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34 Must Have Tools for Homesteaders | Homesteading Tools
To be a successful homesteader, or a Pioneer Settler, as I like to call them, you can’t always rely on your own two hands. Sometimes you need something a little bit sharper or a little bit more powerful. Tools have all been invented for a purpose, and that purpose is to help aid us in a task so we can become more efficient.
Don’t get me wrong – I may not be the biggest fan of some tools, and how they’ve taken away from the art of truly making something from hand… For example: the apple slicer. Yes, there is such thing as an apple slicer! It is a very bulky piece of metal that hogs valuable kitchen space and serves only 1 purpose: to slice an apple!! Slicing an apple isn’t even difficult, I can do it myself in less than 60 seconds. I digress.
All complaints aside, I have to agree that I am thankful for the assistance many tools serve… Here I’ve compiled a list of some of my favorites. So double check the shed and make sure you have everything you need to be a practical and effective homesteader, with these homesteading tools! Tools to help living off the land, and making the most of all your resources that much easier.
1. A Good Knife
A knife is the #1 tool anyone should have. A sharp blade comes in handy for many occasions, cutting, slicing, dicing, stabbing, shaving, piercing, dividing, distressing, etc. This Hoffman-Richter Tactical Folding Knife is the best knife and trust me, I’ve been through my fair share of knives. Get yours here.
2. An Axe
An Axe is an essential tool. via
One nice axe is all you need. Ideal for chopping firewood, a homestead must.
3. A Hammer
If I had a hammer… via
Hammers are a necessary instrument for assembling, and hanging. The hammer makes building possible.
4. A Drill
Be sure to have a drill. via
A drill is essential to speed up the building process. A wireless drill will help keep things clean.
5. A Barrel
For barrels of fun via
A barrel is ever so convenient for the homesteader. Try creating your own rain harvesting or greywater system with a barrel. Use it to store things, and use it as a table! (Yes, I know a barrel isn’t really a tool – but it’s essential for homesteading, so I had to keep it!)
6. A Wagon
Wagons make life easier.via
A wagon is ideal for toting around your gear and your goods. You’ll find it extremely useful.
7. A Sawmill
A sawmill is essential for advanced builders.via
A sawmill is another one of those tools that aren’t *really* necessary, unless of course you plan on needing lots and lots of wood. A sawmill will be extremely helpful for slicing your wood into manageable pieces for construction. Carpenters & Contractors, this one’s for you. Others, see: saw, below. Follow this link to learn how to make your own!
8. A Set of Pliers
Every homesteader should have a good set of pliers.via
A good ol’ set of pliers will help you out for all the bending, cutting, and wire-wrangling you’ll be doing. Essential for gardeners and farmers.
9. Nails
Everyone needs nails via
Nails. You’ll need nails as a quick fix for anything. They can do anything a staple gun can do, it just takes them longer. (Which is why we recommend the staple gun…).
10. Staple Gun
Staples, that was easy. via
A staple gun can help quickly hack things together. Whether it’s fabric, wood, carpet, drywall, roofing… punch and done.
11. Solar Panels
Build your own solar panels via
Solar Panels are a homestead must-have! Soak up the natural (and FREE) elements from Mother Earth to power your home. Learn to make your own here.
12. A Wind Generator
Generate your own energy
Wind Turbines also harness earth’s natural elements to provide energy for the home. Read our post on the topic, and learn how to make your own. Here
13. Tape Ruler
Measure twice, cut once with a tape measure. via
You’ll need a tape measure for all your building and scaling needs. Measure twice, cut once.
14. A Tractor
Have a lot of land? A Tractor is a must.via
Though a tractor is not for small yards, anyone with more than a few acres will find the tractor extremely helpful to do the day’s work.
15. Safety Glasses
Be prepared, with safety goggles. via
Protect one of the most important organs of your body – your eyes! Always wear safety goggles when cutting, chopping, sawing, or really anything that deals with fine objects or sharp objects.
