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The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse: Defend Your Base with Simple Circuits, Arduino, and Raspberry Pi
Where will you be when the zombie apocalypse hits? Trapping yourself in the basement? Roasting the family pet? Beheading reanimated neighbors?
No way. You’ll be building fortresses, setting traps, and hoarding supplies, because you, savvy survivor, have snatched up your copy of The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse before it’s too late. This indispensable guide to survival after Z-day, written by hardware hacker and zombie anthropologist Simon Monk, will teach you how to generate your own electricity, salvage parts, craft essential electronics, and out-survive the undead.,p>Take charge of your
–Monitor zombie movement with trip wires and motion sensors
–Keep vigilant watch over your compound with Arduino and Raspberry Pi surveillance systems
–Power zombie defense devices with car batteries, bicycle generators, and solar power
Escape imminent
–Repurpose old disposable cameras for zombie-distracting flashbangs
–Open doors remotely for a successful sprint home
–Forestall subplot disasters with fire and smoke detectors
Communicate with other
–Hail nearby humans using Morse code
–Pass silent messages with two-way vibration walkie-talkies
–Fervently scan the airwaves with a frequency hopper
For anyone from the budding maker to the keen hobbyist, The Maker’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is an essential survival tool.
Uses the Arduino Uno board and Raspberry Pi Model B+ or Model 2
No way. You’ll be building fortresses, setting traps, and hoarding supplies, because you, savvy survivor, have snatched up your copy of The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse before it’s too late. This indispensable guide to survival after Z-day, written by hardware hacker and zombie anthropologist Simon Monk, will teach you how to generate your own electricity, salvage parts, craft essential electronics, and out-survive the undead.,p>Take charge of your
–Monitor zombie movement with trip wires and motion sensors
–Keep vigilant watch over your compound with Arduino and Raspberry Pi surveillance systems
–Power zombie defense devices with car batteries, bicycle generators, and solar power
Escape imminent
–Repurpose old disposable cameras for zombie-distracting flashbangs
–Open doors remotely for a successful sprint home
–Forestall subplot disasters with fire and smoke detectors
Communicate with other
–Hail nearby humans using Morse code
–Pass silent messages with two-way vibration walkie-talkies
–Fervently scan the airwaves with a frequency hopper
For anyone from the budding maker to the keen hobbyist, The Maker’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is an essential survival tool.
Uses the Arduino Uno board and Raspberry Pi Model B+ or Model 2
296 pages, Paperback
First published October 25, 2015
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June 5, 2019
On the surface, one may think that Simon Monk The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse is just another satirical piece looking to cash in on the zombie hype train. To the contrary, this nifty book starts with the basics of zombie survival, from how to dress and stay healthy to where to search for useful supplies. Then the real fun begins. Unlike what you'll read in Max Brooks's The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead, The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse will teach you how to solder for the purpose of connecting wires together and to circuit boards as well as more advanced lessons such as how to generate steady sources of electricity. This is clearly where the book stands out from so many other zombie survival books. Each chapter provides step-by-step instructions for various differing projects to make your life easier to survive after your neighborhood has gone to complete shit.
You can read John's full review at Horror DNA by clicking here.
You can read John's full review at Horror DNA by clicking here.
February 11, 2020
A book about making using the theme of the zombie apocalypse as a theme.
It's an interesting little book, though a lot of things in it may not be that practical in the event of an actual zombie apocalypse as there is a need to do quite a bit of prep beforehand (downloading code for example!)
The first half of the book is pretty useful in the event of any kind of disaster, covering how to scavenge parts and get yourself setup with power and light.
Second half becomes a little repetitive from a reading point of view as it takes the project from the previous chapter and modifies it a little to create something new. If you were following along and making the projects at the same time this is far more useful!
Using the zombie apocalypse theme is a cool way to introduce some maker concepts, I'd certainly recommend only reading this if you intend to follow along by making at least some of projects. It's not that easy to follow as just a stand-alone read
It's an interesting little book, though a lot of things in it may not be that practical in the event of an actual zombie apocalypse as there is a need to do quite a bit of prep beforehand (downloading code for example!)
The first half of the book is pretty useful in the event of any kind of disaster, covering how to scavenge parts and get yourself setup with power and light.
