Kitchen knives. No reason to replace them with others that would do the exact same thing.
Cast iron skillets. Indestructable, will easily outlive me.
Shemagh scarf. Oldest piece of clothing I have. I’ve had it for almost 20 years.
Bushcraft knife. Indestructable, does everything it needs to and nothing else. No need to upgrade.
Leatherman Wave. There are newer and better ones out there but it has sentimental value to me and 99% of the time when I need a multitool it’s either the pliers or screwdriver that I’m after.
Yeti thermos mug. Can’t possibly imagine what new feature a mug could have that would make me want to upgrade.
The newer Leathermans aren’t better, their durability and build quality took a nosedive. If you have an old Wave, that’s the best Leatherman you’ll ever be able to own.
It’s around 20 years old, if not older. What’s interesting to me is that when I bought it, I hadn’t done any research - I just walked up to the Leatherman display at the store, fiddled with all of them, and the Wave was the one I liked best. Only 15 years later did I find out it’s one of their best selling models.
The only feature from the newer models I wish it had is one handed operation for the pliers where you can just flick it open like a pocket knife.
Ditto. I have a couple I want to get as extravagant extensions to the collection, but very few I can foresee getting rid of. Even the old, heavy, no-name chef’s knife I inherited from grandma has a place as an impromptu machete for spaghetti squash.
Cast iron skillets.
Again, same.
Yeti thermos mug.
Hmmm. For me, it’s Zojirushi thermoses. We have two that we’ve had for over a decade each. There’s a rubber seal I always worry will wear out some day, but they both still look like new so maybe they’ll last forever.
I’ve seen knives break so I don’t imagine they will last the rest of my life but I don’t see any reason to replace them if they are still in good working order or reparable
The newer Leathermans aren’t better, their durability and build quality took a nosedive. If you have an old Wave, that’s the best Leatherman you’ll ever be able to own.
It’s around 20 years old, if not older. What’s interesting to me is that when I bought it, I hadn’t done any research - I just walked up to the Leatherman display at the store, fiddled with all of them, and the Wave was the one I liked best. Only 15 years later did I find out it’s one of their best selling models.
The only feature from the newer models I wish it had is one handed operation for the pliers where you can just flick it open like a pocket knife.
Ditto. I have a couple I want to get as extravagant extensions to the collection, but very few I can foresee getting rid of. Even the old, heavy, no-name chef’s knife I inherited from grandma has a place as an impromptu machete for spaghetti squash.
Again, same.
Hmmm. For me, it’s Zojirushi thermoses. We have two that we’ve had for over a decade each. There’s a rubber seal I always worry will wear out some day, but they both still look like new so maybe they’ll last forever.
I’ve seen knives break so I don’t imagine they will last the rest of my life but I don’t see any reason to replace them if they are still in good working order or reparable