I'm a fan of hand tools. My collection contains hatchets, axes, a draw knife, hand crank drill, a splitting maul, saws of various sizes, chisels, carving tools, a small square mortise making chisel, and lots of stones and files for sharpening said tools. I use them often mostly because I hate making noise. I don't have enough solar or potable water yet though. I think I have a grill I've never used, because of the smoke pollution. Lack of ammunition might be a bit of a problem though. People take what they don't have when they have the firearms. Lack of structure and order will certainly be a factor. Food will be the ass kicker, even with a greenhouse and gardens. Many folks up in this region of the state (Humboldt) live mostly off grid. Not a scenario I'd like to see take place, but Gaia rolls those dice without our permission.
Reading Lucifer's Hammer years ago, helped me to see down those lines of play. |
