Essential Tools To Survive Economic Collapse
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You know what I hate? It is when a person says I am not an educated person. The reason I hate this is because they are selling themselves short. Cody you are an educated man, just because you don't have a degree doesn't mean you are not educated. That is a societal misconception. I know people who can work wonders with engines and other mechanical devices, but can't read so well. Does that mean they are stupid or dumb, certainly not. Remember stupid is doing something you know is wrong and doing it anyway. While dumb just means not been given the opportunity to learn a certain skill set. For instance, I am dumb when it comes to astrophysics. I know very little about the subject.
Cody, by what I have seen of your videos, you are a well educated man just because you don't have a little piece of paper saying you can do something doesn't mean squat to me. Experience trumps education the majority of time. I hope you read this and I appreciate all the work you and your family put into these videos they are an inspiration to myself and family, not to mention an educational tool!
stormknight617r Thank you and good point. A poor choice of words.
I'd have to agree, i've just spent 2 hours watching these videos and learnt more than i have in years! haha!
wranglerstar Wranglerstar, Could you make a toolkit for general use to be kept in a vehicle for whatever problems appear.
that was a great point, thank you for that.
Cody,
Two things: 1. You ARE an educated man. You may not have a degree on the wall saying you have completed a perfunctory number of courses, however, you are not only highly skilled with tools but your grasp of general information is impressive. You carry the Homesteading view on education to a point that I think would have made Thomas Jefferson proud. He considered the ideal American citizen to be a farmer by day who read Homer in the original Greek at night. You also remind me a great deal of my Uncle Herb who passed a few years back in his mid eighties(He is GREATLY missed). Despite spending a lifetime traveling and educating himself on a multitude of topics, he to referred to himself as an "uneducated man". He was wrong as well and I told him as much. Education comes in many forms. Not just college classes... I've had enough of those from the heart of Harvard Yard in Cambridge, Mass to day in day out hands on work in Occupational Gunsmithing at The Colorado School of Trades. What a dichotomy that proved to be.. My father, who passed in 2008, was the most able man I have ever known. His ability to engineer, manufacture, and use his own equipment often made of other's cast off parts was amazing to observe. His abilities were humbling to contemplate. They still are...
2. This is very depressing, however, I don't think Sear's Craftsman Tools can be given a general recommendation as "American Made" anymore... I started buying my own Craftsman tools when I was out in Colorado for 2 years at a Gunsmithing School in 2005-2007. Going from store to store I started to cherry pick the last of the "Made in USA" Craftsman from their higher end products(Fine tooth rebuildable ratchets, etc). I don't remember the numbers, however, I have both Craftsman & Snap-On Ratchets in 1/4", 3/8", and 1/2" versions... The OLD Craftsman 84(?) tooth count ratchets were quite good. You could, maybe still can, buy a rebuild kit if you stripped a gear. That said they compare quite well to my Snap-Ons. The new Chinese Made Craftsman do not... I have bought two sets on sale to give as gifts for girls who needed an easy to find and organize box of tools to keep in their vehicle for the worse case scenario. As you said they "are better than nothing"...
I hate to see American Manufacturing go the way of the dodo... That is the reason I still buy Snap-On or rather used to. My Snap-On guy retired and I have yet to get to know the new guy... I pay cash and that seems to help with prices. That said there is a difference between an expense and an investment. Will have to get in touch with him...
Regards, Matt.
Chesapeake, VA
these ws videos have always been my favorites, even the older ones from the wranglerbarn days. I just always like seeing other peoples gear and opinions and cody speaks my language when it comes to tools and thinking.
Not being very tool savvy I have found these videos to be very helpful. I've begun collecting essential tools as I am able. Watching your channel has really helped me to think differently. Gone are the days of paying others to do jobs that I can figure out myself with some good old fashioned studying. Thanks again Mr.Wranglerstar and God bless you and your family!
When i was in A&P school there were 3 tools we were NEVER supposed to use. Crescent wrench, channel locks, and vise grips. Guess what I used more than anything? Crescent wrench, channel locks, and vise grips.
Great suggestions. One of the best Christmas gifts I ever received was a set of Craftsman sockets and wrenches when I was 15 years old. I gave my oldest son a set of Craftsman sockets and wrenches for his 15th birthday. We were just wrenching on his car this evening. Thanks for sharing what you do.
Cody you are nothing but highly educated!...The university of life and self-reliance, hats off to you Sir.
superfluous, Awesome video, your are full of such valuable wisdom and knowledge, I wish I could apprentice in homesteading under you lol
Great explanation Cody.
Your tool kit is enough to cover 80% of most problems and can be improvised for most of the rest.
