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Kelsenellenelvial t1_j693jor wrote

Very socially responsible too. From what I’ve heard, the owner only takes a relatively modest salary, pays reasonable wages and does profit sharing with for the employees. One of few places that I’ll go out of my way to shop, or pay a little extra because I know I’m supporting a good company.

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cherlin t1_j6936k9 wrote

I have a bunch of yeti's (work in construction so basically any time you do a good job someone throws a yeti at you), I actually prefer my klean kanteen water bottles. I take my 64oz tk wide everywhere and it takes a ton of abuse. Nothing at all wrong with yeti's, they are excellent, but I prefer the klean kanteen.

Truthfully though, once you get a higher end insulated SS water bottle, all of these companies make great products and performance between them is basically identical, so get the one you like the most.

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cherlin t1_j692sax wrote

Klean kanteen for sure! Absolutely biased because their hq/distribution is local (northern California), but they make great products, stand behind them (their warranty is awesome) and take care of their employees/give back to the community.

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cherlin t1_j691qmj wrote

Neither are Bifl, I have had both fail within 2-3 Years of use. The fellow is better built for sure, but both will fail at some point (within a few years most likely) and be unrepairable. That being said I don't know of anything better, so that may just be the reality of the category.

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yboy403 OP t1_j6915i9 wrote

At a fair price, too. They're not racing to the bottom or cutting corners on quality (at least for most things—I won't vouch for their $15 LED shop lights), but they're not gouging people either.

Depending on options their marking gauges are $45-100, for something a woodworker will use all the time.

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Gerbski OP t1_j690mw8 wrote

We are very thrifty and i search all the resale options often (fb, eBay, peddlers malls, less so Craigslist nowadays) for good deals. I refinish a lot of older pieces that need it so I don’t mind if it’s beat up when I buy it, Drexel is my favorite MCM brand. This chair was definitely a luxury purchase we saved for and thought about for awhile, as most expensive BIFL products can be, but we knew we wouldn’t find one exactly like it in the wild.

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