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...First off, lets debate between Electric and Gas. I have a general paranoia of having a can or 2 of gas sitting around. Thats why am naturally inclined towards Electric. The items which am looking at are: Lawn mower Edger Snow Blower/Thrower Pressure Washer (mainly for the car(s) but I will definitely use it to wash the exterior of the house) Garden hose (or I can just get a pressure washer hose and call it day) ...I would like all the Edger to be kinda the same brand as either Ryobi or Black and Decker as I can interchange the batteries with my drill... Should I be looking @ craigslist as well? I would like the items to be new

Gas v. electric should be determined by the size of the total area you have to mow, unless you are OK with a corded mower-- you don't want depleted batteries in the middle of the job. I assume you're not dealing with a large enough area to require a riding mower, either.

We have a cheap Craftsman gas push mower (as opposed to powered/self-propelled mower) purchased at Sears many years ago, before most electric mowers hit the market.

I use a cordless Black & Decker "Grass Hog" string trimmer as an edger; the batteries are interchangeable with our B&D hedge trimmer as well as certain B&D drills. Gas & manual edgers may give cleaner/sharper edges than string trimmers.

No experience with snow blowers or pressure washers here.

Get heavy-duty garden hoses-- they will last longer than the medium & light duty ones. However, hoses will still need to be replaced every few years, particularly if stored in exposed areas.

We bought an almost-new manual push mower off Craigslist last year so the kids could mow the yards without having to run the gas mower. Otherwise, everything else was bought new, with factory fresh batteries, air filters, etc.

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