The Apocalypse

About the Book

Seeing the way life is now the author, Eileen Fitzcharles, thought it would be greatly appreciated if there was a book to help people prepare for the worst, but pray for the best. She was raised in a way that would teach her how to survive an apocalyptic scenario. What would be needed to survive and thrive. She also was taught how to make fires without the use of matches or bic lighters, in person from Creek Stewart, Survival Instructor. You never know if and when you won’t have anything on hand to start a fire to cook, or heat up your “Bug Out” place. Or use the fire to keep animals away from your Bug Out campsite. She went to several live classes to learn 45-50 different ways to start a fire without a match, make a Debris Hut or other structure, to get into, and out of bad, cold, or rainy weather. Eileen was taught how to grow vegetable as a child growing up. How to can them, freeze them, dehydrate them, for long term storage. She also has worked hard to build a Long Term Food Storage Pantry in her home. Food Stuffs to eat when you can’t get them in a store, some foods won’t even need cooking. Especially when the electricity grid goes down and NO one has electricity. You will have to either eat it cold or cook it on open fires. She did research on such things as Ham Radios, CB sets, and Walkie-Talkies, ways to communicate with fellow preparers in the case of no phones, no cell services, no WiFi, no other way to talk to your neighbors or family members not living near you.. This book is to help you make a plan to keep your family, pets, and livestock alive, safe and well. Learn how to bug out, or bug in. Learn how to hunt, or fish, or grow your own vegetables. This book should make people reading it be more aware of “What If’s” and how to deal with them and stay alive, and survive.

About the Author

Her name is Eileen (Codi Wolf) Fitzcharles. She lives way out in the countryside of North Central PA. She is of Cherokee heritage. Growing up in the late 1940’s she & her brother were raised out in the country where one had to live by your wits, learned skills, and off the land. They grew a garden full of vegetables. This garden was 3-4 acres, where they grew corn, peas, beans, radishes, carrots, lettuce, watermelon, beets, onions (for mom and dad – she hated onions), potatoes, and more. Her mother canned all those vegetables so they had plenty for the winter months. They rarely went to town to shop for groceries or clothing. She was the ridicule of many children at school for the handmade clothes that she wore. Her Grandmother, Nannie Belle, was the baker of the family. She helped her gather fruits, nuts and berries. Nannie Belle made the most fantastic Peach Cobbler. She can smell it and taste it right now. Nannie taught so much about life signs. Watch the birds, check the leaves on the trees, which wild plants were edible and which were not. How to track animals. Eileen used to collect things like Chuffa (Yellow Nutsedge) for the white nodules on the roots for coffee. She and Nannie Belle collected mushrooms as well. Nannie taught Eileen just how to know how much time until the rain would fall. A whole lot of life signs and nature signs, as well. Eileen misses her greatly. Most of what is in this book is how Eileen lived on a daily basis. Off the land; raised ducks & chickens for eggs, meat (for the freezer), and feathers for our bed pillows. Her Dad hunted for deer, rabbits, squirrels, pheasants, & wild turkeys for the freezer. He & Eileen went fishing for the fish they ate. Her mom sewed all of our clothing, new patterns for new clothes, repairs of the older clothing, knitted my sweaters, mittens and winter hats. Nannie Belle (dad’s mom) crocheted everything you could think of; doilies, bed spreads, doll skirts, tables scarves, table runners, hot pan holders, curtains, etc. They made most of what they needed instead of buying it all. Eileen’s mom cooked what they grew, dad hunted, and Nannie Belle baked. Her dad was the fixer upper for all that broke, (except for one iron). He fixed it so well that the thermostat melted the sole plate. (hehehe) He was good at fixing things and taught Eileen well how to fix things. He was so knowledgeable about so many things. He was first a farmer who worked on a cow farm, so they got their raw milk straight from the cows (pasteurized but not homogenized) as part of his pay. That was his job. To feed and milk 40 head of cows. We lived on a Tenant Farm. That was a rent free house in the country near the cow farm, owned by the cow farm owner. Part of his pay was free milk, free rent, and 2 half cows a year for the freezer. They had a coal furnace. Once a month they had to tape off the doorway to the heater room because the coal delivery guy would pour the coal down a shoot into the bin through a small window outside. It raised so much black dust so if we did not tape it, the entire kitchen would be covered in black coal dust. Her father took another job later where he worked on houses. Carpenter, Painter, Stone Mason, Electrician, etc. He taught her how to build a house. And so much more. This is in part where she got most of her information for this book. From growing up doing these things, and having parents teach her these things. Then later in life her friend Creek Stewart taught her so much more, like how to make a fire about 50 different ways WITHOUT a match, or Bic lighter. (Cinderrolla, Pump Drill, Bow Drill, hand drill, magnifying glass, clear sphere, round wine glass filled with clear liquid, condom, ferro rod, mirror lens, Potassium Promangenate and sugar, Fire Plow, etc.)