Category:Tools and Equipment

A tool is a device that can be used to produce an item or achieve a task, but that is not consumed in the process. Informally the word is also used to describe a procedure or process with a specific purpose. Tools that are used in particular fields or activities may have different designations such as Instrument, Utensil, Implement, Machine, or Apparatus. (source: Wikipedia)

Matters of tool and equipment construction, maintenance and operation are the underlying skill base for all the other category skills. A colony with a one way ticket will strongly need to either have the right tool for the job, the ability to fabricate that tool, or some good adaptability to make do with the tools they have.