What's the best product you ever owned?
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I'm too critical, I suppose. I've never owned a thing I was totally happy with, but the things that have come closest have been the various Victorinox "Executive" model pocketknives that I've used and replaced with new ones over the last 44 years, and my 1976 BMW R90S. I remember the first time I sat on that R90S and pushed the start button. Everything was perfect. It felt like someone made that particular motorcycle just for me. 
This probably won't interest you non-farm and ranch folks but I am completely satisfied with my mid-1970's Hew Holland square baler. It has consistently spit out tight hay bails year after year with just ordinary maintenance, unlike the John Deer round baler that seems to break down at least once every season.
garddogg56
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As I started to read this thread, the first thing that came to mind was my Buck 110, I carried that knife for over forty years, I couldn't tell you how many rabbits I cleaned and skinned with that knife, one day I opened it and it wouldn't closeI bought a new one but it's not the same.
Send the old 110 back to Buck life time warrenty
as for me a Buck .112. I bought in 1975 when I first got in the trade and she's still stripping wire todayAttachments
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amazingflapjack
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Easy choice for me. My 1990 Toyota 4Runner that I bought new in April, 1990...this will mark our 26th year together.
Lots of memories associated with this truck...ladies, friends, and dogs...places it's taken me, from the swamps and bogs of Georgia, through the mountains of Tennessee and West Virginia, to the UP in Michigan with its tremendous scenery and snowfalls. It's never let me down. Not once. I've taken good care of it, and it's taken good care of me. I did get stuck in it once...in a snow-covered ditch up around Haslett, Michigan...my fault, not the truck's. A friendly guy on a big John Deere (nothing runs like a Deere) yanked me out. He wouldn't accept any money, but I had some beer in the cooler, so we shared a cold one together, there in the snow and the 5-degree temperature. That was back in '93...where has the time gone?
It still wears its original paint. It has the 3.0 V6 and a 5-speed manual transmission. Other stuff, if anyone's interested, includes a 4-inch Trail Master suspension lift, Rancho heavy duty torsion bars, shocks and steering stabilizer. Heavy duty skid plates from Northwest Off Road Specialties in Bellingham, Washington. We ride on Dick Cepek tires and Mickey Thompson wheels. I put Warn manual hubs on it. It also now has a brand new Kenwood stereo system including a sub with its own separate amp.
It'll be seen to even after I'm gone. It's in my will and it'll go to the young son of a good friend of mine.
It's been a good ol' truck.
very nice truck, and very effective alarm set up I bet!
amazingflapjack
US Veteran
my 1980 F-150 short bed-step side-short wheelbase truck. Bought new in the fall of 1979.
a 1965 GTO
and (several) S&W 629 no dash revolvers-I've been blessed-there's more.
a 1965 GTO
and (several) S&W 629 no dash revolvers-I've been blessed-there's more.
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BUFF
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1989 Ford Mustang 5.0 LX in Bright Regatta Blue Metallic. Bought it new, sold it in 1997 at 105,000 miles to my little brother. Same car as the GT without the boy racer glue-on cladding ****. Only replaced a windshield wiper motor. Brother drove it to 325,000 miles and sold it because the rust was eating it (we use a lot of road salt in Utah) and he needed a new truck. He put a water pump in it.
I kicked myself for selling it. The car fit me like a glove. Stuck through any corner at any speed. Quick, 130 mph at our altitude. Great brakes. All day comfortable seats. 28-29 mpg on trips. Fastback, and lots of luggage/big stuff room with the back seat folded down. Great travel car for two people.
A lot of car for the money. Older and newer Mustangs just weren't as satisfying. I loved driving it. So did the wife, except for her speeding tickets.
I kicked myself for selling it. The car fit me like a glove. Stuck through any corner at any speed. Quick, 130 mph at our altitude. Great brakes. All day comfortable seats. 28-29 mpg on trips. Fastback, and lots of luggage/big stuff room with the back seat folded down. Great travel car for two people.
A lot of car for the money. Older and newer Mustangs just weren't as satisfying. I loved driving it. So did the wife, except for her speeding tickets.
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Targets Guy
US Veteran
My zippo lighter.
My Cross pen and pencil set I bought for myself in 1964 when I was accepted into the Air Force.
My Cross pen and pencil set I bought for myself in 1964 when I was accepted into the Air Force.
finesse_r
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My two Sony Trinitrons. The 19 inch is 35 + years old; The 35 inch is 9+ years old. They are like the old Timex adds in that they just keep on ticking. I really want a new 1080 P 65 or 70 inch TV, but I can't bring myself to discard one of these perfectly working Trinitrons. I think the 35 inch weights about 250 pounds and I am not sure I could remove it from the place even if I wanted to. LOL
Never any repairs on either.
Never any repairs on either.
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Texas Star
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Like others, I haven't had any bad knives from Buck or Victorinox, and I could add brands, like Puma, Benchmade, Randall, and Fallkniven.
I have treasured items, like a splendid painting of a bobcat by my then-teen daughter, and fancy dining trays with tigers and ducks on them, by artist Wm. Zimmerman. A framed pheasant by Zimmerman is over my living room sofa. But these are not things that have mechanisms to wear and which still perform well.
For that, I have Leica and Zeiss binoculars and pens, especially my Crosses and Parkers.
