Dollar Tree Tools Basic tools everyone needs prepper tool list home owners apartment dwellers
RV camping hi it's AlaskaGranny Alaska Prepper every prepper needs a supply of tools whether
you're a homeowner an apartment dweller you live in an rv or you're going out camping
having a few tools can help make your daily tasks more bearable because you're able to complete them
with the right supplies I was recently at a Dollar Tree and boy was I surprised to see
the selection of tools that they had for only one dollar generally we shop for tools at a hardware
store and they're far more expensive and yes if you're a carpenter a repairman you do heavy duty
usage that would make more sense but if you're just trying to solve a few problems around your
home or in your life having basic tools from the Dollar Tree store can help you achieve those tasks
the first tool I found was a rubber mallet rubber mallets are awesome because you can use them to
seat the lids on your five gallon bucket you need to really hammer down on the lid of your 5 gallon
bucket for you to be able to seal up your food if you use a regular hammer you're likely to break
the lid rubber mallets are also great if you're going camping you can use them to drive your tent
stakes into the ground if you do want to use a rubber mallet on something like a wood surface
cover it with a clean sock and then it'll protect the surface from leaving any marks behind
the next tool was a sharpening stone can you imagine having this nice handy sharpening stone
to sharpen up all of your knives it even has directions on it if you've never done it before
you can also google or look on YouTube of how to actually use these if you don't have any
experience it isn't difficult but it does require a learning curve and some practice
how about a hacksaw one dollar there's always little things we want to cut off they're just
not the right size they don't fit somewhere something to repair so one dollar saw from
Dollar Tree would be handy in a lot of situations a crowbar or pry bar is always handy you can use
it to move things around jerk things out of place I bought a crowbar a few years ago and I keep it
next to the driver's seat in my car in case I need it for any kind of personal protection Dollar Tree
has a selection of knives no they're not the greatest knives in the world but they're handy
I bought one a few years ago and I found that it holds up and does the job Dollar Tree had a
few different knives on display this time on my trip to the Dollar Tree if you don't have
any knife or you want a few extras maybe you want to put one in your car put one in
your get home bag just different places that you might want to have a handy knife that the blade
folds up or even includes a few other little tools on them check out the ones at Dollar Tree if you
just need it for an item or two there's no reason to buy a very expensive tool just to have it sit
say in the glove box of your car that you may use it once or twice Dollar Tree has razor scrapers
utility knives those are so handy in many things that we do around the house that it's a great way
to pick them up when they're only one dollar pliers are a must have for anybody's toolbox
you can get a needle nose pair of pliers and you can also get the slip joint pliers
how about a selection of screwdrivers we need to have Philips head and flathead screwdrivers
and my goodness precision screwdriver set for one dollar I have gone to the Dollar Tree before and
bought these little eyeglass repair kits because they have some little screwdrivers in them if you
have any kind of children's toys you know almost every single one these days includes batteries
and they include these little teeny tiny screws that you have to remove before you can replace
the batteries so please make sure that you have these little teeny tiny precision screwdrivers
it'll certainly make your life easier if you have little ones and they're toys in your life
how about a level this level measures 45 degrees 90 degrees 180 degrees it even has a magnetic
bottom you can get a whole pack of tweezers for one dollar can you imagine 25 cents each for
tweezers there's a lot of reasons why you might want to dig into little places pull things out dig
around even clean out the little holes in your dishwasher these are great handy tools to have
along with your prepping supplies the tips are varied so you can use them for all kinds
of different jobs and tasks how about a magnetic pickup tool the little magnets on the end it's
telescopic out to 33 inches if you drop any little screw nut bolt any of those little things down
into a place that you can't reach you can use this to reach down and pick it up with the magnet end
how about an inspection mirror that expands up to 19 inches it can help you see around into little
places that otherwise you can't get your neck cranked around in there to see what's going on
one of the things I've never seen before is a padlock with a key they used to have some with
a combination which I thought were super flimsy and it was almost like that the combination number
area was just made out of paper but a simple padlock with a key can be invaluable not that
it's the strongest padlock in the world but anytime you can close something up seal it up
you discourage people from trying to get in there if your gate is locked your shed is locked people
that are looking for the opportunity to get an easy mark to get things that don't belong to them
will move on to the next home that's why you want to keep your doors and windows locked
you want to keep things as secure as possible and even something as simple as a Dollar Tree padlock
can help protect you and keep your things safe if you have things that are extremely valuable then
of course you'll want to get a bigger better lock one tip make sure you separate the keys and put
one away safely just in case the other one comes up missing when I've been to Africa this is one of
the things that the people who live locally want more than anything are padlocks they value them
over so many things so if you think about things that other people really value it
can help you decide what are my priorities and what things do I actually really need
if you're looking for some basic tools head to the Dollar Tree
for only a dollar each you can really get a lot of tools that can help make your life easier
with whatever task you need to accomplish on a day if you liked my video I hope you'll share it
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