Post apocalyptic thoughts

[Jackinthebox]

I was playing Fallout Tactics the other day, and it got me thinking about the face of a post apocalyptic world. So I thought it might be fun for us to enter our thoughts and expertise on what the world might or might not look like.

I don't have any big ground breaking revelation here. But one thing that has stuck in my mind is vehicular transportation. Now in Mad Max fahsion, most people think of fuel as being the end all be all when it comes to motorized transport, and of course electricla power for settlemets/communities.

Now I think that powering generators may not be all that difficult. But vehicles on the other hand, require more than just fuel. I think that within a few years of an apocalyptic event, we would realize that fuel was not so much the problem, as rubber. Leave a car sitting for a few years, and everything can be tooled back up pretty much, except for the rubber components. Tires, hoses, belts. Does anyone here have the skillset to fabricate replacements for those parts which deteriorate most rapidly? Hoses and belts really do require pretty specific specs to function. You're not going to be able to simply salvage such parts, as they will all be dry-rotting.

Any thoughts on how to remedy that?

And of course, feel free to rample with your own contemplations of the face of the post-apocalyptic world as well.

[rasobasi420]

Post apocalyptic world, eh? Well, first, you don't carry anything that doesn't fit into a backpack. The extra weight will, well, weigh you down and make you less mobile. Automobiles, motorcycles etc won't work. After a while, gasoline stops working and you're stuck with a 2 ton paper-weight. Plus, roads will likely be useless 10 years after the 'fallout'. I say, vehicle-wise, go with a bicycle. They're easy to repair, relatively quick, and will keep you in shape.

Aside from the vehicles, obviously canned food is a must. But don't be one of those retards who stocks up and never leaves the house. Your house will be raided and your stockpiles will be taken. The key here is to be mobile. Make sure you've got enough to survive several weeks on hand (survive, not gorge or be comfortable). Always be on the lookout for new supplies of food. When canned food is gone, look for what wildlife is left and EAT IT!

Have a knife, machete and a few other items onhand. You'll be hacking your way through jungle before long. That is, unless you're dealing with a Fallout-like situation, in which case, no need to hack, but the melee weapon is nice. Here's a tip. Read the zombie survival guide and apply it. Most of the stuff in there will work, sans zombies.

[anarch]

Water... IT is the most important thing in you life...You can go a week with no sleep a few weeks without food but you will die with in 72 hours with no water....

we need water. It is our blood. With out water we die quickly.

[Cogburn]

Save your bottlecaps...

[Jackinthebox]

Save your bottlecaps...

Touche, lol

[Jackinthebox]

Rosobasi, canned food is no more useful than a vehicle with dry rotting rubber, and even less useful than roads. And as far as roads go, they will obviously deteriorate, but with dirt bikes and 4x4's they would still be better than cross country in a lot of areas for 10-20 years.

[Jackinthebox]

Water... IT is the most important thing in you life...You can go a week with no sleep a few weeks without food but you will die with in 72 hours with no water....

we need water. It is our blood. With out water we die quickly.

Distilling water is fairly easy. So long as you have water to distill and the time to do it without being attacked by raiders.

[Cogburn]

Vehicles in general would be a waste of time because of road conditions: they would be unusable within 5 years.

Although, truth be told, my plan is to round up as many college freshman co-eds as possible and start a rape zoo for fun and profit.

[Snow Crash]

I am gonna start a place called Bartertown, though I suspect some maniacal woman with slinkies for earrings will beat me to it.

[Cogburn]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_3_wwcvitlLc/SuvipwA-hGI/AAAAAAAABks/3cz51v4r9SA/s400/vault13_poster.jpg

[Lexion]

I've posted this before.

Lights Out (http://www.giltweasel.com/stuff/LightsOut-Current.pdf)

It's a pdf.

Decent read.

I enjoyed it.

[Jackinthebox]

Vehicles in general would be a waste of time because of road conditions: they would be unusable within 5 years.

Although, truth be told, my plan is to round up as many college freshman co-eds as possible and start a rape zoo for fun and profit.

That's a pretty scary thought, rape would be rampant I would bet. Without law, how many of us males would truly deny ourself that indulgence?

[Oblivion]

first thing to do, is kill that annoying bitch moira !
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[Jackinthebox]

I want to get Fallout 3 but I dont think it will run on my system. I only have like 128 with a x1270

[theeindiee]

I know for a fact that apocalypse is wishful thinking. If only it were THAT easy. Think again, humanity. You're stuck with yourself.

[Jackinthebox]

I know for a fact that apocalypse is wishful thinking. If only it were THAT easy. Think again, humanity. You're stuck with yourself.

You may have a point.

"This is how the world ends
This is how the world ends
This is how the world ends...
...not with a bang, but a whimper."

The suffering is far more exquisite this way.

I do believe that this is Purgatory.

[Oblivion]

I know for a fact that apocalypse is wishful thinking. If only it were THAT easy. Think again, humanity. You're stuck with yourself.

dont be silly.

your talking crazy talk!
http://i80.photobucket.com/albums/j194/MasterKaga/Fallout%203--Chapter%201/ScreenShot69.jpg

[Cogburn]

http://i48.tinypic.com/2pzhgzq.jpg

[theeindiee]

why does moira have a moustache?

