[Valleyaggie]

Duct tape is like the Force. It holds the universe together. And when you roll it into a ball, it looks like the Death Star.

[Howard Roark]

Don't get me wrong, I love TWD, but I do get annoyed when watching them make stupid mistakes that completely contradict abilities, techniques, and intelligence they've previously shown they possess.

Same here. The hallmark of good writing in a show such as this would be to depict how the survivors keep getting thrown into dangerous situations DESPITE all of their precautions and logical reactions to their environment. That, to me, would do a better job of depicting the horror of their situation, that even though you take all necessary precautions and do all the little things right, it may STILL not be enough. Way too often I find myself thinking that surviving in their world would be a piece of cake just so long as you didn't constantly sabotage yourself like the characters in this show do. Even though I enjoy the show, the writing leaves a LOT to be desired, in my opinion. It's tough to root for characters that behave stupidly/illogically time after time, and frustrating that a group of professional writers can't come up with scenarios to put the cast into danger without it being entirely due to them behaving like morons.

[Chinghis]

In the SCA, we had a saying: "Duct tape holds the world together."

[Stan]

All of the armor issues, despite bulk, leave out a serious issue in rural Georgia in summer. It's HOT! Firefighter turnout gear in ridiculously exhausting to move around in when it's hot outside. 90 degree days in Chicago while doing physical exertion can be very draining. in Georgia it could be A line of defense, but not a regular one. Most Walkers don't register pain so much as feeling the pressure, so the bite power in a not-so-worn-out one might be enough to latch on or tear through. Maybe not right away, but eventually. Dogs can get through our gear and draw blood when they're angry enough, after all. Just my .02.

[Kush]

Ankle up to knee and hand till neck/shoulder- always covered. Depending on the situation I would also be wearing a mash-up of SCA armor, hockey gear, football gear, military/police gear.

Standard weapons- short spear, bat, ax, boys ax, firearms, crossbow. depending on situation- long spear, halberd/naginata.

SCA'ers would be the best for a zombie apocalypse...after the knights and squires are executed and all the ego tantrums and whining are over.

[backwoodsroamer]

In all seriousness all I would attempt is some snake boots, since a lot of the bites seen on the show seem to be below the knee.



A leather cycle jacket. The shawl collar when turned up covers the neck rather well, plus I already have one.



And a pair of kevlar, hard knuckle gloves. Since I've already got them too, and of course they would be handy if you got to excited and punched Mr. or Mrs Z in the mouth. .

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In my opinion any thing that is light enough to be practical is just going to give you a little extra time to hot foot it out of danger if you got surprised. If you really get swarmed, you've had it.

To the duct tape affectianados, I would use tape on the jacket collar and to seal the glove cuff to the jacket sleeve.

As a Southerner, I can tell you the jacket is going to be intolerable due to the heat after only a small amount of time during most of the year though.