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As an avid climber, this is my zombie apocalypse emergency shelter. (i.imgur.com)

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[–]systemlord 200 points201 points ago

thanks but no thanks. I'll take my chance with the zombies.

[–]QueueNX[S] 74 points75 points ago

You'd risk certain death in place of certain safety?

People need to get over their fears. Physics is my bitch.

[–]PandaK00sh 104 points105 points ago

Make a mistake and plummet. Then tell me physics is your bitch. Gravity is a relentless MoFo.

P.S. I hope nothing like that ever happens to you.

[–]QueueNX[S] 27 points28 points ago

I hope so too, but 25 years of climbing and not a single fall yet!

(those 3' drops don't count)

[–]nephros 38 points39 points ago

I think that is beside the point.

Yes, it's not the safest place of all - but it is as safe from Zombies as you can be.

The point is though: for how long? I could live there for two days, sure. A week? I guess. Anything longer I might get used to it but I will have to go on salvage excursions for food etc. And those are just as dangerous as anywhere else.

[–]painis 51 points52 points ago

What is to stop the zombie from just jumping down on top of you? It is not like they are worried about danger so they would likely just jump and kill you both. Even worse what if they don't jump now you have to climb over a ledge with zombies waiting at the top for you and no real way to gain the advantage.

[–]xbepox 8 points9 points ago

I was under the impression they climbed up to there, not down. It might be impossible for zombies to even make it to the top and even if they did a few hundred feet fall and there's no way they could get you with a decent spot that doesn't stick out. Climbing down you have a clear advantage as you can see everything and pick when you leave for supplies.

I think it's a really good idea.

[–]painis 9 points10 points ago

it is never a good idea to put yourself in a situation where there is no chance of a quick escape. If they get below you you are fucked. If they get above you you are fucked. Say there is no way to get to the top then eventually you have to get down because places with no way up tend not to have the most hospitable ecosystems.

[–]FalseGenesis 7 points8 points ago

Zipline.

[–]online222222 0 points1 point ago

If there is no way to the top, why not just live at the top?

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[–]amongstheliving 1 point2 points ago

use your WESTAR-34s

[–]Magres 4 points5 points ago

The danger of zombies isn't while you're awake, it's when you have to rest and have your guard down.

[–]highlandprincess 4 points5 points ago

You knock on wood right the fuck now! Those are famous last words buddy. Haha but for real, as a backpacker also confident in their skills I can sincerly say this is an ingenius idea. My problem is over time/through harsh weather conditions your ropes and materials will be stretched and weakend, I'm talking a long time though and I'm assuming since you're up there you can probably go to the top on stable groud during the day with very little interaction from the zombos. It's a pretty solid and awesome plan. I don't trust my knot tying skills enough to take a risk like that just yet but I'm glad someone as smart as you will survive.

[–]QueueNX[S] 5 points6 points ago

I knock on the sky every time we go out. And buy new ropes every year. While the old ones are still in a usable and strong condition, we reserve them for "lesser" climbing needs. I've seen simple frays about 1mm across in the middle of a rope turn into an almost disaster when being pulled across sharp rock all day long. Famous last words indeed!

[–]highlandprincess 1 point2 points ago

"Knock on the sky" totally hardass.

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[–]WalmartSecurity 11 points12 points ago

Just like all the other "this is my X for the zombie apocalypse" posts really reflect their ACTUAL gear/cars/shelters, right?

Come on, lighten up.

[–]tatanka_truck 3 points4 points ago

zombie falls off cliff.

Hits OP.

he plumets to the ground.

death.

[–]PandaK00sh 0 points1 point ago

Well... That's one way to go.

[–]jstfly 2 points3 points ago

You don't always have to go that high up. You could always go 8 to 9ft above the ground, just out of the zombies reach.

[–]godlyjacob 21 points22 points ago

Seems like a real waste of energy, especially when there is no food you can readily access.

[–]QueueNX[S] 4 points5 points ago

Never underestimate the capacity of a proper homestead and a 12 day supply of nutritious food stuffs with plenty of calories for such activities.

