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Vanity (hey, it's not a blog!) | 9/29/2012 | Outofsalt

Posted on 09/29/2012 5:08:42 PM PDT by outofsalt

I have been pondering emergency preparations for some time and enjoy the prepper threads from which I've learned a lot and have applied much. I was trying to find some good articles on essential tools for "a really bad day" scenario or, TEOTWAWKI. Many articles include things like cash and shelter and first aid. Even post it notes and looms have made some lists. I am looking for ideas for hand operated essentials and have my own list...Please help flesh out these ideas.


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1. Cutting tools;
Knives, hatchets axes, and saws. Several assorted with sharpening capabilities.
2. Cooking and eating tools;
Pots, pans utensils and storage, and at least two types of stove. (ie, rocket and solar)
3. Digging tools;
Spades, shovels, pick and digging bar, hoes
4. Carrying tools;
Buckets and jugs, baskets,bikes and carts.
5. Sanitation tools;
Sponges, steel wool, toothbrushes, brooms & mops, laundry tumbler.
6. Defensive tools;
Guns and ammo (of course) but also binoculars, a compass, several printed maps, walkie talkies.
7. Building tools;
Hammers, hand drills, fasteners (nails, screws, and glues), drivers such as wrenches and screwdrivers and a pry-bar.
8. Fishing & trapping;
A good assortment of poles, lines, lures, traps and cages. Hunting as well as rearing (ie chickens, rabbits) tools.
9. Clothing tools;
Supplies for mending sewing fabrics.
10. Lighting tools;
Candles, lanterns, matches, LED's with batteries, chargers and inverters.
Please ADD or EXPAND on these ideas?
1 posted on 09/29/2012 5:08:55 PM PDT by outofsalt
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To: Kartographer

What have I missed?


2 posted on 09/29/2012 5:11:00 PM PDT by outofsalt ("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
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To: outofsalt

Freeper don’t have a problem with blogs if they post articles in their entirety.
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Good list for basic survival


3 posted on 09/29/2012 5:11:32 PM PDT by GeronL (http://asspos.blogspot.com)
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To: outofsalt

James Rawles has a list of lists on his Survivalblog site.

http://www.survivalblog.com/listoflists.xls

He goes into more detail but I’ve found it useful.


4 posted on 09/29/2012 5:17:04 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: GeronL

Many bark at vanities...
Hey, I need a dog!
I love hand tools. My multitool is always close. I’m looking for ideas.


5 posted on 09/29/2012 5:18:30 PM PDT by outofsalt ("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
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To: outofsalt

Digging tools should include a backhoe for the shoot and shovel bunch.


6 posted on 09/29/2012 5:20:34 PM PDT by mountainlion (Live well for those that did not make it back.)
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To: driftdiver

Rope and wire are on his list! Duh!
I’m thinking essential tools for this tread..?
Hand pumps just dawned on me!


7 posted on 09/29/2012 5:22:10 PM PDT by outofsalt ("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
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To: outofsalt

Your list is a great start.


8 posted on 09/29/2012 5:24:31 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: outofsalt

In a real TEOTWAWKI you must survive three things: 1. The event if immediately hazardous, 2. The anarchy, looting murdering starving raping etc. 3. The long term where you must grow your own food.

1 & 2 can be accomplished with a fully serviced (air, water, sewer, heat, stored food and fuel) basement below a fireproof house or a shelter. In any case it must not be discoverable by starving gangs out to take whatever they can find. This could be from 3 mo to a year.

3 is where you need the tools. Read how people lived 100 years ago without electricity. They made their own tools. They were wizards at making things work, it is what made this country great. Plan now for the land you need to grow what you need. Add the soil amendments now so the soil is right when you need it. Plant, harvest and then save seeds from NON-HYBRID plants. If you wait until TEOTWAWKI to do all of this you and your family will not make it.

Good luck.


9 posted on 09/29/2012 5:25:59 PM PDT by Any Fate But Submission
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To: outofsalt

Something else I would add is the materials to maintain the tools. Lubricants, cleaning materials, sharpeners for the edged tools.


10 posted on 09/29/2012 5:26:29 PM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: driftdiver

Thank you.
I need to back up my power tools with good old style tried and true. An old hand mower might be good to find.


11 posted on 09/29/2012 5:27:40 PM PDT by outofsalt ("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
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To: outofsalt

Knowledge tools? Books, Small computers like Ipad, Galaxy Tab or a Nexus filled with DIY books and videos and of course a means to charged them.


12 posted on 09/29/2012 5:28:18 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...

Preppers’ PING!!


13 posted on 09/29/2012 5:29:37 PM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")
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To: driftdiver

Lubricants! Sharpeners were obvious, lubricants I’d missed.


14 posted on 09/29/2012 5:31:41 PM PDT by outofsalt ("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
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To: outofsalt

Since you are just getting started, you might have a relatively short timeline in which to get prepared. You need to prioritize your purchases based on the immediacy of your needs. First, and perhaps equals, are food and armament. Without these, you are toast anyway. Think of your existence in blocks of days or weeks. Within days you’ll need water. Within weeks you need food and armaments, as the zombies may not get to you until a week or so after the event, depending on where you live. The medical, communications, come next. So you can make this priortized list according to where you live and your budget. If in a city, the zombies may be at your door in 2-3 days; if in the country, it may be weeks. If in the country, your water needs may already be met by a well, so your existence for 3 days is covered and perhaps your need for guns, as well, since the zombies will ravage the cities first. And so on.


15 posted on 09/29/2012 5:31:54 PM PDT by SgtHooper (The last thing I want to do is hurt you. But it's still on the list.)
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To: Any Fate But Submission

1 & 2 can be accomplished with a fully serviced (air, water, sewer, heat, stored food and fuel) basement below a fireproof house or a shelter. In any case it must not be discoverable by starving gangs out to take whatever they can find. This could be from 3 mo to a year.

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How will any shelter not be discoverable. There are drones and eyes in the skies. There is no place to hide.


16 posted on 09/29/2012 5:33:35 PM PDT by Chickensoup (STOP The Great O-ppression)
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To: outofsalt

bttt


17 posted on 09/29/2012 5:35:12 PM PDT by Chickensoup (STOP The Great O-ppression)
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To: outofsalt
An old hand mower might be good to find.

To hell with that. If the city wasn't a jerk about it, mine wouldn't get mowed now. If it's SHTF time, I'd consider goats to keep the grass down.

/johnny

18 posted on 09/29/2012 5:35:45 PM PDT by JRandomFreeper (Gone Galt)
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To: outofsalt
With your fishing gear, I'd recommend a trotline. You can set it in the morning, check it at noon, and then again in the evening. Make sure it is firmly secured and it can provide you with a steady supply of catfish and turtles.

Just be careful using it in anything other than a TEOTWAWKI situation, as trotlines are illegal in many states.

19 posted on 09/29/2012 5:37:16 PM PDT by Stonewall Jackson ("I must study politics and war that my sons may have liberty to study mathematics and philosophy.")
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To: SgtHooper

Thanks Sgt but I’m not a newby. I’ve done the primary needs and wanted to consider self sustainance by rounding out with some non power tools.

Any newbies please start at the begining! Water, food shelter. Knowledge is something you always need to add.


20 posted on 09/29/2012 5:39:25 PM PDT by outofsalt ("If History teaches us anything it's that history rarely teaches us anything")
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