Seconded. Love my osprey pack.

Osprey

Gregory

Osprey. If anything happens to it, they will fix or replace it regardless how old it is.

Edit; also I recommend buying if from REI, if possible. They have a 12 month return policy, no questions asked. Their staff will fit you for the pack and add weight to it so you can get an accurate feel, before being on trail.

With those prices, you should steer clear of decathlon. They’re too low to indicate any bit of quality

Thanks so much! I’ll check the sub!

r/backpacks is a sub specifically for this type of question. The community there has a lot of combined experience and knowledge.

My custom Wesco boots cost more than my first car but they are by far the best I have ever owned.

All Clad / thrift stores

yes thank you

Technology connections?

Chipolo also makes wallet tracking cards but they are not very BIFL as you trade it in for a new one when the battery dies. They have a version for Android and one for Apple (Find My).

Unfortunately most modern tech stuff is not very BIFL.

i've bought this exact one, and i'm gonna say it is not a BIFL product.

I once bought these sort of a chopper. Found it quite a pain to clean afterwards and used it probably less than 10 times.

I understand, and I will buy piece by piece, but I want it to be from one company as much as possible, both for visual consistency but also to make it easy to put into each other when putting back into the cupboard.

You are saying all clad, I will look into that thanks :)

Any other company that I need to look at ?

The majority of kitchen tools that seem like life hacks fall into this category.

Very rarely is there a tool that does the job better than a knife or your hands.

Except for a garlic press. Garlic presses are the shit and I never want to chop garlic again.

It's called a chef's knife. It was the one knife I used more then anything, I even used it to remove skin from fish. It's not optimal but with a little practice it's no problem. Much easier and quicker to just sharpen one knife then have to keep 6 sharp. Mine is a wusthof classic, 20cm I think.

You know they use cutting gadgets to slice shit in Michelin restaurants too, right? Maybe the people who cooked for you just weren't good cooks?

Once again it's best to buy piece by piece what you need.

You want tri ply if going stainless. All clad is the standard which everything else is compared to, tratamonia is good enough.

I'd get a cast iron skillet and enameled Dutch oven separately.

Zwilling JA Henckels 8"

This is the one I grew up with! My dad would cut down a brown grocery bag to fit under the chute, then we'd load up individual bowls with popcorn & pour the butter over those.

Man, so many great memories of watching the Sunday night Disney movie & eating popcorn.

I'm pretty sure the wire frayed & sparked in the early 2000s. I just bought a new air popper that has the melty butter dish too.

r/chefknives

I currently use this one. No idea how long I've been using it though, maybe 4-5 years because that's when I started cooking for myself.

I'm moving countries in a month so I plan to buy the exact same thing again to take with me, because my body and brain are used to that knife.

I mean they're clearly trying to make the relation between the type of people that seek it not the efficacy of the gadget........

Can you have them Re-soled? A cobbler might be able to give them a refresh and re-sole and get you a few more years out of them.

Personally, I have trouble finding shoes wide enough (size 12, 4-5E width depending on the brand).my goal is to eventually buy a pair of White’s, JK, or Wesco fully custom boots. White’s will keep your lady on file for future purchases. But with how much prices have gone up it has gone from a $500 to a $900 purchase unfortunately.

Victorinox 8" chef knife