[–]PrivateMajor 25 points26 points ago

12 days isn't very long. Resupply every 12 days? Seems dangerous. The goal is either huge resupplies to limit zombie occurance, or growing your own food.

[–]QueueNX[S] 6 points7 points ago

You seem to not be understanding. 12 day supply for treks out. The homestead is where I actually live now, growing our own and living 80% off it. The rest comes from work and their regular luncheons or dinner meetings.

[–]The-Internets 19 points20 points ago

It shouldn't be hard to come up with a design to bolt in the side of rock to grow food. Trickle down watering system, have a shade tarp spread out with thin pvc pipe filled with cement or liquid nails for stability and structure going back and resting on the rock to protect the water tank. Eventually you could have a hanging walking path with a safety line incorporated with hanging rope/zip ladders to entry/exit points.

You got a good idea going for possibly a few people, could spend your time trying to hollow out a sleeping space and actually building into the rock. Ofc that all depends on the type of rock. Overall I suspect it would be very safe and effective even in the most minimal of setups like yours. You virtually would have unlimited space, only hindered by the integrity of your storage construction.

[–]PrivateMajor 9 points10 points ago

You've convinced me, that sounds pretty awesome.

[–]QueueNX[S] 0 points1 point ago

That is pretty awesome.

Drawing up plans now.

[–]fodrox04 6 points7 points ago

Prehistoric zombie apocalypse is the reason why Native Americans built their homes into plateaus

Also, the unfortunate part about expanding your vertical home with walkways and hollowed structures in the rock is that you make yourself more visible to marauders. A few well placed shots by a decent sniper and you're gone. Remember kids: Zombies aren't your problem if you've survived a large scale outbreak; it's other people you have to worry about.

[–]PrivateMajor 2 points3 points ago

Why do you need to trek out if you have a homestead?

[–]highlandprincess 2 points3 points ago

I'm assuming his homestead is not where he actually lives so it may be a 12 day hike out there from his actual home. Just a guess though.

[–]norseman23 2 points3 points ago

Here would be my big problem with it, wouldn't it be incredibly boring? I know we are talking about survival here, but 12 straight days of sitting on that just make you go a little mental? I've never even come close to climbing before so I have no idea, is there a way to keep your mind occupied on that thing?

[–]QueueNX[S] 1 point2 points ago

I wouldn't do this for 12 days straight if it could be helped. That said it's not too hard to continue climbing away from the 100 foot drop (and 30 foot cliff above) and back to where ever we wanted to travel to.

People really don't come up these ways unless they're hunting or climbing since the terrain where we climb is not suited for walking around like you're at the beach. If I could clear out a mountain top, put a fence about the edge (for those "just in case" scenarios), I'd move my place up here in a heartbeat.

[–]PrivateMajor 10 points11 points ago

Certain safety if you know what you are doing. I promise you I would live longer in a zombie infested city than that cliff.

[–]kawsper 6 points7 points ago

And what happens when all the zombies stands at the bottom waiting for you? How will you get food?

[–]erock0546 8 points9 points ago

You climb up

[–]QueueNX[S] 3 points4 points ago

Exactly. It's not like I'm climbing a boulder or areas that have a single rock or crevice. The Rocky Mountains are pretty vast and tall.

lol -> "waiting at the bottom" <-- as if they can see me

[–]erock0546 6 points7 points ago

Only problem I see is if they somehow fall on top of you or fall off the cliff- but if you find an overhang and camp out there...

[–]lavacat 5 points6 points ago

This is my thought exactly. Zombies aren't smart. They will come from above, plummeting towards you. Even if none manage to grab hold, they might damage the setup, scratching or biting in the process. Especially when the rest of their food source has been virtually eliminated and there is a hoard of rotting bodies pelting you from above.

It's basically a hanging bird feeder. Only the birds are zombies and you're the seed.

[–]highlandprincess 1 point2 points ago

If zombies are smart enough to scale up mountains I'd be surprised.

