Home Depot death match!
 

So you are chosen to compete against 9 other people. All 10 of you are locked in a standard Home Depot, that is dark except the emergency lights above the exits. The goal is to kill one another to become the last man standing, last person alive gets to leave.

You are allowed to choose 3 pieces of equipment to aid you. Anything with a barcode counts as one piece of equipment, for example, if you choose a nail gun, then a container of nails will be needed, so that would equal two pieces of equipment. If the equipment needs something to operate, like gas or batteries, the second thing will count as an item. You can use only the equipment you choose, no scalping from dead guys.

What three weapons would you choose, and what would be your strategy?

Discuss.

I've already got my stuff picked out, but I'll let you guys start it off!

Edited for rules:
1. If you can, link to an item or have a pic of the item.
2. You are clothed but without any 'exceptional' gear you might normally carry(weapons/tools and so on) You would still have belt/clothes/shoes and so on.
3. Power is out with only emergency lights on in the store, you would have enough light(red) as to where your eyes would adapt to the darkness.
4. Food/water are not an issue for this game. As in you don't need it, not that it's supplied(ie no booby trapping it!)

I would choose some thread locker to lock this thread. lol

Awesome constructive post, it's a forum-game in the off topic section... go troll elsewhere

a 2 inch nail gun would be cool but you would need a real long air line to get around the place. i would just grab somekind of metal pipe/pole/stake so i can beat or stab someone. and ill wear a face guard and grab some knee pads that carpet/floor installers use.

I don't think anyone would get locked in, because of the fact that we could all use axes to break through the glass doors they all have.


Chainsaws don't count as they need gas to be operated and theres no gas at home depot, Generators out of the question as well for the same reason.


I would grab a gallon + size of lighter fluid with matches
(combo pack)
Hazmat gas mask
and a pick axe

I would then find the machine they use to put stuff up on shelves high in the air to elevate myself (this has no barcode so it counts as something I can use as it isn't for sale). Now I have the ability to

a- Drive around inside Home Depot
b- Be at a proximity where I can see you coming
c-be able to soak everything needed to start a fire but be able to manuever without being killed or burned.

I'd start by the wood as it burns easiest and fastest.

Your either going to die going against me by the following-

-smoke inhalation
-fire
-run over by me

By the time the fire burns I will be saved
or burn my way through home depot.

Thanks.

I would find some benzene and polystyrene then make some napalm and spread it around the building.

After that, I would modify a lighter to keep the flame going. Then just after running into the open air garden center, I would throw the lit lighter into a pool of napalm and watch the building go up.

This was done similarly with that HD zombie thread. anyway...

A nail gun would be an automatic 3 items... nail gun, nails, and compressor (usually comes with air line)... and that's assuming the building still has electricity. Even then the air line will probably be 50 ft. max and since you've already used your 3 items you can't get a longer extension cord. Since the lights are out, one would have to assume that the electricity is out as well so a nail gun is a no-go any way you look at it.

Before I pick my items, are we 'naked' or are we locked in with our everyday clothing and whatnot? If we are locked in realistically as we would be if we were shopping, are we allowed to use our everyday carry gear as well? The answer will change my item choices drastically.

I'm thinking more along the lines of you're kidnapped and tossed in Jigsaw style or even death-row convicts playing for freedom, that would probably make things easier.

Updated with some rule clarification, I'll write up mine now with a format example.

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...ae2de7_300.jpg
Flashlight, not for lighting my way....but for blinding with it's 1000+ lumens of destruction! Plus, batteries are included and at 3.3# and 15" it's a pretty formidable weapon in itself.

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...2c54b7_300.jpg
55" wrecking bar, 12# of steel waiting to taste some brains, nuff said;)

I had some trouble with the third piece actually because between the two of those I'm pretty well equipped for anything that comes my way, so I decided on this:

http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...5bacbe_300.jpg
100' of 18g galvanized steel wire. Perfect for setting up trip/neck height wires or twisting into some crude barbed wire.


Technique wise, I'm thinking that I'd either lure people into the wire and blind them with the flashlight and move in for the kill with the wrecking bar. I had originally thought to pickup a welding jacket or similar heavy leather jacket, but I couldn't find anything suitable on their website.

Not gonna lie its kinda scary that you thought this out that clearly lol.

Bobcat
Forklift
Sledgehammer

Shelves are like dominoes biach! (I'll get at least 6 of you in one shot)

Sledgehammer for some wetwork.

ok me..
1st item. 16oz wallfe head hammer- used to fight close quarters and deliver lots of blunt force trauma or death.
2nd one of those flashlight head bands with batteries included.
3rd large knife of some kind, most likely a large knife used for cutting fiberglass duct work.

my stragety would be to tacticly aquire rope from store supplies, (not from shelfs) and sit atop shefling in forified position in the store. when somone approahes, repel slit throat or beat to death with hammer then move on to hunt the remaining players.

