Agreed. We needed a new dresser for the kids room. We paid $150 for a pottery barn dresser. A similar model on the website sells for $1300.

Ok. I have field tested and highly recommend the

Skullcandy Indy Evo

I wore these babies through most every work shift, for 3 years. And they are covered completely under their own warranty

The battery power lasts for almost a full 8 hours of use for the buds. And the case charges the buds through a full week of regula, everyday use (in my experience).

Gortex shell

It's probably bifl, but it I wouldn't say it is the cheapest bifl razor. IMO any razor that cost more than $20 is probably bifl. There are adjustable razors which let you adjust the blade gap. You start small and work your way up until you are happy, then stay there forever. That to me seems better than spending $70 on something that might be too aggressive and you are stuck with.

I'm skeptical of companies who advertise titanium this and "Aircraft Grade Aluminum" that. Just say it is neat because exotic material, don't try to justify the high prices with it is "30% lighter and 30% stronger".

My recommendation is add the water you want him to drink to his food.

I still use my seabag when I travel.

ebags cubes for 10 years as well. Very good zippers.

this

Get this model, it’s a true buy for life item

https://www.lomax.dk/foedevarer-og-koekken/koekkenudstyr/koekkenredskaber/royal-daaseaabner--rustfrit-staal-60094210/

I love Sound Peats. They are dirt cheap, the sound is clear, and work and pair boom fast.

They have a couple different types. All vastly cheaper than apple.

This is why I lurk on this sub. I was gonna order a pair of waterproof (duck) boots and was considering Sorel as I knew the name and their good reputation. Good to know their quality has changed.

The origins are that both companies were started by people with the last name Stanley. They're not related and as far as I can tell were never owned by the same corporation.

The field jacket I bought in 1989 is still going strong. I mostly wear it when I'm running the snow blower or shoveling snow. Doesn't look much different than the day I bought it.

I have a pair. Used to live in Vermont,

Now the mountians of NC. Every now and then I use 'em.

30+ years old now. Look new.

The trouble with tile, aside from my innate hatred of grout, is that it is a pain if ever you want to move something, things break when dropped on it, it tends to be slippery (which I find to be a safety hazard in a bathroom...although I suppose a shorter life would lessen how long BIFL needs to last for you), and it can still itself break.

With a wood cabinet you can always sand and refinish it if something really horrible happens. We did that with a section of flooring here that they left something on top of that molded. Yelch. We will eventually refinish the whole floor, but at the time we were more interested in getting electricity and running water. We are pretty tempted to replace all of the wooden flooring with vinyl plank, as terrible as that sounds. We'd had it for over a decade very happily in our last house. This one has Douglas fir floors with only a light coat of linseed oil on them. We have sanded and properly refinished one room so far but doug is just a terrible wood for a floor, especially on a farm. Much too soft! Anyhow, the couple rooms we have put the plank in we really love and have not have issues with it getting torn up. The key is not to cheap out.

I will say 100% do not get concrete. It is not low maintenance and is far more delicate than you would think. This place had concrete countertops and we replaced them. The polyaspartic scratches and chips easily as a floor covering and is also prone to denting. I would look up problems specifically when searching it rather than just all the glossy sales stuff and sponsorspam.

As for preventative, urethane on the cabinets is your friend. And so are shelf liners. Use shelf liners. They are friends. And not just for the kitchen, use em in the bathroom too! If a bottle starts leaking it'll be a million times easier to clean.

What kind?

Do they still make this? Haha I remember this as a kid

Honestly none mostly because it doesn’t fit well and doesn’t really fit civilian life. I have a gortex inclimate weather set gathering dust.

Boot bands. Those bitches are good for anything, so much so I’ve ordered several packs of them off Amazon.

Grid fleece was solid, red lens is indispensable, hygiene bags as general carry alls or for organizing gear

Having this same issue with mine.

In my personal vendetta against Sorel who wouldn’t even talk to me when this happened to my boots, I have pledged to myself to show this pic to everyone what Sorel quality really looks like: https://i.imgur.com/wSc4FxN.jpg

With three kids 1000 loads isn't that long. 3-5 years. I remember them, they don't get brittle like cheap plastic ones.

I bought my wife the Fjallraven Kanken hip pack last year. It has been very durable so far. Her one complaint was that the zipper pull tabs were noisy, so I replaced them with key rings. They are now quieter as well as easier to pull!

Let me give you an annoying example. Not the powder room but I discovered that a pet had puddled in the cabinet under the stove. Why? Who the heck knows. I ruined the finish on the cabinet floor splashing around enzyme trying to reach all the odor by recreating the original accident, only to oxidize the whole thing in desperation with an ozone generator, which broke up what was the last of the urea. I then bought a silicone tray to cover the now obviously water damaged cabinet floor plus contain the ice cream cone my future grandchild will inevitably dump into that same cabinet for no reason whatsoever. Total cost of this fiasco well over $50 not counting the depreciation if I don’t end up making sure no one can tell this ever happened.

I mean — cabinets.

I’m not sure LVP can last as long as floor tile or polyaspartic? I’m planning on polyaspartic because it’s supposed to wear like hell and I need a maintenance break somewhere. Every time an appliance needs to be replaced (which happens) it’s an opportunity for the floor to get torn up or dented. My powder, kitchen, breakfast and laundry rooms are continuous and they all have badly worn floor.

The previous gen sleep system. Thing is amazing