Off Grid Homesteading.....the tools you'll need.
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- čas přidán 9. 07. 2024
- Here we'll discuss the basic set of tools you'll need to walk onto a raw piece of land and start clearing, building, cutting firewood, gardening etc. The way I see it there are 3 types of tools you'll need to get things done on an off-grid homestead....watch the video and find out what they are. Dave Whipple
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Got Daddy's tools after he passed away. He had all the things you mentioned. He could build anything. I've helped him all my life on the farm. In WW2 he went in the Navy. They made him a Seabee because he knew what a hammer and a 3 penny nail was. I miss him. A proud daughter ❤️
I'd like to thank you and thank your family for your fathers service.
Your old man was a good man then, and that's from a former Seabee, I hope you learned something for him,
@TryNDoxMe I don't understand this comment. What does it have to do with hoes, shovels, sharpeners, etc.?? You don't need a password to use a shovel😁😁🤗
@@judyschepp8748 the fact that you don't understand that comment worries me greatly.... I think you shouldn't have a password for anything 🤣
That's awesome! I wonder if he worked with my great grandfather as a Seabee!
“Just realize that you’re watching a video on the internet…” This guy is my hero. If those folks were serious, they’d buy his book. Keep making videos. I watch for your philosophy as much as for the information you share.
So true. This should win an award for thoroughness and competance
Thanks
@@Bushradical Very well done and useful to any new home owner too.....I use my side cutters and roll of wire over and over again..!!
Exactly!! This video is amazing for how concentrated the info is
Dave certainly knows what he is talking about!!!👍❤️💖
You should of been a teacher...I have adhd and you kept my attention all the way thru...I learned some shit thanks
* should have*
@@mrwess1927 M'kay...
@@mrwess1927 what about "thru" ??
why not correct that, too??
and "shit".... that's good to go??
haha!
@@PatrickWagz i learned some shit at the drive-thru too!
“For those of you worried about being so rustic that you don’t think a generator is necessary....let me remind you, you’re watching a video on the internet.”
THAT made me spill my coffee!
LOL thanks
This was obviously a very well thought out overview. I don't think anyone is doing this kind of content with this level of pragmatism. Thanks again for another great video!
Thanks , I appreciate that
I dont live completely off grid anymore but i can't imagine life without thise tools.
I’d throw a triangular saw file, plus a saw set in there. If yer saw ain’t singing, neither are you.
The ultimate tool is yer mind. Think it through to avoid getting hurt.
God be with you, always.
This is why I love Dave and Brooke. I live in a subdivision. Raised a farm kid but now a single mom to two sons. I have all of these tools because while I might pay for my utilities, I do save and do my own maintenance and build/repair what I need done to be self sufficient. You don't need to be off grind to get IMMENSE value from this video. LOOOOOVE!
Thanks jama
a note on shovels. I have a spade that I bought just about 15 years ago, and it's been a good spade. It's blade does tend to rack and bend when going through hard clay or when it hits a rock. I recently brought back an old shovel head that was my parents that they got in probably the 60s. it's handle long ago broke and it was all rusty. I cleaned it up, put a new long handle in it, and was shocked at how well it dug and did not bend and rack in the clay. If you can find older tool heads, shovels, spades, axe heads, buy them and put new handles in it.
Seems like older tools in general are just...better. More love put into making them, for sure. There is nothing better than using a tool built by someone who loves tools and loves what they do, and has a respect for the work.
Something to add is the type of leaf rake you had in your hand. The ends come to a triangle point unlike a lot of regular rakes that just have the fingers on them and you’re always cleaning leaves off them. I switched to the triangles a couple years ago and I LOVE it! Never going back.
I would add wood clamps. Warped wood can be forced into place with clamps and then drilled and screwed or whatever attachment method you choose.
Wood clamps definitely come in handy. Don’t use them all the time, but always glad to have them when I need them
Vise grips...When nothing else works vise grips will clamp onto the stub of a broken off floor shifter in a 1974 pinto and get you home LOL
They worked great for rolling down the window too.
No joke!
LOL, yes they do!
My buddy Lars once used vise grips to steer his old Ford pickup in a small town in Alaska... A local cop finally gave him a ticket for it :)
If you get a leak in your brake system, like a blown out wheel cylinder or a rusted through brake line... a pair of vise grips can clamp of the line just like a hemostat on an artery. Tie it up with some mechanics wire and it can get you home. You wont wanna drive like an idiot because you will have way less braking power but better than being stuck on the side of the road for hours waiting on an expensive tow.
“Just remember, you’re watching this on the internet” Well played!
HAHAHAHA! "For those people who want to be totally off the grid, just realize you are watching a video on the insert." Oh my days, this is my favorite channel on all of CZcams. You guys rock.. and are inspiring. My wife and I refer to you as the best in the non-biz. Thank you for EVERYTHING.