[–]erock0546 0 points1 point ago

Unless you position yourself carefully- Nothing above, nothing below, but you can move laterally and up/down to get supplies. Or something. Still, it's an option, and you need as many plans as possible in an emergency.

[–]lavacat 1 point2 points ago

True, and it definitely is creative. OP would certainly be safe against aggressive survivors.

[–]erock0546 2 points3 points ago

Sadly, if they have guns, its GG, but if he could someone situate his supply in an inaccesible place, then it'd be worth it. Think of it like hanging food from trees to keep bears out.

[–]FetusFeast 2 points3 points ago

There are certain problems with this shelter.

  1. Limited supply cache. It would be difficult to transport and store decent amounts of critical supplies like food, water, and medicine.

  2. Siege. It's highly likely that at some point, zombies would surround the base of the bluff, and your escape could be become cut off for some time. At which point, item 1 would come back and really bite you in the ass.

  3. Injury. Besides the risk involved in getting to the shelter (you're a dumb climber if you discount the possibility), If you become sick while in the shelter, can you make it back down for supplies? What if you sustain an injury like a sprained ankle while out scavenging? Such injuries would cut you off from safety, and whatever else you had stored up there.

  4. Visibility. Someone could sit in the foot of the climb and wait for you to ambush if they see your home. Depending on how close to civilization you are, this isn't so much of a problem.

I'll agree that it's a very safe shelter, but it does have some serious serious drawbacks.

[–]bananapeel 0 points1 point ago

What would they do about water? Really. Water is a bitch when you are backpacking. This is even worse. It doesn't just materialize. You have to find it, gather it, and carry it to your location. It's heavy and bulky, and in this case, nonexistent.

[–]QueueNX[S] -1 points0 points ago

Emergency shelter. Not one to stay in for any permanent length of time. As in: use for a brief 1-2 day stay and gtfo. =)

[–]D3ADM4N 1 point2 points ago

that certainly a bold statement, Im sure you are referring to Newtons law of Gravity being your "bitch" but physics as a whole, well thats a big bite. As far as this picture is concerned, is this just a 72 hour shelter? Frankly I doubt you would find very many Zeds in an area that remote that would call for this sort of isolation but its not a bad idea. The only questions that would stick out in my mind is supplies and if the top is something you can walk up the other side, having a Zed fall on top of me ( highly unlikely as that may be)

[–]JohnnyTostado 0 points1 point ago

This is true. I could probably sleep soundly there knowing there was no way any zombie could get me.

Unless they were crazy wall scaling zombies. That would be unfortunate.

[–]Shark-week 0 points1 point ago

what if it's the type of everyone's already infected zombie apocalypse and one of your tent mates dies in his sleep? then you wake up to a zombie in your tent at 36 thousand feet or whatever... that's not an easy escape!

[–]zushiba 0 points1 point ago

How does that shit stay up there? How did you guys drill holes deep enough to drive those steaks into the wall far enough to support a whole tent?

[–]jephrei 2 points3 points ago

happy cake day to youuuuu!

[–]systemlord 5 points6 points ago

wait.. really? Thanks!

[–]WillBlaze 1 point2 points ago

And you would have a much better chance.

Thinking this is a good idea in a zombie apocalypse is a death sentence. Just like when people think it is a good idea to go into a basement.

[–]srilankan 0 points1 point ago

why wouldnt he just put it like 20 feet up or maybe 30.

[–]Joejoefishy 47 points48 points ago

What about when you run out of food?

[–]ugly_babies 37 points38 points ago

eat the rock.

[–]JWarder 22 points23 points ago

Dwarf bread! Just like mama used to make.

[–]MindlessDream 5 points6 points ago

Never eat the rock.

[–]ugly_babies 2 points3 points ago

Boil a shoe?

[–]im_tw1g 1 point2 points ago

This is weird, I just watched a video where the main character tried to eat a rock for food.

[–]Fir3start3r 1 point2 points ago

Look....MOOORE Lamas bread...

[–]Alphafart 1 point2 points ago

Lembas.

