God, I'm such a miserly ass

@Deleted User that's nice.

@John O -#7072 you know what they say only people cheaper than joos are WN.

I wanted a nice watch for a decade or so and finally busted my ass enough to justify it.

Another built for life: Alden Indy boots

Those look great. Have you ever had them resoled?

Not yet but you can. Had these resolved about 6 times

Owned em for about 20 years

Redwing 875

Omega makes some pretty fine watches. More modern Rolex watches have some pretty crappy movements for the cost, I've heard of Chinese knockoffs having more reliable movements in them.

@John O - Seiko 5 sport is a very good quality watch for the price, and it's more durable then a good amount of high end watches if you're trying to save money while still getting a good watch

Nice

Black dudes love rolexes. It’s like when they all started buying cadillacs in the 70s and whites switched to Benz. Then blacks started buying Benz and whites switched to Audi.

@nils#8190 Seiko 5s are awesome. You can find some really great ones. Another good watch co is MWC, militarily watch company out of the UK. They make good stuff, not so expensive

@Deleted User It's like the rap stars that drive Rolls Royces. You don't drive a Rolls, you get driven in a Rolls

Money can't buy class

haha well said

They just buy the most expensive shit they can

They're obsessed with it

It rules their entire culture

They don't buy the most expensive, they buy things that are recognizably expensive to show they have money, which they usually don't. I've worked with minimum wage thugs who can't afford bridge toll wearing those big "designer" belt buckles to hold up fake $300 True Religion jeans. Everything they buy has obnoxious branding

Someone broke into my car, stole my backpack and a jacket I had in the back seat. He left my Iron Rangers sitting there because it didn't have a Nike swoosh and therefore has no value.

Those boots cost more than the jacket and contents of the backpack

haha those belts can be goofy as hell, too. like someone with a bedazzler got ahold of them

Yea they wear those huge ones that are just the brands logo with fake diamonds glued on.

🤦🏻

second those redwing boots

can't go back to wearing any other brand, theyre just not the same

Lufkin stick rulers are the dogs bollocks!

Old school elegance

They are handy tools. And easy enough to use, you can teach kids basic carpentry skills.

@RevStench haha yes. Only the best carpenter autists use these!

Those things are cool. That metal slide in the middle comes in handle.

Slide rules are the last implicit stand of nerd identity

I was given a swiss army knife when I was around 5, used it ever since. I use the plastic toothpick more than anything. Browse here to pick the one with the tool assortment you want, then buy on Amazon.
https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Medium-Pocket-Knives/c/SAK_MediumPocketKnives

Scroll down to the bottom to see the oldest designs. Here’s mine:
https://www.victorinox.com/us/en/Products/Swiss-Army-Knives/Medium-Pocket-Knives/Camper/p/1.3613

Swiss Army rocks

Bench made is badass too. They have a policy where u can send them ur knife and then will clean and sharpen it, just have to pay s/h. I have an Adamas auto by them and it is built like a tank. Carried it on me all the time when I was overseas.

As for multi-tools I’ve had multiple expensive leatherman models break on me. Only one that is still working great for me is one of their cheaper base models. That is with daily hard use.

My favorite edc knife if a bench made

I used to carry a Benchmade but the damn blades are hard, which is good for holding an edge, but you can't pry with them, they snap in half. But I do EDC a Benchmade.
I carry SOG for work. I can hit the spine of the blade with a hammer on a regular basis, it has no damage done to it and it holds an edge really well too.
Kershaw makes good knives too. Morakniv's are really good for smashing with a hammer. Plus they have some chisel ground knives.
Unless you're buying a cheap knife, all knives are pretty good. You don't have to sharpen your knife a lot, stropping is all you need to do, unless you need to reshape the blade.

These have become my favorite sharpener. I carry one everyday too, no dull cutting utensils for this guy.

https://youtu.be/JZpwDm6ltSo

My everyday carry

Work everyday carry

@RevStench Damn that SOG is thin as hell

I also like to carry a benchmade for EDC, a Griptillian with a modified sheepsfoot blade

It's sweet, I think it's called the Boot knife.
I can't remember what my Benchmade is, it's just a 3 1/2 inch folder with that sweet assist Benchmade has. Neither of those are liner locks.

@RevStench Nice, yeh the Adamas that i used overseas is a little heavy but it was an auto... after i got back to the states I had removed the safety lock from it (was a pain in the ass to do btw)

I've worn that SOG out, the lock is really loose and it's on the spin, but I don't hit often like I thought I would. I guess you push on the jimping more than the handle. So I feel safe giving it hell. Haha
Why did you remove the safty?

