Purchases that last a lifetime

JethroVA

Toyotas, Remington 1100 (40 yrs old and still looks/shoots like new). Le Creuset, Nikon.  Kitchen aid mixer.  Older Stihl chainsaws. 

abpgwolf

We bought an old Norge freezer, from a guy who was moving to a nursing home (must have been 20 years old when we bought it) Paid $25 for it, brought it home put it in the garage and plugged it in 15 years ago. We defrost it now and then. They don't make them like they used to!

DoubleEgger

JethroVA said:

Toyotas, Remington 1100 (40 yrs old and still looks/shoots like new). Le Creuset, Nikon.  Kitchen aid mixer.  Older Stihl chainsaws. 

Old Remingtons might be good purchases but their new stuff is total trash. Definitely not a lifetime quality product unless it sits in the safe untouched. 

Focker

My Metrinch set I got as a teen has paid for itself many times over, as it has gotten me out of many jams.

Wahl Designer clipper set with Peanut cuts my, and my boy's hair.  Same league as the Metrinch set.

The Ringers are a great tool for cleaning CI, gave several out as gifts as part of the CI I refurb and give away.  Keep a couple new on hand for this.  And use two, one home, one camp tote.

Walnut end grain board by Rick Odea, Billybob Campfire Grill, Mangrates, Vitamix, LeCreuset, old and new CI, (Lodge DOs are hard to beat), Lodge carbon steel, Hartstone pottery loaf, muffin pans, Pampered chef cloche, bundt pans, BGE pizza stones, Baking Steel, Shun knives, pocket knives, Benchmade pocket knives, Buck 110s, XD pistols, Winchester Defender pump, RRA AR,  Pfleuger Presidents, PowerBlock dumbbells, Seca physician's scale, Hobart slicer, Central Coast Woodworks oak and walnut tortilla press, molcajete, Edge Pro Apex, vintage Pyrex, A-Maz-N cold smoker, vintage Flint Ekco spatulas

My 94 Chevy will outlast the Tacoma.  Tacoma is rusting away.  I'm pretty sure it wouldn't pass a frame inspection.  I don't want to start pounding. The 22RE will remain long after the frame and body are gone.  I could see my shortbed being life long, as I love that truck.  Almost want to get another, and lower it.       
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northGAcock

theyolksonyou said:

Jeremiah said:

Jason, just so you know, that picture is a lawn mower. 

theyolksonyou

northGAcock said:

theyolksonyou said:

Jeremiah said:

Jason, just so you know, that picture is a lawn mower. 

Where’s all the grass then?

MattBTI

Anything made by Pelican. I have three of their coolers and a small case for gear

GrillSgt

Jeremiah said:

JohnInCarolina said:

Jeremiah said:

theyolksonyou said:

My house. 

Can’t say. I’ve never been invited to dalton. 

You’re not missing anything man.  It’s a house full of bitters.

And ants. 

Old joke from my Catholic school days. Nuns with boobs, priests with balls and these G-D ants.

MattBTI

Liberty Gun Safe, really anything with a no BS lifetime warranty are things I gravitate to.

TEXASBGE2018

MattBTI said:

Liberty Gun Safe, really anything with a no BS lifetime warranty are things I gravitate to.

good one. I have one of these as well.

SamIAm2

Ball canning jars.

GrillSgt

A $20 hooker.

DoubleEgger

blasting said:

My never ending roll of pink butcher paper.  Doubt I'll ever need to buy more.

A roll of butcher paper is a multigenerational purchase. 

ChokeOnSmoke

MaskedMarvel said:

This is not a cool
answer.. but...

i took a lucrative work shift off to help the 12 year old girl here with her science project. A really cool idea about what color light helps plants grow the best. It’s an investment I’ll consider one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. 


Not really a “purchase,” I guess.
I can’t wait for the next opportunity. ...

Great answer...so what color light was it that helps plants grow best? 

MrA46221

Have a Martin 12 string, and a 38 year old handmade cedar top, Brazilian rosewood back and sides classic guitar. Keep getting better every year. 

JohnInCarolina

Thigh Master

TN_Egger

SamIAm2 said:

Ball canning jars.

why would you want to can your balls?

1voyager

GrillSgt said:

A $20 hooker.

And a wicked case of herpes?

saluki2007

My wife's grandmother still has her international harvester freezer she got as a wedding gift.  It's at least 70 years old and still rocking.

MattBTI

Hopefully this purchase lasts a lifetime...lol

SkySaw

Surprised that there is not more mention of American made shoes here. I have a pair of Allen Edmonds shoes that are 30 years old, and look better than when I bought them. A high quality pair of shoes can have the soles and heels replaced when they wear out, and the leather uppers become more comfortable and better looking over time, provided that you polish them up a couple of times a year. 

A pair of shoes from Alden, Red Wing, or Allen Edmonds, just to name a few American manufacturers is truly a lifetime purchase.

nolaegghead

There are no shoes made, anywhere, that last more than 5 years if I'm wearing them daily.

saluki2007

The piece of paper my college gave me, not that it's really worth anything.

Kcheves

HP RPN Calculators

Omega Watches

+1 on Nikkor lenses

evie1370

My Subaru Forrester, 2003 with 174K and still going strong. Love that car, should be able to take her past 200K. When she dies I am getting another. Hope I didn't jinx her with this comment!

My Kitchen Aid mixer, which is a work horse. My Henkle knives -over 25 years old and still good as ever. Bought them when I had very little money, and they were not cheap so I second guessed myself a lot ....but not sorry now.

SkySaw

nolaegghead said:

There are no shoes made, anywhere, that last more than 5 years if I'm wearing them daily.

You can't wear them every day. You need to have a few pairs, and trade them out on a daily basis to let the leather shed any extra moisture they absorb from your feet. Rotating three pairs should last longer than just buying three pairs in a row.

About 25 years ago my father bought all his sons and sons-in-law a pair of really high quality shoes. I am still wearing mine, whereas one of my brothers-in-law wore his every day, and destroyed them in a year.

HoustonEgger

Saddleback Leather Briefcases - bought this one: https://www.saddlebackleather.com/leather-briefcase?custcol2=4&custcol3=3&custcol15=1

Over 11 Years ago and it's still going strong. Lifetime warranty - but be warned, like the Egg the initial purchase is nothing compared to what you'll spend down the road. 

buy14u

BGE-Subaru Forester-Gibson Les Paul-Dr. Z Carmen Ghia amp

Foghorn

About 10 years ago I made the mistake of letting each of my kids (2) pick out a cat at the animal shelter.  My youngest went away to college 3 years ago...

fishlessman

pretty sure my black tasseled  italian dress shoes last forever, the box they came in too