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Cast Iron Skillet, take care of it and you will pass it down to your children.
a high quality pocket knife. never leave home without one.
What game are you changing exactly with this?
Specifically a Swiss army knife with scissors. The amount of times I reach for those little scissors is a lot more than expected
I have a Boker Kwaiken, a real nice one, but man do I love the DW-1. It’s so wee you can really use it anywhere without worrying about freaking anyone out and it does things like box cutting waaaay better than a longer knife.
Hell yea, bröther.
Fuckin’ love that thing.
I understand the logic, but I’ve never been in a situation when I thought “I wish I had a pocket knife”
If you carry one, you’ll discover all sorts of uses for it.
I have one in my car, but the glovebox is where things get forgotten.
Maybe a small Swiss Army knife would be a good investment.
A leatherman, or gerber multitool has been a life-saver for me more than once
Leatherman tools tend to be extremely expensive. Amazon has a lot of multitool options for far less. I have the one made by Wetools, which used to be about $20, which was a serious bargain, considering how well it was made. Now they are around $35, probably due to tariffs, but they are still a bargain.
I dont mind the expense on quality tools, well made, that last literally forever. Ive had ones that are about 20 years old now.
Few things I learned from my father, never get cheap tools
I get that, but Leatherman tools aren’t expensive because of their quality, which is excellent, they are expensive because of their brand. There are plenty of equally high quality tools that aren’t nearly as expensive. The Wetools knife that I have is a good example. Excellent design and high quality construction for a fraction of the cost.
I appreciate high quality in all things, but I have also learned in life that quality and cost often have little or no correlation. With a little research, I can usually find a tool, or guitar, or audio gear, etc. that is just as good, or even better, than the well-known gourmet brands, at a far cheaper price. Multitools are an excellent example of that.
My EDC is a Spyderco Para 3, but IMHO Kershaw is a great budget brand. I really like the Iridium, but the finish is a bit too delicate for my taste because I keep my knife in the same pocket with my keys.
Any basic ear plugs, literally $2 to make the world nicer, to sleep better in loud situations, to protect your hearing, to prevent infections in pools, and more.
You don’t realize how much nicer the world is when it’s like 15db quiter, especially when you are in a city.
A Time Timer.
They’re not cheap, especially for a timer that’s bare bones (~20 USD).
But it has changed my work life.
- People who want to interrupt me while I’m working can now see how long until I have my next break. So I am interrupted less.
- Now I self-regulate a bit better, so I’m able to work longer without destroying myself in the process. I take breaks that help me with repetitive strain injuries and with feeling like I’m a human being and not just a machine.
- Now I remember to actually start timers when I start working. I know this is a bit silly, but I was having trouble creating a habit of stopping for breaks. I tried to solve this by setting timers on my phone, but I constantly forgot doing it. Now I’m reminded to start a timer by something that I see on my desk.
Nice onel, thanks for sharing! This is something I can improve on aswell, as a desk worker. Furthermore because taking eyes of the monitor screen regulary is supposed to reduce eye strain! I got this timer for my desk and workouts at home.
Birth control
Hopefully, a quiet oscillating fan for sleeping. I just don’t know which one yet.
Sleep mask
Got a link?
Some chifi buds and a (Bluetooth) dac.
I have a pair of kz prx (planars, 37 bucks) and a hiby w3II (good enough over by and oké over cable, 40). If you don’t need by I will recommend the trn black pearl as it has the same parts as some of its more expensive counterparts
Wat?
Cheap headphones and a connector to make them sound good via Bluetooth pretty much. A lot better sound than AirPods Pro 2 André passive noise cancellation is also enough to drown out most noises
Foldable bathtub
Ideal for smaller apartments that don’t have their own bathtub since it fits in the shower.
I bought one despite not really being a bather, but then I realized why I wasn’t into bathing. It’s because bathtubs you lie in kinda suck. Buoyenzy means that your feet and chest will always want to rise above the waterBut the foldable is more barrel shaped, like a Japanese bathtub. So your whole body save your head stays submerged. Who would have thought that the Japanese, a people with entire industries around bathing know a thing or two about good tub design
Ok I almost see the picture. Do you put a chair in or something or are you crouched? Even with boyuancy I feel like my knees would have a hard time with it. Also a little concerned with using something like that in a space that isint quite expected to have that much weight?
