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

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. "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. "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 it’s only a chance you might get the teams' attention and you would be attracting zombies to your barricade. *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... "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. "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... Rebuttals to Con's 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. "-You can get out of the place that you are hiding in, and quickly sneak into the nearest store with food, like I said in my pros." Again I already talked about trying to sneak out. You will be overwhelmed because day or night zombies can sense you with their hearing or smelling. "-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. "-As said in my pros, you can use melee weapons to keep zombies out, but also not bring in a lot of attention. If there are other survivors who want to break in, they might be killed by zombies as they attempt to break in." I have a question for the con. What happens if the survivors that wants everything you have, carries guns and kills all the zombies surrounding your house and break in. Other zombies will soon come after hearing the gunshots. "Before the zombie outbreak, there were one million citizens living in the city. There should be more than enough supplies for one person." Again how can you escape with zombies surrounding your barricade? Remember even after you get your supplies you still need to head back and enter safely in to your barricade. "-Again, if you are mobile, you are out in the open. You are vulnerable to attacks from all directions, unlike being barricaded. So, being in a fort will keep you alive longer." If you are mobile you can escape in all directions unlike barricade in one house. "-You do have a greater chance of finding food, but it is less safe to get the food. Being mobile will make you go into unfamiliar places, so you will be unsure of where a supermarket is, or a place with food." There is something called maps you can get from almost any store and you probably have some in your house already. "-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. "-Again, in a city with a population of a million, there will be plenty of supplies for one person." Like I said before you will be caught as you try to sneak out of the barricade. Pros about being Mobile * There are many directions to run away when zombies are chasing you. * You can quickly run into places for supplies and get out before zombies catch you. * You can acquire gun most likely than being at one place. * You have better chance of surviving because you can always find food along the way. * you can escape the 1 million population city. Thank you Con making this debate so fun. You are really good. :)