10 Skills Worth More Than $1,000 in Gear: What I Priced Out After an Ice Storm
Emergency skills priced against gear alternatives: what a chainsaw safety course prevented vs. $850–1,400 per-tree removal quotes after an ice storm, why basic suturing knowledge is worth more than the $30 suture kit without it, the specific skills that proved useful in four real emergencies vs. the gear that didn’t, and the honest cost comparison between buying capability and building it.