What are /r/bugin's favorite Products & Services?

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This. I cant tell you how many of my friends and family show me their "cool" looking garbage Chinese folding knives they got at a gas station or flea market. Just because it looks cool and aggressive does not mean it will actually do anything at all.

I tell people, if you're looking for a decent entry level knife, you cant go wrong with a Buck Bantam series. They're great for about $20 and are far better then most of the crap I see people with.

If you're looking to spend a little more, KABAR now makes smaller versions of their knives that you can get for around $45 on amazon. It comes with a nice hard sheath and will probably last forever. Here

Cooking - Butane burner, no home should be without one. They're like $20 and the fuel is cheap to be used for a night or so. If you have a local asian supermaket, pick one up! If you don't amazon is your friend.

https://www.amazon.com/GS-1000-Portable-Automatic-Ignition-Carrying/dp/B01MYGMO6M/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1517847510&sr=8-5&keywords=butane+burner

This... this kind of takes care of cooking.

I'm sure that it doesn't need to be said, but candles are a thing that every household should have. It's not going to heat up a space dramatically, but in the cold of winter, every little bit helps.

https://simplefamilypreparedness.com/homemade-space-heater/

and... well, you have solar running around, a solar powered refrigerator/freezer could help offset food storage in the long term and takes the worry out of charging your communication tools like cellphones and what not. That and provides lights, which is always helpful!

Wish I saw this yesterday when I was doing laundry instead of when I'm at work! Basically I would use one of these so I could do a lot of laundry at once.

To get a lot of basics inexpensively, consider a car emergency tool set running around $30-40. They typically have a socket wrench set, crescent wrench, pliers, screwdriver handle with various tips, several other items plus jumper cables and hazard triangles.

One at Amazon for $35ish https://www.amazon.com/Apollo-Precision-Tools-DT0101-Automotive/dp/B001CEB9O4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1484670300&sr=8-4&keywords=auto+emergency+tool+kit

If you might need to burn wood and there are trees in your area: a hatchet and bow saw.

And a multitool, everybody needs a multitool like a leatherman.

You can get a relatively cheap tool kit like this (can't vouch for this kit, just an example) and it is easy to store and has most of what you might need for most small projects.

Along with that I would say that a drill (I have this one, it's great) with a bit set. With those things you can probably do most of what you would need in a home.

You can also get saws and stuff but those are less necessary unless you are trying to get into home improvement and renovation type stuff. The drill and tool kit will do you fine for typical home repair and such.