Manuals
You Can Can at Home
ManualsThis entry-level guide to home canning talks about the importance of acidity and food contents in preservation, and how to avoid contaminants in your canning batches.
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Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead
A practical guide to what matters across CDDA’s scavenging, crafting, equipment, and specialist systems.
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Materials
Your Inner Psychic
MaterialsCould you secretly have psychic powers? Learn to see auras, attune to your chakras, and get down and dirty with your astral self.
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Your Year in Horoscopes
MaterialsA long, thorough list of horoscopes, sorted by date and by zodiac sign. Today, you should "take a minute to relax - It's not the end of the world."
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yoyo
OtherA simple yoyo on a string. Now you can be bored with style.
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zapplesauce
MaterialsGolden, jelly-like food with the flavor of apples.
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Manuals
Zen and the Art of Archery
ManualsThis massive book contains a wealth of vital information for the novice archer.
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Materials
Zhivotnaya Kniga
MaterialsA extremely rare English translation of the Zhivotnaya Kniga (Book of Life). It is a collection of written and translated Doukhobor oral holy hymns, but this book also has the Russian version alongside the English translations.
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Spare Parts
zinc
Spare PartsA slightly brittle metal. Apart from being an essential mineral that the body needs, it reacts readily with acids, alkalis, and other non-metals. It can be crushed to make zinc powder and used in the production of batteries, among other things.
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Chems
zinc oxide
ChemsA handful of zinc oxide. It can be reduced into zinc, or used for some other reactions of its own.
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Chems
zincite
ChemsA chunk of zincite. Could be refined into zinc oxide, then into zinc by reduction with a source of carbon.
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Container
zipper bag
ContainerA resealable, watertight transparent plastic bag roomy enough to hold a sandwich. Known generically as a Ziploc bag, it can be sealed and opened with a press-together mechanism similar to a zipper.
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Materials
Zombie Survival Guide
MaterialsWhile this seems like it would be very useful in this situation, the sheer amount of misinformation present makes it practically useless.
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ZPAP 85 30-round magazine
MaterialsA 30-round box magazine for use with the ZPAP 85 and ZPAP M90 rifles.
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zucchini
MaterialsA tasty summer squash.
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Computer software
MatheMAX
SoftwareMathematics software copied through a computer-hacking recipe.
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Computer software
MediSoft
SoftwareMedical software copied through a computer-hacking recipe.
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Food
almonds
FoodA handful of hard nuts from an almond tree, still in their shells.
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Food
butternut husks
FoodA handful of husks from a butternuts, emptied of their meat.
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butternuts
FoodA handful of nuts from a butternut tree, still in their shell.
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chestnuts
FoodA handful of hard nuts from a chestnut tree, still in their shells.
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chewing gum
FoodSugar-free chewing gum.
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Dana's family sourdough starter
FoodThis crusty old jar has a glow-in-the-dark Millennium Falcon decal on the side, and a label that reads, "Landough Calrisean. Dana's. Do not touch on pain of death". It's been abandoned for some time and doesn't look like it could be readily salvaged as a sourdough culture, but maybe an experienced sourdough baker could manage it.
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Food
fermenting pickle jar
FoodThis jar contains a batch of pickles set to ferment. You can seal up the jar once the process is completed.
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Food
freshly fed sourdough starter
FoodA floury paste with sourdough starter mixed in. It needs a day to recover its strength before it can be used again.
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hazelnuts
FoodA handful of hard nuts from a hazelnut tree, still in their shells.
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hickory nuts
FoodA handful of hard nuts from a hickory tree, still in their shells.
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horchata
FoodA sugary drink from Central America infused with rice, milk, and cinnamon.
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juvenile sourdough starter
FoodA floury paste that is slowly going bad. Someday it will be sourdough.
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Armor and weapon materials
Kevlar scraps
OtherKevlar material for listed hardened steel weapons.
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Armor and vehicle materials
leather belt
ArmorComponent for listed armor, padded clothing, and a drive belt.
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Food
milk cream jar
FoodThis jar contains raw milk separated into cream. It is sealed until you are ready to use it.
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mineral water
FoodFancy mineral water, so fancy it makes you feel fancy just holding it.
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Vehicle fluids
motor oil
FuelFluid used in biodiesel and several listed weapon recipes.
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Food
murky water
FoodWater, the stuff of life. This water looks like it has quite a bit of life in it in fact, and not the good kind. You should filter and sterilize it if you want to drink it.
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peanuts
FoodA handful of hard nuts from a peanut bush, still in their shells.
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pecans
FoodA handful of hard nuts from a pecan tree, still in their shells.
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