Ask HN: What are some of your “buy it for life” purchases?

Post by schoolornot » Sat, Jan 14, 2023, 9:41 PM UTC

rawfan wrote: post #151

The Katadyn Pocket water filter will probably last you a lifetime with the (replaceable) 50.000L filter it comes with.

Post by mapster » Sat, Jan 14, 2023, 10:05 PM UTC

roflyear wrote: post #139

blueridge wrote: post #105

Not at all under $200 but I purchase one piece of solid wood furniture every year. No MDF, no glass, no metal, no molded plastic furniture, no polyester fabrics. Expensive? Very much so. But I save and budget for these pieces. To me it's like collecting art—I love a well-designed and functional piece of furniture. We're not quite there, but almost all of our furniture in the house is solid wood. One exception is the…

Great suggestion and I agree, but you can get some great deals on wayfair for cheap, if you are careful. I purchased my dining set, all solid walnut, and it was $2k including four chairs and two bar stools. Very similar table alone on thos moser is like $6k lol

Post by mapster » Sat, Jan 14, 2023, 10:15 PM UTC

Post by GoldenMonkey » Sat, Jan 14, 2023, 11:08 PM UTC

schiffern wrote: post #5

Not really "for life" (in that sense anyway), but I missed the first thread so I'll put it here, with apologies. After a lot of research, for Christmas 2020 I got a few "Airpro" masks[1] ($40-50). In short, it's a wearable HEPA filter that pumps filtered air into any standard N95 or KN95 mask. In theory this gives better filtration (both from higher efficiency and positive pressure), but mainly I love it because it e…

Post by blackshaw » Sat, Jan 14, 2023, 11:34 PM UTC

lambo4bkfast wrote: post #144

schiffern wrote: post #79

Earlier quoted context omitted.

By that you mean in public indoor spaces. "Don't you want to kill your family members?" No, not really. Just my personal choice. A comfortable mask isn't some great burden to me. The whole line of questioning feels strange, like someone incredulously saying "Do you plan on wearing pants for the rest of your life??"

A mask cannot be more comfortable than no-mask unless you're in some very cold environment. Suggesting that a mask in 2022 has anywhere near the utility of pants is off by orders of magnitude.