First of all, confiscate a forklift. Why? They are HEAVY. The big ones they use are over 9000lbs. That is enough weight to use to play bowling with the racks. That and having two blades that have pretty much infinite height (floor to ceiling) to impale with is a plus. PrideNas that means that while you're up there on E level I can still spear your ass. :-p Also, they come equipped with a pressurized tank of propane. Once it's out of fuel, it becomes a very nice missile. :) Again, all free.

As for what I'd be carrying around. Pickaxe for short range kills. 10 foot metal pole for "long range" spearing kills. And finally, rope. But I'm taking that one from the Boondock Saints, you always need rope. :-p

Forklift is too slow and too loud to use as an effective weapon. They beep when in motion and you won't impale someone with those forks, they aren't sharp enough, and the forklift isn't going to get fast enough to impale with. It'll just bring upon your end quicker

Fuk off the forklift is mine. :) Besides HD uses electric lifts (added benefit 36V DC battery will easily fry someone)

Sledgehammer fixed the beeper, now you're buried under shelves of crappy hardware. :mrgreen:

No flashlight. It's a beacon telling everyone exactly where you are. No loud forklift.. same deal. IMO 'Spartan' is the way to go. Here are my picks:

SOG Seal Pup fixed blade knife (though I would prefer the elite. lol)
http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardw...atalogId=10053

Hatchet (in case I need to 'get loud'.. i.e. the knife slips from my hand and I lose it or inthe case of multiple attackers.)
http://www.homedepot.com/Tools-Hardw...atalogId=10053

and finally, a beautiful set of Dupioni silk drapes. Not only are they very nice on the eyes, but they would make a f***ing incredible nighttime ghillie suit. By the time you figure out that the pile of silk on the floor is actually not just a stunning set of window drapes, you'll be gurgling blood. :wiggle:
http://www.homedepot.com/Decor-Drape...atalogId=10053

I'd ninja my way around that store picking off each of you f***ers one by one while you lug around big ass poles and mark yourselves as targets with your bright flashlights. All you need is a good knife.... and a drape-ghillie!

ETA: Another benefit of hopping inside the makeshift ghillie suit and taking it slow would be that I can let the rest of the people kill themselves off while I creep around. When it gets quiet I'll just go hunt down the stragglers. Knife sniper FTW.

i think the rules should be changed cuz in a perfect world you kill someone, you gonna take stuff from the dead dude you just killed. that should be allowed. its just like a first person shooter game. pick up your emenies weapons.

* mental note: run over fancy drapes in Bobcat * :mrgreen:

*mental note: run from relatively slow moving, loud, cumbersome bobcat... resume hiding in fancy drapes when bobcat is lost. :mrgreen:

If you choose your weapons wisely, there should be no need to pick up a dead guy's gear. Besides, that old quote "Fear the man who has but one gun; he probably knows how to use it" fits pretty well. If you're constantly changing gear you won't be able to find your groove. If you get to be proficient with something, stick with it and you'll probably do it better than everyone else.

This would actually be a pretty fun homebrew FPS...:-p

Active database of HD's inventory and you make profiles of a few item's you can bring along lol...

Home Depot presents
Murder on aisle three

i agree and disagree. i know if this were real life, since i served in the army, im able to quick think and improvise to adapt and overcome. and make best with whats around, your taught that. if its my own weapons or using someone else's. but the more you can pick up along the way will only help you later down the road or in a given situation.
but i agree with you say, profricenty(sp?) with one weapon is the greatest asset. just being sound and compentant with one weapon will work best for you.

i just had to.....LOL

They are heavy, which means they can't be tipped over. Spearing me woulld be damn near impossible. You would have to have the greatest aim, in the dark, while trying to spear a moving target that would be driving towards you. I have the ability to move forward, backwards, up and down. I also have a pick axe that could be used to give me cover, along with the guard that is on the forklift machine.

Unless your an olympian or a roman from the 300 era, spearing me is going to be the death of you.

Even if you end up right in front of me and have the shot and are ready to take it, you still have 8 other people running around trying to kill you.

My tactic is simple. What is the absolute best way to be offensive and defensive at the same time with out getting killed?

Everyone here is soo busy thinking Offense, but is forgetting about the other killers running aroung trying to get you.

I'm a beast, please test me at a home depot lol.

:-).

One day IF you are ever trapped in a Home depot, you'll thank me lol.

Oh and guys, I just re-read what you wrote, I am not tallking about the FORKLIFT.

I was actually talking about the lift they have.

Its on wheels, runs on propane as well, moves failry quickly, and has a cage around it.

It's used to get heavier items from the higher shelves, and to retocks items. But not super heavy stuff that they use the forklikts for.

I'll post a picture if I can find one.

I think he's talking about a scissor lift

Here's what I am talking about.

http://www.logisticsbusiness.com/images/shrinkwrap.jpg

Weighs 1,000 lbs.

