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Practical Strategies for Long-Term Survival

Copyright © January 7, 2025 by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
All Rights Reserved.

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ISBN: 979-8989914630
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Book Size: 6 inches by 9 inches
Number of Pages: 700
Number of Black and White Pictures: 242
Number of Sketches and Illustrations: 52
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Most people in the USA do not know that it took most of Europe more than ten years to recover after World War II ended in 1945. Even though this was a time of "peace," the extensive damage throughout most of Europe could not be fixed easily or quickly. Therefore most of the people of Europe were forced to survive in serious hardship conditions for a very long time while their bridges, roads, homes, farms, factories, and cities were gradually rebuilt.

If only one or two nuclear bombs are detonated inside the USA, then the USA may be able to recover to about 90% of what it used to be in 1 or 2 years.

However, if three or more nuclear bombs are detonated in the USA, then it will probably take the USA 10 to 20 years or more to recover to about 50% of what the USA was before the attack.

If a nuclear device is detonated at a high altitude above the USA then the electromagnetic pulse (EMP) will destroy the cell phone networks, the utility networks, and the digital financial networks across most of the USA. There will be no "ground zero explosion" and there will be no "mushroom cloud" and there will probably be minimal "nuclear fallout." The problem will be that everything will just stop working and it will not be possible to fix everything in a few weeks or a few months because there are not enough spare parts available to fix everything that will be damaged for a thousand miles in several directions. Society will collapse and chaos will become the new norm.

This book clearly explains almost everything you will need to know in order for you and your family to survive almost any type of long-term survival event and not just a nuclear war.

For example, if a Jewish Temple is built in the city of Jerusalem during your lifetime, then the Holy Bible says that the presence of the Temple (or sanctuary) will initiate the Great Tribulation (or the Apocalypse). If you know when the Rapture will occur in relation to the Great Tribulation, and if you know how to survive the way your ancestors did, then you may be able to survive until the Rapture takes you and your family to Glory.

This book explains all of the following:

1. Things you should buy right now if you can afford them in order to enhance your chances of long-term survival.
   
2. Things you should avoid doing right now in order to avoid attracting unnecessary attention to your family.
   
3. Things you should begin doing at the very beginning of a long-term survival event in order to protect your family and to increase their chances of survival.
   
4. Things you should not do during a long-term survival event because those things would endanger the future survival of your family.
   
5. Things your ancestors did that enabled them to survive without all the conveniences of modern civilization. Unfortunately most of the people in the 21st century do not know the correct way to do any of the very practical things that were done by their ancestors.
   

This book clearly explains a wide variety of practical strategies that would help a family survive for many, many years. The chapters in this book contain detailed information about what you should do if there is no food available for sale at the local grocery store, and no water is being delivered to the faucets in your home, and the sewer system does not work, and electricity is not being delivered to your home, and there is no heat or air-conditioning, and there are no clothes or shoes available for sale at any type of store, and the cell phone towers are all out-of-service, and there are no policemen to protect your home or your family.

In this type of situation your family would have a very good chance of surviving while experiencing the minimum amount of hardships if you had access to all the information that is in this book.

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Preface to
Practical Strategies for Long-Term Survival

My previous books have provided information on how a family could survive normal hard times. Normal hard times occur when a family is experiencing hardships but the banks are still open and the stores still have stuff for sale. On the other hand, a long-term survival event is totally different and a family will need to adopt a variety of unique strategies in order to survive.

This book provides practical strategies for long-term survival. The chapters in this book contain detailed information about how your family can survive when no food is available for sale at the local grocery store, and no water is being delivered to the faucets in your home, and the sewer system does not work, and electricity is not being delivered to your home, and there is no heat or air-conditioning, and there are no clothes or shoes available for sale at any type of store, and the cell phone towers are all out-of-service, and there are no policemen to protect your home or your family.

In other words, you will be responsible for growing your own food, and for hunting, fishing, and harvesting edible wild plants, and preserving your food to extend its shelf life, and preparing and cooking all your meals from scratch, and providing your own water, and disposing of your family's bodily wastes, and making your own clothes and shoes, and providing your own electricity, and providing security for your family and your home.

The information in this book is from three sources:

1. Some of the information has been copied from one of my other books with only a few minor revisions.
   
2. Some of the information has appeared in one of my other books but the information has been significantly expanded and revised so that it would be appropriate for a long-term survival situation.
   
3. Some of the information is totally new and it has not been previously published in any of my other books.
   

Anyone who has access to the information in this book would be able to use their time effectively during a long-term survival event. And that person would not lose time, or waste precious resources, by using a trial-and-error method in an effort to figure out how to do the things that they must do so that their family can survive.

