit what the fuck you have an ax get the fuck away from me."

But I think that point is irrelevant. I highly doubt there is gonna be much downtime between the start of the zombie apocalypse and worldwide infestation. And even if there is, you'd probably hear about it when it's to late to worry about walking down the neighborhood with an ax.

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