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Offline fknraiden

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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #150 on: Thu, 14 May 2015, 04:11:49 »
benchmade and leatherman knifes
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Offline jamster

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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #151 on: Sun, 17 May 2015, 06:26:11 »
Good quality down outdoor equipment- my RAB sleeping bag has been used frequently over the last 15 years and is still great.

Mchale backpacks- insanely overbuilt and far better load carriers than any other packs that I have every come across.

Good leather shoes- won't last a lifetime, but my Australian RM Williams boots have been my daily work shoes for 10+ years (I have two pairs that are rotated daily) with the occasional re-heeling.
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Offline lakiozoon

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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #152 on: Sun, 17 May 2015, 07:13:41 »
Ratpadz XT, best mousepad ever, and lasts a lifetime!
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Offline Axollott

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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #153 on: Sun, 17 May 2015, 21:13:49 »
Genelec studio monitors and Yamaha ns-10.
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Offline jamster

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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #154 on: Mon, 18 May 2015, 05:33:37 »
Oh, I forgot. Old manual cameras with metal bodies. I just gave away a a 1970s Minolta SRT which was still working perfectly (it did need a minor mod with the addition of a resistor so that the light meter would work with modern batteries).

A huge contrast to current DSLRs, which go from cutting edge to average in 2-3 years, and go obsolete by about the fifth year.

Professional lenses seem to last forever too. I have Canon L lenses from 20 years ago that are still working well, though they are no longer on the support list from Canon.
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Offline Oobly

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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #155 on: Mon, 18 May 2015, 07:44:32 »
Nikon SLR lenses.

High quality fountain pens.

High quality watches (Rolex, Omega, etc.)
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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #156 on: Mon, 18 May 2015, 15:14:04 »
A properly made subterranean home.
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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #157 on: Mon, 18 May 2015, 17:44:38 »
Quote from: Binge on Mon, 18 May 2015, 15:14:04
A properly made subterranean home.

I want to get out of California so I can have one of those.  You just have to be careful about gasses leaching out of the ground into your house and poisoning you.
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Offline demik

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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #158 on: Mon, 18 May 2015, 17:51:52 »
herpes.

invest in the right guy or girl, and you got it for life.
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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #159 on: Mon, 18 May 2015, 17:57:46 »
Quote from: nubbinator on Mon, 18 May 2015, 17:44:38
I want to get out of California so I can have one of those.  You just have to be careful about gasses leaching out of the ground into your house and poisoning you.

I was flabbergasted when my son showed this to me:

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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #160 on: Mon, 18 May 2015, 18:15:09 »
Quote from: demik on Mon, 18 May 2015, 17:51:52
herpes.

invest in the right guy or girl, and you got it for life.

Chicken pox is herpes..

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Re: So what are some other 'buy it once, it lasts a lifetime' type products?
« Reply #161 on: Mon, 18 May 2015, 22:42:45 »
Quote from: demik on Mon, 18 May 2015, 17:51:52
herpes.

invest in the right guy or girl, and you got it for life.

And you can get solid ROI by giving it to other people
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