[Salamander]

Why even risk getting bitten?

....;]

[and now I want a machete...would a katana or Confederate officer's sword do in a pinch?]

[appleseed]

Got an old piece of junk replica cavalry sword that I use for practice on cutting off pumpkins and watermelons from the vine. Probably less conspicuous than a flame thrower.

[TalonDJ]

The undead don’t feel the heat. And it takes a long time to actually burn through all the muscles. So you just have FLAMEING zombies coming at you.

[Dead Corpse]

Nothing worse than getting bitten by a flaming zombie.

Anything that destroys the brain with one whack is good. Machetes, axes, swords, are all good. They never need to be reloaded and never run out of batteries or gas. However, they do get STUCK on occasion. You don't want to have five or six Tangos coming up on you and get your nice new Gerber Gator stuck in some shambling Undeads crumbling cranium.

Hi-powered rifles are good, but see aforementioned problem once the ammo runs out. Same with shotguns and large caliber handguns.

A good old fashioned flanged mace or war hammer works the best. Designed not to get stuck, but delivers enough grunt to crush the thickest skull.

[ezo4]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvfVDczQXOY