I have a terrible back. I’m past the point of “just stand it’s better for you”. I’ve had multiple spinal surgeries and have nerve damage that prohibits standing for long. I use a steel case leap v2 and my back doesn’t hurt sitting in it.

Duluth is awesome, they're typically highly rated. Any company making as much stuff as they do are going to get a few failures here and there and those customers are gonna be the most loud.

I've been using their stuff exclusively for years and nothing has failed me yet except 1 pair of pants but I'm super rough on them and I'm surprised they lasted at long as they did and was 3 times longer than any other brand I've tried

I specifically only use Duluth for any work gear. Fabrication shop, construction, manufacturing and they're the only brand that's held up.

I've got their Firehouse pants and coat, various hoodies, shirts, underwear, socks, everything I've bought 2+years ago is all still going. Only one pair of underwear is starting to fail and get a hole in the crotch area but I bought those like 4 years ago.

Incase hard case add extra protection as well.

Check out r/puffersandparkas there is a helpful guide at the top!

Duluth.

Tomtoc laptop sleeves are nice for the price. The front pocket helps with cord management. Laptops arent lifelong, I would recommend using custom-fit sleeves and replacing them when worn.

Does anyone find their sizing off? I bought my BF two pairs from Altitude Sports in a L (he’s a 10 and size chart says L is 10-12) but it’s really tight??? Purchased the light weight/light cushion socks.

Note that metal means "solid decent quality stainless steel" or something, not "any metal tool".

Even nylon spatulas will outlast cheap chinese plated pot metal spatulas. Even some relatively "mid-high end" brands sometimes use worthless metal, and generic "metal" is not necessarily better than plastic.

Nice man, I love the Japanese automatics

Their stuff is great.

We were just talking about this in another thread: The French Peasant Chef knife from Lee Valley. We love ours so much we had to buy a second one because we were always stealing it from one another. Pretty much anything from them is a good bet. We also use the Vintage-style spatula every day. The lifetime Measuring cups and spoons are also super worthwhile. You pretty much can't go wrong there.

Most everything we don't have from Lee Valley is from OXO.

Don't get a big knife set right away. Or at all really! We don't even have a paring knife since we never used it. I prefer using a y-peeler or a potato peeler. If you like making bread or buying it unsliced a bread knife is also good idea.

If you don't have much space - a silicone collapsible colander is so much easier to store.

I don't have a brand rec, but my laptop came with a "shell" rather than sleeve. It's hard plastic with a zipper round the outside, and has lasted a few years with no sign of wear 👍

I have a blue Galaxy almost identical to yours on the left that still works flawlessly. Found it on the curb for free a few years ago. All it needed was a cleaning. Love that fan!

I’d say get a huge monitor and blow up the screen size, that’s what I did and it turns out I have bad vision so I was leaning over really far. Now I cruise through the day leaning back with my monitor at 180% resolution and my back feels much better, but also regular and proper exercise helped a bunch too.

Check out WaterField Designs at sfbags.com I love their stuff. All built in the US

Avoid any plastic utensil where there's a metal equivalent. Metal might cost more, but you'll buy it/them once. Plastic will fail and need replacement, more than once.

There are some exceptions, like bowl scrapers, where you need the flexibility, and utensils for use on non-stick pans.

I managed to find some Amias earlier this month for about 1/3 retail price. They were from an office rental liquidation. Very comfortable and a huge improvement over the cheap chairs we had before.

Love my Eames lounge chair…however I prefer deep leather club chairs + ottoman more. The Eames doesn’t have that cozy feeling. Check out Crate & Barrel too.

Any parka with a non-tech, non-DWR exterior will be able to last a long time since you can reapply wax and usually those fabrics are harder wearing.

Fjallraven and some other brands have Parkas like this.

IMHO this is not great advice. IKEA frames are not hardwood and not high quality. Also, reupholster is expensive - in my area, the labor alone is at least $1k and upholstery fabric is at least $30 a yard and up, 15 yards needed for a sofa. Most upholsterers can give you a general labor and yardage quote based on pictures, but anyone decent will strongly discourage you from reupholstering ikea unless it’s a DIY job. Check out the furniture and upholstery subreddits

I use the Steelcase leap v2. I also like the Haworth Fern and the Herman Miller Embody. I got my leap from Crandall Office online refurbished with a 12 year warranty. Aside from a couple light scratches you wouldn't know it wasn't brand new.

https://www.orientwatchusa.com/collections/sport/faa02005d9/

Blue dial

If you can find a Hancock and Moore second-hand they cannot be best quality-wise. Facebook Marketplace

Soo.. what I’ve found over the years is that it has to fit well to be warm; no random internet recommendation is going to help you. Try on a bunch. I’ve had a bunch and the warmest one I ever had, which seems to be indestructible, a decade and zero sign of wear, is from – ready for a surprise ? J.Crew. Go figure.