Summer cabin AKA no electricity tool kit

[The Rusty Gear]

My grandfather used to work at a hardware store, and I'm pretty sure he built his cabin with little more than a hammer, level, square and a hand saw. The cabin is over 50 years old and still holding up, but I thought it would be nice to be able do some more involved repairs up there which would require more tools than the various screwdrivers and wrenches in grandpas wooden toolbox.

What tools are a good idea to keep at a summer cabin with no power?

 

[Jbullfrog]

18 volt dewalt tool kit and a car charger
brace and bit with an assortment of bits
hack saw
Overdriver ratcheting screwdriver and bits

 

[JRGSPE73]

A generator

 

[Charles (in GA)]

A generator

Beat me to it.

Charles

 

[Slim-Pickins']

Beat me to it.

Charles

me too

 

[The Rusty Gear]

A generator

Great idea, but not an option . . . I go to the cabin to get away from things, not bring modern society with me.

If my grandpa can get along without it, so can I!

 

[The Rusty Gear]

me too

Neibour few hundred feet over has electricity and for major reno I could plug in, but as I mentioned, using electricity for tinkering around at the cabin ruins the point of a mountain getaway for me

 

[Franz©]

Great idea, but not an option . . . I go to the cabin to get away from things, not bring modern society with me.

If my grandpa can get along without it, so can I!

So you gonna stock up on corncobs? Are you planning to preboil em at home or go totally primitive and boil the cobs over an open fire at the cabin?

 

[mulepackin]

Great idea, but not an option . . . I go to the cabin to get away from things, not bring modern society with me.

If my grandpa can get along without it, so can I!

If that is your sentiment (and theres nothing wrong with it) then you already provided your own list at the intro to this thread.

 

[Danglerb]

Generator is big and noisy, but at least I would take a power inverter.

OTOH what sort of tools does a cabin "need"? Its not like you are remodeling the kitchen.

 

[PAToyota]

Caught this being aired on PBS awhile back: http://www.dickproenneke.com/

Could give you quite a few ideas of how to get by without "modern conveniences" - he lived there for years like that. I really enjoyed watching the program.

**** Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin on the shore of Twin Lakes. The first summer he scouted for the best cabin site, and cut and peeled the logs he would need for his cabin. **** Proenneke returned the next summer to finish the cabin where he lived for over 30 years. **** filmed his adventures, and Bob Swerer later turned the film into a video so we can all watch this amazing man build his cabin by hand.

 

[mulepackin]

Caught this being aired on PBS awhile back: http://www.dickproenneke.com/

Could give you quite a few ideas of how to get by without "modern conveniences" - he lived there for years like that. I really enjoyed watching the program.

**** Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin on the shore of Twin Lakes. The first summer he scouted for the best cabin site, and cut and peeled the logs he would need for his cabin. **** Proenneke returned the next summer to finish the cabin where he lived for over 30 years. **** filmed his adventures, and Bob Swerer later turned the film into a video so we can all watch this amazing man build his cabin by hand.

That is a fantastic program, and Proenneke was (is) an amazing man. His ingenuity and skill with basic hand tools is true genius. I can watch this over and over again. Thanks for reminding me of it

 

[Uncle Buck]

Caught this being aired on PBS awhile back: http://www.dickproenneke.com/

Could give you quite a few ideas of how to get by without "modern conveniences" - he lived there for years like that. I really enjoyed watching the program.

**** Proenneke retired at age 50 in 1967 and decided to build his own cabin on the shore of Twin Lakes. The first summer he scouted for the best cabin site, and cut and peeled the logs he would need for his cabin. **** Proenneke returned the next summer to finish the cabin where he lived for over 30 years. **** filmed his adventures, and Bob Swerer later turned the film into a video so we can all watch this amazing man build his cabin by hand.

I cannot believe you posted this, PBS in my town aired this only today! Fantastic show, and a remarkably skilled man as well! Now that was truly roughing it!

 

[The Rusty Gear]

So you gonna stock up on corncobs? Are you planning to preboil em at home or go totally primitive and boil the cobs over an open fire at the cabin?

Don't need to go that primitive. We have a wood / garbage burning stove at the cabin! However, fire roasted corn sure is nice too!

 

[PAToyota]

I cannot believe you posted this, PBS in my town aired this only today! Fantastic show, and a remarkably skilled man as well! Now that was truly roughing it!

Our local PBS station seems to run any show at least half a dozen times. Caught the tail end of the show a couple times before seeing the whole thing.

As much into technology as I am, that definitely had a certain allure to it...

 

[malibu101]

Don't need to go that primitive. We have a wood / garbage burning stove at the cabin! However, fire roasted corn sure is nice too!

I too go to a remote hunting cabin a few times a year.
Speaking of stoves-We have a "regular" gas stove just like you would have in your kitchen. It's hooked to a 20 LB barbeque propane bottle. Works perfect!
That's the closest thing we have there that could be considered a "modern convienece".