Buy once, replace (just about) never

It's… uhh… bomber! Not exactly UL, tho. Mine is an old one. Don't know if the current Mystery Ranch recipe is the same.

Well, I didn't buy it, but found it on the AZT years ago and never replaced, a titanium Snowpeak spoon. My Darn Tough seamless socks are still going strong after 4,000 miles….kind of amazing.

Patagonia clothing. Yesterday I wore a pair of Baggies shorts (1982); Most of the rest is at least two decades old. Cook gear – I have a mil surplus cook set,light aluminum, with a mfg. date of 1951. A Bedayn carabiner from 1959 or so.Not my very first choice but still workable. I still have the first cook stove (Primus 71L) I bought from REI in 1963. Mountainsmith packs from 1987 or so. I have had more gear pilfered than has worn out. The exception has been climbing ropes

"Generally the lightest gear is the most expensive and lasts the least amount of time. Some kinda inverse of Moore's Law involved here?" Do what? Moore's law is the observation that the number of transistors in a dense integrated circuit doubles approximately every two years.

Not always UL but a good wool Sweater, and (gulp) wool blankets seem to last forever. Wool Sweaters generally need a stitch up here and there but if conscious about wearing a shell to protect them, they do last forever. I've always wanted a Filson jacket for daily use, if they do break, you can send it in and get parts replaced if you lived in the UK. I've generally lost my cling to most of my quality material possessions, as I have watched so much stuff that I held in high regard, degrade over the years. I find owning an old Singer sewing machine (which will last forever) is a prime investment in making and replacing items of purpose that will not last forever. Skill and technique lasts forever

"Skill and technique lasts forever" Till one gets dementia, Alzheimer's, or the like. But i suppose if you pass down those skills and techniques to younger generations before that happens, it would make you technically correct. Don't mind me, i'm not really trying to rain on anyone's parade, more of a bitter-humor moment.