16. Pipe Wrench
A pipe wrench simplifies mechanics. via
A pipe wrench comes in handy for… you guessed it, pipes. A necessary tool for plumbing and other mechanical fixes.
17. Combination Wrench
Combination Wrench Set. via
The combination wrench, like the pipe wrench, is essential for around-the-house fixes and tune ups. Get both, or choose one or the other. Depends on how many tools you want in your shed.
18. Rope
Rope. via
Homesteaders will find the rope extremely useful for many purposes. Use to pull, hang, and tie up your work. Also use it as an easy decor solution. (101 Things You Can do with a Rope Around the House Post Coming Soon!)
19. Rake
Rake.via
Anyone with a yard should have a rake. Useful for raking up leaves, digging up dirt, etc.
20. Wood Chisel
Wood Chisel. via
Be sure to have a nice wood chisel handy for any needs around the home. The chisel can be used to shape and carve just about anything.
21. Earmuffs
Utility Earmuffs. via
Earmuffs are key for those with loud machinery, and firearms. Please protect your ears and invest in a pair.
22. Extension Cord
Extension Cord. via
If you do not have an extension chord in your homestead, drop everything and go order one right now. An extension chord can help simplify tasks, it can also help chord-dependent objects reach much farther locations. Extensions chord help in a great deal of situations, whether it’s vacuuming, or hanging up lights, having 1, 2, or 10 handy will be very useful around the homestead.
23. Ladder
Ladder. via
A ladder is essential for safely reaching new heights.
24. Shovel
Shovel. via
A good shovel is necessary for the garden, and digging just about anything.
25. Crow Bar
Crow Bar. via
Crowbars are extremely helpful for lifting up heavy things. Commonly used in masonry, but useful for other purposes as well.
26. Allen Wrench
Allen Wrench. via
Keep your allen wrench set handy for any nuts and bolts with the hex socket.
27. Circular Saw
Circular Saw. via
A circular saw will be convenient for cutting up wood for crafts, fire, and construction. If you want to cut tile, or even glass, look into different blades. Research the project and the blade before you perform any cutting task, and always use safety goggles.
Here are some blade buying tips: via Lowes
28. Level
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A level is useful for any kind of construction, whether indoors or outdoors.
29. Palm Sander
Hand Sander simplifies projects. via
A palm sander will simplify any wood projects. Whether finishing, or refinishing, this baby may seem unnecessary, but the amount of surface it can sand vs. the amount you can sand with your own muscle is significantly greater.
30. Toolbox
Get a toolbox to maximize storage. via
A Toolbox, for obvious reasons. Must keep your gadgets and gear in line!
31. Combination Square
A combination square comes in handy for building anything. via
A combination square is an important tool for aligning, calculating, and measuring for various projects. I highly recommend this tool for anyone who builds anything! Read more practical uses, here!
32. Socket Wrench
Socket Wrench. via
Socket wrench makes tightening small parts, and big parts that much easier. Necessary for anyone operating on machinery, or plumbing, or engines…
33. Hose
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A hose, a hose, my kingdom for a hose. A hose can be used for more than just gardening, have spare houses handy for siphoning water and other liquids via the suction method.
34. Screw Driver
Screw Driver. via
Last, but certainly not least, we have the screwdriver. The screwdriver is a homesteader’s right hand man. Use it for quick screws and fixes. Unconventional uses include opening paint tins, making marks on wood and metal, etc.
That sums up just 34 sharpest tools in the shed. Though they may not all be sharp, they are all extremely useful and serve 1 or more purposes – so I highly recommend picking one (or more) of each up on your next trip to the hardware store.
Now of course, the point of having tools is to use them, not to collect them. So please only order the one’s that are truly necessary for your own homesteading needs. We’ve tried to round up as many generic tools as we can, but we may have gone a little overboard, or perhaps missed a few. Let us know your own suggestions in the comments, we’d love to know what tools you use everyday, or, what tools just sit there? Let us know!
Thinking about power tools? Here are the essential power tools for homesteading you can also check out from WranglerstarDIY:
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