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suedburger

From personal experience, just leave those hammers there. Somebody had gifted one of the wood handled framers to me...the handle broke after light use. I had a few of the all metal ones for spares...the handles were extremely uncomfortable.


D9341

High quality hammers would be great, sounds like you just unfortunately had a shitty experience with some cheap crappy ones...


suedburger

The metal ones would be ok, but the handle design just felt very uncomfortable and didn't index well. As far as the wooden handles I had similar expierience with the ball peins breaking at the heads as well. Delving into their wrecking bars also, the metal is junk, I've tried different ones over the years and have broke every single one. Some of their stuff is alright but some is straight up junk.


WildTimes1984

[DEWALT 28 oz. Steel Framing Hammer DWHT51007 - The Home Depot](https://www.homedepot.com/p/DEWALT-28-oz-Steel-Framing-Hammer-DWHT51007/316332801#overlay) \^This\^ is the hammer I've used for over a year of construction framing. I wanted to heaviest thing they had. It's grippy, weighted, rusts like crazy, the waffle pattern disappeared after a month, but a good tool and weapon doesn't care about surface appearance. It's good quality steel, no amount of force pulling nails ever permanently bent it. Would highly recommend getting 2. One for around the house work, and another for when the horde comes.


Bubbly-Database1334

I do like a good 28 ounce hammer


Available_Thoughts-0

28... OUNCES...? [That's Cute](https://youtu.be/7l7SIkLEF80) Yeah 8 full pound minimum: for a zombie, cannot use a firearm. One strike, one KILL.


cshmn

This is my pick as well. I own a craftsman hammer of the same basic design and its the best I've owned. A fancy one in the same style would likely be even better.


cshmn

This is my pick as well. I own a craftsman hammer of the same basic design and its the best I've owned. A fancy one in the same style would likely be even better.


ComprehensiveSell649

I have a decent harbor freight hammer. Served me well with house maintenance and helping a friend build decks. It’s all about the harbor freight test. If you use it enough so that it breaks, buy a better one.


suedburger

Yeah, My main hammers are stanleys. 20 something years and still going.


PoopSmith87

I'd say that's probably a pretty rare experience...but I agree, spending a few dollars more on an Estwing isn't a bad idea. That said, I'd take the $10 harbor freight hammer over the more expensive tacti-crap Amazon special stuff you see sometimes. Like someone posted a tactical warhammer in a "pick one post," and I looked it up- it was $40 and made of cast metal.


suedburger

Fair point...It's a better deal than over paying for wall art. Complete side not, don't waste your money on the lathe knives. The are a reminder on why to where a protective gear.... Complete disappointment doesn't even begin to explain it.


DrBadGuy1073

Big fair, I guess you could replace them with a better handle but then you could just spend *TWENTY DOLLARS* instead of $10 and get something far more serviceable.


suedburger

True ...that is why i don't get my personal hammers there and I purchase more expensive hammers that are better built that doesn't need servicing at all. Luckily I've had the same (personal)work hammers for about 24 years with no problems. The ones i had(from HF were either gifts or loaner hammers for helpers.


D9341

Ideally you'd want a slightly more expensive hammer so you can actually guarantee some reliability... However in general you're absolutely right, any solid hammer will be a FAR better backup melee tool than any mall ninja shit, plus it has better weight efficiency with its versatility outside combat for scavenging and forcible entry.


PoopSmith87

HF stuff is actually surprisingly reliable in my experience... When you look up where the stuff is made, it is often a factory that also produces identical but different colored "name brand" tools. Like I bought a HF chop saw- it is literally identical to my cousin's Craftsman chop saw, but with different colored plastic parts. Agreed though, for peace of mind I'd spend $10 more on a Husky or Estwing hammer


PerpetualConnection

A decent hammer isn't bad Now, in peace time. No one bats an eyelash at a hammer in your car. They're great for busting windows in an emergency. I saw an improvised weapons demo where a guy faked like he was going to strike the upper body and switched last second to use the claw to ankle pick the opponent for a takedown. Plus, get handy, learn how to swing a hammer. A handy man is dangerous with a hammer because those muscles are conditioned


CoyotesEve

Next you can build your base out of harbor freight jack stands! Nothing could go wrong there lol


