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The Handyman Dad

Dads are notoriously difficult to shop for. You might even have the type of dad who, as soon as he needs or wants something, just goes out and buys it. This can make shopping for your father unbearably hard.

By IngoPublished 3 years ago 3 min read

Dads are notoriously difficult to shop for. You might even have the type of dad who, as soon as he needs or wants something, just goes out and buys it. This can make shopping for your father unbearably hard. Luckily, many dads out there are also handymen. If your father knows his way around tools and is always fixing things inside and outside the home, there are all sorts of gifts you might consider buying him.

Probably he has already his own toolbox but there is always something missing …..

The real question is what to get him. It has to be something thoughtful, but since it’s Dad we’re talking about, you know he wants something he’ll use. So whether your dad is a do-it-all DIYer in the workshop, a backyard grilling master, someone who loves to obsess over his lawn, or just a chill guy who’d love a cool new gadget, we’ve got you covered with some of our favorite gift ideas.

What to give a Dad who spends their time fixing everything in the house, fixing cars or something like that? He has already a full toolbox and is hard to guess what could be missing. Well, read more…

You don’t have to know the size of his missing wrench, or what kind of screwdriver he might need, leave his collection alone, trust me, you would just mess it up. Here are the top 5 from Fatherlygifts that you can give your handyman Dad as a gift. Simple is better.

5

Head with lights.

A handyman always needs the extra light to see what he is doing. There are all kinds of heads with lights and trust me they are not that fussy about it. I would recommend one of them below because is still a long winter and cold spring.

4

Key and phone finder

It is absolutely normal when you do your thing and focus to fix something, running in circles around to find the right tool and later you forget where you left your phone or house key. Of course, he could ask you to ring him but actually many have their ringtone off and just vibration on. At least once or twice you see that already happen. Here is our choice :

Tile Mate (2022) Bluetooth Item Finder, 1 Pack, 60m finding the range, works with Alexa & Google Home, iOS & Android Compatible, Which means you can find it on every device in the house even on a Tablet.

3

Soap

How you can fix something and not get dirty? Doesn’t matter what he is working on his hands will be full of dirt. And believe us he doesn’t want this soft liquid Soap but needs the tougher one to clean up his hands from rust, grease, dust, and more. We recommend the soap from Dove. They leave a nice scent of freshness on his hands and are still manly enough.

2

Multifuncional Pen

This gadget is so cool, I will order it right away for me. This ballpoint pen has an led light, ruler bottle opener, screwdriver, and more. We don’t have to say more but it will 100 % hit the spot and be very close to our number one gift.

1

Tool Belt

Let me explain. Every handyman has already their toolbox, but might still not be right inside. Also, they need their hands free to do what they do, right? This Belt is the perfect organizer. And have this image in your head, when he says: Ok kid I will fix that now and put proudly the belt on his waist. We can say for sure we would not buy this for ourselves because not needed,. But when you get this like a gift you will never be without it anymore, that’s a fact.

We hope the ideas will help you,

Every comment and feedback is welcome here.

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About the Creator

Ingo

It is very hard to find a nice gift for your Dad when he says he doesn't want anything or even worst, he has everything.

However, we go more into detail and explain all kinds of dads and what they would appreciate as a present.

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