Cordless drills with battery packs are the ideal types of tools for outdoor carpentry jobs. Cordless drill batteries are high capacity batteries that have strong driving power. Most of them are rechargeable and last for long periods of time. Cordless drills give handymen more room to work their way when drilling complex spaces.

In sports climbing, a cordless drill is the best type of tool to set up fixed anchors and rock hangers. For every set-up, a course setter must have at least four extra batteries as reserve. The drill will still run even if the batteries are draining. Cordless drills have no long cords to get in the way when drilling in limited spaces.