250 feet per minute

IT's fast enough to move around, weighs enough to run you down, fits through a standard size doorway when lowered. Has the ability to move up,down, left right, front wheel steering allows 0 turning radius for manueverability.

The problem with a standard forklift is the fact that your still on the ground.

:-).

I tried looking for scissor lift but apparently that term is used for car scissor lifts.

And if your trying to spear me, im just going to lay down. There's no way your metal pole is going to touch me.

And if you try anyway and it lands on my machine I'm going to pick it up (if we can) and chuck it right back at you. lol.

P.S. you guys are all choking from smoke inhalation. Im not the only one that started a fire.

1: The controls and power BS are on the bottom of a scissor lift. So you're at the mercy of whomever is on the ground.

2: Smoke rises, dummy. :mrgreen:

1- The controls and power is located at the top. Otherwise the machine is useless and you'd be stuck up top. There's a reason why it's noted that it is a self propelled machine. Meaning you only need 1 person to operate it. I have seen them being used at Home Depot by only one person on top.

Here's a close up. Note: black box with controls on the platform that moves up and down.

http://www.afi-uplift.co.uk/images/P...2%20-%2004.JPG

See the black box with the controls on it?

That answers your first response.

Smoke rises, yes you are correct and I thought of that as well. I have the ability to go up and down and move as well as wear a gas mask.

I have the ability to manuever as well as hold a pick axe.

I can move away from you at a height where I am not all the way up, but out of harms way. I can also move to and from any smoke/fire.

While your busy worrying about my machine you are being followed by the ninja in drape's or getting shot at with the nail gun guy. Or your being crushed by a burning falling piece of 10x12 or holding your neck to avoid breathing in any burning smoldering fiberglass insulation on the floor.

I also have the ability to drive towards you while swinging my pick axe.

Me>Dummy.

TRUST ME, my plan is definitely well thought out. Worry about staying alive instead of my scissor lift idea. :-P.

P.S. I also have the ability to get on and off the lift, so I don't need to worry too much about smoke rising.

I'd use some really course wet sand paper and not wet it. Feel that burn bitch!

WOW, I'm just F-ing around but, I use those lifts all the time. The master control panel is ALWAYS on the bottom. In your pic it'd be on the other side. Te one on top is a slave to the one on the base.

I've stuck people in them before as a joke. It's tough to climb down, running late, on a Friday. But that's what you get for eating my lunch. :mrgreen:

Ice torch
Bare Ground Propane Ice Torch

Model # BB-100 Internet # 202025224
http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...8efac4_300.jpg

propane tank
Manchester 20# DOT / OPD Steel Propane Tank

Model # 10504.17
Store SKU # 378415
http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...140a9c_300.jpg

"ghetto brawlers"
Stanley Large Hook Blades (5-Pack)

Model # 11-983 Internet # 100023636
Store SKU # 164277

$4.99/EA-Each
http://www.homedepot.com/catalog/pro...083b01_300.jpg

lol Ein, don't take me personally. I know there's a switch down there as well. BUT there's a switch on top is what my point was.

I know you just kidding as well, it's just a game :-).

But I wonder how stuff would pan out.

Someone should pick 10 actual ideas and actually try and put it into play and see what would actually happen.

THis would make for a great GTA/zombieland type video game.

:rotfl:

I've done the same thing.. man, it really gets people worked up!

Submit this to The Deadliest Warrior. lol

Heres mine. I love knives. Being in the Army does teach you some "interesting" things. Especially what you learn from Foreign Militaries.

My first thought when I read the first post was

Ax
Propane tank
Box of flares

And I thought that you were only to choose 3 things you can buy at home depot. When did home depot start selling fork lifts and scissor lifts?

this thread is sooooo funny.

Quiet you, I'm improvising. (They're in the rental dept, hence the Bobcat)




P.S. I'm waiting for someone really sadistic to show up here and step this up a notch. Like some Hostel and Saw type sh!t. :mrgreen:

Paslode cordless framing nailer, everthing comes in one box, 1000 nails, fuel, and gun!
http://www.homedepot.com/Paslode/h_d...atalogId=10053
Nice Hatchet
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053
And a maglight combo pak
http://www.homedepot.com/h_d1/N-5yc1...atalogId=10053
Step one- use the wolf spider mentality, lay in wait, blind with flashlight, pump full of nail, and beat relentlessly with flashlight and hatchet till expiration.
Step two ?????
Step three- profit

great thread but defense is key.

tool #1 is a demolition hammer. close combat blunt on one side, sharp on the other. can be thrown if absolutely needed.

tool #2 is an ax. medium range close combat. sharp and quiet.

tool #3 is a piece of plexiglass/metal/wood for use as a shield. can also be used as a mini ram for running into people.


instead of attacking everyone, I'd quietly camp on the top of the shelves and let you fools all kill each other, thus i'm actually using you as a weapon since your doing the work for me. once most of the people are dead, the last man standing is most likely semi injured and tired. I will strike and kill and walk out that bitch like I own it.