[–]Fir3start3r 0 points1 point ago

Thx :P That's what I get for using Spellcheck...

[–]highlandprincess 0 points1 point ago

If you know the foilage of the area you can make yourself a decent salad. There are plenty of edibles things in the wild and if you know how to prepare them (as I'm sure a climber with the gear would) you have food. Not to mention the leaves you can boil to make a vitamin enriched tea. Our ancestors survived off the land, as long as we know what's poisonous, why can't we?

[–]Joejoefishy 0 points1 point ago

Then what about when there are zombies waiting for them at the bottom for them to collect said edibles.

[–]highlandprincess 0 points1 point ago

Climb up, not down and obviously carry weapons but I feel for a temporary sleeping place it's a pretty awesome and solid idea. I don't think he plans on staying up there long term. If you have a couple calorie bars in there you could last a couple days since you wouldn't be expending too much energy.

[–]Joejoefishy 0 points1 point ago

Climb up

For some weird reason that makes me think of a bunch of zombies falling off the cliff.

[–]highlandprincess 0 points1 point ago

Yes but they are clearly very high up and if a zombie could get that high up the mountain without gear, well he's earned my brains.

[–]marswithrings 0 points1 point ago

why the hell does everybody assume zombies will be waiting at the bottom? this place looks remote enough that there would normally be virtually no other human population, there won't be any zombies that originated here, and zombies likely wouldn't wander this far into the middle of nowhere - not a lot of humans out there, not a lot of brains.

i mean, i guess it depends on the zombies you're dealing with; we all know different movies and books have different takes on how exactly zombies work. but i think OP is far more likely to suffer a broken rope or something than have zombies smart enough, out of their way enough, and patient enough to wait for him at the bottom.

[–]PhillipPriddy 0 points1 point ago

What if there is a swarm pursuing a group of survivors that are running towards the mountain? Maybe the survivors saw the light from your shelter. Maybe the Zombies did. Who knows? what i do know, is that that rock won't be able to take too much weight on those ropes for a long time. rock expands, cracks, and erodes, so your best bet would be to use that as a temporary shelter, Find an industrial Tunneling Drill, and carve a small cave to bivouac in. This way, the base is more secure, and the worst situation in that is a cave in. Plus, those extra stones that are chipped off the rock can be netted, and placed to drop down on any Zombies or Raiders.

[–]marswithrings 0 points1 point ago

OP said elsewhere in the thread he was referring to this as a temporary shelter, not a long-term solution, so no argument there. But I do think even other humans would have a lot of difficulty accessing this hideout even if hey happened to be close enough to see it - I know I sure as hell couldn't get to it.

[–]PhillipPriddy 0 points1 point ago

If you saw a large light source on a mountain, you would probably investigate. If you are being followed by a group of zombies, you would probably try and get there for possible help from whoever is there. This would lead to a large swarm of zombies following a group of survivors to your temporary base. you couldn't climb down due to the swarm of zombies, and so, your temporary base, would actually trap you.

[–]marswithrings 0 points1 point ago

Potential, but again, this area is out in the middle of nowhere, away from civilization. There may very well not be anybody out there, alive or undead.

Secondly, the whole 'large light' thing assumes the person camping there hasn't considered their visibility an issue. Anyone smart enough to figure out how to camp on thin air can probably avoid making a lighthouse out of themselves.

Additionally, even if we weren't smart enough to avoid lighting ourselves up like a beacon and some idiot dragged a horde of zombies out to us, we're still dealing with the assumption the zombies would be intelligent enough to figure out there's people up there and patient enough to wait us out. Frankly, that's not an assumption I'm quite willing to buy. You might have to hide in the tent for a few hours, but I'm pretty sure you could make those tents appear lifeless enough for long enough that the zombies would give up, even if they figured out you were up there in the first place.

TLDR; Yea, you could fuck this up, but barring certain farfetched scenarios, I still think you're more likely to die from a frayed rope than a zombie if you hide out up there.

