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[-] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 4 points 7 hours ago

There are some strange answers here. Either there are a lot of very old people or people who should be on suicide watch given their suggestions of things that clearly won't last very long. I'm assuming a difference between things breaking and things being broken through misuse.

[-] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 2 points 7 hours ago

I'm going to assume I'll live another 45 years here.

My first electric Guitar should probably last and holds some sentimental value. My other guitars I can imagine selling at some point even though right now I like them.

Maybe some tools will last that are little more than solid pieces of metal. But how much use I'll have for them when I'm in my 80s i don't know, so maybe they move on before I do.

Kitchen table and coffee table are very solid and may out live my kids. But maybe we'll decide to swap to something else with a different style after 30 years, who knows.

That's all I can think of that has any chance of me keeping that long without breaking through standard use.

[-] Jumi@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago
[-] somegeek@programming.dev 3 points 20 hours ago

A morakniv knife, a ka-bar knife and an Opinel knife.

A Citizen watch A Kenneth Cole mechanical watch

A lighter

Now I understand why we men love all these things. They last forever and for some reason this really appeals to men.

[-] JoeTheSane@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

Opinel knives are the shit! I use them exclusively for fletching.

[-] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 day ago

I'm in my 70s, soooo pretty much everything I own. Sigh.

[-] BonesOfTheMoon@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Do you mind if I ask you how you made it to Lemmy?

[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago

The cast iron has made it 30 years with me and I expect it to live past my lifetime and my kids' lifetimes and if they have any kids who want them, outlive them as well.

I have some furniture (cabinets) from my grandma that my kids want when I die too, in particular the gun cabinet my dad converted to a shelved cabinet.

I never want to move again, so the house I hope but it requires so much maintenance I don't know if it counts.

If I can possibly keep my 2014 Honda going I will. Would prefer to keep it until I stop driving (love it so much) but like the house, at some point I'm not sure it's the same car.

[-] JASN_DE@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago
[-] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 1 points 37 minutes ago

Probably our stainless steel too

Same with my cast iron pans.

[-] lennybird@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

In line with this, I love my carbon steel wok and pans.

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 6 points 1 day ago

Our cast iron pots were inherited from my grandmother, and I expect when I die they'll find another home.

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[-] Nolvamia@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

The clothes that juuuuust don't quite fit that I'm hoarding just in case I manage to lose that wright I've been trying to lose for the last thirty years now.

[-] Sasha 3 points 1 day ago

My accoustic guitar, I desperately hope, I love it way too much to ever be without it.

[-] Psythik@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

I have ADHD, so literally nothing is safe.

[-] tty5@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Same, but I have some hope for the 440 lbs anvil in the shed.

Same. Plus hobbies and interests change so there is always new stuff coming and old stuff going.

[-] Free_Opinions@feddit.uk 20 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
  • 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.
[-] superkret@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago

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.

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[-] shinigamiookamiryuu@lemm.ee 14 points 1 day ago
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[-] Gloria@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 day ago

For my creative work I need scalpels and blades. Buying good quality Swann Morton blades in small packages is very costly. So I bought 200pcs Box. Whenever I take a new blade, I think how I will pick from this box mostly for the next 40 years of my life. I might even die before I used the last blade. But then again, that was how I got my first blades from my grandfather back when I was a teenager. It seems to be a pan-generational item in our family.

[-] superkret@feddit.org 9 points 1 day ago

Are you Dexter?

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[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Electric shaver (oscillating)

Bone-conducting headphones

Multi-tool (all stainless construction)

[-] Deez@lemm.ee 2 points 20 hours ago

Does the shaver and headphones have replaceable batteries?

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 2 points 8 hours ago* (last edited 8 hours ago)

Thanks for asking.

I just looked it up and the shaver has an ifixit video on how to replace the battery. Looks like a 10-15 minute changeover.

No video or instructions for the headphones, but a replacement battery part is available.

[-] truxnell@infosec.pub 2 points 1 day ago

What has made bone conducting so good for you? I got a pair from my partner but we aren't super impressed vs earbuds, except they suit fitness better

[-] ace_garp@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

I like them, because most of my use cases are to still be able to hear if other people close-by call out.