I like the way you organized and presented this. I'm not a homesteader, but, I am a sailor, and sailing long distances away from sources of repair parts, tooling, and expertise has many of the same demands seen in homesteading situations. One tool that I would add is a good heavy duty vise/anvil securely mounted to a truck bumper or other heavy solid object.
I am very grateful for your channel. As a future homesteader, the information you provide is priceless. I like how straightforward you are, no BS so to speak, about what exactly is realistic to do these jobs correctly. Im in the early stages of planning but after binge watching your videos over the past few days now Ive found your channel to be a huge resource for my family and I in planning our homestead. Im excited to see new content as you continue your adventures. Thanks!
I appreciate that!
3+ years on, I hope your homestead project went well!
I still can't help thinking that it's no one else's business how you live off grid or whatever. I swear these people are just paid to cause arguments on the internet. I love your videos, so thank you for sharing that little part of your highly enjoyable life experience.
Love this commentary. Thanks, Dave Whipple!
I love your videos and your wife’s! “She gone!” Can’t help but say that in my head every time I leave the house!
Used this as guide for what tools we needed to start clearing trees on our own off grid property. You guys are my hero’s- ty!
Dave Whipple is a Fine Man.
Thanks Billie
@@Bushradical You,re most welcome, Dave.Love to ypu and the family. Hug Brooke for this old friemd
“Needs to have its own stupid bike helmet on the tool”. That’s golden! I literally laughed out loud at that
Thank you (y'all) so much for ALL your content but THIS video is exactly what I needed to know . Thank you so much for sharing your wealth of knowledge with me for free 😁
Thank you. And thank you for not telling me I need to buy the most expensive whatchacallit. I've found a lot of radical bush living is improvising. With your basic, required tools, a person can do a lot of improvisation and survive.
Been working with tools, fixing things, and building things all my life, and this is the finest tool overview i have ever seen! I would love to see millions of views on this one, as this just what the world needs right now... Keep it up
We're not builders, but we have all those tools. They're just life tools, even the pocketknife and/or the Swiss army knife. Even when I lived in the city, I had those tools. I needed pliers to cut off the water at the street when I had a busted water pipe from an unexpected freeze when living in Baton Rouge. Those are just Life tools. Some tools we use a lot, and others we don't use that often. We even have crowbar/prybars. I'm not a mechanic, but I still found uses for rachet sets and wrench sets. Tools are gifts that everyone should receive.
All this time I've been picking up logs like that and rolling them over with my bare hands and that hook thing looks like it would be much easier on my hands LOL
When they are too big to roll by hand......it works great
I finally broke down and bought a all steel type one, that was orange and you could roll the log over and onto its self and the handle would raise it up off the ground and you could cut several pieces off , before repeating. It has been so long ago, I can not remember the name of it.
I know where it is in the barn. Sure was handy and save the back some.
@@victorcastle1840 Timberjack - Log Roller Grabber Cant Hook and Cutting Jack (Cant Hook, Cant Dog, Log Jack, Log Stand, Log Peavey)
@@victorcastle1840 I looked at that one and I thought, well, I don't need to have a stand on the hook, I can just place it up on another log. So I got the version without the stand.
Hi Dave, as usual, a quality video with great advice. Thanks for sharing, Rock On!
Thanks Z
This video is still a classic! Thanks Dave!
5 gallon buckets. You can not have too many buckets for holding things, transporting things (including water) they can be chairs, short ladders and even a shovel. Very useful tool.
Legitimately my favourite channel on youtube always learning, always binge watching! Great stuff Dave! micah from Australia be radical ay 🇦🇺🤝
Thanks so much for this truckload of good, no-BS information, Dave! All the basic tools one might need, without the non-essentials. Great video and info. Over the years of owning my own house (not an off-grid homestead), I've come to own many of these basics, but will round out my set with a few things you've mentioned.
I used to build a lot of halfpipe skate ramps as a kid. My essential tools were a Measuring tape, Level, Hammer, Sharp Blade knife, Jig Saw, Circular Saw, Sawsall/reciprocating saw, Hand Saw, Power Drill with paddle and circular bits, Pencils, Chalklines, paper, and beer and good friends.
A pickaroon is the one tool on this list that I think is the most UNDER rated. Having dropped and hauled 2,000 trees a few summers ago for a dude that had acerage and a sawmill, Even with a peevy and a tractor, chain, and snatchblocks. A pickaroon was so handy for positioning logs. Even the big bastards. Or the ones stuck in other trees. Just such an underutilized tool in my opinion. You swing it with just a little force into the butt of a tree and can move it so much easier than trying to bend down and haul it while maintaining control and the ability to get out of the way if it satarts to go wrong, which you dont have with your arms wrapped around the trunk. A must have for serious log work in my opinion.
