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Psnuggs OP t1_iy23li1 wrote

I grab them when I can find them since they’re not made in the US or of this quality anymore. Sometimes you need more than one if you bring more than one hot thing out to the fish house or camping (coffee and soup for example). I would like to gift a couple to my son when he’s old enough and I always like having spares of a great thing if I can help it. One day I may run one over with the tractor by accident or worse, it will get stolen, and I’ll need a replacement.

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fib16 t1_iy22p8e wrote

I think a great way is to find a woodworker in your area. They will make you awesome furniture. It won’t be cheap but it will absolutely last for life, you would be supporting them, and they’ll make you anything you want which will make it a one if a kind piece of furniture.

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noslickname t1_iy228fh wrote

I have a ton of the ones you linked to in different sizes. I searched but could only find out of stock links. Our lids are different (red outer, clear center) but they have held up well. Honestly they might be 15 years old by now. When was the big anti plastic push for food storage? I was surprised to see these aren’t still being sold. I think I have two footprints that stack - larger size had 3 depths and smaller size has two depths. The lids also squeeze together so you can stack them as a single unit per size - two towers vs dozens of loose lids. If you can find them somewhere or something similar I really recommend them. I’m pretty amazed we’ve had them so long - they have held up beautifully and get used constantly.

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duhwiked t1_iy21jau wrote

Mine is airing out in prep for a cleaning. Just used it to store food as I thawed my deep freeze (door was left open and the vents were frozen over, temps were rising up top). It was time to clean out the old stuff anyways I suppose.

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