I suppose it would be mostly practical skills, cooking, fixing things. Usually had to be done by people themselves.
Maybe also mental things like navigating (with or without paper map) and remembering their daily and weekly agendas.
What other things would be a big difference with the people today?
I saw an interesting thing about textiles recently. Sewing and knitting were considered basic essential skills until a generation or two ago.
It’s absolutely an essential skill. I have clothes going on 20 years old that still look quite nice because I am capable of mending them. Even if you don’t ever use a sewing machine, hand-sewing basics are so useful.
I have a few friends who know how to sew, and they all say it’s an essential skill, and they did actu use that skill. I am also thinking of picking it up…
For context, me (and my friends) are all under 20
Its a great skill to have, if you fix something a bit janky, no one is going to notice.
Getting a basic sewing machine, while absolutely not required, opens the door to more efficient repairs or modifications. Like shortening sleeves or pants that are too long. (You also don’t have to learn to do different stitches, you select one on the machine and let it do the hard part)
Surprising how fast it can change. I feel like knowing basic mending is still very useful today.
We learned it in school.