Quote Originally Posted by OngBonga View Post
I think securing land and protecting it, it's not practical. I have neither land, nor weapons. I live in a town, so unless I'm lucky enough to get into the countryside with someone who does have a means of protection, then finding dirty water, perhaps by digging down to the water table or by collecting rainwater and dew, then cleaning it, this might be a more practical method of survival.
Before the instillation of clean, public water sources and public sewage removal, cities were death traps. They sustained themselves by immigration. Death rates were much higher than birth rates, and only the influx of people from the surrounding areas kept them populated. If, in your scenario, these public services are non-functional, then you want to GTFO fast.

You do not want to be in a place where the land cannot sustain the population in the event of a zombie apocalypse.

That option of finding a friend, or making a friend, who does have land away from large populations is your best bet.

(I'm making certain assumptions about the size of your town. If your town is small enough where everyone knows everyone else's names, then your community may be small enough to sustain itself.)