Being able to use them wet is a bonus.

The 8hr playback is good for me.

They are quite hardy

The lower sound quality and lower volume is not a problem for me, because it is at a passable level.

If I want crisp sound, it's on monitors or decent enclosed headphones.

[-] esc27@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

I'm old enough to realize most everything will either need to be replaced or given up as lifestyles change, but young enough not to count random stuff I happen to have.

Some really precious things I'll keep forever, but don't really use.

Just looking around the house and thinking, will I have any of this in my last years is sobering.

That said there are a few knickknacks I'm likely to keep since they are small and easy to keep up with. Maybe my collection of old Christmas albums. A few ornaments. A few Keychain. Deploymas....

[-] olafurp@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

A hercules coffee cup I've had since I was around six.

[-] Lokoschade@feddit.org 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

A really good friend got me a Le Creuset dutch oven for christmas and I got another used one for relatively cheap and I really love them. I would never buy them new, but they are really well made and I've managed to bake some nice sourdough bread with them.

[-] Vent@lemm.ee 6 points 1 day ago

Lucky! Some of us live places that don't allow you to own one of these

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[-] Paddzr@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

Honestly? The only thing is my Swiss army knife. I might need to restore some tools and not sure if they'd honour warranty on them, but it's the only durable thing I have faith in.

Also my wife's pussy! (I'm sorry, couldn't help myself)

[-] AceFuzzLord@lemm.ee 2 points 1 day ago

So long as I can replace parts like battery and storage, my Steam Deck. That, and pretty much all the consoles I currently have.

[-] truxnell@infosec.pub 2 points 1 day ago

Second this. I will likely upgrade to a steam deck 2 in the future just based on how good the OLED is, but honestly if it never comes I'm fine for years and years with kt

[-] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

My umbrella. It's been absolutely worth it to invest in a solid umbrella.

[-] blackstrat@lemmy.fwgx.uk 2 points 21 hours ago

Come to Wales, it won't last 6 months. Whenever I see someone with an umbrella I can't help think they're new here

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 6 points 1 day ago

Need a brand and model name here, please !

[-] SLVRDRGN@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

Mine is a Davek, and it's wonderful. Nice wooden handle and has never failed me, even in strong winds. They even gave me a card I can use to replace it once, if anything happens to it!

[-] BuboScandiacus@mander.xyz 2 points 14 hours ago

Thank you ! They sadly aren't avaliable in my country :(

But I'll make sure to buy one if I go abroad

[-] Libb@jlai.lu 8 points 1 day ago

My fountain pens (one was already inherited from my grand father).

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[-] jordanlund@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Virtually everything, only expecting another 5 years, tops. :(

[-] Bishma@discuss.tchncs.de 7 points 1 day ago

My HP48GX purchased in 1995 is still going strong and I see no reason it won't last another 30 years (unlike my body).

RPN FTW!

[-] scytale@lemm.ee 7 points 1 day ago

Most of them honestly. I rarely buy non-food stuff. So as long as my gadgets, clothes, and tools continue to work and don't break, I'll use them forever.

[-] reddwarf@feddit.nl 5 points 1 day ago

My collection of straight razors.

Most are made somewhere in the last century, some are even older then that. These have a theoretical lifespan as sharpening them will remove the tiniest bit of metal but as I have 100+ of them I think I will never ever have to buy a razor again in my life. Heck, even my children and their grandchildren will be able to use them. If they have the nerve and courage to use them that is.

[-] refreeze@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Came here to say my DE razor that I bought second hand which was made before WW2. Still going strong and used every day.

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[-] atempuser23@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Red wing boots Allen Edmonds shoes Hand tools Plug in shop vac Rc car

Also like how old is everyone else ?

Buy it for life is very different for me now.

[-] can@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 day ago

I think we skew a little older than social media generally as a whole.

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[-] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 3 points 1 day ago

My hammer and crescent wrenches seem pretty durable. I guess, this being Japan, the humidity might cause them issues at some point. My kitchen knives and cast iron dutch oven will probably also make it that long. Whatever accumulated heavy metals are in my body along with a rod and several screws holding some of said body together.

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