Recent comments in /f/BuyItForLife

jnortond t1_j1sp9iz wrote

I love my Steelcase Leap chair. I lost a lot of weight lately but it supported my heavy body as well as my lighter one. When choosing between the Steelcase and Herman Miller options, I read a lot of reviews. I do not regret my choice.

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MemoryHallucination t1_j1sos0l wrote

Jumping in here as someone who grew up on a specialist sheep wool farm, I would highly recommend commissioning a knitter to make you a sweater in a style you like, to your measurements, from Wensleydale wool--its a rare UK breed and has wonderful, slightly shiny, durable long staple fibre. Soft enough to wear against my sensitive skin. Not cheap, but definitely (esp if you hand wash carefully and flat dry, and learn to darn) a BIFL option.

I'd avoid your typical Aran shop--the tourist and international trade means, as said above, that they don't often use legit local wool and it's often lower quality and itchy.

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Im_Not_Nick_Fisher t1_j1smdr8 wrote

I’ve had the Wahl seniors for probably 15 years now. But a friend has had their Andis masters since the late 90s. We used them in high school. I don’t think you could go wrong with either, or even the Oster fast feed. The Oster classics I’ve heard are basically indestructible as well. I’ve seen some people mention if you take care of just about any clippers they should last. I clean and oil mine after I use them, and have since I bought them.

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Electrical_Point6361 t1_j1slkr9 wrote

I have, I think, the smallest pocket knife (I have to look up the model) anyways, I used to love how it looks, it seems very sturdy, but every time I tried to close it, it literally bit me! It snaps closed so quickly and powerfully that if I am not extremely careful & slow, and use another sort of tool to slow down how fast & hard it snaps shut, it will injure and hurt my hands and fingers. This has happened on too many occasions that I had to stop using it. It seems one needs super strong grip strength to use. For such a small tool, I think this is crazy and am disappointed that I can’t use this for anything.

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Ill-ConceivedVenture t1_j1shtld wrote

Not what you're going to want to hear, but your problem isn't the chair you're sitting in, it's sitting itself. Yes, a chair built for ergonomics won't hurt, but it won't correct the underlying issue and it won't prevent issues going forward.

I've tried all the top chairs, Aeron, Embody, Steelcase Leap v2, Gesture, et cetera. None of them helped. Know what helped my bad back and made it go away for good? Physical therapy. Know what keeps it from coming back? Not sitting as long or as often. Switching between sitting and standing. Strengthening my back with rucking / exercise / building core strength. Strengthening the hips and loosening them up. Stretching.

It's going to take work but the sooner you start the better.

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Otto_von_Grotto t1_j1sgu7r wrote

As someone else with a bad back, I hate Herman Miller chairs.

I've got a beat up old chair that I didn't like a whole lot at first but love now. All the information is gone, so I don't know who made it and I cannot find a replacement like it.

I know this didn't help, but I'm hoping for a new chair at some point.

Good luck, OP!

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BallsOutKrunked t1_j1sgoou wrote

Dunno about Deluth, I have Kincos. I've found that under ~20F if I'm spending any serious time out there I need chemical handpacks. I have very warm gloves but they're expensive goretex/down expedition things. For work it's Kincos, and hand heaters if cold. If you find anything else barbed-wire tough that goes down to 0f, let me know!

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