[–]Dudemanbroski 40 points41 points ago

What about when they fall off the cliff on you?

[–]QueueNX[S] 4 points5 points ago

Not gunna happen where I go. Nobody goes up these ways unless they're climbing.

[–]bio_lol_gist 13 points14 points ago

How do you know zombies can't climb? I bet they would get quite resourceful when they get a hankering for brains.

[–]TundraWolf_ 9 points10 points ago

i'm going to be one hell of a zombie climber.

[–]MrDeckard 2 points3 points ago

If they can climb, maybe they can think.

Now I was scared.

[–]QueueNX[S] 5 points6 points ago

Brainless automatons.

Would get quite resourceful.

wat?

[–]bio_lol_gist 1 point2 points ago

I could think of so many situations where 'brainless automatons' have been resourceful... but those discussions are probably for other sub-reddits...

No brains needed; it would be instinctual.

[–]MrPeppa 12 points13 points ago

You're thinking about your last trip to the DMV too huh?

[–]Alloysius 0 points1 point ago

TAKE THEM!

[–]highlandprincess 0 points1 point ago

No saying that it's not possible they can climb but what do you think the statistic are for a zombie to climb up a rock wall when humans need gear to do it?

[–]thewarehouse 0 points1 point ago

I'd think they're too stupid to climb. Traditionally they can shuffle and reach out, bump their way through doors and windows. I think climbing would be well beyond them. The first level of the Eiffel Tower would be superb.

[–]lokicola 0 points1 point ago

So if they don't climb and no one goes up there, why not stay on top of the mountain instead of the side? or hell just at the base on a simple ledge. I see no need to waste that much energy just to come back down 12 days later. Why no just go up 10-20m and call it a day.

BTW i call BS that this is yours since this pic has been all over the net.

[–]puppetry514 17 points18 points ago

I think that would be quite effective, you only need to be like 10 - 15 feet up too. Obviously higher is better in terms of the zombies, but I feel like 10 feet is a good compromise.

[–]PrivateMajor 26 points27 points ago

Ever read World War Z? If not...look away.

There's a part in the book where the POV character falls asleep in a tree, wakes up and there are hundreds of Z's right below him.

Best be sure you have an escape plan if you do this.

[–]DreamcastFanboy 22 points23 points ago

I'm pretty sure it was a woman.

[–]iamglory 4 points5 points ago

It was

[–]erock0546 12 points13 points ago

One (possible two) word(s): Zipline

[–]nuclearjello 8 points9 points ago

I think he's got that covered as an avid climber. When in doubt, go up!

[–]DelphFox 4 points5 points ago

There's always more up - until there's not, then there's left and right.

[–]puppetry514 1 point2 points ago

Brutal, I have to imagine that if you are up high enough that they wouldn't be able to sense you from the bottom. Of course that would require a really big cliff wall to climb

[–]brodyth 0 points1 point ago

Or go down. Start from the top and work down?

[–]wadels 14 points15 points ago

Nope. Nope. Nope.

[–]zombiecarter(Infected) 18 points19 points ago

That is impressive, but there is not enough money in the world to ever get me to sleep in that thing. I'm less afraid of getting eaten by the zombies.

[–]BetterThanOP 19 points20 points ago

learn how to snipe

[–]Heartcats 7 points8 points ago

I like how the one guy is just hanging out of his tent like he's NOT in danger of plummeting to his death. I'll stick with a bunker, thanks.

[–]My_ducks_sick 6 points7 points ago

What happens when they start dropping down from above?