Second half becomes a little repetitive from a reading point of view as it takes the project from the previous chapter and modifies it a little to create something new. If you were following along and making the projects at the same time this is far more useful!
Using the zombie apocalypse theme is a cool way to introduce some maker concepts, I'd certainly recommend only reading this if you intend to follow along by making at least some of projects. It's not that easy to follow as just a stand-alone read
March 26, 2025
This is a neat little collection of projects, but I think after a while the gimmick gets a little old. I understand the time period it was written in, and the concept, so I won't mark it down for it, but be prepared.
On the whole, these are fun! I'm not much of a coder, but I love the concepts here, and they're definitely a good start (though some are absolutely a lot more complex than others in what you may be allowed to do before the world collapses).
On the whole, these are fun! I'm not much of a coder, but I love the concepts here, and they're definitely a good start (though some are absolutely a lot more complex than others in what you may be allowed to do before the world collapses).
February 27, 2019
Decently humourous take on electronics projects with a post-apocalyptic theme tying it all together. Definitely want to make some of the projects and could use most of the projects for camping or security scenarios.
May 13, 2018
It's fine, although the actual utility of most of the projects is questionable.
December 24, 2018
Great fun.
A good way to see the differences between the Arduino and Raspberry Pi
A good way to see the differences between the Arduino and Raspberry Pi
September 14, 2016
Where will you be when the zombie apocalypse hits? Trapping yourself in the basement? Roasting the family pet? Beheading reanimated neighbors?
No way. You'll be building fortresses, setting traps, and hoarding supplies, because you, savvy survivor, have snatched up your copy of *The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse* before it's too late. This indispensable guide to survival after Z-day, written by hardware hacker and zombie anthropologist Simon Monk, will teach you how to generate your own electricity, salvage parts, craft essential electronics, and out-survive the undead.
Take charge of your environment:
Monitor zombie movement with trip wires and motion sensors
Keep vigilant watch over your compound with Arduino and Raspberry Pi surveillance systems
Power zombie defense devices with car batteries, bicycle generators, and solar power
Escape imminent danger:
Repurpose old disposable cameras for zombie-distracting flashbangs
Open doors remotely for a successful sprint home
Forestall subplot disasters with fire and smoke detectorsown electricity, salvage parts, craft essential electronics, and out-survive the undead.
Communicate with other survivors:
Hail nearby humans using Morse code
Pass silent messages with two-way vibration walkie-talkies
Fervently scan the airwaves with a frequency hopper
For anyone from the budding maker to the keen hobbyist, *The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse* is an essential survival tool.
No way. You'll be building fortresses, setting traps, and hoarding supplies, because you, savvy survivor, have snatched up your copy of *The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse* before it's too late. This indispensable guide to survival after Z-day, written by hardware hacker and zombie anthropologist Simon Monk, will teach you how to generate your own electricity, salvage parts, craft essential electronics, and out-survive the undead.
Take charge of your environment:
Monitor zombie movement with trip wires and motion sensors
Keep vigilant watch over your compound with Arduino and Raspberry Pi surveillance systems
Power zombie defense devices with car batteries, bicycle generators, and solar power
Escape imminent danger:
Repurpose old disposable cameras for zombie-distracting flashbangs
Open doors remotely for a successful sprint home
Forestall subplot disasters with fire and smoke detectorsown electricity, salvage parts, craft essential electronics, and out-survive the undead.
Communicate with other survivors:
Hail nearby humans using Morse code
Pass silent messages with two-way vibration walkie-talkies
Fervently scan the airwaves with a frequency hopper
For anyone from the budding maker to the keen hobbyist, *The Maker's Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse* is an essential survival tool.
March 24, 2016
A tongue in cheek book about making. Sure, each project would be useful in the zombie apocalypse but I'd rather have a chainsaw and an unlimited supply of gasoline. In other words, don't wait for the apocalypse! Get the book and make them all now!
September 21, 2016
A very basic book, I think I learned more about zombies than about making things. It offers good ideas on what to do to survive an apocalypse, although some will not work.
I would definitely introduce to someone with a child with a lot of curiosity on how to make cool things with simple stuff.
I would definitely introduce to someone with a child with a lot of curiosity on how to make cool things with simple stuff.
July 23, 2016
A book for people wanting to learn how to setup electronics for "surviving" the zombie apocalypse. Should be called basic electronics for dummies.
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