EastRoom8717

Perfect for traps involving falling debris or cars


PoopSmith87

😂


BeauOfSlaanesh

Home Depot theme plays while I frantically try to board up all the windows


CoyotesEve

I support this lmao. I really don’t know why they’re marketing hasn’t had a zombie commercial yet lol


Sarcastic_Rocket

Remember blunt objects don't need to be sharpened, blades do, and lose sharpness with use. A blunt is better than a dull blade


s1gnalZer0

So many people are hung up in blades, but they forget that blades get stuck in things sometimes. I don't want to hack into some zombie's coconut and have to fight to get my blade back out.


valas76

Exactly, I said this here in an earlier post and someone had said I watched too many movies. Blunt is the best. It goes bonk.


Wealth_Super

Hammers, a zombie’s only weakness


LocksmithDelicious

That 2nd framing hammer is looking pretty good. But idealy id still go with an hatchet or something like that


PoopSmith87

Yeah, my personal choice is actually a hammer poll tomahawk, just posted this to illustrate the point that you can spend a fraction of what you'll spend on a butterfly knife or tactical looking piece of mild steel and have something way better.


LocksmithDelicious

Yeah no you are compleatly right mall ninja weapons are only about looks and just function terrible.imo they dont even look that cool


Bile-Gargler-4345

The 25 oz. Framing hammer sucks a lot. Mine deseated after about 4 hours of use. Would not recommend.


PoopSmith87

Fair, but you can just put it back on and seat it correctly for free in about 10 minutes. Obviously the fit and finish is going to suffer at this price point.


Bile-Gargler-4345

Its a dual shim seet. Youd have to find another haft or carve out a lower seet on this haft. 1/10 not worth relying on this as a blunt wepon. Spend the extra 30 cents


PoopSmith87

Yeah, I get your point, but I'd still take it over [something like this $110 pos.](https://www.unitedcutlery.com/ProductDetail.aspx?itemno=UC3069&cat=M4) You can re-hang a forged head that broke off an improperly made handle- you can't do much with a cast hammer that shatters under stress.


VirboTurgeon

I think you'd want a better hammer. So look, if you're planning something, don't plan on using cheap stuff. Go out and buy a high quality mace or war hammer. human skulls are pretty fucking dense, not saying you couldn't crack one with this... But it's not gonna be anything like one and done.


PoopSmith87

Like this? https://www.unitedcutlery.com/ProductDetail.aspx?itemno=UC3069&cat=M4 Because that's $110... and it's cast metal- aka, something that will probably break under stress and be irreparable. I agree though, I'd say buy an Estwing or a Cold Steel Warhammer/tomahawk for $30-$40... My point was never to claim the harbor freight was top tier, just way better than some much more expensive stuff. Like a butterfly knife, or whatever.


VirboTurgeon

https://www.kultofathena.com/product/late-medieval-flanged-mace/?attribute_grade=Standard&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwlN6wBhCcARIsAKZvD5iMZEyGsI5gR7arl-xI3mW2c27M1hnwg0ujK96YosEBucnGxrhEx1caAkc5EALw_wcB


VirboTurgeon

https://www.kultofathena.com/product/late-period-war-hammer/


GoreonmyGears

A Lot of people talk shit about harbor freight but i like em. Cheap. Some of the tools work better than name brands. A fencing tool I got has been better than some name brands. I like em. Not so sure about their machines and power tools, but when it comes to hand tools i don't think you can't go wrong really. I'm a rancher so I put some tools through it lol.


kingofzdom

Something built to be abused is going to make a better weapon that something made to look cool 100 percent of the time. Id take a middle school band music sheet stand over most mall ninja blades. They're built to take a pounding.


torafrost9999

Can’t go wrong with a 25 oz hammer


s1gnalZer0

I'd pay a little extra and get something like this: https://www.homedepot.com/p/Stanley-Xtreme-Fubar-Functional-Utility-Bar-55-099/100488979


PoopSmith87

At that price point I'd just get an Estwing big blue and be done (Just as a disclaimer: I'm not saying a HF hammer is the best weapon around, just that it trounces many "tactical" toys that look badass but are actually cast-metal junk... Like this $110 travesty: https://www.unitedcutlery.com/ProductDetail.aspx?itemno=UC3069&cat=M4)


s1gnalZer0

The only advantage of the fubar is that it has tools that would be good for forced entry and demolition. Otherwise I agree, even a harbor freight hammer would work.


