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How to Survive and Thrive During Hard Times
How to Survive and Thrive During Hard Times Author:Robert Wayne Atkins P.E. This book contains practical advice on how to survive an economic depression or a natural or manmade disaster that disrupts commerce. It contains alternatives for you to consider so you can make the best possible choices for the comfort and survival of your family during hard times. This book will provide you with a variety of options to conside... more »r in the areas of water and food procurement, gardening options, personal hygiene alternatives, practical battery operated electronic equipment, a summary of the relevant issues related to firearm selection, how to make your own ammunition at home, a common sense discussion of the pros and cons of a variety of different long-term survival strategies, some spiritual encouragement, and some recommendations for your family's continued education and entertainment. Unlike other books about hard times survival, this book is a hard times reference manual. It is not a book that you read once and then set aside. This book contains information you will need to frequently refer to during hard times as your situation changes. For example, if your water situation changes then you may need to review the information in the 20 page water chapter. If you acquire a different firearm then you may wish to improve your accuracy with that weapon by reviewing the information in the 26 page target shooting chapter. This manual contains 500 pages with 418 full-color pictures and 41 sketches and illustrations in black and white. The pictures and illustrations will help you follow a set of clear, concise instructions and minimize the chance of making a mistake. This book is a high quality detailed instruction manual that is worth the price you pay for it. This reference manual contains information of timeless value. It is the type of book you will pass on to your children and grandchildren. The reason is simple. This book contains detailed instructions on how to do all the following tasks if you should ever need to: 1. How to make soap using rainwater, campfire ashes, and animal fat. The instructions in this manual are unique and the process that is described is not the method your ancestors used. It is a scientifically superior process that was developed by an engineer. 2. How to make (cast) your own lead bullets using the wheel weights off the wheels of old cars in a junkyard. 3. How to construct a high quality bow and arrows using a knife plus the appropriate raw materials you can find in nature. 4. How to find water and how to make that water safe to drink in a variety of different environments. 5. How to grow food from seed and how to grow seed from that food. Once you understand this process then you can provide your own food for an unlimited number of years into the future. 6. How to preserve food for winter consumption without electricity or food canning jars using three simple old-fashioned methods. 7. How to build a safe temporary shelter to protect your family from the weather and from predatory wild animals. This is not the type of shelter that is described in wilderness survival manuals. 8. How to build an underground log cabin for long-term survival if the need should arise. It is easy to find information on how to build a traditional underground home but this manual explains the best way to use pine logs to build an underground "cabin cave." The information in this reference manual is timeless. This manual explains how to survive hard times during four separate phases: 1. Short-term of two-weeks to four-weeks. 2. Medium-term of six-months to one-year. 3. Long-term of ten to twenty-years. 4. Eternity with God in heaven. It would be a shame if a person survived very difficult times and lived to be 100 years old and then woke up one morning in hell. This book includes a special section on spiritual issues to assist a person prepare his or her entire family for eternity and not just the next few years. This high quality reference manual is a true bargain at its current price.« less