Originally posted by ConSigCor:
A lot of basic tools I use are neither gas nor battery powered. Been collecting hand tools for years. As long as your arms don't give out they'll run forever.
Yep. I used to go around to farm and estate auctions, picking up old hand saws, braces, chisels, and other woodworking tools. I used to see some old leg-hold traps that were so rusted that I didn't get near them. But old, rusted traps were selling for $3 at a gun show a while back, so I sorta wished I'd bought a few.
Incidentally, old ethanol that's gone bad isn't completely useless. I've used it in lamps and heaters without any problem. I haven't quite gotten up the nerve to try it in a kerosene stove, but I'm pretty sure it would work in there as well. Just be sure to provide for ventilation.
Onward and upward,
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