[Oblivion]

haha, now you mention it ive never noticed that before. :o

[Jackinthebox]

Props to Cog for "vault of the future."

[century]

http://surbrook.devermore.net/original/vehicles/postapoccar.jpg

[century]

http://pw0nd.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/russia-500x673.jpg

[Jackinthebox]

Century, that is a pretty badass pic. But the vehicle is a fail. Your steering might as welll be on ice. And you failed to answer how the belts will work, or the coolant will be delivered.

[century]

worth a try, they were bored

[Jackinthebox]

worth a try, they were bored

Good for a movie, sucky for real. Those front wheels alone are a Greek tragedy. And you still have not solved the original proplemI outlined in the OP. Who got the rubber? If you got no tires, you got no belts or coolant.

[century]

http://gizmodo.com/assets/resources/2007/06/Dragon-Truck-01.jpg


http://www.madmaxmovies.com/making/madmax2/images/MundiMundi/WezFaceoff.jpg

[Jackinthebox]

Now that is a badass rig. But without belts and coolant hoses?

[Oblivion]

wd40 and similar products can rejuvinate rubber and if you seal the rubber belt etc in a bag with wd4o it will stop it perishing

just wipe it dry before use

[century]

http://surbrook.devermore.net/original/vehicles/postapoccar.jpg



Get you a monster truck engine you could turn those tracks with a shaft and axle.
For visibility you need the GPS and small laptop computer.

[century]

Get you a monster truck engine you could turn those tracks with a shaft and axle.
For visibility you need the GPS and small laptop computer.



just throw some duck tape on those front wheels

[Jackinthebox]

wd40 and similar products can rejuvinate rubber and if you seal the rubber belt etc in a bag with wd4o it will stop it perishing

just wipe it dry before use

I was never able to salvage a belt or a hose thusly.

[boycotteverything]

the last guy standing and his 1950 triumph

http://graphics8.nytimes.com/images/2004/07/02/arts/brando.184.1.450.jpg

[Jackinthebox]

Bikes still use rubber. A few years, no bikes.

[boycotteverything]

a few years no steel either. but i saved the sketch.

[Jackinthebox]

Steel will last a lot longer than rubber. There is an old stell RR bridge form the 1800's that is in use once again, after being dormant after a fire in the 70's. Awesome walk across the Hudson.

[boycotteverything]

my son in law comes from sleepy hollow

[Jackinthebox]

my son in law comes from sleepy hollow

Not far from where I am sitting. And a lot of cultural heritage.

[boycotteverything]

you probably went to highschool together

[Jackinthebox]

you probably went to highschool together

No. But you will not bait me into giving up that I went to Arlington.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kendall_Francois

[boycotteverything]

his father was the principal. he probably tossed your ass a few times.

[Jackinthebox]

his father was the principal. he probably tossed your ass a few times.

At Arlington? An assistant principal?

[boycotteverything]

hell- i don't know. does sleepy hollow have a highschool?

[boycotteverything]

But i do know that they're relocating Attica to a more secure facility

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/c/c9/Arlington_HS_front.jpg/800px-Arlington_HS_front.jpg

[Jackinthebox]

Fuckin stalker, lol

[rasobasi420]

I still say a bicycle will work the best. Get some spare tires and tubes, and you're good for a while. They fit in a backpack, too.
As for water in the post-apocalyptic... if we're not dealing with radiation, then purification tablets will work fine, as well as a good boiling system. If the water is irradiated, you'll just be screwed. Or just get some Project Purity shit going.

[Lexion]

Clorox works great for water
purification.

[boycotteverything]

don't forget this too

http://www.columbia.edu/%7Esf2220/TT2007/web-content/images/douche1.jpg

[Lexion]

Mines blue.

Meh.

[boycotteverything]

oh- that's the one from Obasi's backpack.

[Infinite`Eternal`Forever]

Hmmm..all I have to say is that I think pets will become food. We'll realize that cats and dogs were merely pieces of filth reserved to be eaten in a post apocalyptic society all along. :D

(animal lovers don't even step up)

[Jackinthebox]

I still say a bicycle will work the best. Get some spare tires and tubes, and you're good for a while. They fit in a backpack, too.
As for water in the post-apocalyptic... if we're not dealing with radiation, then purification tablets will work fine, as well as a good boiling system. If the water is irradiated, you'll just be screwed. Or just get some Project Purity shit going.

Bicycle probably isn't such a bad idea in some areas. Quiet for one thing, gets in and out of a lot of nifty places that a car can't go or would attract attention. But for as long as there are tires and inner tubes for bikes, we would still have tires and belts for cars too.

Water purification tablets might be hard to come by, but bleach would probably be pretty handy for some time. Boiling is the method I would use whenever possible.

The best thing to do about radioation is avoid it altogether, of course. Move on to somewhere else where the water idn't irradiated.

[Jackinthebox]

Hmmm..all I have to say is that I think pets will become food. We'll realize that cats and dogs were merely pieces of filth reserved to be eaten in a post apocalyptic society all along. :D

(animal lovers don't even step up)

I am homeless, and have eaten my share of urban wildlife. Pidgeon and squirrel mostly though. Clubbed a goose one evening.

[century]

The Spider Shelter/ (post Apocalypse/ or bug out)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XlKa0w5G2V8&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iOxaeCdn5gM&feature=related

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