No chair, the buoyenzy perfectly cancles it out. Also, it doesn’t actually need tham much water. I usually only film it halfway foll and the mass of my own body fills it up the rest. So it only weighs as much as one very heavy guy
Do you have a good brand recommendation? Or something to look for? My wife always complains about how tub being too small and she is tiny compared to me. I can never fit
Bidet.
Yeah. I said it.
Can confirm. Lemmy suggested it. I got it. I hate going anywhere othet than at home.
Travel bidet. You’re welcome.
Bidet gang represent
Hey, no judgement from my end Mr. Clean Cheeks.
LUXE Bidet NEO 185 Plus The hinges are great for cleaning.
That’s a Cadillac of bidets. I’ve got just standard ones on 2 different toilets in my house, and I didn’t pay more than $40 for either of them.
Suggestions?
This is not exactly like the one I’ve got, but it’s pretty similar.
It attaches to your existing toilet & seat.
Blackout curtains in combination with a sunlight alarm clock to fall asleep more easily and wake up gentler without my phone.
For me it’s a sleep mask, but I also understand that that misses the gentle wake up part. But I love that I can bring my sleep mask anywhere which you can’t do with curtains
These are just frankly necessary if you live far enough north. When I’m going to sleep at 11pm ish, the sun is still up lmao.
Went to the arctic circle for the first time. It’s crazy how bright out it is at night.
This is 12:30AM just after midnight.What the-? How far up there are you?
I’m not op, but I’m 55° north… It’s 22:25 here and this is how light it is right now. In another 4 hours, it’ll be nearly full daylight again!
I’m 61°N, the sun barely sets in the summer. Today, sun rises at 3:51, sets at 23:14. It’s proper dark for maybe 2 hours
51° N. I’m also on the fourth floor of a building, so the horizon is farther away. I’m exaggerating a little bit. By “still up” I really mean it’s still bright enough out, twilighty, that it would affect my ability to sleep. Bedroom window also faces
eastwest, so, yeah it’s a combination of factors but still.It would matter more for your ability to fall asleep at night if your bedroom faces West. Do you mean it affects your ability to sleep in late?
Sorry I’m just dumb, I meant that it faces west lmao.
No, not at all! Just wanted to clarify if I was misunderstanding.
I feel you, I’ve got a streetlamp right outside my bedroom window! lol
I grew up 2 blocks from a train station that would start running routes every 10 min starting at 5:30 or so. Oh boy I can’t believe I slept through it as a kid, I wouldn’t be able to now without re-acclimating.
Toss on a cheap sound machine and it’s the best.
A Game Genie
Or a game shark.
My partner bought me a SNES Game Genie for my birthday years ago and now I have all of the Game Genies!
I see what you did there.
LSD
where can I get it?
Hang around a dive bar and look for people who work in kitchens.
That’s how you get coke
If they know where to get coke, they know where to get other stuff
If you have any lake parks nearby look for someone that’s kinda hippie looking. Either that or just go to a rave, even outside of it, everyone there will know someone
Order online
This is the real answer haha, its very difficult to do it right to keep proper opsec but easy enough ocne you do it once but the legit markets for them have people with business-like conduct and its all very confidence inspiring with reviews and stealth packaging and everything.
I knew someone who died in high school because he got hunted down basically for selling or buying drugs or something to people in person, can only recommend fully private anonymous ways of doing illegal things.
Not to mention your money goes farther because its not as far down the supply chain.
thanks, I’ll check Amazon
Noise canceling headphones. Yes, they exist for under $100, maybe not the best, but they’re a godsend.
got a pair at Costco for 70$
didn’t know multiconection Bluetooth existed and they are a game changer as well. also noise cancelling is nice.
What brand did you get?
JBL Live 675NC
although I think the market is probably full of similar quality headphones at that price.
Thanks! I have a 14 hour flight coming up and I’m considering a pair as my earbuds hardly work over the engine noise.
those aren’t earbuds, they are over the head headphones
Oh yeah, what I was trying to say is that my earbuds are so bad on planes, that I want to upgrade to noise canceling headphones.
Bidet attachment for your toilet bowl. Trust me, you’ll never go back.
Agree, but splurge and get one that has a water heater. No one wants cold water sprayed there.
Eh. Cold water is fine. I’ve been using cold water for years.
Warm water is nicer, but cold water is fine.
LUXE Bidet NEO 185 Plus The hinges are great for cleaning.
Yeah mine was just 30 €. You never have to manually clean your ass ever again because the thing just does it for you!