[–]erockdye 1 point2 points ago

overhanging rock creates a roof

[–]marswithrings 4 points5 points ago

why does everyone keep saying that?

that question assumes there are zombies in a remote area that obviously lacks a significant human population, that those zombies are observant enough to notice the hanging camp (in spite of its great horizontal and vertical distance from where zombies are likely to be), that those zombies are smart enough to realize there's humans in those tents, that there is either a way to get above those tents or that zombies are somehow better climbers than their more dextrous living cousins, that those zombies are smart enough to figure out which side of the mountain the tents were hanging off of when they end up having to climb up the other side of it, that those zombies have a memory span long enough to remember why the fuck the climbed up there in the first place, AND that even if all of this comes true, falling zombies would actually a death sentence for these tents.

seriously, they aren't flat, they come to a point at the top. a zombie falling directly at the top of a tent would end up sliding off to the side. any zombie that didn't just bounce off and fall would probably be wound up in the cables, and while that's not good, it's probably not a very mobile zombie either. they can probably deal with it, especially if they have any sort of weapon - and if we're going to assume everything we assumed to put a zombie there in the first place, i think assuming a zombie apocalypse survivor is armed is a fair assumption.

[–]QueueNX[S] 1 point2 points ago

why does everyone keep saying that?

I just shake my head at the stuff like this people dream up.

[–]wakeupwill 8 points9 points ago

WHO TOOK THE PICTURE?!

[–]Icarus666 12 points13 points ago

A flying zombie!

[–]earwigy1990 6 points7 points ago

They fly now? Fuck, were done for.

[–]wakeupwill 6 points7 points ago

Yeah, so much for hiding 4,000 feet up in the air. Now what are you gonna do bitch?

[–]blamenixon 0 points1 point ago

it's your father's handy-work, isn't it?

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[–]wakeupwill 1 point2 points ago

Flying zombies, got it.

[–]facepalmingdaily 4 points5 points ago

fuck it, I'll give you props. it's better than climbing the nearest tree ANY DAY!

[–]midnightauto 4 points5 points ago

I'd never get any sleep, I'd stay awake all night waiting for the fall.

[–]Spr09 13 points14 points ago

FUCK

[–]Spr09 11 points12 points ago

NO

[–]PastorOfMuppets94 9 points10 points ago

PLEASE

[–]JoshDiffo 2 points3 points ago

DON'T

[–]im_tw1g 6 points7 points ago

EJACULATE

[–]atomic_bubblegum 4 points5 points ago

AGAIN

[–]DigitalMindShadow 6 points7 points ago

GRANDPA

[–]PENIS_SOMEHOW_HARDER -1 points0 points ago

BIGGINS

[–]blamenixon 2 points3 points ago

YOU GUYS ARE FUCKING ADORABLE!

[–]PENIS_SOMEHOW_HARDER -1 points0 points ago

just look at my little pee pee!

[–]BeerPowered -2 points-1 points ago

Reddit pls

[–]The_Painted_Man 0 points1 point ago

fak u

[–]PENIS_SOMEHOW_HARDER -1 points0 points ago

no u

[–]antiestablishment 6 points7 points ago

do people actually sleep in these?

[–]jnseals 11 points12 points ago

yes, i used to hook my hammock up and take naps during day climbs

[–]erockdye 8 points9 points ago

yeah, some climbs take more than one day to climb all the way up

[–]Junodude 2 points3 points ago

Fall to death during sleep without realizing it [VS] torn piece by piece by zombies eating and gnawing away at my flesh very slowly.

Obvious death is obvious

[–]AtomicVGZ 2 points3 points ago

Long term it will end up rotting away, and you falling to your death while you sleep.

[–]Atlos 2 points3 points ago

Then the zombies climb to the top of the mountain and start dive bombing onto it.

[–]Kingtardems 2 points3 points ago

Well here's karma to you good sir for being a crazy ass motherfucker

[–]LadyJango 2 points3 points ago

Neat place, I LOVE the idea. My only problem is "What if you're a sleepwalker?"

[–]BiscuitsMcGhee 2 points3 points ago

As an overweight acrophobe, the thought of this makes me almost shit myself.

[–]Baziliy 6 points7 points ago

It is brilliant and I do commend you, but I'd still feel safer on the ground with them.

[–]Crigger540 4 points5 points ago

not practical

[–]highlandprincess 2 points3 points ago

Why not? If you have the gear and already do it and have confidence in your skills what's the difference between this and a bunker? If you know how to find food in the wild (not just animals), have medical knowledge and the supplies to go with it, and you have the gear and repair kits you'd probably be fine. He already said it was more of a temporary shelter while traveling and I'm pretty sure zombies won't be able to scale up the side of a mountain if humans need gear to do it. I think it's pretty practical if you actually know what you're doing.

