This blog post is about the tools / skills you need in the event of a down turn.
In blog post #8, I talked about, the tools you need to
build and fix almost everything. Now I want to talk about tools you will need to get by in hard times. Based on case study’s from the depression and during down times of a US recession. No banking or limited credit. Source multiple articles in print and family memories.
The best skills repeatedly appearing in multiple articles boil down to the following skills:
- Ability to Horse Trade: Barter, Trade, and Sell Things.
- Ability to grow a garden, and provide meat or milk / cheese.
- Ability to minimize debt.
- Have a root cellar and or pantry: Skills in canning and food preservation
- Being handy or skilled in woodwork, metalwork, stone / brickwork, and machine repair.
- Having a supply of hand and power tools or equipment.
In the old days, steam engine sawmills is an example. - Being able to live off of a cash-based economy.
- Strong community for protection and working together.
- Availability of reference material/books.
- Local resources and raw materials to make or fix.
- Access to communication.
- Time to think, work and health
To be fair: 15 Tools everyone needs at home.
| Allen wrench key set |
| Chalk Line and Plumb Bob |
| Claw Hammer |
| Combination Square – Sliding |
| Cordless drill with Tool bits & Drill bits |
| Set of Box end / Open end ( or Crescent) wrenches |
| Four-in-one screwdriver |
| Hand Saw |
| Level – torpedo |
| Pipe Wench 12-14” |
| Pump pliers |
| Lineman’s Pliers |
| Socket wrench set |
| Tape measure 25 – 30′ |
| Utility knife |
| * I’m not Counting a Tool box or Bucket but you need one. |