As far as determining what special tools might be needed I think your point about knowing what I might need before I need it is the best advise. I should know that I need a set of jumper cables, a kit of hex keys, or a 2 lb hammer to get the car, truck, tractor, or moped home.
C'mon guys. This is a basic set of tools you'll need. Obviously certain tools will be specific to the location you live. For example in AU we rarely get cars that use imperial bolts. So theirs really no need to buy a imperial spanner set. No need to give the guy slack for not covering all the bases. In that regard, i would like to add that a allens key set would also be a good idea to add to the collection.
Not an educated man, says who? I have a degree and I glean something from each and every one of your videos that I watch. Special thanks for this one. Really helpful for the young guys trying to establish a kit..
At 7:16 you suggest using a wrench (or spanner for all those still respect the authority of the queen) on the plastic handle. This will most likely result in a broken handle. The connection between the plastic and the metal is not strong enough to take the extra torque. You will notice the hex shape is made into the shaft to take the extra torque an wrench adds to the equation.
Very good high guality tool kit, and usefull in the home.
A nother very educational video for every one who want's to buy a Good set of tools.
Might be a Canadian thing, but I would definitely add Robertson to the screw drivers.
It’s Canadian. Most Americans haven’t even heard of a Robertson
Gotta tell you. Im so glad i found your channel. I really like all your vids. Theyr good and well made. Keep it up. Greetings from norway.
Love your channel and I was wondering if you have a video on tools for gardening?
It only goes up through 3/4 but you can add a zipper bag with some overflow tools to that kit to boost it up to 1". I also suggest picking up a set of ratcheting combo wrenches while you are there so you have two wrenches of each size one which ratchets. That and the other tools you suggest (pliers,vise grips,channel loks, etc) will make a great starter kit.
Amen. Tools are a good investment. This video is great. Very helpful.
Yes very good point. I use Mister Twister
nice selection, i would choose the tiny screwdrivers too, they are essential for electrical/electronics !
I have enough guns. Now I have been buying tools which is new to me. Thanks for the beginner advice Cody.
+1 on the craftsman stuff. You can get a HUGE complete set of tools for like 200 bucks and that'll get you through almost anything.
Great video. Appreciate your comments on buying "quality". Good tools will last. I buy American any time I can.
I would also recommend a decent pair of Linemen electrician pliers. Very good bite.
You said you would make more videos on essential tools hammers etc. Please continue more vids. They are great.
Great video and a great reminder to those of us who don't use tools on a regular basis.
Thanks
A good home version of rust penetration oil is 50/50 of acetone and automatic Transmission Fluid. Some places have done testing and found that it works better then store bought, just be careful as it's even more flammable then the store bought products.
Smiling :-)
Glad to see you added the small Phillips and standard, they saved me many times.
Good video! I have been running across torx with a stud in the center so your Torx would have to have a hollow out tip. Electronics app, guess they didn't what you inside it.
God is good to me and mine!
Great video and topic/series. My addition to this and the socket video would be JB-80 to help rusted or tight fasteners.
I work as a GM mechanic and would highly suggest starting at a min of 7mm and up to a 24mm... most common sizes on a GM vehicle are 7, 10, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21, 24... nopretty much covered with those sizes alone except a very few oddball things.
American made,I love hearing that made me sub.
Hello
You mentioned in your essential tools video that you were an un-educated man ...i have watched your videos and feel different about that ... there are many forms of education and the info you have along with other skills are... a dream for most ..Im a blacksmith for 25 years self thought, welder, leather worker...and other things as well and feel many in the world soon may need the info we have to get by.
For screwdrivers, I would suggest a good quality ratcheting screwdrivers with interchangeable bits, and a case of quality bits. Make sure to have extras of the most used sizes and types.
Now let’s be honest, we’ve all used a screwdriver as a pry bar. That’s not something you’re going to do with a ratcheting screwdriver. So grab yourself a really big straight slot screwdriver, or even an actual prybar. A small 6 in prybar and 18 in prybar are my most used.
Long handled, bent needle nose pliers are also fantastic to have. I suggest 35° bent pliers but 90° bent pliers are handy as well.
Look for old vise grips as the new ones are made overseas,even the name brand ones. Also look at whia brand tools or knippex brand both of which are quality. Also, be careful using vise grips on heat because it will ruin the spring and they won't latch properly any more. One thing I recommend for a basic guy tool kit is to just go down to Home Depot and get the $99 Husky lifetime tool set in the portable kit. It has 1/4-1/2 drive ratchets shallow and deep well sockets and combo wrenches.
Stanley wrenches are also very good. I had a set for years until they were stolen. Whenever one broke I had no problem getting it replaced by Stanley.
