I recently found out about Klogs, they make kitchen shoes, as in shoes for people who stand and walk non-stop all day. They have medium and wide variants, and have a round toe for all the shoes. My wife finds them exceptionally comfortable.

Personally, I blame New Balance and Brooks for messing with my back, due to their foot bed angle. They lean slightly outward and I would too frequently roll my right ankle. Until recently I had been wearing Hoka, which are neutral, I never rolled my ankle in them, and they have very thick foam in the outsole. They're extremely cushioned feeling, yet it is easy to walk in them for long periods.

Currently I have Alan Edmonds sneakers but they're not for all day activity, at least not until I break them in more.

Between Klogs and Hoka, I think the Klogs will last a lot longer, and as long as they fit well they should be more comfortable. Once the insole wears out, Klogs has replacements. It's too bad they don't do outsole replacement.

Calligaris has extending and fixed tables using stone style ceramic tops. I've seen them in person and they look great, and the extension mechanisms are very smooth.

Onyx Containers has some nice looking stuff.

• https://www.helenmilan.com/products/onyx-stainless-steel-bowls
• https://www.helenmilan.com/products/onyx-stainless-steel-tumbler

Allen Edmonds is a classic American high quality shoe maker worth looking at. They have a wide range of styles, as well as a broad selection of sizes and widths. They can be resoled for a long time, and they've become quite popular as used shoes because of how well they last.

Get boot trees to help them maintain their shape and appearance.

By the way, congratulations!

PS - I'm going to throw a few expensive options in just in case.

This place carries Allen Edmonds' modified last. It's narrow at the heal, and wide at the toes. They cost more but some people need that.

Kreosote boots are custom boots, expensive, and very interesting. They look like they're made specifically for ass kicking. Even the dressier boots do too.

The Self Edge Flathead is less expensive, but still expensive, and another interesting boot.

This one is much closer to your price point, it's the Nicks Heritage Tankerpro.

I was going to say Chrome, but they don't seem to make my bag anymore. On the other hand the important part is, when the material along the zipper wore out after five years, they replaced the bag no questions asked, because it was normal wear. It's a lifetime warranty, plus a one year guarantee. The replacement had a better zipper design with a bit more flexibility, so I expect it to last longer.

Of their existing bags, the Hondo seems closest to what I have.

That being said, I have something from Deuter and that's the most comfortable, but I can't speak to its longevity. Though they do have a lifetime warranty where they will attempt repairs.

A mandoline like the Benriner Super Slicer might be a better option, since it can do ultra thin slices as well as strips, but get a cut proof glove. Or get a Cuisinart 14 Cup Food Processor which is far more versatile and definitely a buy for life. You can chop veggies in a flash, mix dough, or grind meat.

They're real leather, they usually use cowhide but use a few other leather types and some textile. They don't use fake leathers.

The leather is a lot softer and a little thinner than Schott, or Vanson. But I think the quality of the leather is still good. They use drum dying, at least on some jackets, which means the color won't fade as fast as a very cheap jacket. They're also made for riding, so they have to have fairly strong materials and stitching to survive sliding down a highway.

They have one jacket which says "0.08-0.09mm" thickness, and I think that has to be a typo, because leather that thin would be like paper. Fashion jackets don't even go that thin, they range from 0.5mm-0.9mm, so if you get a jacket with a thickness of 1.0mm and up, then you already have something unusually robust.

I think Schott will get you close off the rack if you want top notch quality.

But I think First Manufacturing will get you closest in style, and at a better price. They actually have jackets with zip out hoods. They make inexpensive but nice riding jackets which are comfortable just standing around. They range from simple to technical, as in some of the jackets might be loaded with vents or perforations you don't want, or have a zip out thermal vest. In any case, they have decent materials.

Same experience I have. I have a Boston Acoustics Recepter clock radio which must be close to 20 years old. It's the best sounding music device of its size I've ever heard, and a remarkably excellent radio, but it can only be bought used. Those 20 years are meaningless if 20 years are already used up the moment you buy it.

The opposite is true of the Aiyima A08 Pro. It has amazingly sound quality, but people might reject it out of hand because it's made in China, even though it uses American chips. Worse for this subreddit is it's only a year or so old. So despite the high quality of the device, there is no telling if it has longevity despite its high apparent quality.

And as for production changes over time, Red Wing has come out with cheaper footwear. There are implicit trade offs for the lower price and more immediate comfort of materials like foam, versus more leather for more longevity at greater cost.

The only used furniture store I know of which sold them closed down a few years ago.

Also, there are three sizes of chair, so make sure it will fit you.

The Aeron chair. I got mine when it was 10 years old, with 1 year left on its warranty which came in extremely handy. It must be over 20 years old now, with no problems since that repair.

I missed the $200 thing, but mine was free, so... You can get them used for a lot less than new, and as long as it is within the warranty you should be good to go. It's also worth waiting and saving up for it.

I'll second Liberty Tabletop. I was ready to spend ten times as much before finding this brand, and price versus quality it's a great value. You can see how the tines are cut at the ends, and they had some polishing compound left on them, but they feel good in hand, the polish quality is good, and the pattern is great.

I think you might like the Mackinaw, or this, or this. They're all designed large to accommodate layering and should provide a load of warmth on their own. Though when I think of a work jacket, even if it's office work, I think of something like this one from Dickies but I have no idea if it's BIFL quality.

You could also use heavy weight thermal underwear and shirts. It'll add substantial heat retention. Wool base layers are good too, I have some Smartwool stuff I like, but that's more useful for being active and managing sweat, so I'll wear heavier cheaper stuff if I'm sitting a lot.

I also recommend the Smartwool Hike Light Cushion Crew Socks, though you might want thicker ones. Darn Tough and Icebreaker are also good for socks. Just wash and dry all that stuff on the lowest settings.

Fingerless gloves could work too even using a computer, though it's not a great match. I like Upstate Stock gloves for their variety.

A black silk scarf wouldn't be out of place either.

sweatershoppe.com has Sterlingwear of Boston, which is the company which used to supply the Navy with its peacoats. My peacoat is made by them and I've had it twenty years.

I think I have seen it in olive green randomly, but the website I've linked is weird and old. Contact the store directly and ask if they have, or can get, one of the coats in olive green.

I also thought I saw a green Schott, but they don't currently have it. I would contact them directly and ask if they could make a peacoat to order in the desired color.

I partially agree. The Dyson vacuum mechanical parts might be buy for life, while the batteries specifically do only last five-ish years. I don't mind that, because I hate having to vacuum with a cord more than I hate having to buy and replace a battery on a multi-year interval. I also like not having to buy bags, and only having to occasionally rinse the filters.

Except, bags to batteries, I would take a guess that the battery is cheaper than the bags over a five year period. And more importantly to the question of BIFL, since the battery is easily purchased and replaced, why would that make it less of a lifelong purchase than something like a flashlight which needs disposable batteries, or a vacuum needing replacement bags? It's not like the battery is locked in, as with smart phones, and designed not to be replaced.

Buy the genuine Dyson battery, don't cheap out. The really cheap, Amazon, batteries don't last as long, nor provide as much oomf. The better aftermarket batteries presumably have better life, and do have better power, but it's still less than a genuine Dyson battery.

A pair of Thursday Boots were one of the few which fit me comfortably, I tried it at their store when they briefly had one. The only reason I didn't get them was I didn't want boots at the time.

Everything I've read or watched says they're decent boots with good value for the money. If you're curious, here's the Captain cut in half.

I've found that dry air gives me a stuffed nose and sore throat, so try a warm humidifier, but not a warm/cold one. Cold running humidifiers can breed mold, and I find their mist tends to collect on the floor. Warm one's create proper vapor alongside the mist and absorbs into the air better.

As for dust, when I moved into my place and only had a bed I had no dust for the longest time and that's despite brick walls. So one way to get rid of dust is to have less stuff.

To keep dust down I have three Coway Airmega 400, a Dyson vacuum, a duster to knock dust off odd places, and I have a commercial mop and bucket. I've been considering adding a robo vacuum or mop to the collection. My understanding is they aren't much better than a dust buster, but that actually sounds pretty handy to keep the general dust level down between hand vacuuming and mopping.

I have a Sterlingwear of Boston pea coat which has lasted me over 20 years and counting. I believe I have the Navigator in black, which is 24 oz 100% wool. It's wind proof, warm, and basically water proof. I've been in the rain with it a ton and it never seeps. I have a new puffer jacket I love, but it doesn't resist water nearly as well and runs a little hotter because it's not a breathable.

The only pea coat I've found which compares is the Schott in, I think, style 782USA, but it's about twice as much, but it could be the less expensive style 740. Both are 32 oz wool. The Sterlingwear Classic is in 32 oz too.