Respectfully,
Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.
January 7, 2025

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Table of Contents

Chapter		Page
	Section One: Introduction to Long-Term Survival
1	The Unique Challenges of a Long-Term Survival Event	1
2	20 Common Mistakes That Should Be Avoided	9
3	Sensationalism and Fear	13
4	Practical Self-Sufficiency	17
5	A Simple But Practical Survival Plan	19
6	How to Start Preparing for Your Long-Term Survival	25
7	Trade and Barter Items	35
	Section Two: Water Basics
8	Introduction to Water	37
9	Water Storage Containers	41
10	Where to Find More Water	45
11	Rainwater	49
12	Well Water	52
13	How to Remove Water from a Well without a Pump	55
14	Solar Still	85
15	How to Remove Pathogens from Water	87
16	Pasteurization of Water	91
17	Boiled Water	93
18	Distilled Water	95
19	Water Filters	100
20	How to Build a Water Filter System	111
21	Free Hot Water	113
22	Washing Your Hands, Body, Dishes, and Laundry	115
	Section Three: Food Basics
23	Basic Nutritional Information	117
24	Food Safety	121
25	Food Shelf Life Studies	125
26	Food Acquisition and Food Storage	126
27	Several Options for an Emergency Food Supply	139
28	Introduction to Food Preservation	151
29	Freeze Dried and Dehydrated Food	153
30	Beans: An Important Survival Food	157
31	Wheat Berries, Dry Corn Kernels, and Oats	167
32	Salt, Black Pepper, Seasonings, and Spices	171
33	Hand-Operated Grinders for Salt, Pepper, Grains, & Meat	175
34	Coffee, Coffee Makers, and Coffee Bean Grinders	181
35	Edible Wild Plants and Nuts, and Wild Plants to Avoid	185
	Section Four: Domestic Animals
36	Pets	189
37	Farm Animals	191
	Section Five: Hunting, Trapping, and Fishing
38	Hunting Suggestions and Rifle Recommendations	197
39	Hunting with a Bow and Arrows	205
40	How to Use Traps and Snares	221
41	How to Render Animal Fat	231
42	Fishing Information, Methods, and Gill Nets	235
	Section Six: Clothing and Shoes
43	Clothing	253
44	Shoes and Boots	265
	Section Seven: Emergency First Aid and Home Remedies
45	Emergency First Aid	269
46	Insect Stings, Ticks, Chiggers, and Skunk Deodorizer	273
47	Head Lice	275
48	Herbal Remedies	283
49	Colloidal Silver	287
50	Aspirin	289
51	Shelf Life Studies on Medicine	295
	Section Eight: Personal Hygiene
52	Personal Hygiene Items	297
53	Normal Bowel Movements and Wiping	301
54	A One-Year Supply of Toilet Tissue	305
55	How to Wipe Without Toilet Tissue	311
56	Portable Temporary Toilets	315
57	Human Waste Disposal and Latrines	327
	Section Nine: Shelter
58	Air Quality and Air Filters	335
59	Nuclear Fallout, Radiation, and Geiger Counters	339
60	Practical Home Security	351
61	How to Realistically Evaluate Your Current Location	357
62	How to Realistically Evaluate a Potential Future Location	359
63	Tents	369
64	Tarps	373
65	Recreational Vehicles and Campers	375
66	How to Build a Practical Temporary Shelter	381
67	Grandpappy's Wilderness Cabin Cave	393
	Section Ten: Technology
68	Rechargeable Batteries and a Solar Battery Charger	409
69	Flashlights	415
70	Vacuum Sealer for Food, Clothing, and Supplies	419
71	Cell Phones and Satellite Phones	421
72	Cell Phone Dependency	423
73	The Four Types of Radios	427
74	Solar Power	433
75	Hybrid Energy Systems	441
	Section Eleven: Basic Skills, Tools, and Equipment
76	The Importance of Fire	449
77	Fire Ignition Methods	453
78	Dutch Ovens, Camp Ovens, and Reflector Ovens	473
79	How to Wash Laundry by Hand	481
80	How to Make a Practical Clothes Washing Agitator	497
81	Grandpappy's Homemade Soap Recipe	503
82	Homemade Candles	521
83	Primitive Clay Pottery	525
84	Primitive Clay Bricks and Primitive Mortar	532
85	Basic Hand Tools	536
86	Sundials	539
87	Bicycles: Foot Pedaled, Gasoline Engine, Electric Motor	541
	Section Twelve: Self-Defense and Weapons
88	Self-Defense and Hand-to-Hand Combat	559
89	Firearm Safety Rules	573
90	Firearm Selection Criteria	577
91	Firearm Cleaning and Maintenance	597
92	Affordable Gun Cleaning Solvent and Oil	601
	Section Thirteen: Wilderness Survival
93	The Three Most Important Wilderness Survival Items	603
94	Compass Instructions and Alternatives	606
95	A Simple Explanation of the GPS Coordinate System	613
96	How to Follow a Scent Trail	617
	Section Fourteen: Community and Family Issues
97	Giving Charity During a Long-term Survival Event	623
98	Receiving Charity During a Long-term Survival Event	627
99	Community Involvement and Long-Term Survival	629
100	Entertainment Options for Your Family	633
	Section Fifteen: Spiritual Issues
101	Prayer and Long-Term Survival	635
102	The Way to Heaven	637
103	The Holy Bible	649
104	History of the Holy Bible	653
105	The Seven Year Tribulation and the Rapture	663
	Index	689
	About the Author	694

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