BTW, if you live near a large city flea markets are excellent places to find good tools, I do most of my tool shopping at flea markets, screwdrivers, wrenches, all of it is there. Things you can get for very cheap and easily found: files, hacksaws, wrenches, wrench sockets, screwdrivers, hammers, axes or axe head, knives, metal toolboxes, hand saws, hand drills, digging tools, welding supplies. These can all be found cheaply and are plentiful.
Good job Cody. It might be worth mentioning safety and a medical kit, since a doctor or a medical facility may not be near during an economic collapse.
I'm not looking forward to it, but it may be inevitable.
In Canada we have an awful lot of Roberson (square) screw heads, in fact it is the most common type of screw head for wood screws and ins increasing in metal and other screws too. So if you come north, get a pair of those too.
You never got around to the mentioned part 3 - hammers and some specialty tools. I really enjoyed your style and content on these older videos. Maybe your interest will take you full circle one of these days - change does not always equal improvement.
Buy the best, they will last 100 years. My Dad has tools at least that old and we use them today and our great grand children will use them as well.
I noticed you sell S-K brand tools in your web store. I'd add these to the list of brands to seek at garage sales, etc. As a teenager I worked in an auto parts store that sold S-K brand tools. They were the go-to brand for warranty & durability at the time. Unfortunately after a company reorganization, I've noticed the quality seems to have changed over the years. Any thoughts on this trend? Just thinking out loud. Meanwhile, I do precisely as you indicated, I collect based on need or often bargain over specific brands; but always with an eye towards premium American made tools.
Cody, thank you for the nod to those in the UK. But it's bigger than that -- in most English speaking countries, I think they refer to those combination wrenches as spanners. In the US, the open end of those combination wrenches is a spanner. The closed end is a box wrench. To have both on one tool is a combination wrench.
Sometimes when we get an injury in sports we say we wrenched our knee. Would a Brit say he spannered his knee?
As hilarious as the phrase "I spannered my knee" is, it's not a like-for-like swap. Wrench really isn't used as a noun, only as a verb, although occasionally ratchets (for sockets) are known as wrenches
I would suggest the stanley three drawer tool kit comes with socket set that's 1/4" and another that's 3/8" both metric and standard and chanel slip joint and needle nose pliers allen wrenches and two combo wrench sets with various screw drivers its about $200. but worth it the tool box has plenty of extra room for other tools that's my basic kit at least with some added stuff like files
Cody, when you said you were not an educated man you reminded me of political satirist Mark Russell who said he had to stop telling people that he only had a high school education because they weren't impressed. ;-)
Superfluous ;) Great video, always enjoy the information, especially coming from a guy with experience I can trust.
agree with the yard sale/garage sale. the older tools are better
Great information well presented...nice job!
Kamasa also make great value for money tools. Not sure how available they are in the US and how they are priced but where I live they are good value for money and great varenty service
Thanks from the UK, another great video. Often call vice grips, 'mole grips' over here, I have no idea why!
Interesting idea for a video. Kudos man! Thanks for your videos, humor and education.
Very helpful, as you always are. I recommend a set of small screwdrivers. I also like my Klein pliers, I prefer them over reular pliers in most cases.
another great video, good reminder... im checking of on the list . i got most but somethings i need to get like a good vise-grip ( the 3 hand) million thanks again
I like the idea of a crossbow, it's a lot easier to get reloads & re-use bolts, though I'm told that lousy shots will still ruin them. Nice 'n' quiet for hunting too
Great guide. Thanks.
A good review for beginners, good job Cody.
The craftsman screwdriver that has that knob on top is for a socket for hard To remove Screws
Amen brother!
The vise grip was invented to finish the rounding off process started by the cresent wrench also the chanel lock was designed to create blood blisters when they slip and pinch your hand.Yes its true I am a mechanic and use a flame wrench because of these tools.
here in Canada a really common screw head is Robinson or square had there really nice to work with stay on the head of the driver quite well
Wranglerstar, Could you make a toolkit for general use to be kept in a vehicle for whatever problems appear.
Funny going back a rewatching this vid. I have used high quality tools and super cheap ones too. Honestly there are some tools where the average person would never notice the difference but any tool were you will have to apply a lot of force with I would go with the best you can afford. In my teens I bought some cheap tools and cracked many sockets and when I would use my dads good sockets with my crappy wrench the wrench would twist and break. Made in America tools will always have the better rep and normally cost more. When times are tight I go with Husky from HD and when I am ok with funds I go Craftsmen, SnapOn or another very reliable company. Power tools can be a crap shoot. I have scene cheap Ryobi products outlast and outshine many much higher brands.
Could you do a video on rope, cord, webbing, cam straps, ect. that you stock yourself with?
Can you post a video on the 'specialty' hand tools that you mentioned?
Thx
My Grandad always called his large channellocks 'The Negotiator'.
