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How to Survive Hard Times
by Robert Wayne Atkins, P.E.


Family Living in a Tent Note: 7 Articles, including the "One-Hour Meltdown", have been moved to the new "Economy & Politics" page (button above).

  1. A 30-Day Emergency Food Supply for One Adult - New Page Added September 1, 2010.

  2. How to Find Water and How to Make Water Safe to Drink - Revised June 11, 2010.
  3. Realistic Self-Sufficiency: The Do's and the Don'ts - Added July 22, 2009.

  4. A Simple But Effective Survival Plan - Added June 2, 2010.
  5. How to Preserve Food Using Three Simple Old Fashioned Methods - Added May 7, 2010.

  6. Part One: How to Start Preparing for Hard Times on a Very Modest Budget - Added Feb. 10, 2010.
  7. Part Two: How to Start Preparing for Hard Times on a Very Modest Budget - Added Feb. 24, 2010.

  8. How to Improve the Quality of an 1800s Lifestyle - Added Jan. 15, 2010; Revised May 10, 2010.
  9. How to Select the Optimal Retreat Location - Added Nov. 2, 2009.

  10. One-Year Emergency Food Supply for One Adult - Revised September 1, 2010.
  11. Food Inflation Price Index Based on the One-Year Emergency Food Supply - Revised September 1, 2010.

  12. Shelf Life of Canned Food and Dry Food - Added September 3, 2007; Revised June 16, 2008.
  13. Shelf Life of Medicine - Added September 3, 2007.

  14. Books: Emergency First Aid Books and Supplies.
  15. Books: Recommended List of Books to Purchase Before the Hard Times Begin - Added September 1, 2007; Revised September 1, 2008.

  16. The Basic Rules of Survival During Hard Times - Added November 1, 2008; Revised November 11, 2008.
  17. The Basic Minimum Necessities for Survival During Hard Times - Added November 1, 2008; Revised February 14, 2009.

  18. The Most Frequently Overlooked Items for Long-Term Hard Times Survival - Added December 1, 2008.
  19. Cast Iron Cookware - Added June 9, 2008; Revised June 23, 2008.

  20. The LEM #10 Hand-Cranked Stainless Steel Meat Grinder - Added April 16, 2010.
  21. The Grundig "Eton" S350DL Deluxe AM/FM/Shortwave Radio - Added April 12, 2010.

  22. Solar Battery Charger for Flashlight Size Batteries.
  23. Solar Power Generator.

  24. During a Disaster Event Should You Stay at Home or Leave? - Added December 21, 2007.
  25. How to Effectively Evacuate a Big City Without a Car - Added December 27, 2007; Revised January 16, 2008.

  26. An Emergency Evacuation List - Added December 21, 2007; Revised January 1, 2008.
  27. Pets and Livestock - Added March 17, 2008; Revised July 1, 2010.

  28. Bicycles for Emergency Transportation - Added June 18, 2007; Revised December 18, 2007.
  29. Charity During Hard Times - Added November 17, 2007; Revised January 1, 2008.

  30. Job Opportunities During Hard Times - Added September 1, 2007.
  31. Recipes for Hard Times, including Acorns, Hickory Nuts, Pemmican, Squirrel, and Wild Game.

  32. Grandpappy's Homemade Soap Recipe - Added August 14, 2007; Revised March 12, 2008.
  33. How to Melt Animal Fat and How to Clarify Used Cooking Grease - Added August 14, 2007.

  34. Ancient Board Games and Solitaire Games From Around the World - Added June 2, 2008; Revised June 2, 2010.
  35. Grandpappy's Advice for a Successful, Happy, Prosperous Life - Added August 1, 2008; Revised August 9, 2008.

  36. Ant Hills: A Simple Solution - Added October 1, 2008.
  37. How to Convert Human Waste into a Safe Garden Compost - Added December 31, 2008.

  38. Home Gardening Tips (Index of Articles).
  39. Wilderness Survival Tips (Index of Articles).

  40. Man and Society in Calamity, by author Pitirim A. Sorokin.
  41. The Pianist, by Wladyslaw Szpilman - Biography of a Young Civilian Who Survived World War 2.

  42. www.survivalblog.com (Web Site that has Some Hard Times Survival Information).
  43. Free Preparedness Manual - LDS Free Online 222 Page Book on How to Prepare for Hard Times.

