When I first came into the countryside with my family we brought a bunch of tools with us. However, we quickly discovered that there were a number of essential tools that needed but didn’t have. Another thing I learned very quickly after coming to the country is that Amazon Prime doesn’t work. You know that really awesome “same-day” shipping thing they do? Yeah… in the country you can think of it more as “same month” shipping. So ordering things, like tools, batteries, and so on, from Amazon on short notice is out of the question. And even close by hardware stores are sometimes 20+ miles away, so going out to get this or that when you find you need it isn’t entirely practical either.

This why having tools to handle all sorts of situations and emergencies on hand is so important when living in the country. You want to be able to enjoy the country life, and tackle things head on when they go south, a well prepared tool box will be a huge help with this.