[–]smayhew 4 points5 points ago

How the hell could you possibly sleep in that. You sir have the balls to survive the zombie apocalypse, I just ask that you put me down quickly.

[–]QueueNX[S] 1 point2 points ago

Together we can rule the post apocalyptic world. Take my hand, and learn to climb to the pinnacle of today!

[–]refugee 4 points5 points ago

SHUTUPANDTAKEMYMONEY

[–]n1ckvld 1 point2 points ago

It could be a good hideout, if you keep it a little lower, maybe 15ft or 6 meters

[–]mikesername 1 point2 points ago

You know that just like, 10 feet would probably suffice, right? If they're super-high-powered zombies, maybe 20 feet.

[–]mistrowl 1 point2 points ago

You people are insane.

[–]huntersellers17 1 point2 points ago

Im good...

[–]thane_of_cawdor 1 point2 points ago

As a person who comments on reddit posts, this is my zombie apocalypse emergency shelter comment.

[–]TheD3cimator 1 point2 points ago

Wow, two of my favorite reddits are r/climbing and r/zombies... This just makes my day. I have only used one of these guys once. It is really unnerving but overall one of the most amazing sleeps i have ever had

[–]phditto 1 point2 points ago

Where will you poop?

[–]QueueNX[S] -1 points0 points ago

Wherever we darn well please :P

[–]TexasThrowed 1 point2 points ago

You sir will troll the zombies

[–]Jimmars 1 point2 points ago

A treehouse has the same concept, but doesn't make me piss my pants.

[–]MGarv 2 points3 points ago

That looks like a 1000+ foot drop of NOPE

[–]friedsushi87 1 point2 points ago

What happens if a zombie jumps off the top of the cliff and falls down onto your tent and rips it off?

[–]scourgeofman 0 points1 point ago

im guessing a treefort would b out of the question?

[–]NoSalt 0 points1 point ago

Until the zombies start jumping from above, and a few get lucky by grabbing onto your tents.

[–]marswithrings 0 points1 point ago

i'm really not thinking that would be terribly difficult to deal with

[–]iamglory 0 points1 point ago

NOPE! Full of NOPE!

[–]avp574 0 points1 point ago

Can someone clarify the benefit of this, please? It looks to me that the amount of effort to hang all of that equipment is ridiculous compared to the amount of effort needed to find a large, flat-ish rock. Do they do this just for the thrill?

[–]highlandprincess 1 point2 points ago

Yes. It's the thrill, the sense of adventure, the fact that you can say "heck yes I slept in a tent suspended 50ft in the air on the side of a mountain and it was a blast". Much more badass than I have a level 80 wizard on WoW. Not that I don't love me some gaming but the rush and the feeling of accomplishment is out of this world. I haven't even done this, I'm only a backpacker but someday I hope to do this.

[–]mouschi 1 point2 points ago

Psh, they're up to level 85 now. Everyone knows that.

[–]avp574 0 points1 point ago

Thanks for the insight. It always seemed impractical to me, lol.

[–]Gamer_ely 0 points1 point ago

constant bungee cord tied around me and you got my vote

[–]eviltrollwizard 0 points1 point ago

Fuck that.

[–]MrShade 0 points1 point ago

Cool spot to survive the initial onslaught. For long long time emergency shelter I really don't see it being to practical you'd have to take into account sudden wind changes, freak earthquakes and bad weather in general.

Now if you could somehow find a way drill a cave in that spot now that would be wicked.

[–]DownstairsB 0 points1 point ago

sweet

[–]Passwordis_Taco 0 points1 point ago

Nope.

[–]lokimuffin 0 points1 point ago

I hate climbing a lot but I would also hide there. Good thinking.

[–]Grandmaofhurt 0 points1 point ago

So hold out for a couple weeks at most.