A decent Leatherman style multitool is a solid choice for EDC also, it may keep you from running over to the tool shed to find a small screw driver or pliers when those situations present themselves. I have one with a pocket clip, I hardly know I'm wearing it. Great video Dave.
I cant believe I forgot about a multi tool. You're spot on.
Bingo PAL 😊
A man and his tools. You have a great, helpful collection and well used too. NOw you need to find Brooke for some of that Chicken and Rice dinner she made :-)
Right on!
You are by far the best at explaining homesteading I have seen on CZcams. Love you're channel man 👍
I own a Husqvarna, have cleared many a trees and processed many a stick of firewood with it. I swear by it and would definitely buy another.
Dave, thank you!! This is such an amazing video, and I appreciate the time and thought you put into it. I find I have many of the tools already, but I definitely have some things to pick up!
Thanks Samantha
Dave, thanks for sharing your knowledge & experience with tools when starting and maintaining a off grid homestead...👍
You're welcome
I believe my mom used that “Can’t hook” but called it a come along. Not swearing to it, but she was 5’ tiny woman that did a man’s work everyday!
Remember her driving huge bulldozer with a logging sled on back that she loaded logs onto herself.
Thanks for all informative videos. Keep keeping it real 👍🏻
I’d consider a 3/4” wood chisel. That is the only thing I think you may have missed. What a great resource this list is. Thank you.
I work in a auto wrecking yard. It's no joke about how often my 10mm disappears. 13mm too. Lol
No kidding ...they just vanish
I bought 4 extra 10 and 13mm sockets 2 years ago and i can never find one
@@davidsrensen3117 lol. In the year I've worked in this auto yard, I've bought at least 6 13mm and 3 10mm. But as of Tuesday, ALL my 12mms are gone...
They are with the mismatched socks
@@coryhobbs5386 I didn't think of looking there.
FREAKING EPIC.....talk about stepping your game up Dave.....awesome man...y’all keep up the great work ....love your channel man !!!!!
Thanks Montana Mann
I melted when the cat ran in and did that loud ass meow
Excellent...we just remodeled an 1890's farmhouse and we agree with almost every single recommendation
new sub -- some "girl in the woods" sent me here... lol i do love her channel - lets see if you can keep up with the girl ! lol
Ive been trying to keep up with her for 25 years
Bushradical she a good one ! She a go getter! An inspiration and encourager for sure !
Dave it’s always a pleasure to watch your videos. Another tool that I have found is really useful, is a hand held angle grinder. Recently I also bought a second hand concrete mixer, not really a must have but as I’m building a stone cottage it’ll save me a lot of sweat and toil. Keep up the good work and once again I really enjoy your excellent videos. 😊
This video is worth money! Great job.
Thanks Steve
This is a great video for anyone who wants to buy a piece of land.
Great information Dave! It seems to me that the majority of these tools are also necessary for just maintaining and repairing/remodeling a home and property. I either have or they are on the list to get most of these items. I love your practicality in describing the necessities. Thank you!
Great point!
This is a very well setup load of tools, thanks for the breakdown. The only two things I would add is a set of hex keys (Allen wrenches) and a propane torch. Hex head screws are like torx screws, they pop up when you least expect it. A propane torch is also pretty handy for many things, I keep a 6’ adapter hose around so I can use my torch head with a 20 lb (or bigger) tank.
Oh, a spark plug gap tool (not a full set of feeler gauges) is pretty handy for the chainsaws, generators, vehicles and other power equipment.
Thanks for the video Mr. Whipple.
It can help with a bolt that doesn't want to move or a frozen pipe
This is one of my favorite videos on CZcams. I have come back to it numerous times as I plan moving out of the city
Thanks so much Dave for all your videos, so helpful for off grid life.
Great tutorial Dave, I personally always use an ax for splitting firewood and I always slit in the Winter on cold days, easier to split as you well know. Another thing, I like to go out at night and split wood, night time relaxes me. You and I pretty much think a like. Thanks for the sharer.
Thanks John!!
I sent the link for this video to my Uncle, I'm sure he'll find it interesting. I'm always in and out of his workshop, mostly to commandeer needle point pliers; as an artist and crafter, I am often looking for things to aid me in my art. When you showed the Vice Grips I was amazed, I've seen sets of them in his workshop too, and always thought they were a type of clumsy looking set of pliers, and because they are so big I've never given them much interest, since I would need both hands to clamp the demmed things together. But when you said that they lock, and showed how they lock, I was intrigued. I guess I might be in a heap of trouble with him again when he finds a pair of his missing. lol.
you'll find a million uses for them. Good luck
Laurie P If you put them back when you’re through with them, he probably won’t mind at all.
