Edge of Collapse Quotes

“They can build an Amish bucket—a manual, hand-operated well bucket—out of four-foot-long by four- or five-inch wide PVC piping with a check valve cap on the bottom. Use a rope to drop it down and haul it up, and it’ll bring up about a gallon each haul.”
― Kyla Stone, Edge of Collapse: Box Set Books 1-3: An Apocalyptic Survival Thriller

“Remember, that’s clear water. For cloudy river water, tell ’em to filter it through a clean cloth like a T-shirt first and double the bleach. Then let it sit for an hour or so. But why are they going to the river? Sixty to seventy percent of the homes in Fall Creek are on well water, aren’t they?”
― Kyla Stone, Edge of Collapse: Box Set Books 1-3: An Apocalyptic Survival Thriller

“Gran shook her head. “It’s a waste of precious fuel to boil so much water. All you need is ordinary Clorox bleach. A three-quart bottle of six-percent sodium hypochlorite costs about two dollars, and will treat nearly forty-eight hundred gallons of clear water. A drop per pint is the recipe.”
― Kyla Stone, Edge of Collapse: Box Set Books 1-3: An Apocalyptic Survival Thriller

“Do you have a terracotta flowerpot and small candles, like tea lights? Steel washers and bolts? You can make a small heater with that.”
― Kyla Stone, Edge of Collapse: Box Set Books 1-3: An Apocalyptic Survival Thriller

“Basically, you use a set of nesting clay pots, separated by and attached to a central steel bolt, with steel washers spaced in between the pots to form a heat exchanger thing. “Then you flip it over and support it on a few bricks to position the center bolt directly above a small candle or three. The flame heats the steel bolt directly, causing it to heat the clay pots and trap the hot air rising from the flame. The clay radiates heat. You’ll have to huddle close to it or use it in a small space, though. You can also use a couple of Sterno cans and a larger pot to get even more heat.”
― Kyla Stone, Edge of Collapse: Box Set Books 1-3: An Apocalyptic Survival Thriller

“He kept a rubber doorstop in his go-bag for extra security when he traveled anywhere away from home. He used it now, wedging the doorstop beneath the cabin door so it couldn’t be forced open.”
― Kyla Stone, Edge of Collapse: Box Set Books 1-3: An Apocalyptic Survival Thriller