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Customer appreciation giveaway

3/27/2014

In planning our 3 year celebration we will probably have a giveaway. To test a new way of doing giveaways not associated with facebook or twitter or whatever we are going to ask all of our customers who have bought or received our items to have a photo contest. Take a cool picture with our Zombie Tactical Cord paracord items or decals, patches or poker chips (we have a bunch out there cause we have given away a lot lol) and email them to [email protected]

We will pick the best one or pick a few then maybe put them up on the various social medias to see who gets the most votes.
again this is just a little test contest with our past customers.

Be patient with us as we get all the details worked out there will be a small prize yet to be determined. The big giveaway will be in may probably.

All decisions of ZTC are final and we will choose in the event of a tie. Contest will be run mainly on our page www.zombietacticalcord.com , remember the entry email address is [email protected] not our main one.

Contest will run between 03/27/14 to 04/03/14.

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Anatomy of a Zombie Kill

3/19/2014

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Anatomy of a Zombie Kill

The preferred definition of a zombie is a relentless adversary that had at one time died and been revived by some type of biological virus. The only thing that will stop the undead is destruction of the brain.

As seen in some movies and TV shows decapitation only removes the biting portion and creates what has been referred to by other zombie experts as a “land mine”. Being that our brain controls all of our bodily functions, both voluntary and involuntary, it is of course well protected. The majority of our vital organs are protected by bone, muscle, and/or cartilage. The skull of a typical adult human has an average thickness of around ¼”. In the early to mid-twenties a human’s skull fissures are fully sealed. The brain itself is completely encased inside the skull except for the opening in the atlas that allows the connection of the brain stem to the spinal cord. This fact is especially evident when high velocity low mass impact occurs within the cranial vault. Hydrostatic pressure is created inside the cranial vault that presses the brain against the inside of the skull and cuts the four neural strips that cross the brain. At the same time it presses the brain stem down into the opening of the atlas severing the connection to the spinal cord and the rest of the body. This is the most effective way to dispatch the undead although not the best overall as the gunshot from the high powered rifle will certainly attract more undead as well as the living.

The quiet ways of destroying the brain of a zombie are hindered by the very thing that is meant to protect our brains from damage. The thickness of the skull makes penetration by smaller edged weapons all but impossible on anything but a severely decomposed body. When the body dies and the head is in a downward position pressures can build within the cranial vault and cause separation in the fissures or other weaker areas of the skull. This can give you an entry point into the skull to scramble the eggs. Without the benefit of decomposition a heavier weapon will be more able to breach the skull and cause significant damage. I’ve seen it take someone more than 15 minutes to get into a skull using an oscillating saw and chisel. With blunt force trauma it is more effective if the force is focused on a smaller point. With a knife the ease that it pierces the skin is determined by the sharpness and fineness of the point. Think of it like a needle vs. a chisel. If the force of the blow from a heavy weapon is focused on a smaller point more energy is transferred to that spot and therefore more damage is done. (Use code " blog5 " for 5% off in our store)

So in short, when deciding on a weapon to use keep in mind the basic anatomy of a zombie and the things that are needed to defeat the skull and reach the brain. Something with enough mass to do damage, and a smaller area to focus the energy to the skull and more effectively destroy the brain. Good luck, and good hunting. - Country1059

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Perishable skills

3/4/2014

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Perishable skills

            The skills that are needed in many situations are perishable, meaning that they will degrade over time if not freshened up on a regular basis. Some are fun to do, some suck, and others we don’t even want to try. It’s fun to go to the range and work on our shooting skills. Reloads, transitions, and positional are all fun to work on. When is the last time you tried building a fire without matches or a lighter? When have you tried cooking something on that fire? When is the last time you tried to make a way of obtaining that food you’re cooking on that fire?

            I have a book that I bought back when I was in Boy Scouts, Tom Brown’s Field Guide to Wilderness Survival, which has a ton of information in it. There are plenty of people on the internet that say he’s a fraud or a hack. Once again I’m not saying his book is the end all be all. I’ve never met the man, but I know that most of the information I’ve learned from that book has been legitimate. And when I say learned, I don’t mean I read the book. I mean I made the traps, and the tools, and the fires and actually learned how to make them. Just reading a book on survival techniques or watching a YouTube video does not give you the ability to do it, you just know how they did it. There are plenty of people out there on the internet making videos and writing blogs about how to survive. I caution you on clicking random links and taking everything at face value. Do some research for yourself and attempt the methods you’re learning how to do. There will be links listed for some sites that can at the very least get you started in the right direction.

            How to practice these skills is the question. If you live in a neighborhood you don’t want to set snares and deadfalls that might take out the neighbor’s cat. Use a cardboard box as your deadfall and see if you can get them to trip it. Make a greased string snare without the noose and see if you can get something to chew through it. The hardest part is setting the trigger mechanism and getting a critter to activate it. Concentrate on one type of deadfall or snare at a time until you understand the mechanics of it and can create and set one easily. Once you’re comfortable with that move on to another until you have several different methods at your disposal.

Trying to make a fire without a lighter is one of the most frustrating. They always show the guy on TV making fire with a bow drill in a few minutes. They don’t show the hour or two he spent working that bow to make the coal. It took me almost an hour to get a fire going with one the last time I tried it. How many people have a magnesium bar or ferrocerium rod in a bag that still looks brand new? Go in your backyard and try to make a fire using that mag bar or ferro rod. Try it with and without charred cloth. Make a bow drill and try and get a coal with it. To make it easier get a piece of cedar from the hardware store and cut out your spindle and fireboard with a saw, and get a piece of oak for the socket. This lets you spend more time practicing the technique, which is the hardest part of a bow drill, trying to get just the right amount of pressure to form a good solid coal. Try to be proficient with at least three different types of fire making. I don’t recommend relying on the bow drill to get a fire, but if that’s all you have then it would be a useful skill to know.

            Once you have a fire going, whether it was started with a lighter or a bow drill, try building a spit and roasting a chicken from the store over it. Maybe you have some squirrel or rabbit in the freezer. Try cooking something on that fire and see how it turns out. When you feel comfortable making the fire, cooking on the fire, and setting traps to get the food to cook go out camping and try to catch and cook your food for just one day (Please follow all laws, rules, and regulations in your area about trapping or capturing animals. Especially if you are camping on federal land…you don’t want to have to survive an episode of Oz). Whatever skills you want to have get out and learn how to do them. Read the books, watch the videos, and then go out and put it into practice.

- Country1059

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