Thanks for putting these videos out there, Dave. Recently found your channel and enjoy the content.
Pretty sure I'd do it much like you do. You have a really great way of explaining things! Really appreciate all your videos, keep on keeping on man!
..i've got the tools, when can you start.?...lol..great info. and video..stay safe..
Thanks Bob
Good to see you Dave - as always, the information is great - and I love how your tools all look authentic - well used and up for the next job!👍😁
Hey AJ! Thanks
My small case knife goes in my pocket everyday. Comes in handy more than one would expect.
I'm setting up my homestead in the Upper Penninsula of Michigan in the summer of 2026 after I finish up my 20 years of service. I have 16 years down and 4 to go. We should do a colab sometime and teach the community something fun! I've been a survival instructor for my entire adult life so I'm sure we'd work well together.
Can you imagine how strong you would be if you had to hand cut every board in your house.
Thanks for the deep informative knowledge info tho!
Edit - a smol tiger, definitely need a cat along with them tools :)
That was a good tip, eh?
Thanks for this tool tutorial, the information you shared filled in a lot of missing data for me. I am new to the game, and I find your videos inspiring and educational.
I finally figured it out why I enjoy watching and listening to your voice. You are a real life young Ron Swanson. 💪🏻🔨🪚🪓🪵
Such a well executed video. Thanks for your time and the information you shared with us. It was very inspiring
And a can of WD-40 to keep all those tools rust free! ;)
*"to get the job done"* - quite an unpopular phrase nowadays among leftists and progressives :)
I find bench grinder one of those important tools as well. I don't use it often, but when I do, it saves a lot of time and effort. Portable grinder is nice to have as well when you have to cut some stubborn pieces of metal. Thanks for very good tips. Even someone experienced will find a thing of two to learn.
You do realize that many people who started and made off grid living popular are progressive leftist renewable energy loving tree huggers.
@@shawnr771 Off grid living was a standard of living before invention of tree hugging. People are simply re-discovering the idea, regardless of their political views :)
Thanks
I am really enjoying your videos. I appreciate the practical and honest details. I'm definitely learning a lot. Thank you!
Thanks so much for sharing this information.
you forgot oil for rust protection
Your channel is such a gift.
Very well thought out video! Thanks!
I would definitely add clamps, c clamps, or wood clamps :)
You are amazing! Thank you for sharing your knowledge
Such great information. Thank you for this.
Thanks Dave, this was a really valuable video! Love from Australia.
Thank you sir for your knowledge
This is a fantastic video!! Thanks!!
This was incredibly helpful. Thanks Dave
Another great video which was well thought out and gives genuine advice.
Loving your videos! straight to the point, to the stuff that matters! great work!
Thanks
LOVE the basic set of tools AND YOUR EXPLANATIONS!!! Great job Dave…Thanks!!!
Great video Dave. Definitely a perfect, well-rounded list of basic tools.
Thanks
Dave, you hit it out of the park with this video! Great choice of tools and explanations of why to have them and what they're used for. Thanks for sharing EH!
Thanks Randy
GREAT ADVICE DAVE
I really appreciate your insight. I just really like this video because it's down to earth,real, and informative. Keep up the good work 👍
Thanks Indy
Damn... Such a useful video. Thank you.
Great video, so much info for greenhorns. 👍👍
Great video and great teaching skills.
In Europe we are lucky because we need just the metric set of sockets!
The main benefit of the Torx head is that it can withstand higher torque than an hex head, this is important especially on lightweight materials, such as alluminum alloy
wow!!! I have learned so much from you. Thanks for the education!!! Love your videos
There speaks the voice of experience. You know when someone is the real deal look at those tools they've all been well used. No glitzy gear thats never been out of the box. Thanks for your time.
Right on. Thanks
i loved this...moving to an old 1890s farm house/ranch. This was most of the thinking I went through too.
Just over 1 year into our homestead. I agree with the tools for the most part. Tool,s I would add. Pulaski Axe , great for dealing with roots. A long snipe or pry bar, I have one that's 7 feet long. A flatbed style wheel barrel. Great for clearing land . You can carry bucked up wood , branches and other item that are awkward in a wheel barrel. A string line , step ladder of various heights. Metal snips , and a 5" mini grinder. Brooms are handy as heck as well. Great for snow removal on you truck/tractor . Sweeping the snow off ones boots before heading in.
Great video and excellent advice!! Thx for making this video it helped out a lot! John 😎👍
Thanks John
amazing very informative video. thanks for putting this together
Thanks for this video, I have been waiting for such video for a longtime from a trusted source.
Thanks
This is absolutely brilliant! Thank you I'm subscribing now