Historically, more people died from poor sanitation than from warfare or famine.
Chaos happens when my "foot" is longer than your "foot." You must decree:
: Dig latrines at least 200 feet away from, and downhill of, any water source.
Agriculture, glass blowing, penicillin, steam engines, and even how to plan festivals for your new society. The Ultimate Guide To Rebuilding Civilization
The waterwheel is the easiest "level up" for a budding society. It can grind grain, saw wood, and eventually drive hammers for blacksmithing.
Rebuilding civilization is a generational project. You will not see the library finished. You will not see the first railroad locomotive. But you will see the first child born in the new world—a child who never knows a smartphone, but knows thirty types of edible mushrooms and how to set a broken bone.
You have survived the initial chaos. The grocery stores are now empty gardens of rot. Gasoline has begun to go bad. You are now living in 10,000 BC, but with the memory of the future. This is the most dangerous period: The Hunger Winter . Historically, more people died from poor sanitation than
Occupy structurally sound, easily defensible buildings. Modify them to withstand local weather extremes. Establishing Social Order
Expose meat to smoke from specific woods to preserve it and add flavor.
The most difficult step in rebuilding is the "technological chasm" of microchip fabrication, which requires hyper-sterile environments and extreme precision. The waterwheel is the easiest "level up" for
The canned food will run out. The grocery store shelves are bare. You must become a farmer. But not modern, diesel-fueled farming. You need polyculture and soil regeneration .
This guide is the master library you carry in your backpack. It is divided into four distinct ages of reconstruction:
Limestone + intense heat = quicklime. Quicklime + sand = mortar (Roman concrete). Quicklime + water = heat and calcium hydroxide (to treat sewage and tan leather). You cannot have sanitation without lime.
You cannot trade or build accurately without a standard unit for weight and length.