It's getting down to where there's very little that I need. Most of this list is just stuff I could use if you have it lying around and you're coming to visit.
Clay
This is the newest high-priority item. I have yet to find clay on my land, and it works much better than fine silt for cob building. If someone is visiting from a region with heavy clay soil, a couple hundred pounds in the back of a pickup would be great.
Cement
I won't buy cement because its manufacture is so ecologically destructive. But if you have some you want to get rid of, I can use it.
Canvas Tent
The plastic camping tents I've been using up there are only good for about two summers. Actually, it's usually the zippers that go first, so I'll take any tent with a metal zipper.
Large Coolers
I still have a shortage of places to keep stuff dry in the winter. An old Coleman cooler or Igloo would be great for smaller stuff, or for larger stuff...
Dead freezer
I already have an upright with shelves, and now I'm looking for the kind that opens from the top.
Straw Bales
Winter wheat straw is perfect. I'll probably be using local grass for the cob, but any bale will help. With just one, I can make a straw bale composting urinal!
Sawdust
For composting toilets, trails, insulation. Can't have too much! Partly composted is fine, but I don't want any from treated lumber. I will pay for good sawdust!
15-17 Gallon Metal Barrels
No lids necessary. These are for rocket heating stoves.
Stovepipe
Eight inch or six inch.
Pallets or Scrap Building Wood
Plastic Water Barrels
Low priority, and I want to hold out for food grade.
Plastic Five Gallon Buckets
The square four-gallon buckets (with lids) are even better.
Double-paned windows
Best would be something about three feet wide that can be opened.
One Gallon Glass Bottles
Can't have too many! They're the least toxic way to store water, plus I can make cylinder windows for the thick cabin walls by cutting off the tops and gluing two bottoms together wrapped in foil.
Tarps
At least 6x8, for covering stuff and mixing cob.
Large Clay Pots
Many uses, including low-tech refrigerators and slow tree waterers. It's hard to find them without holes in the bottom.
Step Ladder
Milk Crates
As many uses in the woods as in the city.
Old Sinks
Stainless steel or ceramic. I'll eventually want one for each cabin, but I won't need even one until summer of 2009, so I'm holding out for really good ones.
Metal Bathtub
I eventually want to build a bathhouse with a tub heated by a fire. I've heard different things about whether a cast iron or a steel tub would be better, but I think I can work with either one.
Wash Basin with Hand-crank Wringer
Old electric wringers are everywhere, but hand-crank wringers are a commodity. Ideally I'd like a James Hand Washer, and if I'm patient I think I can get a good deal on eBay, or wait until I'm rich and buy one from Lehman's.
Metal Roofing
Extreme longshot. I'm planning to make the hut roof out of grass and cedar that are already on the land, so I won't pay for roofing, and even if I get it free I want something with non-toxic runoff. The best metals for that are uncoated stainless steel, anodized aluminum, and Galvalume.
Vermiculite / Perlite / Pumice
Insulation for rocket stove, or if I get enough, for the cabin walls. Another longshot to get free.
Large Round Gravel
Ideal for drain trenches.
Rocks
The land is not that rocky and they would be a big help in the hut foundation.
Canning Jars
Or any large glass jars with wide mouths.