Reusable water bottle. It’s just something I always have on me and it’s great because I’m not wasting money on plastic with liquid in it.
it’s honestly crazy to me that this isn’t an item every person owns. the fact that some people call it a ‘reusable’ bottle, as if that isn’t the standard, is shocking.
like imagine historic humans spending time making a clay bottle or leather waterskin only to just throw it away on the ground after using it a single time. “disposable” bottles and other plastics are a crime against humanity and that’s not even an exaggeration
To make things even worse is that you can still reuse the disposable ones not as nice as metal ones but are lighter when empty and get the job of holding water until you get thirsty ultimately you can pretty easily tell who is from the country by what they consider a normal water bottle is because one person can easily just go to a store and get a new water bottle much more often than the other guy
yeah maybe true about rural/urban, but any city boy who’s ever been camping probably owns a normal reusable bottle
Mine is an extension of my body. I can’t not have it with me going out. But I get thirsty a lot. Took me a while to fine one that works for me size and function wise.
I’m not wasting money on plastic with liquid in it.
What are you wasting the money on now?
Liquid with plastic on it.
Ah, a boat
God I hate it when I accidentally drink a boat
Honestly, the one liter smart bottle is my favorite.
I’ve found that I do like the metal smart water bottles too bad they’re ment to be disposable as I hate how fragile the caps are id love a bottle of that size so it fits in my cars cup holder but also has a cap so I don’t have to walk so carefully with it
Thanks for being honest with us.
This probably goes against the spirit of the post, but my 2.5 acres of NW FL swamp. It’s dope.
Mom died of COVID, and after my divorce, I still had just enough inheritance left to pick it up. It’s a place to camp, shoot (guns and bows), hike, relax, whatever the fuck I want.
Benefits:
- Learning to build stuff. Working on converting trash trees to lumber right now, proper cabin next.
- Learning the environment. Too much to go into, but I’m learning ecological things I never knew. Trying to improve the biosphere while keeping it (nearly) strictly native.
- It’s my home away from home. No matter how stressed I am, I can get out. I go every weekend and work on it.
- I have a place to run away, no matter what. I’m no prepper, but I have a SHTF place for sure.
- No matter how foolishly I live the rest of my life, I can still pass this to my kids when I croak. They’re 8 and 10 and get to see it next month! (Playground isn’t near done though.)
- 1,000 outdoor skills. Again, too much to list, but you could drop me off naked in January and I’d be comfortable within 15 minutes.
- I can recycle so much stuff! So much of my gear was found on the side of the road. Plenty good enough for camp materials.
- It’s a place for friends to gather. Had my cat’s funeral out there and it was a blast, after all the crying was out.
tl;dr Get some damned land if the opportunity presents itself. They’re not making any more.
My SteamDeck. I fucking love that thing
Seconded.
Heelys as an adult. Makes shopping hella quick and the looks I get are priceless.
I want to, but I’ve never seen any in adult sizes.
The website had some. I heard they were going under so I have no idea how their supplies are currently.
They see me rollin
E-bike. I hardly use my car anymore. Last time I filled up the gas was in March or so. I still have a quarter tank of gas.
You probably want to top that up and drive it for a bit. Fuel degrades over time
I drive it once in a while just to make sure nothing ceases up or dries out. Run the aircon for a bit. Hit the brakes hard to clean the brakes. Things like that.
Yeah but the fuel is still 6 months old. Is the gasoline you’ll want to either use up or mix with fresh stuff. Gasoline has a shelf life of about a year or so.
Induction stove. Its responsiveness and power are incomparable to electric or gas. I’m never going back.
Alternatively, my Steam Deck. I use it practically every day. A gaming PC that I can take anywhere has always been my dream, and it absolutely delivers.
Problem with induction is you can’t use anodized aluminum, ceramic or other nonmagnetic cookware. I usually prefer gas, but I’d do hate what fracking is doing to the world, not to mention the constant small benzene exposures aren’t good for you. But traditional electric ranges are a pain. Wish there was another option.
Gas stoves also release carcinogens and need to be very well vented. They re superior other than that, IMO. I just run my vent hood when my stovetop is in use.
Yeah, I mean if the stove is in good condition it only releases anything when it’s first turned on before it fully ignites and possibly a miniscule amount when it turns off, but yeah, it’s not a bad idea to vent during that time or if you have a stove that’s in bad condition or is dirty and not directing the gas properly so it fully burns. Same for water heaters, though, and older furnaces, though modern ones deal with it.