I'm about to pay a bill by writing the check with a Parker Pemiere sterling silver (checkered) ballpoint that I bought in 1988. It still works smoothly and looks elegant with its silver construction and gold trim. The basic Parker T-Ball Jotter is a great pen value. I have ten.
I have a favored pair of Timberland handsewn shoes like heavier, fancier boat shoes, bought about 1986. Still wear them and they still look great.
And I have one of those Stanley vacuum bottles that someone mentioned.
I seldom use a film camera now, but value my Olympus OM-1's and Nikon and a little Yashicamat compact 35mm with a folding Zeiss lens. They took many family photos and illustrated my magazine articles.
I've become very attached to my I-phone. A remarkable instrument. I have a Silva compass in my briefcase, but like the one on the phone, the Weather info, camera, etc.
And I buy Joseph R. Tomelleri's trout calendars every year. Dang, he makes painted fish look alive...good quality calendars, beautifully illustrated.
And I'm looking at a teaspoon, from my forks, spoons, knives, etc. It's the Michangelo pattern from Oneida. It enhances every meal.
I have treasured items, like a splendid painting of a bobcat by my then-teen daughter, and fancy dining trays with tigers and ducks on them, by artist Wm. Zimmerman. A framed pheasant by Zimmerman is over my living room sofa. But these are not things that have mechanisms to wear and which still perform well.
For that, I have Leica and Zeiss binoculars and pens, especially my Crosses and Parkers.
I'm about to pay a bill by writing the check with a Parker Pemiere sterling silver (checkered) ballpoint that I bought in 1988. It still works smoothly and looks elegant with its silver construction and gold trim. The basic Parker T-Ball Jotter is a great pen value. I have ten.
I have a favored pair of Timberland handsewn shoes like heavier, fancier boat shoes, bought about 1986. Still wear them and they still look great.
And I have one of those Stanley vacuum bottles that someone mentioned.
I seldom use a film camera now, but value my Olympus OM-1's and Nikon and a little Yashicamat compact 35mm with a folding Zeiss lens. They took many family photos and illustrated my magazine articles.
I've become very attached to my I-phone. A remarkable instrument. I have a Silva compass in my briefcase, but like the one on the phone, the Weather info, camera, etc.
And I buy Joseph R. Tomelleri's trout calendars every year. Dang, he makes painted fish look alive...good quality calendars, beautifully illustrated.
And I'm looking at a teaspoon, from my forks, spoons, knives, etc. It's the Michangelo pattern from Oneida. It enhances every meal.
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For Christmas in 1970 my high school girlfriend gave me a Craftsman socket wrench set that I use to this day...
rdcl
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My passions in life. Guns, model-making & vintage stereo gear.
I'd have to say my Altec model 19 speaker system. They were built in 1978, and to this day I have yet to hear a set of speakers that sound better. Only downside is that they are freaking heavy at about 160 lbs. each.
Back in the 70's as a teenager I dreamed of owning such speakers but could not afford them.....even back then they cost about 2K a pair.
(When I mention Altec speakers....I'm not meaning the Altec computer speakers of today, completely different companies.)
Powering them is a vintage Sansui G9000 stereo receiver.
Audio bliss!
I'd have to say my Altec model 19 speaker system. They were built in 1978, and to this day I have yet to hear a set of speakers that sound better. Only downside is that they are freaking heavy at about 160 lbs. each.
Back in the 70's as a teenager I dreamed of owning such speakers but could not afford them.....even back then they cost about 2K a pair.
(When I mention Altec speakers....I'm not meaning the Altec computer speakers of today, completely different companies.)
Powering them is a vintage Sansui G9000 stereo receiver.
Audio bliss!
Fishslayer
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
I worked at the Sony CRT facility in the '90s when the HD flat CRTs were fairly new. We took 'em to shows with a mega $$$ disc player & they drew crowds. Took two & a half men to lift one though. The glass in that flat panel was THICK!
I have a Sony Trinitron XBR from the mid-90s as well. I can't make myself throw it away, even though I don't use it. It was the best there was, and never had a problem.
'Cept for the remote headphones. The foam cover on the ear pieces disintegrated after ~10 years. They were a great feature. I could listen to the TV with the headphones while the sound on the TV was turned off, so as not to bother anyone else. I'm surprised the feature never caught on; it should be standard on TVs today.
'Cept for the remote headphones. The foam cover on the ear pieces disintegrated after ~10 years. They were a great feature. I could listen to the TV with the headphones while the sound on the TV was turned off, so as not to bother anyone else. I'm surprised the feature never caught on; it should be standard on TVs today.
Boox
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My 1949 model Shopsmith 10 ER. Used it yesterday to make new drawers for the kitchen cabinets. It's 3 years younger than I am and the only upgrade was last year when i had the motor gone through and a new 3 wire cord put in.
Also any one of about 50 different Camillus knives I have, carry one daily, but I do have choices.
Also any one of about 50 different Camillus knives I have, carry one daily, but I do have choices.
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Lots of good stories here... from motorcycles to pool cues. But lawnmowers? My Honda is easy to start, reliable and will likely be around after I'm gone, but as Spring approaches I view it with dread and contempt! 
chaparrito
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I have sworn that we won't get a flat screen TV until our 35in. Sony Wega dies. Lord knows what I'm going to do with it when it finally does. Weighs about as much as a small car. Never an issue, it just works and I'm used to the picture, which hasn't degraded a bit in 20 years or more. Helps heat the house in the winter too.
