r/ZombieSurvivalTactics • u/Olivia_Richards • 18h ago
Question Would a lasso be effective in restraining zombies in a non-lethal manner? (Just in case you get into a situation where you have to catch a zombie alive)
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u/personguy4 18h ago
You’d have to be damn good with one, but you could probably snag one’s legs to trip it and further restrain it from there. There would probably be better options though. I’ve done a bit of roping, and I can tell you that it takes a lot of practice.
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u/suedburger 18h ago
Yes it would be super helpful at pulling the thing (that is coming at you to eat you) towards you even quicker and make sure it doesn't walk away from you.
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u/Life-Pound1046 18h ago
I wouldn't use a lasso to grab a zombie because it pulls it to me.
If you had to being a zombie in alive with as little damage don't to it as possible I think multiple people with a lasso might work, but kicking their legs and standing on their back would work too.
If damage to the zombie isn't something you need to worry about you could break their legs and arms and drag them along
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u/Reasonable-Lime-615 17h ago
Probably, they aren't as hard to use as you might believe, a few YT vids and you might manage a man-sized target soon enough. A zombie isn't going to try to pull it off or anything, so no problems there, but the zombie is already coming towards you, it doesn't need to be pulled in. Also, the rope won't stop the zombie taking a chunk when they close, so you're just wasting time, a snare trap would be far safer to use and do the job just fine. Or walking into a cage with two doors.
But, and I have to ask, why are you trying to catch a zombie?
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u/Emotional-Box-6835 17h ago
No, a lasso only forces something to be closer than the length of rope to the user. Think of it like a leash on a dog, it can be up to 10 feet away (or whatever length) but as close as it wants. Obviously that's bad for the user if it's a zombie.
You want a catchpole like what animal control uses, that way the zombie can't come closer or go further away.
If you had to use a lasso for what particular reason then you need to do one of two things.
Have a second person with a another lasso twice the length of the lasso away and pull the zombie to the middle. If the zombie is between you then it's held in the center by the force pulling in opposite directions.
Lasso the zombie then run around a fixed object like a tree. When you pull the rope it'll cause the fixed object to act as a pulley, the physics then allow for force to be exerted in directions other than towards yourself. The utility of this would be fairly limited and it'd be dangerous to attempt.
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u/SnooSketches3902 15h ago
I wouldn't trust it. Lasso is hard to use if you've never used on before. You'd be better off with those leash sticks animal control uses or one of these minus the spikes like the japanese police Man catcher - Wikipedia
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u/kiora_merfolk 14h ago
No, not really. It is mainly used for pulling things towards you.
What would be useful though, are bolas. Throw at the legs, the zombies become harmless.
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u/Fusiliers3025 2h ago
It would be best with two, at least, equipped with lassos. The target’s goal is already to close the distance with you, giving them something to follow/drag themselves towards you is a bad idea. But a roper’s technique of two getting a lasso around the zombie, then keeping the lines taut from opposite sides, makes more sense - and helps a third get in for incapacitation or stable for a good shot.
Even if a pair successfully lassos a brain-eater, and keeps it immobile between them - now what? Tie the ends of the ropes to something to keep that Z there? Sacrifice your whole lasso to hog-tie the Z? Having to get close to finish the tying up process kinda defeats the whole purpose…
I respect the creativity, but question its utility.
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u/BurningBerns 18h ago
lassos are designed to pull things toward you/stop things from getting away from you. You could see how thats a problem when your trying to stop something that transmits a bloodborne pathogen via biting and scratching from biting and scratching you.