For a while an assortment of six-point sockets would cover most things automotive.SAE or Metric you could probably make something work. Now they've come out with some nuts and bolts that require twelve point. When possible use six-point, it rounds off fewer fittings.When removing Tight fittings the closer the fit of the tool the better.
About screwdrivers. Mind the difference on philips and pozidrive screws.. i like pozidrive screwdrivers, they bite better and don't cam out (for pozidrive screws, which is very common for wood screws)
Also get a good brand of screwdrivers, china made ones will rotate in the handle and the steel is terrible.. it will strip the screwdriver into the screw.
I prefer the ones where the tang of the screwdriver extends all the way trough handle end and can be used for punching with a hammer.
You seem exceptionally intelligent. Thanks!
hi man not a bad choice but i did not like the pliers unless they are hight quality like snap-on cause the cheap ones have a tendency to slip a notch i prefer normal pliers...the spanner(cresent) assist trick on the screwdriver handle is a no no...if you damage the handle even lightly it will be uncomfortable for your hands after...i would suggest also a bit driver(screwdriver with bits) or rachet with bit holder for hard and tight spaces...thanks for the video
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Cody are Robertson screws only really common in Canada? Or do you yanks use them as well?
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A good feature in the standard screwdrivers is a square shaft
Whats wron with harbor freight wrenches? Been useing mine for over 5 years and havent had one break yet same with mo sockets
I guess my opinion is biased, since I'm an electrician in canada; but I couldn't help but think what about robertson screwdrivers? That's an essential tool imo.
Very nice video man.
I did really enjoy this video thank you
what is the mountain behind the green house?
yes the cheap open end wrenches cant take pressure, end up bending and rip the bolt or nut
And if you have experience working on anything, you know you only need half of them wrenches because half are the same just labeled in metric/sae.
And get flat jaw vise grips, those round ones are good for playing dolls or something.
Also, if you don't live in the south or the west coast in tropical weather then (you probably know these things before grade school but) you're definitely going to need a way to heat them bolts... Won't be too many new machines in an economic collapse to work on.
You can just mix auto trans fluid and acetone to make a liquid wrench. I think it works better myself
so great
i now need to buy all this stuff
reason for economic colapse ..... everyone bought harbor freight tools you recommended and didn't buy American made tools
lol!
Read my posts above.
Sorry, but when a FREE HF
screwdriver is better than
the $25 set I got at Sears,
I'm getting the free ones!
steve
PUTZ
When buying a couple of wrenches this year (2017), I've discovered that Craftsman wrenches are even now made in China...
i have no idea what that word wad or if you said it right lol. great video
Craftsman and Craftsman Professional are by far the best hand tools one could buy. I think they even surpass Snap-On. That said I have used both when at the motocross track.
+Daniel Napast i dont know about this.. my tool box is filled with snap on, matco, mac, cornwell, SK, and a few other brands. i will agree that snap on is not the best of every tool. there is simply no competition when it comes to their dual80 ratchets but for many tools there are other brands that make a better product. i also agree that FOR THE MONEY craftsman tools are very good. i have owned, used, abused, and broken countless tools from just about every brand there is and snap on has been my favorite for a long time. i have spent tens of thousands of dollars on snap on tools and they are worth every penny.
The Craftsman Professional line is very good. Graingers also sells an industrial line of Craftsman that is much better than what they sell today in the Sears stores.
im from the uk and i call it an adjustable spanner but good video
Unior are best wrenches, they do get expensive though.
I have both....LOTS of both. =P
I think you are essentially correct on this issue but I would recommend a monkeywhrench anyday. I wish you and your family all the best!
That's not true you are an educated man. Thank you again for the guidance and insight.
Cody, BOAT MECHANIC??? OK Now you just slipped up, and are now obligated to give your subscribers a video! As not for a learned man? I'll also add my comments along with the others here....I'll take your "school" of practical knowledge any day. As for all your knowledge/previous jobs...Do I add it up correctly? Auto Mechanic, Heavy Equipment Mechanic., Woodland Firefighter in Colorado, Carpenter/Construction with Dad, and then all the different homestead jobs? Well done sir!
in old cars and in your home you need metric from 6-24 mm
The best ones are stronghand that I have founds, since iwin bought out the original vice grip brand that is has become very poor quality
"Extra", the word is extra!
Surplus
My snap on tools never get that dusty. Use those a bit more!
i love that video where you knocked your wife's teeth out. classic!
Never had a problem with my harbor freight tools. Not one has broken and if they do they dont run you around a tree to het a replacment like craftsmen dose to me all the time
If I may add, a set or 2 of "plumbers" pliers.
What? No Robertson screwdrivers?
its imperative to have them...that's what you meant right...
Used is a great way to buy a tool set