List of Revisions to the Above Pages:

Revision History:

September 1, 2010 - Added 1 New Page: A 30-Day Emergency Food Supply.
September 1, 2010 - Used September 2010 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
August 2, 2010 - Used August 2010 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
July 1, 2010 - Pets and Livestock: Added a Footnote about Objectivity.
July 1, 2010 - Added 2 Sections to the One Year Emergency Food Supply: Summary of Shelf Life Studies and Reasonable Food Safety Precautions.
July 1, 2010 - Used July 2010 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
June 11, 2010 - How to Find Water: Added Section on How to Build an Affordable Homemade Water Filter.
June 2, 2010 - Added 1 New Page: A Simple But Effective Survival Plan.
June 2, 2010 - Ancient Board Games: Added two more games.
June 2, 2010 - Used June 2010 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
May 10, 2010 - An 1800s Lifestyle: Added some additional information about clothing colors.
May 7, 2010 - Added 1 New Page: How to Preserve Food Using Three Simple Old Fashioned Methods.
May 1, 2010 - Used May 2010 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
April 16, 2010 - Added 1 New Page: The LEM #10 Hand-Cranked Stainless Steel Meat Grinder.
April 12, 2010 - Added 1 New Page: The Grundig "Eton" S350DL Deluxe AM/FM/Shortwave Radio.
April 12, 2010 - Removed the link to the web page: Solar Power Radio with Manual Hand Crank.
April 2, 2010 - Used April 2010 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
April 2, 2010 - Moved Seven Articles to the new "Economy and Politics" web page.
March 29, 2010 - Added 1 New Page: The Myths that are Destroying the United States and the Rest of the World.
March 18, 2010 - Added 1 New Page: The Potential Collapse of the Worldwide Banking System.
March 15, 2010 - Ancient Board Games - Added Version Two of Seega (7x7 Board) to the Download File.
March 2, 2010 - Used March 2010 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
February 24, 2010 - Added 1 New Page: How to Start Preparing for Hard Times on a Very Modest Budget: Part Two.
February 10, 2010 - Added 1 New Page: How to Start Preparing for Hard Times on a Very Modest Budget: Part One.
February 2, 2010 - Used February 2010 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
January 18, 2010 - How to Improve the Quality of an 1800s Lifestyle: Added a Section on Vitamins.
January 15, 2010 - Added 1 New Page: How to Improve the Quality of an 1800s Lifestyle.
January 4, 2010 - Used January 2010 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
December 2, 2009 - Used December 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
November 2, 2009- Added 1 New Page: How to Select the Optimal Retreat Location.
November 2, 2009 - Used November 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
October 21, 2009 - Safe Drinking Water - Added a section on Selecting a Water Filter.
October 5, 2009 - Solar Power Radio - Added "The Basics of Shortwave Radio" at the end of the article.
October 3, 2009 - Used October 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
September 2, 2009 - Used September 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
August 12, 2009 - Added Second Postscript to The One-Hour Meltdown.
August 1, 2009 - Used August 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
July 29, 2009 - Added First Postscript to The One-Hour Meltdown.
July 22, 2009 - Added 1 New Page - The One-Hour Meltdown.
July 22, 2009 - Added 1 New Page - Realistic Self-Sufficiency: The Do's and the Don'ts.
July 4, 2009 - Added 1 New Page - An Honest, Simple, Efficient Government.
July 1, 2009 - Added 1 New Page - A New Golden Age or a New Dark Age?
July 1, 2009 - Used July 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
June 1, 2009 - Used June 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
May 9, 2009 - Ancient Board Games - Added Version Two of Nine Men's Morris.
May 1, 2009 - Moved 3 Firearms Articles to the new Firearms Topic Page.
May 1, 2009 - Used May 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
April 2, 2009 - Used April 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
April 2, 2009 - Deleted Page - Bargain Heirloom Vegetable Seeds - Item now sold out.
March 17, 2009 - Pets and Livestock - Added a Footnote about Farm Livestock and Accidents.
March 3, 2009 - Used March 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
February 14, 2009 - The Minimum Necessities - Added an explanation of the difference between "hard times" and "normal times" near the beginning of the article, and added additional details under the Personal Hygiene Category.
February 13, 2009 - Safe Drinking Water - Updated the water filter prices using current data from several internet suppliers.
February 3, 2009 - Used February 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
January 24, 2009 - Added Bargain Heirloom Vegetable Seeds.
December 31, 2008 - Added How to Convert Human Waste into a Safe Garden Compost.
January 3, 2009 - Used January 2009 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
December 1, 2008 - Added 1 New Page - The Most Frequently Overlooked Items for Long-Term Hard Times Survival.
December 1, 2008 - Used December 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
