Black Mesa Caravan Projects Needs List

Posted on September 10, 2009

Please continue to check this list out, as it may change and grow as we get closer to the dates of the caravan.

  • Chainsaws!!
  • Experienced or practiced chainsaw operators.
  • Chainsaw files and bar/chain oil.
  • Axe and Maul HANDLES. Wood is preferable over fiberglass.
  • Axes and mauls.
  • Lap-tops.
  • Wood, if local.
  • Hay.
  • Building materials: Lumber, fencing, roofing materials, tar paper, nails, screws, boxes of screws, nails, & chalking, rolls of barbed wire,fence posts, leather gloves, etc.
  • Funds or sponsorships for building materials.
  • Vehicles to donate to families or to use during the caravan only. Vehicles that are able to drive on rough terrain. Trucks are the best but not necessary.
  • Trucks to use during the week of the caravan.
  • Tools of all kinds: Shovels, hoes, rakes, hammers, hand saws, hand shears, picks, mattocks, posthole diggers, and extra tool handles.
  • Portable generators.
  • Work gloves.
  • Portable stove / propane tanks, large pots to use during the caravan.
  • Food. Especially organic fruits and veggies.
  • Organic coffee and tea.
  • Water barrels, fittings, pumps.
  • Solar panels, generators, wind turbines.
  • Anyone who is self sufficient, has an open heart, and with a willingness to work! And anyone who is skilled in carpentry, permaculture, vehicular repairs, bodyworkers, electrical, etc. please notifiy coordinators. Consider driving your vehicle, we are short of vehicles heading to the caravan.
  • Medicinal herbs. (Teas, dried herbs, fresh extracts, liniments, and salves for  stress, colds & flus, digestion, arthritis, diabetes, altitude sickness, back-aches. Please contact Dixie.)
  • Blankets.
  • Educational books for both youth and adults.
  • solar parts (batteries)
  • Donate money for the caravan to happen.
  • Money for supporting the local arts and crafts made by families.