Are Hand Tools and Hardware Included in your Survival Preparations?

I haven't been a hardware store that I didn't want to spend thousands of dollars in, and I have a significant collection of hand tools and hardware, just in case, so this article on non-power tools interested me. Very good article from Survival Cache on the 10 Non-Power Tools you will need for Survival:

• Cross Cut Saw
• Hacksaw
• Standard Hand Saw
• Large Hand Drill
• Small Hand Drill
• Battery Free Battery Tester
• Battery Free Circuit Tester
• Hand Powered Grinding Wheel
• Hand Powered Air Pump Scythe

Pretty decent list, but why limit it to 10 tools? This above list is completely diferent from my own. Survival Cache is a very good site, just disagree on this one! But his recommendation of hand grinding wheel is something I did not consider before- great idea and will incorporate it into my preps.

Urban Man's Hand Tool and Hardware List:

• Claw Hammer. Don't forget about boxes of nails of all types as well, concentrating on 8 and 16D size.
• Cross Cut Saw. These usually have a removal blade so have an extra blade or get a different type of blade.
• Hack Saw and extra blades,.....many extra blades.
• Long Handle D shovel. In fact, have a couple of these.
• Short D handle shovel,...again have several.
• Axe. Better yet a wood axes, a wedge and a fire axe which is a regular axe with a pickaxe end.
• Combination pliers/wire cutters. Include a couple of rolls of fencing wire, sometimes called baling wire.
• Box and Open wrench set, standard and metric. Have a couple of cans or buckets of assorted bolts with washers, lock washers and nuts as well. Think 1/4, 1/2 and 5/8ths diamter in legnths of 2, 4, 6 and 8 inches long.
• Screwdriver set, slotted tip and cross tip. Include boxes of medium and long wood screws, metal screws and rubber washer sheet metal screws.
• Sledge Hammer.
• Ball Peen Hammer.
• Garden hoe. Makes things easy when you have to put in that survival garden,.....which you will have to do if you want to eat and suplement your stored food supply.
• Hand air pump is a good idea. I did not think about this. These are cheap - have several.
• Hand drill - another thing that passed me, but brought to my attention by the article referenced above.
• Wire Cutters and/or fencing tool.
• Slip Joint Pliers.
• Needle Nose pliers.
• Pipe Wrench.
• Steel pry bar and smaller crow bars.

I think the thing to do is to carry a notepad around with you to write down your prep ideas as they occur to you.  One of these headings can be hand tools, hardware and material.  Work off the list as you can. 

Related to hand tools would be material such as lumber, PVC and you could probably add some metal stock to this list.  Mush like people in Florida have pre-cut plywood to cover windows to hurricane protection, having some plywood, 2x4's and PVC pipe (don't forget the connectors, etc.) can be stored in your garage.

I have flower beds around the house with rail road ties as borders.  I intended this so I can pull the rail road ties up and use them to fortify the house, provide small arms protection and/or build protected fighting positions if necessary.  Sure would piss my wife of, but it's there is needed.