Small Cabin Building Tools
Don't be stuck in the woods without cabin construction tools you need - it is frustrating to realize after hours of drive to your construction site that you forgot some trivial tool and can't do the job you planned. As a basic reference, here list of building tools I used in construction of my small cabin:
- Hammer
- Screwdriver set
- Pliers
- Level
- Measuring tape
- Heavy duty knife
- Flashlight
- Metal scissors
- Axe
- Handsaw
- Pencil/marker
- Set of drill bits
- Set of nails
- Set of screws
- Electrical insulation tape
- Shovel
- ...
- Cordless Drill / (Screw) Driver
- Jigsaw
- Circular saw
- Chainsaw (with fuel, bar and engine oil)
- ...
Power Source for Power Tools
Choose power tools that work with your small cabin power source: if you have electricity on site or a decent power generator, you don't really need to worry about power consumption of your tools.However if you rely some soft of Power Box or other battery based system, select tools that can work with that power source and drain as less power as possible.
For example, select an electric circular saw which drains current 8A instead of 15A. I use 1200W Power Box with 12V->110V inverter - it can power up to 10A (110V) tools for quite some time. It will not power 15A tools. I've found that cordless tool battery packs usually do not last sufficient time - they are pretty much useless for serious cabin construction unless you have a power source for re-charging them.
Tip:Important:
When selecting cordless tools, consider choosing 12V instead of most common 18V - with some basic wiring you can use Power Box or car battery to power them.
If you have to use you car's battery as a power source, make sure you do it while car engine is running, otherwise you will drain battery power and wouldn't be able to start the car!