During a Zombie uprising it is Better to be Mobile then Barricading

As always, I'm the worse at posting arguments on time. And also, let me remind you of what you want to do. "You want to live as long as possible." Excellent job on your rebuttals. Since there might not be enough space for all of my rebuttals, I'll just combine all the ones that seem to be similar. First set of rebuttals ""You will be more safe than being out in the open streets." I disagree because in the open streets you have more chance of escaping if zombies came after you. You will probably out run the zombie and you have many directions to run if you are caught in the open field. If you are in a barricaded place you can't run away when the zombies break in and surrounds you." -Using one of your sources, [1], out running zombies can be very difficult. This comes from "Fast moving zombies." "...Zombies are portrayed as fast moving super-predators who seem to take on animal-like movements and hunting techniques. They sometimes run on all fours or sprint long distances until they have caught their prey. Sometimes they seem to go on the prowl in a zombie pack looking for people to devour. They can smell and hear you and there is no escape once one is on your trail." [1] ""Unlike constantly moving, you know your surroundings better while being barricaded." I disagree because you would know where you are going if you have a map for next town, you would probably survive. You can go to a store and simply get a map. Some people like me have maps in my own home, so I would've grabbed the map before I left. Map does tell you about your surroundings by telling you the streets, stores, and etc." -Even though you do have a map, you may have been to the next town once or twice. You know your city much better, since you live there. The next town will seem unfamiliar and you won't know where there may be an alley or somewhere where zombies can ambush you. ""If there are rescue teams sent by the government, you can shoot your gun or some noise-maker to bring their attention." There are two things wrong with this statement. *Why would you want to shoot gun in order to get the rescue teams' attention? Shooting a gun will be a bad decision because its only a chance you might get the teams' attention and you would be attracting zombies to your barricade. -"...the Air Force is the only service with forces dedicated entirely to CSAR. Whether ... surrounded by a hostile enemy ... isolated personnel know they can rely on our Air Force CSAR professionals to do their job. Every day CSAR assets conduct operations across the spectrum of conflict. These dangerous missions are inherently high risk." [2] The rescue teams would be able to protect you from the zombies when they get to you. Of course, they would have some sort of weapon with them. *Where would you get a gun? In America only 4 out of 10 people own a gun. Most of those that own a gun are in the Southern part of America. Most people that own a gun lives in rural areas which does not have population up to 1 million. To get a gun you would have to run to a nearest firearm store, but since the zombies are ruling the street it will be hard for you to run for the gun store and get the guns. Let me remind you that most of the guns in a gun store will be locked up. http://www.gallup.com...; -I said "If there are rescue teams sent by the government, you can shoot your gun *OR* some noise-maker to bring their attention." ""Using melee weapons to keep zombies out won't bring much attention to your area." I will assume the melee weapons will be something like a knife, wooden stick, baseball bat, and etc. These melee weapons are example is something every house hold has most likely to have. These melee weapons have an important flaw, which is the length of the weapon. Baseball bat's length is usually 32 inches, which is pretty long but won't be able to be used effectively in a fight against many zombies." -"These melee weapons have an important flaw, which is the length of the weapon. Baseball bat's length is usually 32 inches, which is pretty long..." I'll just assume that my opponent means that a short weapons is better than a longer weapon. A longer weapon will keep the zombies farther away from you than a shorter weapon. ""When there is no more food, you can always sneak out and go to the nearest store with food, then sneak back into your hiding place." I don't believe you can just sneak out from a barricade because zombies are already dead so they use their eyes they use smell and hearing. Basically if you try to sneak out you will soon be surrounded by waves of hungry zombies. http://zombies.monstrous.com...; -"... Zombies are already dead so they use their eyes they use smell and hearing..." So you are saying that even though you kill them they can still smell and hear you? "...Basically if you try to sneak out you will soon be surrounded by waves of hungry zombies." Yes you would. Since you are being out in the open looking for food or shelter more often and earlier than me, you would probably be killed first. I would probably run out of supplies in about three days, so, being mobile for three days would mean three days of being attacked by waves of hungry zombies in the open. Second set of rebuttals ""-You aren't exactly trapping yourself. You are keeping zombies out. Even if they do get in, it will most likely happen in only one spot of your fort, creating a choke point that can be easily defended." If zombies do get in you lose a section of the barricade is still bad for con because every time zombies break in to one area the barricade will soon be out of space that zombies didn't infiltrate already." -As said in round 1, "Barricading: a defensive barrier hastily constructed". You can hastily repair the section that was broken. Since you say that zombies attack in waves, there will be time to do so. ""-There should be many materials in your fortification, like chairs or tables. If needed, you can even use dead zombies, but at that point, you should look for more supplies outside, and then return to your fortification." Like I already said the zombies will sense you. If you somehow get materials then you leave yourself in the open for the zombies to attack you because you are bringing materials in the barricade and you probably won't be able to fight a horde while carrying something like a table or chair." -If I got a chair or table, you can use those as melee weapons too. I will take these chairs as an example, [3], which is about 30.5 inches long. You can keep the zombies pretty far away from you. ""-There's no guaranteeing that you can get away. A zombie would try to grab you, and other zombies would be closing in on you at the same time." This scenario will be the same for Con when the barricade breaks down. There is a greater chance of surviving in the open because you can simply go in other directions, while in a house it's more difficult to run away." -Using one of your sources, "A bite or scratch from a zombie can lead to death." [1] Basically, getting hit once will kill you. My opponent will be outside looking for food and shelter before me, so he has a greater chance of getting killed before me. Conclusion If you are mobile, you are vulnerable from attacks from all sides. As said in [1], "A bite or scratch from a zombie can lead to death." Basically, you can get killed in one hit. Since my opponent will be outside before I will, he will have a higher chance of getting killed before me. And, I will be inside a fortification, so I will not be as vulnerable to attacks as my opponent. I believe that being barricaded will keep you alive longer than being mobile. [1] http://zombies.monstrous.com... [2] http://www.globalsecurity.org... [3] http://www.overstock.com...