Every scout knows the motto: "Be Prepared." But Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement, probably wasn’t envisioning a horde of flesh-hungry reanimated corpses shambling down your high street. Yet, in a strange twist of pop culture fate, the principles of scouting—knot-tying, first aid, orienteering, campcraft, and community leadership—are exactly the skills you need when the dead rise.
These often go on sale for $4.99–$7.99. That’s the price of a sandwich, and you avoid legal headaches and computer viruses.
For those comfortable with torrenting, several websites offer "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse" for free:
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(2015) is essentially what happens if you mash Superbad together with Zombieland. It’s a loud, unapologetic "zom-com" that trades high-brow humor for exploding heads, adolescent hormone jokes, and creative uses of merit badges.
They called themselves Troop 97 because the number sounded official; because it fit on the back of the hand-me-down jackets; because when the scoutmaster had retired, the town hadn’t bothered to reassign the number. The four of them—Maya, Leo, Jonah, and Priya—kept it like a talisman. They met in the old pavilion behind the library, trading snacks and badges and conspiracy theories about what the mayor did in the office after three on Tuesday.
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Every scout knows the motto: "Be Prepared." But Lord Baden-Powell, the founder of the Scouting movement, probably wasn’t envisioning a horde of flesh-hungry reanimated corpses shambling down your high street. Yet, in a strange twist of pop culture fate, the principles of scouting—knot-tying, first aid, orienteering, campcraft, and community leadership—are exactly the skills you need when the dead rise.
These often go on sale for $4.99–$7.99. That’s the price of a sandwich, and you avoid legal headaches and computer viruses.
For those comfortable with torrenting, several websites offer "Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse" for free:
Safe and Legal Alternatives
(2015) is essentially what happens if you mash Superbad together with Zombieland. It’s a loud, unapologetic "zom-com" that trades high-brow humor for exploding heads, adolescent hormone jokes, and creative uses of merit badges.
They called themselves Troop 97 because the number sounded official; because it fit on the back of the hand-me-down jackets; because when the scoutmaster had retired, the town hadn’t bothered to reassign the number. The four of them—Maya, Leo, Jonah, and Priya—kept it like a talisman. They met in the old pavilion behind the library, trading snacks and badges and conspiracy theories about what the mayor did in the office after three on Tuesday.
Did you find this guide helpful? Share it with a scout, a survivalist, or that friend who still uses LimeWire.