Buddy your close enough, NO problem. The more hands to put weapons into the better. Travelling light only works for so long. Eventually you need to dig in. More hands up to 30 or so IMO is perfect esp with a wide variety of specialtys. Plenty of people to build quickly(you need fences) hunt effectively, farm effectively, and have enough to kill zombies(which we need lots of .22s pref suppressed and some bows, and bladed weapons.). So yes, in a SHTF zombie scenario, I will be actively recruiting.
This thread has me impatiently waiting for the The Walking Dead season to restart.