@RevStench I removed it because it seemed pretty unnecessary because of the stiffness of the deploy mechanism AND because the safety was a part of a piece in the spine of the knife that (when dropped, which I did multiple times) caused the blade edge to be marred (which needed to be sharpened out mutiple times)

Oh ok, I thought damn bro you trying to cut off a finger haha.
Do you use a stone to reshape and sharpen? @lonewolf19d

@RevStench I actually used a cheap portable knife file, kind that has a rough and smooth side. It got the job done, but there was a guy in our platoon who had a nice sharpening system that would get knives SUPER sharp

Oh right on, was his system something like this? https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B01C5EWS58/ref=mp_s_a_1_77?ie=UTF8&qid=1514416460&sr=8-77&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=knife+sharpener&dpPl=1&dpID=41DcCufF0TL&ref=plSrch

That one is shit, but I want a nice system for home.

@RevStench Looked very similar

@RevStench Believe it was this one actuallyhttps://www.amazon.com/Lansky-Professional-Sharpening-System-Serrated/dp/B001KN3OKO/ref=pd_sbs_469_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B001KN3OKO&pd_rd_r=4HF8SWDFNFQWZHNVTPCV&pd_rd_w=rgRL3&pd_rd_wg=0weCK&psc=1&refRID=4HF8SWDFNFQWZHNVTPCV

Oh word. Pretty much the same thing without the stand. I almost bought something like that, then I saw that Sharpens Best sharpener, dude turned a butter knife into a razor in less that 10 minutes. But it's a field sharpener and shaper. So if you were lost and lost your knife, you can turn any piece of thin metal into a knife. And I carry it on my key chain, so I always have a sharpener on me. Might have to look into a system like that for home.

@RevStench So u own one of those Sharpens Best? I was watching that guys videos on Youtube seems pretty legit

@lonewolf19d hey sorry, I didn't see this. But yeah I bought the 4 pack of sharpeners. They are great. Everything I own that cuts is super sharp. I highly recommend them.

Once you figure out the right pressure to use it's just like using a stone. I never use the V, only for reshaping. Most of the time it only takes a few light brushes and I have a soild cutting edge.

I use that one a lot

Where are my Electricians? Forget about Klein lineman pliers.
Get some Milwaukee, almost half the price and have more features in one pair.

Crimp, ream, fish tape puller. The milled face is deeper for a better grip. These are the 9in

I use Klein just because it's an industry standard. It's what I've been using since day 1, so it's what I use now

I feel you bro. I used to use Klein but times are changing haha. They feel really good in your hand too

https://www.degeschamerica.com

Any suggestions for a laptop to run Linux on? I don’t need that much power since I don’t do gaming or video editing. My 8 old Toshiba is dead because I can’t find a decent charger.

I don't know but I'd be very interested to know the answer

@Deleted User Dell Latitude or Dell Inspiron. Lenovo is also good, but they're Chinese. Avoid the brands with lower market share like Toshiba, Acer, etc. Dell, HP, and Lenovo are the 3 dominant laptop manufacturers and I'm aware of Dell and Lenovo being common for Linux.

@Deleted User A lot of people get a ThinkPad for linux. Personally, I'd get a Dell XPS these days, but they're more expensive for sure

https://www3.lenovo.com/us/en/laptops/thinkpad/c/thinkpad

Dell will sell their laptops with linux baked in already (which is a great service I think). Guaranteeing that the hardware is compatible is awesome.

See these results for Ubuntu between 500 and 800 http://www.dell.com/en-us/work/shop/dell-laptops-and-notebooks/sc/laptops/inspiron-laptops-netbooks?appliedRefinements=7692,6119

Dell is in Texas, Lenovo is in China. Buy Dell.

Dell makes such awful products tho

Otherwise I would love to

Their computers feel so cheap

Doesn’t Dell echo? Either way I will look into it

@Deleted User yep

I didn't know Dell was a jew

At least they hire Americans. Lenovo is closer to 100% chinese.

HP is American too, but they're not as Linux friendly, to my understanding.

Real goys build their PC

Here's a great lube I use pretty much everyday. Stuff is pretty amazing

I use it to lube up wood on wood friction.

Swing-A-Way can opener. Had it for 20+ years and it always penetrates the can, never slips off, easy and consistent to turn, best one ever.

Any advice on home buying? Looking at foreclosured homes in my area.

Thats the start

Always buy with equity in it

Ie under market value.

Then check the comparisons in the neighbor hood so you kno how much $$ you can put in it w/out losing

There's an auction listing for 11k. It's been on the market for about 700 days with houses in the area listed for 157k.

Hey if post pics of the house I can eye ball it for you, and if I see problems visually, I can explain what I'm looking at and why.

Thanks so much! There's a couple listings I'm considering. Would you mind if I DM you the links in a bit?