You are right Joy, hour hands take a beating especially when we are doing new tasks that are are unfamiliar to us. Gloves are a necessity but its a good idea to keep our tetanus shots up to date, just in case.
That is a good idea! Anyone know how many years they are good for now? I think we also need to consider our feet and make sure we have lots of sturdy and warm footwear. Frostbit toes (or even frozen) will be a real liability. I have also seen a product that you can put on your feet to reduce the chance of blisters. Anyone that's in the forces will tell you how important foot care is. And I am also buying a few good webbed belts to hang things off of and hold up my pants after all this walking and work slims me down.
Some of the items I'd like to have a healthy stock of, for both personal use and trade include sewing needles (multiple sizes, but especially the larger/sturdier variety.) Spices such as peppercorn, cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger and others I can't grow here without a greenhouse, hand tools, especially related to woodworking at different volumes. Axes, saws, planes, hand drill, etc. A couple rolls of screen/mesh... the more I sit here, the more I want to take with me, so I'll just leave it there.
Aphrael
Oh sweetheart, I don't have to run faster than the bear...
That is a good idea! Anyone know how many years they are good for now? I think we also need to consider our feet and make sure we have lots of sturdy and warm footwear. Frostbit toes (or even frozen) will be a real liability. I have also seen a product that you can put on your feet to reduce the chance of blisters. Anyone that's in the forces will tell you how important foot care is. And I am also buying a few good webbed belts to hang things off of and hold up my pants after all this walking and work slims me down.
Tetnus is 10 years.
I think a good book on edible & medicinal herbs. There's a very good one out now for Canada. Also rubbing alcohol, hydrogen peroxide
AND PLEEEEZ ALL YOU DUCT TAPE FANS, THERE IS A MUCH SUPERIOR ALTERNATIVE - THE RED SHEATHING TAPE. eVERYONE WHO LIVES IN THE NORTH KNOWS OF IT'S SUPERIOR QUALITIES UNDER EXTREME CONDITIONS. i LEARNED THAT FROM A NORTHERN CIRCLE MAGAZINE THAT DEVOTED A WHOLE SECTION TO INNOVATIVE USES FOR RED SHEATHING TAPE. DUCT TAPE SIMPLY CAN'T HOLD A CANDLE TO IT!
I still like my gun tape.
"We 'Prep.' to live after a downfall, Not just to survive."
what makes the gun tape so good?
Is the red sheathing tape the stuff i see with words on it? I"ve seen it being used-now I'll know what to ask for.
For the sewing stuff i also have a small leather sewwer and a couple of packages of snaps-the kind that you use a hammer with the enclosed tool to attach. And I am going to buy some cloth.
Its called tuck tape. It has way more stickum then duct tape. Duct tape is not what it used to be.
Gun tape was made stronger because it was used to tape up the muzzle of artilley pieces when in storage. Duct tape was a light weight by product. 
"We 'Prep.' to live after a downfall, Not just to survive."
One thing I've made sure I have is tire seal-the stuff in the cans that tire fixing places hate. It works great for wheel-barrows.
Technical tape (Red Tuck tape). Sticks in cold weather and would make a great addition to a roll of vapor barrier in case a window were to break. The grey stuff will not stick in cold weather, not for me anyhow.