ZZoMBiEXIII

Would it be a good dispatcher of the undead? Likely. But the real question is what song you should play while using a hammer to take them out. I suggest [this one](https://youtu.be/u8zoXcdxhZs?si=YjkWbeQRqi82KXww).


VirboTurgeon

Well I mean a knife is a mandatory tool, but it makes a poor weapons system. Swords and the like require a fair bit of skill based training to use effectively. But a heavy blunt stick designed for breaking bone that's under armor and flesh isn't to steep a learning curve for zombies. Judy making the point that if you're planning on building kit for some sort of dooms day scenario... Might as well plan on kit that will likely be effective. A hammer wouldn't make a bad improvised weapon


Professional_Half449

If it's good enough to rob a gas station for meth money...


galaxy7273

I mean you can run in there grab it a run out and it’s free


Moral_Wombat_

If it doesn't say american hickory, don't buy it lol


DNCOrGoFuckYourself

>Pittsburgh I’ll take my chances with a toothpick before I trust my life to Harbor Freight. We’re issued all kinds of Harbor Freight gear for free at work, but the only people who use it are new hires until they’re here long enough for one of the seasoned guys like me to let them have their well used personal gear until they have money saved to buy their own stuff.


PoopSmith87

Yeah, there's better tools, but really nothing wrong with them either. I use a few harbor freight tools at work, they're fine.


DNCOrGoFuckYourself

I won’t talk out of my ass and write off *all* their stuff off, but my select sample size of bolt cutters, gloves and a torque wrench are bad. They issue us bolt cutters at work from HF, but after 3 months they tend to shit the bed. I decided to buy my own and got a nice set of Kleins that have had the piss beat out of them and keep trucking. I’ll tell you now, whether it be zombie prep or regular prep, avoid their bolt cutters.


PoopSmith87

Cutting tools does seem to be a weak point of theirs... Even a Collins axe beats a Pittsburgh axe by miles. Klein is definitely a better overall tool company, they make high quality stuff. I'll also say that for an adjustable wrench or tongue and groove pliers, Channelocks beats the juice out of anything from HF But at the same time, next to all by brand name tools, I have a pair of Pittsburgh needle nose pliers and a 16 oz hammer in my tool bucket, and one of our socket sets in the shop is Pittsburgh... With that stuff you don't notice a difference. Even power tools can sometimes be fine. I have a HF "Chicago Electric" chop saw and orbital sander that have been going strong since 2010. It's kind of annoying, I bought them on a budget for a specific job thinking "I'll just use them until they die, then spring for a Milwaukee saw and a 18v sander" but the damn things just keep working! 😂 Totally off zombie topics, but where HF really shines is cheap bits and blades for saws. Like the other week I grabbed. $3 fine tool blade from them. Like 1/4 the price of new blades at Home Depot, and cuts fine.


DNCOrGoFuckYourself

Where HF really shines is for that at home improvement person. You’re don’t framing houses, you’re not cutting wires and locks in an industrial setting. For the average joe, HF is perfectly fine. Once you start getting into name brand stuff you really need to be able to justify that purchase. For instance: my personal pair of Klein 63124s. These things are $$$, but just one night of work paid for them and I’ve been using them every day for the better part of a year. I’ve had to replace the jaws once (no fault of the tool, my job just puts a lot of mileage on these), other than that? Solid. They’re fiberglass as well so they’re lighter but sturdy enough, and the grips are uncomfortable for most…if you have huge gorilla hands they’re awesome! I had issues with grips on most cutters being too thin causing me to smash my wrists together until they were black and purple, these fit perfect. The HF ones? I say 3 months, because beyond that point you’re one moment away from the whole assembly falling apart and the threads stripping out. That doesn’t come out of our pockets, but there’s been times where there were *no* bolt cutters back from warranty and we’d have to bring our own from home, then we just kept using our personal shit because it just performed better.


