For most people, getting completely off the grid and away from cities, power lines, water lines, Internet connections, and so forth, means living a very hard life. Not that you can't get used to it and even be very happy, but if you've enjoyed modern luxuries your entire life, it will take you a while to adjust. If you're rich, on the other … [Read more...]
10 Vintage Carpentry Tools – How To Restore & Preserve Them
You See Them Hanging on the Walls of Restaurants or in Display Cases in Museums, but They Really Deserve a Place in your Tool Chest. In a time of chainsaws, power tools, gas powered log splitters, table top electric planers, and drill presses, it’s easy to forget that all lumbering and carpentry was once done by hand. No electricity. No … [Read more...]
21 Hand-Powered Tools You Need to Live Off the Grid
Preppers need tools, lots and lots of tools - of the manual variety. It would be unwise to expect to use power tools during a long-term disaster, even if the inciting incident had nothing to do with an EMP or cyber attack on our electrical grid. Sooner or later, your fuel stockpiles and spare chainsaw blades will run out. When they do, you must … [Read more...]
17 Off Grid Tools and Supplies to Search for at Flea Markets
If you want to get some great bargains for your homestead, it’s time to start visiting flea markets. Flea markets get their name from “marché aux puces,” a French phrase that literally translates to “market of fleas.” The name comes from the fact that the first outdoor bargain markets in Paris often included items that were old and worn and … [Read more...]
Top 10 Homesteading Tools You Must Have
There are so many lists of homestead tools floating around out there. In fact, one of our own writers made a list. But this list by Big Family Homestead is especially interesting because it has several ideas that wouldn't occur to most people. For example, fence post drivers. These are a must-have for people putting up chicken wire, electric … [Read more...]
45 Homestead Tools for Off the Grid Living
Laura Ingalls didn’t have a power drill, but I bet you her life would have been a lot easier if she did. Listen, your homestead isn’t going to collapse and crumble without having every single one of the tools on the list--at least not right away. But over time as weather wears on your roof and rain mucks up your roads, you are certainly going … [Read more...]
