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I won't even keep it in the tool room. My drill lives in the kitchen! It is old and scruffy, but I still love my drill.
Great description!
Great description!
What tool(s) or machinery make you more self sufficient?
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cknmom
Almost Self-Reliant
SK-I agree !! Our best tool is our Kubota. DH is always surprising me with the things he does with it. It is just a small one with a backhoe, bucket and box scraper (I think that's what it's called). DGDand I used to use it a lot also.
Otherwise our log splitter and many electric and hand tools. I can't forget his all his welders.
DH is also my best tool, he can do anything! !
For me, it is my hoe,trowel and seat/kneeler for the garden, all my assorted hand and electric gadgets for the kitchen and house, my sewing machine and computer
Monica
Otherwise our log splitter and many electric and hand tools. I can't forget his all his welders.
DH is also my best tool, he can do anything! !
For me, it is my hoe,trowel and seat/kneeler for the garden, all my assorted hand and electric gadgets for the kitchen and house, my sewing machine and computer
Monica
Joel_BC
Super Self-Sufficient
"What tool(s) or machinery make you more self sufficient?"
It's been very rare that I've bought any tool or piece of equipment that has been used once and then has sat for five years, or something like that. Meaning I've tried to limit my acquisition of tools to ones I use. And all of them make me more self-sufficient... in that, because I have them and have learned to use them, I save money, and/or save time, and don't have to call on the assistance of others (including professionals) so much.
Around here, neighbors do borrow tools or equipment from one another sometimes. But there's a sort of rule of thumb or maxim that a lot of us subscribe to - "if I have to borrow it three times from someone, maybe I should buy one for myself."
I could cite my pickup truck as very important. I could cite my chainsaw, rototiller, and mower as some motorized tools I rely on a lot. I've got hand tools (bow saw, shovels and spades, garden fork, scythe) that can do essentially the same tasks, but the motorized ones save me time and help save my energy for other tasks. I've got hundreds of small hand tools (sockets for my wrench set, pliers, screwdrivers, wire cutters, vise grips, etc) - and collectively, I'm drawing on these virtually every week of the year. And during the fair-weather season, I use some selection of them pretty well every day. I could say something similar for my carpentry tools.
I like having my equipment to do welding, brazing, and heat forming. If I didn't have it, I'd be begging or paying someone in the neighborhood to do certain essential tasks for me.
And where would I be without my snow scoops and shovels for the wintertime?
So, the original question is not an easy one.
It's been very rare that I've bought any tool or piece of equipment that has been used once and then has sat for five years, or something like that. Meaning I've tried to limit my acquisition of tools to ones I use. And all of them make me more self-sufficient... in that, because I have them and have learned to use them, I save money, and/or save time, and don't have to call on the assistance of others (including professionals) so much.
Around here, neighbors do borrow tools or equipment from one another sometimes. But there's a sort of rule of thumb or maxim that a lot of us subscribe to - "if I have to borrow it three times from someone, maybe I should buy one for myself."
I could cite my pickup truck as very important. I could cite my chainsaw, rototiller, and mower as some motorized tools I rely on a lot. I've got hand tools (bow saw, shovels and spades, garden fork, scythe) that can do essentially the same tasks, but the motorized ones save me time and help save my energy for other tasks. I've got hundreds of small hand tools (sockets for my wrench set, pliers, screwdrivers, wire cutters, vise grips, etc) - and collectively, I'm drawing on these virtually every week of the year. And during the fair-weather season, I use some selection of them pretty well every day. I could say something similar for my carpentry tools.
I like having my equipment to do welding, brazing, and heat forming. If I didn't have it, I'd be begging or paying someone in the neighborhood to do certain essential tasks for me.
And where would I be without my snow scoops and shovels for the wintertime?
So, the original question is not an easy one.
cknmom
Almost Self-Reliant
I forgot about our cement mixer.
Monica
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Some major items are helping us to achieve self-sufficiency.
The Scythe : Essential to harvest hay and feed livestock in winter
Axes and buck saw : harvest fire wood, and logs to build with
Wood cookstove: We can cook and heat the house in the case of power outages
Wheel hoe : haven't used it yet but am counting on it to till the garden beds
Pressure canner : obvious reasons
Solar dehydrator: haven't built it yet but counting on it to dehydrate onions and broccoli off the grid
I don't count the electric or gas powered tools in this list as they don't help self-sufficiency but imply that we are dependent on others to power them.
The Scythe : Essential to harvest hay and feed livestock in winter
Axes and buck saw : harvest fire wood, and logs to build with
Wood cookstove: We can cook and heat the house in the case of power outages
Wheel hoe : haven't used it yet but am counting on it to till the garden beds
Pressure canner : obvious reasons
Solar dehydrator: haven't built it yet but counting on it to dehydrate onions and broccoli off the grid
I don't count the electric or gas powered tools in this list as they don't help self-sufficiency but imply that we are dependent on others to power them.
