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dave999dave t1_j1ftfjo wrote

Reply to Looking for a BIFL heavy duty, tough, durable work shirt jacket and work vest? by Throw-A-Way-4321

I bought a Sherpa lined Carhartt coat years ago. It’s now splattered with liquid nails, paint, etc. so it looks horrible. But it’s still very warm and indestructible. All buttons, zippers, seams, etc still work/closed. Only problem for me is the hood is extra big to accommodate a hard hat. It either falls down to cover my eyes or I have to roll it up.

https://www.carhartt.com/product/103826/relaxed-fit-washed-duck-sherpa-lined-utility-jacket---2-warmer-rating

(Thanks for the heads up on Legendary Whitetails. I was thinking of buying a new coat and the finalists were Carhartt, Dickies, or them. I’ll cross them off my list.)

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friendricklamar OP t1_j1fo8oy wrote

Reply to Retiring my 10 year old Kobo touch for a new Kobo ereader I got for Christmas! It still works well! (Details in comments) by friendricklamar

I got this Kobo touch ereader in 2011 or 12 and I've used it and abused it (I lost it a couple of times between moves and who knows what adventures it went on!). It still does what it was advertised to do. It's harder to read on now as I've gotten older and can't handle as much eye strain, and I can't use it to read in bed in low lighting. This early version did not have the backlighting and other brightness features that all the ereaders started to include a few years ago.

I bought the Kobo Libre 2 for Christmas and so far so good. I appreciate the simplicity of Kobo readers and they feel sturdy and hold up over the years (disclaimer: I've only had the two models so far so YMMV but it seems like the common consensus about kobos is that they're a good buy if you're in the market for an ereader). I'd also recommend opting for simpler ereaders like these models rather than ones that emphasize all sorts of other fancy stuff like notetaking, internet browsing etc. instead of the reader experience! They all pretty much come standard with WiFi etc. and other capabilities but you're more likely to use that just for syncing libraries than to actually browse the internet.

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cmull123 t1_j1fo2o5 wrote

Reply to comment by -Superpickle- in Added a monogram to my buffalo leather briefcase, purchased in 2014 from an Indian craftsman. The thicker, tougher leather not only lasts a lifetime with minimal maintenance, but gets more distinguished with wear by PatPetPitPotPut

That’s not how I meant it at all. I just meant if someone says Indian made leather, I would think that they were meaning an American Indian where the ppl are known to use buffalo and cow skin and make leather, rather than ppl from a nation where almost 80% of the population revere cows as sacred.

Indians are good at tons of things, ppl all over the world are well versed at tons of things. This wasn’t a knock against Indians, I just made an assumption that you were referring to a certain ppl and I was wrong.

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PatPetPitPotPut OP t1_j1fkuaq wrote

Reply to comment by lance_klusener in Added a monogram to my buffalo leather briefcase, purchased in 2014 from an Indian craftsman. The thicker, tougher leather not only lasts a lifetime with minimal maintenance, but gets more distinguished with wear by PatPetPitPotPut

There are so many small companies that are fantastic. This was from Komal's Passion Leather, and it's significantly less fetishy than it sounds.

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KingofPro t1_j1fjom1 wrote

Reply to comment by cmull123 in Added a monogram to my buffalo leather briefcase, purchased in 2014 from an Indian craftsman. The thicker, tougher leather not only lasts a lifetime with minimal maintenance, but gets more distinguished with wear by PatPetPitPotPut

You’re trying so hard to be correct, repeat after me “Sorry I made 2 assumptions, and I have been proven wrong in both, also nice leather bag mate”

Nice leather bag OP

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