can't emphasize enough: HARDCOPY texts of basic/1st year mechanical and electrical engineering texts. chemistry, also. half price books can occasionally be a gold mine for STEM textbooks. imho, (((TPTB))) have a way to knock out 90%+ of computers and stored info. i've got gigabytes of downloaded STEM material, but i'm not leaving all my eggs in that basket.
3D printer with supplies if one is thinking of being their own manufacturer
raw metal bars and sheet, if one has storage. hell, if one has storage and the cash, I'd DEFINITELY get a water jet. Those things are amazing for fabricating.
hand and power tools and whatever blades, discs, rods, attachments, etc. the power tools use. nuts, bolts, screws, also. basically, become your own small hardware store.
seeds and fertilizer
I've been downlading a bunch of DIY STEM vids that are mostly just the youtuber doing fun or interesting shit in their backyard. The King of Random, Smarter Every Day, NileRed. this guy is great (but he may've bought into the covid bullshit).
also have downladed a bunch of auto repair vids, mostly related to vehicles I have, but some are people just doing interesting automotive stuff (there's a mechanic who buys and tears down blown engines I like watching for the general tips and auto related knowldege)
there's great vids of working-class asians repairing and/or repurposing appliances that are f-ing ingenious. ...if you can get past the shit camera work and godawful background music. i've got one vid where the guy builds a working arc welder from scratch, literally winding his own transformer coils.
foraging vids for your region
there's a ton of chemical processing stuff one can do with common household chemicals. there's also vids of what can be done with those chemicals that would have industrial/manufacturing uses, as well as how to make some of the chemicals. it's kind of mind-blowing when one sees what raw chemicals can be made in the kitchen/garage. for example, the vids I have on HHO generation also showed how much hydrogen is used to make other chemicals, and hydrogen is absurdly easy to generate.
alternative forms of fuel, like woodgas, will probably become more appealing. there's a bunch of low-tech tech from mid-1800's thru WWII that's been forgotten because more efficient tech was developed. stocking up on books, vids, and materials related to that era's tech would be good for anyone hoping survive a collapse via local manufacturing.
I'm sure others reading this thread have some good suggestions. Please post.
edit: re: greenhouses - acrylic, plexiglass, and Lexan are all very susceptibla to supply chain disruption. Plastics, in general.
editedit: some of the chem vids i mentioned do chemistry related to making basic plastic/polymer material common to everyday use. haven't watched it yet, but i just downloaded a vid where the youtuber makes nylon.
What other things from the supply chain should we be stocking up on?
Or creating alternatives?
I am thinking greenhouses....but weather has been bad lately and local greenhouses have been trashed.
extra parts for whatever vehicle one has
can't emphasize enough: HARDCOPY texts of basic/1st year mechanical and electrical engineering texts. chemistry, also. half price books can occasionally be a gold mine for STEM textbooks. imho, (((TPTB))) have a way to knock out 90%+ of computers and stored info. i've got gigabytes of downloaded STEM material, but i'm not leaving all my eggs in that basket.
3D printer with supplies if one is thinking of being their own manufacturer
raw metal bars and sheet, if one has storage. hell, if one has storage and the cash, I'd DEFINITELY get a water jet. Those things are amazing for fabricating.
hand and power tools and whatever blades, discs, rods, attachments, etc. the power tools use. nuts, bolts, screws, also. basically, become your own small hardware store.
seeds and fertilizer
I've been downlading a bunch of DIY STEM vids that are mostly just the youtuber doing fun or interesting shit in their backyard. The King of Random, Smarter Every Day, NileRed. this guy is great (but he may've bought into the covid bullshit).
also have downladed a bunch of auto repair vids, mostly related to vehicles I have, but some are people just doing interesting automotive stuff (there's a mechanic who buys and tears down blown engines I like watching for the general tips and auto related knowldege)
there's great vids of working-class asians repairing and/or repurposing appliances that are f-ing ingenious. ...if you can get past the shit camera work and godawful background music. i've got one vid where the guy builds a working arc welder from scratch, literally winding his own transformer coils.
foraging vids for your region
there's a ton of chemical processing stuff one can do with common household chemicals. there's also vids of what can be done with those chemicals that would have industrial/manufacturing uses, as well as how to make some of the chemicals. it's kind of mind-blowing when one sees what raw chemicals can be made in the kitchen/garage. for example, the vids I have on HHO generation also showed how much hydrogen is used to make other chemicals, and hydrogen is absurdly easy to generate.
alternative forms of fuel, like woodgas, will probably become more appealing. there's a bunch of low-tech tech from mid-1800's thru WWII that's been forgotten because more efficient tech was developed. stocking up on books, vids, and materials related to that era's tech would be good for anyone hoping survive a collapse via local manufacturing.
I'm sure others reading this thread have some good suggestions. Please post.
edit: re: greenhouses - acrylic, plexiglass, and Lexan are all very susceptibla to supply chain disruption. Plastics, in general.
editedit: some of the chem vids i mentioned do chemistry related to making basic plastic/polymer material common to everyday use. haven't watched it yet, but i just downloaded a vid where the youtuber makes nylon.
best of luck, fren.