Things that are made better than they have to be

[Nathanrtaylor]

Bikes can be held together with epoxy, yet the framebuilders on VSalon have the gall to put them together with melted brass.
Suit jacket linings can be fused, yet a bespoke tailor will stitch one by hand.
Shoes can be stuck together with glue, yet there are stlll shoes put together in a different (and better) way.

These shoes, for instance. I pre-ordered these last month and they showed up earlier this week.

Fully leather lined, goodyear welted, cork and leather insoled, silicone impregnated canvas shoes. The quality is amazing, and yet they are so low key that no one would look at them twice. A resole or two, a new pair of laces now and then, and I may still be wearing these 5+ years from now.


What else is made so much better than it has to be that you almost feel guilty about it?

[chasea]

Sapim CX Rays

[Til Dropp]

Park HHP-2... weapons grade

[chasea]

Anything that reads "Chris King."

Who makes those shoes, by the way?

[Nathanrtaylor]

Anything that reads "Chris King."

Who makes those shoes, by the way?

Feit made these for Outlier.

[dhoff]

Billingham Bags, it used to be that you could only get the camera bags in the US and the other bags one had to buy in the UK. Now I cannot find the others anywhere including the UK.

Fortunately I have one of these that is now 5 years old and barely broken in.

[Zimmermanbicycle]

Billingham Bags, it used to be that you could only get the camera bags in the US and the other bags one had to buy in the UK. Now I cannot find the others anywhere including the UK.

Fortunately I have one of these that is now 5 years old and barely broken in.

+1 here,love my Billingham,use it daily,got great customer service when I sent it back to the UK after my dog ate the top flap ,they sent it back repaired and included a chew toy for my dog,awesome bag terrific folks!
-Eric

[Too Tall]

Chris Reeve folding knifes
Chevy 235 straight six

[Matthew Strongin]

Way back quote...

Chris Reeve folding knifes

I held a friend's Chris Reeve folding knife yesterday. Without a doubt built better than it needs to be and now at the top of my birthday wish list.

[Too Tall]

Buy that C.Reeves knife. Zombie apocalypse blah blah blah

Next up is my 30'ish year old MSR whisperlite stove. I've never had to do a lick of maintenance. Hook up the bottle, lit the entire thing on fire and away it goes. Coffee done in three mins. That's a hot stove.

[Gattonero]

+1 for a proper Caffettiera!

But the noise that stove makes, it scares me

[Too Tall]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boilin...apor_explosion
Nahhhh. It's just a wee bit of vapor.

+1 for a proper Caffettiera!

But the noise that stove makes, it scares me

[dhoff]

Next up is my 30'ish year old MSR whisperlite stove.

+1 ON THE WHISPERLIGHT. Mine's only 4 years old, but I have no doubt that if I live that long, it will be 30 years old too.

Just added this to my saddleback Leather collection. I have been traveling at 3 times a month with my other pieces and they keep looking better with age.
Hard Carry-On Suitcase Hard Leather Carry On | Saddleback Leather Co. I am clear that their 100 year guarantee is no joke and their slogan, "they will fight over it when you're dead"? Well my kids are already making claims.

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[joosttx]

Buy that C.Reeves knife. Zombie apocalypse blah blah blah

Next up is my 30'ish year old MSR whisperlite stove. I've never had to do a lick of maintenance. Hook up the bottle, lit the entire thing on fire and away it goes. Coffee done in three mins. That's a hot stove.

TT - you are older than me but my 25ish old whisperlite still works like a charm. I cannot think of a better example for this thread.

[Jason Musgrave]

+1 on the Whisperlite, mine is 20 or 21 years old and works as new.

[jamesand]

Toyota R engine family.

XT thumbshifters.

Coleman 2 burner camp stoves.

.22 Nylon 66

[AbeNP]

eVent fabric.

[caleb]

Any shotgun still made in Europe.

[Zimmermanbicycle]

Murray Carter kitchen knives
handmade in Oregon
my first choice in the kitchen
-Eric

[caleb]

Duluth Pack's Monarch Series





Your grandkids will thank you.

(Here's the rub... As cool as Duluth Packs are, I'd still rather take one from Granite Gear on a long trip - they're the best. But this is about fashion, and Duluth Packs definitely look nice.)