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I bought cast iron pan which I think is the best ever purchase I made.

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[–] pingveno@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago (2 children)
  • Bidet
  • Leatherman Micra pocketknife - all I need for most things
  • Ebike with a front platform - helps transport
  • Acoustic Bike with trunk bag - a trunk bag has a surprisingly large amount of space
  • Ortlieb panniers - add to the bikes only on an as needed basis
  • Instant Pot - it does miracles with legumes, meats, and a large variety of other dishes
  • Instant brand Air fryer - we're working w/o a vent right now so we got this to provide an oven replacement
  • IKEA wardrobe - configured and used as a pantry
  • Large (40L) backpack with good suspension - great for all sorts of travel
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[–] NENathaniel@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

High end PC I built. Players every game I'd wanna play super well and is far more reliable than any other PC I've owned

[–] Greee1911@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago

A good quality utility knife for the kitchen

[–] TootSweet@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

3d printer. I can make custom things that just can't be bought fairly easily.

My washing machine's motor went out while it was full of water. I designed and printed an adapter that let me manually run the pump that drains the washer off of a cordless drill and successfully drained the washer. (Actually, the adapter broke in the middle, but I had the foresight to print a few spares. It only took a couple to drain the whole washer.)

A lot of the other stuff I print is custom wall mounts for things. A Raspberry Pi NAS that hangs on the wall, a mount for a SAD lamp, a mount for my Nintendo Switch Joycon charging base, etc.

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without a ton of thought, and other than my current house:

  • travel, in general. recently a trip to sail out of svalbard down to norway. it's another world up there

  • an inexpensive handtruck is one of the most useful tools i have

  • a 'prosumer' grade espresso machine and a grinder is used and loved every single day

[–] feef@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Proper leather boots. I got the red wing irons rangers. Took 3 months of to break them in but it was worth it. Now I have boots that will last me half my life if I take good care of them, plus they fit like a glove!

[–] Equinox@lemmy.one 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I bought the Rockwell 6S razor a few years ago and it's one of the best purchases i've ever made.

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[–] toastal@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Electrostatic capacitive rubber dome keyboard. …Such a pillowy, smooth travel compared to every mechanical keyboard. I wish there were higher demand so I could get an ergonomic one instead of basically being limited to what Topre or NiZ release.

[–] Nusm@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I can't take credit for this, as I found it in a comment in a similar post and want to give that guy his props. It's a microwave sandwich grill press. It's inexpensive, and I use it all the time, especially when I want something, but I don't want anything big or heavy. I microwave grill a sandwich, and it's fantastic!

I was skeptical about how it would work, but it does. This is the Amazon link to it.

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[–] PaulSmackage@hexbear.net 6 points 2 years ago

Proper chef's knife and vegetable cleaver. Most of my military surplus clothes. A vaccuum sealer. Second hand books. My Traynor YBA-1. Some good boots. There's definitely stuff i forgot, i don't really buy items anymore.

[–] andrewta@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

The original Guild Wars released in 2005. Damn that was an awesome purchase. Insane number of hours for the money spent.

[–] clucking_sliver@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

One of those nice traveling Bluetooth speakers about half the size of a brick. Whenever I travel I bring it and it is a huge improvement having music that sounds good everywhere.

It was more than I wanted to spend but it was money well spent these many years later.

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