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The small, cheap parts that keep a home, a well, and a truck running.

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Field guideSpare Parts and Repair Stock Field Guide260 parts across 27 categories: what to keep on hand, why each matters, and how it is used, for the house, the shop, and the land. 40 pages.Open the field guide
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Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Adhesives, Sealants & Tape The right glue or tape turns a broken thing back into a working one. Keep a few glues, a caulk, and a deep bench of tapes, since each tape does a job the others cannot. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Appliance & Kitchen Big appliances fail at small, cheap parts, a belt, a fuse, a gasket, a relay. Stock the common wear parts and you keep the fridge cold and the laundry moving. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Doors, Windows & Locks Doors, windows, and locks have small springs and seals that wear out and leave you stuck, drafty, or unsecured. Keep the hardware and the weather seals. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Electrical A blown fuse or a dead outlet can take out a whole circuit. Keep the connectors, protection, and fixtures to make basic repairs, and the tools to do them safely. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Fasteners & Hardware Almost every repair needs a screw, a bolt, or an anchor. A graduated assortment in common sizes covers most jobs, and the bins pay for themselves the first week. Garden and Livestock · Parts list Spare parts: Fencing, Gates & Land Fences and gates fail at the moving parts and the connections. Keep wire, posts, and gate hardware to repair a run or hang a gate. Warmth and Shelter · Parts list Spare parts: Fire, Smoke & Safety Candles, wood heat, and fuel all raise fire risk exactly when the fire department is far away or not coming. Keep detection and a way to put it out. Security · Parts list Spare parts: Firearms & Maintenance A firearm is only as reliable as its upkeep and its spares. Most stoppages trace to a worn magazine, a tired spring, or a dry action. Keep the consumables to maintain it and the small parts that wear out. Garden and Livestock · Parts list Spare parts: Garden, Seed & Irrigation Food you grow is the one supply line no one can cut. Keep seed you can save and the parts that keep water on the garden with little effort. Warmth and Shelter · Parts list Spare parts: Heating, Cooling & HVAC Heating and cooling almost always fail at a handful of cheap parts, not the whole unit. Stock the wear parts for how you heat and cool, for a furnace, central AC, or a wood stove. Power and Light · Parts list Spare parts: Lighting & Off-Grid Utility When the grid goes dark, light and fire become daily work. The parts that fail are tiny and always forgotten. Keep them deep. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Lubricants & Consumables These get used up, not stored until failure. Keep deep stock, because they run out fast and touch nearly every job on the property. Medical · Parts list Spare parts: Medical & First-Aid Consumables When a clinic is hours away or closed, you treat cuts, burns, and illness at home. Stock the consumables that get used up, and rotate them by date. Garden and Livestock · Parts list Spare parts: Pest & Rodent Control Rodents ruin more stored food than spoilage does, and they chew wiring and spread disease. Protecting the stores is part of keeping them. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Plumbing & Water Water damage is fast and expensive. Most plumbing failures are a few dollars of rubber and plastic. Keep the fixture parts and a way to isolate and patch a line. Power and Light · Parts list Spare parts: Power & Batteries Backup power fails at the small connections and controls. Keep the batteries, terminals, and fuses that keep a bank or a solar setup alive. Cooking, Fuel and Fire · Parts list Spare parts: Propane & Fuel Systems Fuel systems fail at a regulator, a hose, or an O-ring. These are cheap, and a bad one can stop a heater, a grill, or a generator cold. Use gas-rated sealant only. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Raw Materials & Stock Beyond named parts, keep a little raw material. Short lengths and scraps become brackets, patches, and braces for the repair you did not plan for. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Roofing & Exterior A small roof leak becomes a rotted deck and a ruined ceiling. Keep the parts to patch fast and cover in a storm. Hygiene and Sanitation · Parts list Spare parts: Sanitation & Waste If the toilet will not flush, human waste becomes the fastest health threat on the property. Keep a way to contain and treat it, even if you are on city sewer. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Small Engine & Equipment Small engines strand you at a filter, a plug, or stale fuel. Match the model numbers of each machine and stock its wear parts. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Textile & Gear Repair Gear that tears can be sewn or patched back to useful. A small repair kit keeps clothing, tents, and packs out of the trash. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: The Core Tool Kit A shelf of spare parts does nothing without the tools to install them. These are the hand tools, testers, and a few specialty pieces that turn this guide into working repairs. Buy quality on the ones you will lean on. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Tools & Cutting Consumables Tools last, but the parts that touch the work do not. A dull blade or a broken handle stops the job just as surely as a missing part. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Vehicle & Roadside A car strands you at a belt, a battery, or a flat, usually far from a parts store. Match your vehicle and keep the wear parts, fluids, and roadside gear. Water · Parts list Spare parts: Water Treatment & Storage When the tap or well is down, clean water is the first thing you run short of. Keep a way to store it and, more importantly, a way to purify more. Tools and Repair · Parts list Spare parts: Well, Pressure & Sump Pumps On a well, one small part can leave you with no water at all, and a sump keeps a basement dry. Know your pumps and stock the failure-prone parts before you need them.