My GF has 2 Fjallraven shoulder bags and those are solid and tough though dainty. I’ve got loads of their clothes. It’s all built to last as far as I can tell. What is your husband doing to destroy hip packs?

1. they all have manuals on the Zojirushi site
2. A thin coat of food safe silicone grease helps o-rings seat correctly in their channel. I use it on more things then I imagined, for example its the best product to use on the silicone seals on pressure cookers.

Products from the consumer insulated vacuum bottle maker with the best engineering/QC. And sometimes prices to match.

Here, we're probably looking at:

• (2L) Stainless Bottle SF-CC20 MSRP $66.49 USD
• Classic Stainless Lunch Jar SL-XE20 MSRP $71.99 USD
• (600 mL) Stainless Mug SM-WA60 MSRP $62.99 USD

I was recently in the market for a thermal carafe for coffee, and reviews for every competitor said: 'will keep warm for maybe 2 hours', while the Zojirushi reviews stated: 'we can brew the night before and wake up to hot coffee'. So I waited till the one I wanted popped up on Ebay (for $29 rather than $45), and yes, its hot out to 7-8 hours.

I won’t be packing that much rice, so i’ll put rice and protein-rich appetizers in the middle, cut up fruits at the top, and miso soup at the bottom

Thanks for the mention!

We’re saving up for that next!

Johnston & murphy, the shoe company, makes great leather belts. I have 3 and they all have held up great while looking good.

We've never used self clean for the oven, but have used high heat to bake bread. I know self clean is kind of a gimmick and not worth regular use but I appreciate the reminder, thanks.

5.11 belts work great for me. No metal to rub up on things, non absorbent material, no stretch

If you want to match some red wing shoes, look at North Star leather. The leathers are from same tannery

Hooray for C and C - made right here in Louisville, KY - I have one and expect to take it to my grave

Duluth trading has a great one with thick webbing and squared buckles. I've had it for three years and it still looks fully intact. And I'm a big dude who tend to kill full grain leather belts.

I rings need a certain amount of tension to work properly. If it’s older it might have just stretched out too much when you took it off and no longer be keeping a seal. I’d contact them and ask for a replacement o ring. Or just measure the dimensions and get a replacement.

That Certina is sexy...Tresor is very cool too.

Alpina Tresor. From what I understand a pretty common officer's watch in the German army at the moment (but not exclusive to; my grandfather was Swedish).

Can you tell us the model on the left?

Nice! I use a Zojirushi carafe (SH-FB19) for coffee. Morning coffee drip brew and put the 12-cup into the 64oz container and have coffee throughout the day at home. No burnt coffee from the coffee maker, no weird microwaved taste, etc.

Edit: The cool part is you can just pour without unscrewing the lid or depressing a button.

Oh that's just a cargo strap for your pants. Yeah I can vibe with that.

1791 (they make superb leather belts and holsters)

I actually wanted something like this for summer, as I only wear BDU-style cargo shorts and they really don't need a big/heavy belt to hold them up. I ended up going with the actual belts that go with (American) football uniform pants.

They're dirt cheap and really nothing can go wrong with them. I would, however, recommend that if you need to trim it (most people will because they are pretty universal, so they come in like a 56" length), then have someone sew the end back to "factory-style" or it will fray.

Majority of the major brands of ovens are good, not like a frig, washer, dryer or dishwasher due to.moving parts. We have a Frigidaire for an oven, going on 10 years with no problems.
When talking with the appliance repair man who was in to fix the dishwasher, his one comment was never use self cleaning! This is due to all makes putting the control board on top of the oven where the high heat leads to failure. His recommendation is not to let it get too dirty. And if needed spray oven cleaner is the way to go.

Whirlpool

I ran over my coffee flask with a tractor and it still keeps my coffee too hot to drink.

I dont know how anyone can complain about them.

I've had mine for 10+ years and I love it. The clock blinks 7:00 forever now, but I'll accept that as long as it makes perfect rice.

Kent Hairbrushes

Made in the UK with fantastic build quality and they have a wide variety of brush types. They’re handmade and use natural boar bristles, the brand has also received the Royal Warrant if you care about that. Mine has lasted ten years and is still going strong.