As a follow-up to my last post, which was about household electrical devices, here are the tools/machines (in all categories, not just electric) which I consider necessary to my household:
- Bicycle
- Hand-cart
- Bicycle cargo trailer (may not be absolutely necessary; been doing without for awhile but it really makes life so much easier that I’m going to call it necessary)
- Clothesline, folding clothes-drying rack
- Solar oven
- Haybox (fireless cooking setup)
- Rocket Stove, Kelly Kettle, or both (have not had for awhile but want to buy/make)
- Sewing needles, knitting needles, crochet hooks
- Scissors
- Hammer
- Saws
- Crowbar
- Screwdrivers
- Chisels
- Rasp
- Small needlenose plyers; flatnose plyers; nippers
- Tin snips
- Lopping shears, pruning saw
- Shovels
- Trowel
- Broom
- Crank drill, punch drill
- Ladder
- Candles & lanterns for emergency
- Magnifying glass to make fire
- Hand-cranked radio
- Smartphone with data plan
- Solar device to charge phone (I have one but the little solar panel is a bit finicky because of the small surface area)
There may be more; I will add them as I think of them.