Then starve or dehydrate?

[–]losttheory 0 points1 point ago

As an avid NOPEr, NOPE.

[–]Buscat 0 points1 point ago

Would it be so hard to find a smilar cliff with like... a ledge?

[–]DrewCIL 0 points1 point ago

Where do you poop?

[–]highlandprincess 1 point2 points ago

So I just imagined someone sticking their bare ass out the tent door and just pooping right there as the poop falls to the ground several feet below them. Not one of the best mental images but definitely chuckly worthy.

[–]Fir3start3r 0 points1 point ago

You have to come up some time... <Insert SOON pic here>

[–]arcrinsis 0 points1 point ago

this seems creative, but what do you do in a storm? are those cables and your tent capable of resisting high winds and heavy rain or pile up of snow?

[–]kct174 0 points1 point ago

NOPE!

[–]crazymusicman 0 points1 point ago

what about human snipers? I bet you would be pretty visible.

[–]drzan 0 points1 point ago

Problem: Swarms and swarms of zombies below you. Leaving no way to escape, let alone get more food.

[–]Ekimracso 0 points1 point ago

Swarms may even fall on him from the top, if its accessible.

[–]ItFuckingWont 0 points1 point ago

Looking at this picture makes me feel sick.

[–]Halbruder 0 points1 point ago

The theory of the "Zombie Pyramid" disproves the safety of places such as this. The theory states that over time zombie bodies will begin to pile at such a rate that eventually a zombie can just walk on top of the other zombies to reach you.

[–]cursed_DNA 0 points1 point ago

For the initial onset of the infestation this would be awesome (I think) but after the dust settles I would totally look for a non suspended shelter, or even suspended in the rafters of a remote barn.

[–]backstab 0 points1 point ago

you'll run out of food soon enough.

[–]bluefold 0 points1 point ago

If I had the money this would not be a terrible idea for a permanent structure. Have one ladder leading up and then have several storage containers built into the wall for food and habitation etc. Perhaps a pulley system to transport things.

[–]Ekimracso 0 points1 point ago

Just make sure they don't fall on you from the top.

[–]TonyDiGerolamo 0 points1 point ago

That's a win. For about two days when your water runs out.

[–]MrUseL3tter 0 points1 point ago

Who the fuck took the photo? A Floating guy?

[–]Dr_Explosion 0 points1 point ago

There's not enough "NOPE" in the world to fully express how much I dislike this idea.

[–]merrickal 0 points1 point ago

You could go martyr and strap as much explosives underneath your tents as your pegs can carry. Should any zom/s managed to find their way to get you, you could cut the line and drop with a bang! Less zoms for everyone else to deal with.

[–]Jessumz922 0 points1 point ago

If people are afraid of this, i seriously doubt that they could keep themselves under control during an apocolypse. You sir have probably found a really safe shelter and its near water I see.

[–]trionisus 0 points1 point ago

Personally I prefer to be higher then the zombies not lower. But it looks safe but what about storms?

[–]FastAktionJakson 0 points1 point ago

nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope nope noooooooooooooooooooooooppppppppppppe

[–]shotinthedark83 0 points1 point ago

If that's the option the zombies can fucking have me. I'll goddamn bite myself if it will make them happy.

[–]jbramley -1 points0 points ago

Day of the Dead remake zombies can run on ceilings. Hope you don't end up in that mythology. :)

[–]iamglory 0 points1 point ago

He wasn't running on ceilings...he was hanging on a pipe and using it to move.

[–]NotAPie -1 points0 points ago

Just thought about it. If a group of zombies fell onto this wouldn't you be fucked?

[–]yeowoh -1 points0 points ago

You would just starve to death.

[–]YesIamaWizard -1 points0 points ago

How would you get food and water?

[–]jocivelladames -1 points0 points ago

This is a whole lotta nope

[–]Tspyder90 -1 points0 points ago

Fuck everything about that

[–]SirAuron -1 points0 points ago

How about colossal giants? Or zombie birds?

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