But either way it’s a tiny bit and on its own is not likely to cause problems. The problem is that we get exposed to so many other carcinogens that it all adds up, so any exposure that you can limit is a good thing. And of course, risk increases with age.
My house.
I started by looking at apartments, but after seeing a few I just wasn’t feeling it. I’ve always wanted a yard, more space and privacy so I thought I’d have a look what kind of houses would fit my budget and found out that by paying just a little more I could get a small one on a good location for almost the same price. Now I own a small granny cottage with a damn nice yard, well, root cellar and a sauna in a separate building aswell as a small workshop. On top of all that my mortage payments are less than what my friends are paying rent.
That’s the dream! Congrats!
Wow. I couldn’t fathom collecting more in rent from my friends than I would need to keep both them and myself housed.
An air fryer. Those things are miracle machines.
Agreed. I can cook a meal in 20 minutes that takes an hour in the oven. Everything comes out crispy, not greasy.
A very nice rain coat. Now unless it’s a downpour, I still walk places instead of driving if it’s raining. And I stay bone dry.
How do you keep the pants dry
That’s why I don’t go out in a downpour. The coat goes about mid-thigh so my calves get a bit wet. But since my legs are mostly verticle and I’m fat, they don’t get very wet at all.
maybe a rainsuit? or a rain duster?
What raincoat did you get?
Patagonia torrentshell. But I’d wager any similar product from a good brand works just as well.
$180 isn’t too bad. How warm would you say it is?
It’s warm to around 45-50 degrees Fahrenheit. Really good at blocking wind but it’s thin so it doesn’t conserve body heat below a pretty cool temperature. It’s definitely meant to be worn with base layers if getting close to freezing
Global Entry. Best $100 I ever spent, even with the headache of the application and scheduling interviews at airports. I only fly a few times a year and I’ve still probably accumulated high tens of hours of time saved from aggravation and standing in queue.
I used to feel the same way, but then I was standing in a (short) global entry line and I watched people breeze right by that. Found out they were just using the free CBP app. Felt a little cheated, honestly.
Haven’t been doing as much international travel since second kid was born, so we didn’t get him global entry. Last trip we did I used the app instead. It was just as fast as global entry, possibly faster.
The only real reason to get global entry again now is for tsa ore check, and there are easier and cheaper ways to get that.
Good info! Will look into this.
Best purchase? Probably my steam deck. Nobody else in my family really plays games and I always felt like my choice was either to monopolize the living room TV or retreat to my cave where my PC can be the only person that cares about me. With my steam deck I can play almost every game I care to try, and I don’t have to be a dick to my partner who just wants to chitchat and watch bake off.
Best acquisition? Absolutely 100% the weight bench I got from FB marketplace for nothing. I’d go so far as to say that it literally saved my life at the beginning of the pandoodle when we were being super serial about locking down. I had just gone from a restaurant job to an office job anyway, so I was getting used to being a bit more sedentary and all of a sudden I had nowhere to go during the day, no access to the gym by the office, and nowhere to go/nothing to do all evening. I was probably about 5 minutes from trying to peel all the skin off my body just so I could say that something happened that day when some kind soul decided to put the bench up for free. Spent another $100 on adjustable dumbbells, then just kept trolling different online spots and picking up plates, dumbbells and barbells where I could. Now I can bench my weight, but more importantly I can sit still at work for almost 3 whole hours every day and sleep is a thing I do rather than a cruel joke.
Ebook reader it’s like a library card on steroids.
You know about Libby, right? You can borrow ebooks from the library and read them on your ereader. It’s amazing.
Treadmill. I live in a country where it’s just not possible to run outside during winter so I used to gain some extra weight during those cold and dark months. Now I am in better shape than I have ever been during my life.
Funny to see we are polar opposites I got used to running in winter to stay warm and having to slowly walk to not overheat in Florida
Security camera in my house. Saved me a bundle in the divorce
Got a PEO cam recommendation? Not a big thing for me, but I got a 16-port POE switch and having cams about can sure act like insurance for certain life events.
(I’m cheap and care for about nothing but POE compatibility, a FOSS software system and infrared.)
Steam Deck. I travel a lot and it’s become a constant comfort in cramped airplane seats and backwater hotel rooms all over the states.