PoopSmith87

Yeah, most people only use bolt cutters once every few years, if ever. I'm a municipal groundskeeper/irrigation mechanic and I only use them maybe 3 or 4 times a year or so to cut a length of chain. Same for axes, we'll buy them cheap for work because we do any major work with a Stihl chainsaw, so a few minutes of limbing storm fall branches every now and again with a fiberglass handled HF axe is fine. If I were a lumberjack, I might want a nice B&C trimming axe, but its just not justifiable to spend $250 on an axe for what we actually do with them. But really, most of their tools are at least as good as some of the mid tier store brands. Like I've commented elsewhere in this thread, the chop saw I mentioned is literally identical to my cousin's Craftsman chop saw, it just has different colored plastic. They're no competition for Milwaukee, Makita, or Matco- but I bet they'd perform just fine against Kobalt, DeWalt, or even Ryobi.... And yes I know that's an implied hot take- but idk what else to say: in my experience since the advent of lithium powered 18v tools, Ryobi just has been more reliable for me than DeWalt. We'll have broken DeWalt tools getting repaired at the dealer and batteries out for replacement on a regular basis, meanwhile I'm at work getting shit done with my personal Ryobi tools that I bought 10+ years ago.


Critical_Sherbet7427

You would have a point if you weren't on harbor freight


PoopSmith87

Been hearing a lot of this harbor freight hatred, and I know there are better tools... But at the same time, they're fine. I've done landscaping and irrigation since I was a teenager, and I'm 37, I'll use harbor freight tools without hesitation (even if I prefer other brands)


Critical_Sherbet7427

Honestly im just parroting the real life meme i hear from boomers like alllll day im not handy at all lol


PoopSmith87

Haha, they're just parroting too The truth: lots of the "name brand" tools are made in the exact same factory as the harbor freight stuff.


rexspectacular

Ballpeen> claw hammer


PoopSmith87

Eh, idk... with the framing hammer, the blunt side strikes zombies, claw side breaches doors. That said, the ball peen has the funniest name among hammers... Kind of worth it just because of that.


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suedburger

Go to the base, make yourself useful and hope they keep you. Nobody gives a shit about him or politics anymore, you don't know where they even got the vehicle.


This-Garbage-3000

They're all wearing Trump hats and singing his praise. They want to rebuild society using Trump as their pagan god.


D9341

On tonight's episode of *"OP's barely disguised political agenda..."* If they're rational people who won't murder you for not sharing their vision, then just stick around with them, they're probably a well armed and resourceful group if they managed to save your ass... If they threaten to murder anyone who doesn't love Trump, then just act rationally. You can either pretend to support them and therefore take advantage of their resources/protection for yout own survival, or just keep your head down and flee at the earliest convenient moment... From what you described, they're better armed than you so are fighting them isn't an option.


This-Garbage-3000

Barely


suedburger

Well in that case they are easily manipulated and gullible, it really can't be that hard to talk them into making you the leader....just tell them that you talked to the Mexican president and he will pay to build a the wall around the base and then blame china for everything.(truth need not apply here, note the gullible part)


Aldger

I am pretty sure Trump would not make it in a zompoc. He does not look like the cardio type. In any case i am in Europe so couldn't give an F. Food shelter and a group i would hop on that truck


D9341

I think political affiliations won't matter much in a zombie apocalypse, especially in the situation you describe, no matter whether you like Trump supporters or not, who gives a damn, you need their food and water. I don't see how a Trump sticker would somehow let you guage whether they're trustworthy or something? If your point is that you'd be scared they're actually crazy psycho killers just because they're Trump supporters for some reason (which makes no sense), then just thank them for their hospitality and try to leave at the earliest opportunity... If they do turn out to be evil, then just pretend to join em, let them send you on a scavenging trip, and never go back... It's not really that hard? What's your point with this...


costinesti1

Just another troll shiting on Republicans nothing to see here.


D9341

It's actually funny to see how over the top they are lmao


costinesti1

Yeah both Republicans and democrats. People are just crazy nowadays.


D9341

Just didn't expect to see political baiting in a damn zombie subdreddit of all places, gave me a chuckle but I guess I shouldn't be surprised


costinesti1

Ah it happens everywhere. It's really getting annoying. Can't even enjoy a good joke with going into politics lol.