These are the site and design tools that I use for my Permaculture work:
TOOLKIT
-Binoculars
-25’/50’/100’ tape measures
-Torpedo level
-Project Plus Builder’s Calculator
-Knife sharpener
-IPhone
-Silva Compass
-2 line levels
-2 grafting knives
-Plumb bob
-Small round table level
-Pitch and angle locator
-Fisherman’s vest
-Small first aid kit
-Clear tubing with corks for ends for bunyip water level
-4-way analyzer for measuring fertility, light, moisture and Ph
-Digital soil thermometer
-Small maglight flashlight
-Pocket sighting level
-Grafting wax
-Grafting tape
-Moisture meter
-Fanny pack
-Corona pruning tool
-Roll of string
-Garmin E-Trex portable GPS with altimeter
-All-in-one grafting tool
-Aquarium bubbler for making compost tea
-4-way post level
-Refractometer
-AWP canvas roller tool bag
-Flags
-Shovel
-Rain jacket
-Business cards
-Cell phone charger
-Digital camera
-Camera cord
-Handyman in Your Pocket by Young and Glover
-Grafting, Budding, Layering, Making Cuttings by Young and Crocker
-Solar Pathfinder
TOOLS
-Drills
-Assorted drill bits
-Screws
-Assorted tools in Stanley rolling tool chest
-Rubber boots
-Bungee cords
-Book of US maps
-Tie downs
-Sport sandals
-5 gallon bucket
-Rain jacket
DESIGN KIT
-Vectoworks CAD design software
-Grass GIS software
-15” Mac Book laptop computer (with photos, design software, reference materials, designs, videos for Permaculture work)
-Phone charger
-Adapter for Mac for projector
-Scissors
-Four color pens
-Assorted Sharpies
-#2 HB pencils
-Batteries
-Name tags
-Hole punch
-Pen level
-Staedtler Mars Lumograph assorted pencils
-Magnifying sheet
-Architect’s ruler
-Engineer’s ruler
-1/4” graph paper pad
-Box of push pins
-Masking tape
-Paperclips
-White out
-Rubber bands
-Assorted clips
-Assorted plastic templates for drawing
-Magnifying glass
-Right triangle squares in different sizes
-Scotch tape
-Color index cards
-Assorted seed, tree, herb, agricultural supply catalogues
-Clipboard
-Flexible ruler
-Digital camera
-Art Bin containing: colored pencils, erasers, pencil sharpener, glue stick, compass, pens, matches, paper clips, buttons, dental floss
-Permaculture: A Designer’s Manual by Bill Mollison
-Design for Human Ecosystems by John Lyle
-Plan Graphics for the Landscape Designer by Tony Bertanski
-The Essential Garden Design Workbook by Rosemary Alexander
-Understanding Green Building Guidelines by Tracy Rider
-Appendices form Gaia’s Garden by Toby Hemenway
-Appendices from Edible Forest Gardens Volume II by David Jacke
-Appendices from The Passive Solar House by James Katchadorian (formulas)
-Appendices from Water Harvesting by Brad Lancaster
-Biointensive Field Charts from How to Grow More Vegetables by John Jeavons
-Assorted formulas for energy efficiency, rainwater collection, photovoltaics and wind, etc.
-Selected DVD’s for Permaculture education
Here is an interesting video about design:
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