Zombie Fighter: Special Weapons & Tactics

[Thorn]

Perhaps- as long as you aren't one if those Max Brooks affected folks who entertain destroying the stairs as a viable option. Bah even before Max I thought that destroying the stairs was a great idea, I approve of getting up high and then finding other means to get low like ropes or ladders. Being up high just makes sense to me. That does not mean you leave the doors wide open. You still fortify, but your retreat point should be elevated with a good escape plan IMO. As someone who is demoing a house right now, with a sledge hammer you can end a set of stairs in no time at all. Now that having been said it is no my first choice, and it would depend where in the situation I was, if things were just hitting and I needed to fortify quick (Quarantine, military road blocks), forced lock ins, then you bet your arse I am fortifying my own house as best I can and after the doors and windows, supplies, and everything else you can kiss those stairs goodbye. Zombies at the door in mass numbers I do not think it is my first priority. Neighborhood over run, and trying to lay low? Well even if you don't use a sledge it still make noise even if you are just using a pry bar/crowbar/cats paw. and I do not think it is my first choice either. My thing is this ultimately.. you should never close your mind to ANY idea, just look at Ben in Night. He was adamant the basement was the wrong idea and in the end it kept him alive through the Night. You need to be flexible, and adjust on the fly based on the changing battlefield.