November 11, 2008 - The Basic Rules of Survival - Added Brief Section on Using a Knife for Self-Defense.
November 5, 2008 - The Basic Rules of Survival - Added Brief Section on Community Defense.
November 1, 2008 - Added 2 New Pages - The Basic Rules of Survival During Hard Times, and The Basic Minimum Necessities.
November 1, 2008 - Used November 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
October 3, 2008 - Used October 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
October 1, 2008 - Added 1 New Page - Ant Hills: A Simple Solution.
September 20, 2008 - Added a Link to "The Pianist" - The True Story of a Polish Civilian who Survived World War 2.
September 1, 2008 - Recommended Books - Added Walt Disney's Story Land, and The Children's Treasury.
September 1, 2008 - Used September 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
August 9, 2008 - Grandpappy's Advice - Added a few more suggestions in several areas.
August 9, 2008 - Used August 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
August 1, 2008 - Added 1 New Page - Grandpappy's Advice for a Successful, Happy, Prosperous Life.
July 21, 2008 - Ancient Board Games - Added Ten More Solitaire Board Games.
July 14, 2008 - Ancient Board Games - Added "Go" the Oldest Known Board Game in the World.
July 7, 2008 - Ancient Board Games - Added Petteia, Latrunculi Versions 1 and 2, and Hnefatafl. Also Added a Solution to Checker Diamond Solitaire in the WORD Download File.
July 4, 2008 - Used July 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
July 1, 2008 - Pets and Livestock - Added Link to New York Times Article about Pets.
June 23, 2008 - Cast Iron Cookware - Added 3 Pictures of a Rusted Cast Iron Dutch Oven.
June 20, 2008 - Ancient Board Games - Rotated the Checkerboard 45 Degrees for Visual Clarity on the Alternate Checkerboard Games.
June 18, 2008 - Ancient Board Games - Added Another Checker Diamond Solitaire Game, and Revised the Starting Position of French Solitaire, and Added Solutions to 3 of the Solitaire Games.
June 16, 2008 - Ancient Board Games - Added Diamond Solitaire, Chinese Checkers, Checkers, and 4 Other Games That Can Be Played On a Standard Checkerboard.
June 16, 2008 - Food Shelf Life - Added a Third Dry Food Shelf Life Article.
June 12, 2008 - Food Shelf Life - Added a Second Dry Food Shelf Life Article.
June 9, 2008 - Added 1 New Page - Cast Iron Cookware.
June 7, 2008 - Ancient Board Games - Added Six More Board Games, Two Solitaire Board Games, and a Microsoft Word File Containing a Printable copy of All the Game Boards.
June 2, 2008 - Added 1 New Page - Ancient Board Games.
June 2, 2008 - Used June 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
May 2, 2008 - Used May 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
May 1, 2008 - Recommended Books - Added Two More Books to List.
April 21, 2008 - Removed link to Foxfire Books because that web site is no longer active.
April 4, 2008 - Used April 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
March 17, 2008 - Added 1 New Page - Pets and Livestock.
March 12, 2008 - Homemade Soap - Added list of differences between homemade soap and commercial soap near beginning of article.
March 8, 2008 - Added 1 New Page - A Simultaneous Worldwide Depression, and a Worldwide Famine, and World War III.
March 1, 2008 - Used March 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply, and the Food Inflation Price Index.
February 8, 2008 - Added 1 New Page - Food Inflation Price Index of One-Year Emergency Food Supply.
February 6, 2008 - Used February 2008 Prices to Update the Cost of a One-Year Emergency Food Supply.
January 23, 2008 - Added 1 New Page - One-Year Emergency Food Supply for One Adult.
January 22, 2008 - Added Link to Six Foxfire Online Books.
January 21, 2008 - Added 1 New Page - Worldwide Food Shortage.
January 16, 2008 - Big City Evacuation Page - Added paragraph with reference to Hurricane Katrina.
January 1, 2008 - Revised 3 Pages - Charity During Hard Times, How to Evacuate a City Without a Car, and Emergency Evacuation List.
December 27, 2007 - Added 1 New Page - How to Effectively Evacuate a Big City Without a Car.
December 21, 2007 - Added 2 New Pages - Stay or Leave During a Disaster, and Emergency Evacuation List.
December 18, 2007 - Bicycles - Added Information about Walking and Using a Folding Luggage Carrier.
December 15, 2007 - Recommended Books - Added Four More Books to List.
December 4, 2007 - Shelf Life of Canned & Dry Foods - Added New Links to a Canned Food and a Dry Food Shelf Life Article.
December 1, 2007 - Charity During Hard Times - Added More Information to End of Article.
November 17, 2007 - Added 1 New Page - Charity During Hard Times.
September 3, 2007 - Added 2 New Pages - Shelf Life of Canned Food, and Shelf Life of Medicine.
September 1, 2007 - Added 2 New Pages - Recommended Books, and Job Opportunities During Hard Times.
September 1, 2007 - Homemade Soap - Added Another Fragrance Method to Step Three, and Recommended Turning Soap Over in Step Six.
September 1, 2007 - Created this Special Hard Times Index Page and Moved the Articles Below, and a few others, to this Page.
August 14, 2007 - Added 2 New Pages - Grandpappy's Homemade Soap Recipe, and How to Melt Animal Fat.
June 18, 2007 - Added 1 New Page - Bicycles for Emergency Transportation.

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