The older carhart duck canvas pants feel exactly like denim and are insanely durable. I’ve had a pair for over 15 years and I bought those new old stock at a flea market so I’d say they were from the late 2000s

I’ll look for a vendor. They might also have some insight on the Bluetooth stuff :) thanks for that idea. It had some coins in it already and I used about $45. I used to pay to have my clothes laundered and pressed so $45 in a week of laundry felt like nothing hopefully it’ll be free from now on. I noticed they had these washers and dryers at the cleaner I went to so I figured they’re the way to go :)

Timbuk2 makes great messengers and slings of all sizes and colors. Just go for an all black look and it’s timeless and functional. I love their bags but they when it comes to repair they don’t service wear and tear. But their bags are built great and all the ones I have have never ripped or broken, just the inner lining started to go bad after 15 years which was expected.

I had a 25 year old nalgene and the gasket failed on the lid. They sent me a new one. The lid also broke off on my nalgene I bought in college, they sent me the specific lid for that nalgene despite it being discontinued over 10 years ago. I believe they’re owned by fischer thermoscience now. They’re such an amazing brand.

I understand. I once purchased a cnc machine for my garage at home that required 3 phase and unless I forked over $35,000 to a contractor or bought a $9,000 diesel generator it was completely useless to me since I couldn’t power it at all.

Understood.

I’ll try to find a key online, locksmith was definitely not quoting me $12, wouldn’t be surprised if they already have a key if you can purchase it online. Thank you.

I’ll give this a try.

Apparently since I’m not the original purchaser or a someone in the service field i can’t purchase one. I figured I’d 3D print a little slide like those at a water park and just have the change come back to the front.

They have a regular residential 110v plug. I’ve had it plugged in and working for about 4 days now, this isn’t a question regarding voltages or power. I know lots of people on BIFL but these and I wanted to give them a try as well :)

Timbuk2 makes great messenger bags. They tout an Amazing warranty but when I’ve needed them because the lining inside my bags started to tear apart because of the summer heat they wanted the price of a new bag to repair my bag which just felt super stupid to me. I have a couple of their bags and messenger bags including their laptop bags, but personally I’ve outgrown them.

The recent redesigns are hideous. The older north face backpacks are things of beauty.

Osprey quasar or north face borealis. Find an older model if you can, new old stock is preferable. My borealis lasted me over 10 years and it looked new with daily use. I recently bought a brand new old stock replacement and I noticed the only thing that deteriorated was the fabric faded with the sun. My osprey quasar is in amazing shape and these things fit so so so so so so much and they all have a dedicated laptop sleeve. Sometimes I’ll empty out my backpack and not realize absolutely how much I had in there then when I lift the backpack on its own it baffles me how damn light it is on its own but also how light it feels on my back when it’s full. My girlfriend has never had a real backpack, she likes her fjallraven backpacks but let’s be honest, they’re not comfortable. When she tried mine on she was AMAZED. If you don’t believe me, take a quality north face or osprey backpack and fill it up with just weight. You’ll be amazed at how comfortable and equally the weight is distributed that it doesn’t even bother you. The newer north face recon and borealis don’t feel the same. Try Patagonia as well. Their black hole bags are workhorses. But in regards to the north face and osprey backpacks, their zippers are what sold me. They feel so damn good to zip and unzip. I own dozens of bags and luggage and I’ve never had anything with zippers as reliable as these. I’m sure they both use YKK, but these backpack companies invest so much R&D into the companies they partner with to make sure the materials and hardware is reliable in regards to backpacks.