Buy It For Life - PH Style
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I'm confused by this thread.
What am I supposed to be buying?
Most of the items in the original post are of no use to me...
Why would I want to wear a jacket for the next 40-60 years? I do I want a load of old tools when modern ones are actually better?
Are these supposed be item that will last a lifetime of use? If so, any lighter would do me as I don't smoke
Baffled...
M.
PS
PPS
Depends on how you define abuse. Using it as a hockey puck, sure, but using it as a watch, I'd disagree. I'm a vintage watch restorer and often get watches over twice my age performing as good as when new, sometimes better than new. There will always be a market in, say, Rolex spares so long as the company is still around and prestigious. And if the parts ever ran out, I could make new ones for a price.
Very few quartz watches from the 70's are still being maintained, however- the spares just aren't there and getting a one-off circuit printed will probably never be cost effective if it can even be done. Of course it would be cheaper to replace your G-Shock every five years than to buy and service your mechanical watch, but the OP was asking about buying for life, not pure value for money.ABuse, yes, but use? I doubt you'll be able to get replacement parts for a 2010s quartz watch in 50 years time, it'll ONLY be useful as a Hockey Puck then! (Personally, I think that's all they're good for new, but that's just me )
What am I supposed to be buying?
Most of the items in the original post are of no use to me...
Why would I want to wear a jacket for the next 40-60 years? I do I want a load of old tools when modern ones are actually better?
Are these supposed be item that will last a lifetime of use? If so, any lighter would do me as I don't smoke
Baffled...
M.
PS
Prawnboy said:
russian bride?
Not in my mate's experience - 6 years I think it was and it stopped working for him. Oddly it seemed to work fine for the bloke down the road... PPS
glazbagun said:
P-Jay said:
GreenDog said:
A good quality watch ?
I'd bet my balls to a barn dance my £50 G Shock would out-live anything Switzerland puts out in a like-for-like test of abuse and is more accurate than anything with cogs in it. Very few quartz watches from the 70's are still being maintained, however- the spares just aren't there and getting a one-off circuit printed will probably never be cost effective if it can even be done. Of course it would be cheaper to replace your G-Shock every five years than to buy and service your mechanical watch, but the OP was asking about buying for life, not pure value for money.
)Edited by marcosgt on Thursday 24th July 14:14
marcosgt said:
I'm confused by this thread.
What am I supposed to be buying?
Most of the items in the original post are of no use to me...
It's not that hard. The spirit of is the sort of anti-consumerism attitude. What item would you buy and not want to, or not expect to buy again.What am I supposed to be buying?
Most of the items in the original post are of no use to me...
Hence stuff like Snap-on spanners. I've got some 20 year old spanners and some new ones - the new ones aren't noticeably better in answer to your point about tools. A vice is another one. The basic design of a vice has been the same for years, so buying this would be OK, and you'd still be passing it down to your kids.
The reason why 'latest iPhone' was funny is because obviously an iPhone is something that will degrade over time and be noticeably crappier than the new jobbies - most techno stuff falls into this category.
Does that help?
yes, they're handy on skiing holidays and for when you go to Muslim weddings.
because if you've ever been to a few, the concept of something happening at an actual planned time is non existent.
so you need to do something to pass the time.
ps- obviously I'm not Muslim.
anyway things to keep.
wheelbarrow.
garden tools, I've some which mist be over 30 years old or more by now. still spot on.
snap on mechanics tools. mine are still spot on at 25 years old.
because if you've ever been to a few, the concept of something happening at an actual planned time is non existent.
so you need to do something to pass the time.
ps- obviously I'm not Muslim.
anyway things to keep.
wheelbarrow.
garden tools, I've some which mist be over 30 years old or more by now. still spot on.
snap on mechanics tools. mine are still spot on at 25 years old.
272BHP said:
Good thread.
I have recently bought one of these:
Green Egg
Fed up with buying my 3rd cheap BBQ in 8 years, I am hoping this will last the rest of my summers; it certainly feels as though it will, its incredibly heavy and solid!
Wow - those are expensive! I'm loving this thread but £850 for a BBQ seems a little excessive. But if you're enjoying it, well done for splashing the cash on something that makes you happy. Suppose that's what it's all about.I have recently bought one of these:
Green Egg
Fed up with buying my 3rd cheap BBQ in 8 years, I am hoping this will last the rest of my summers; it certainly feels as though it will, its incredibly heavy and solid!
olly22n said:
An old record. Lost in the divorce.
That's what i miss the most.
Sorry to hear that, I managed to keep mine (though I'm sure she'd have wanted half of it if she knew I was taking it).That's what i miss the most.
They do occasionally turn up on stalls at classic car shows, maybe even boot sales (never been to one myself) so you never know you might find another.
A Gransfors Bruk axe. Beautifully made, and just feels 'right' when you use it http://www.gransforsbruk.com/en/
EggsBenedict said:
defblade said:
EggsBenedict said:
defblade said:
Maglites are rubbish.
What would be the preferred lifetime purchase torch?They're not the brightest (although they'll beat any Maglite into a cocked hat, as will many cheap T6/18650 torches from China), certainly not the brightest per £, but for ever lasting quality, I would go to Surefire every time.
Look good though.
My other suggestion would be a Son of Hibatchi instead of a Weber.
mcbook said:
272BHP said:
Good thread.
I have recently bought one of these:
Green Egg
Fed up with buying my 3rd cheap BBQ in 8 years, I am hoping this will last the rest of my summers; it certainly feels as though it will, its incredibly heavy and solid!
Wow - those are expensive! I'm loving this thread but £850 for a BBQ seems a little excessive. But if you're enjoying it, well done for splashing the cash on something that makes you happy. Suppose that's what it's all about.I have recently bought one of these:
Green Egg
Fed up with buying my 3rd cheap BBQ in 8 years, I am hoping this will last the rest of my summers; it certainly feels as though it will, its incredibly heavy and solid!
It makes cooking an event, and we have found that it can be used all year round and for a lot more things than BBQs, Really happy with it actually.
jep said:
EggsBenedict said:
defblade said:
EggsBenedict said:
defblade said:
Maglites are rubbish.
What would be the preferred lifetime purchase torch?They're not the brightest (although they'll beat any Maglite into a cocked hat, as will many cheap T6/18650 torches from China), certainly not the brightest per £, but for ever lasting quality, I would go to Surefire every time.
Look good though.
(I've got 3 Fenixes (Fenixs? Fenii?) and 1 SF (and a big pile of Chinese stuff (and a Maglite hotwire mod that sets fire to paper!)))
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