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Possessions that just get better and better; Defying the law of diminishing returns

Thermacell .
-cannot live without it during black bear in June and late spring turkey hunts

Horn hunter g3 combo backpack -
with me at all times in various configurations

MEC hiking pants -
Not waterproof but are just amazing

Headlamp
Cannot remember the brand, but its with me at all times for.many years now




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BackSpasm said:
So we have a foot sweater on our hands. Didn’t know that was something we were making public yet…..

Am I sleeping on releasable zip ties?
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I don’t know where I’m at in the foot sweat bell curve! But dry feet stay warmer in cold weather, once I tried that I started using it for days afield in the summer too and man it’s great to minimize hot swampy feet.

You can test releasable zipties easy, because they’re cheap. I’d ballpark 40% of the time I have a backpack on a releasable ziptie is doing something back there. Maybe I have a fishing pole and a wading stick strapped to the pack and since I’m going to be in the woods I grab a climbing stick to check trail cams, maybe the load is wobbling around a little, zipties might fix that in ten seconds. I almost always have a half dozen dangling on a pack but many times I’ve also gone to grab one and they’re not there and I say dang it. Most everybody I’ve recommended them to who buys em finds em real useful, hunting and other stuff.
 
My Dad's feather burner comes to mind. Not exactly sure when he got it but pretty sure it was in the 60's. The old wood coke crate that our shredder sits on now. In it's earlier life it is what I stood on in the duck blind to get high enough to shoot out as a 8 year old. The bolt action single shot 20 gauge kicked me off of it a couple times. My spray painted 870 that I traded for back around 89 or 90. Talks 'em into giving up every time it speaks.
 
My first proper hunting rifle is a Vz.24 I had re-barreled in 7x57. I hunt with it every year. I've got a pile of other guns I flirt with but keep coming back to it. Only issue lately is finding the 175gr JSP pills it likes now that Federal and Sellier-Belloit stopped making heavy loads for it and Hornady stopped making the 175gr JSPs; I'm probably going to have to start casting for it.
 
Lots of clothes get more comfortable as it breaks in it contours to your body, and the fibers soften. Jeans, wool, leather, etc.

Various wood and metal tools break in to your grip, function better, and look better with a little patina.

Thinking of things that perceptibly improve in form and function, not where the perceived enjoyment never fades I guess.
 
I have a lot of things that I enjoy, but I don't know about quantifying "more", so I'll throw three firearms with sentimental value at this: my great-great-grandpap's original Winchester '94 .30-30, which is old enough to have the serial number on the tang; my great-uncle's pre-'64 Winchester model 70 Hunter-Grade in 220 Swift with a nickel-steel barrel, and my dad's first-run Remington 870 Wingmaster Magnum 12ga with a 30" fixed full vr barrel (spray-painted by him for turkey hunting, of which the numbers harvested are in the 3 digits). Also, a Winchester-Western folding drop-point pocket knife and leather sheath, gifted to me by my dad when I was old enough to start hunting.
 
The AH Philadelphia Fox double barrel 12 gauge from my great-great-grandfather complete with it's mismatched stock because my great-grandfather broke the stock over a doe's head after he was told ammo was expensive and never to waste it. I don't shoot it often but smile every time I do.

I also smile every time I think about how I got it. My grandfather said he was going to give the gun to his first grandson. My cousin was due one month before me. I came early and he came late, and I beat him by two days. Because the two of us were so close in age we did a lot of stuff together growing up. As we got old enough to drive, he was never on time when we would meet somewhere. I could never complain about it though because he would tell me to shut up, that him being late got me a gun. :tearsofjoy:
 
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All you people talking about wives and kids in a possessions thread are a bit odd lol. The dog is borderline but I'll let that one slide.

Actual possessions: my house (most real estate is a good investment, so I've been told. Mine seems to be holding to that, once I can fix it up). Lots of the time it annoys me, but it's where my kids have grown up, and it should hopefully also be a good long term financial investment.

My Tacoma, part because it was my dad's first, part because it makes it so much easier to do the things I like to do.

Too many specific things to list, but my fishing and hunting gear all bring me much joy each time they are used.

Good quality tools. I've had cheap ones that break, buy once cry never is what nice tools bring. Though my definition of nice can vary, I enjoy picking up my 100+ year old hand planes as much or possibly more than a good power tool, though running boards through my DeWalt planer sure is nice as well.

I bought the kids a bounce house a few years ago, wasn't cheap at the beginning but they and their friends have gotten hours and hours of fun out of it.

My bike. (Bicycle) well 2 of them actually. Though I am a runner first, something about riding a bike is just fun, whether it's in traffic or in the forest, just different types of fun. Same goes for my kayak. Though I don't use that one in traffic.

My cell phone. Though I replace it with new models, the amount of time I spend learning, messing around, gps and navigation aids, and not to mention annoying you lot on here... It's worth every penny to have these crazy computers in our pockets.

Didn't realize I was so materialistic lol.
 
kyler1945 said:
E bike and merino for me too.

Thermacell

Hybrid

Spot lock trolling motor

My kid

Rolling tool box in the garage instead of 17 locations and containers of tools

King of the mountain shirt jac wool jacket

Lowa tibet boots
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The rolling toolbox was a complete underdog but you are soo right. And now that I think of it my Milwaukee pack out is such a life saver at work.

I gotta say my edc knifes. One utility knife/pry bar for work and my esse izula for everything else. The izula hasn’t left my side in many years. The gerber is a few months old but is very nice for anyone that needs a utility knife but hates the bulk.
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My sanded and polished cast iron.
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My home made flat top grill.
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These things make me happy every time I use them.
 
Wirrex said:
The rolling toolbox was a complete underdog but you are soo right. And now that I think of it my Milwaukee pack out is such a life saver at work.

I gotta say my edc knifes. One utility knife/pry bar for work and my esse izula for everything else. The izula hasn’t left my side in many years. The gerber is a few months old but is very nice for anyone that needs a utility knife but hates the bulk.
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My sanded and polished cast iron.
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My home made flat top grill.
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These things make me happy every time I use them.
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do i need an izula? I think I do....
 
BackSpasm said:
I don’t want to hear about your spouse or children or jobs or religion, just interested in stuff that you find lasting utility and value in having and using
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I'm just gonna leave this here for those of you who are providing a long list of those things that have nothing to do with this thread. As a man of family and faith myself, thats not what I started this thread to hear all about

Some great items so far, let's keep this going! Didn't really think about the heirloom side of things like some you guys have brought up....
 
GCTerpfan said:
The AH Philadelphia Fox double barrel 12 gauge from my great-great-grandfather complete with it's mismatched stock because my great-grandfather broke the stock over a doe's head after he was told ammo was expensive and never to waste it. I don't shoot it often but smile every time I do.

I also smile every time I think about how I got it. My grandfather said he was going to give the gun to his first grandson. My cousin was due one month before me. I came early and he came late, and I beat him by two days. Because the two of us were so close in age we did a lot of stuff together growing up. As we got old enough to drive, he was never on time when we would meet somewhere. I could never complain about it though because he would tell me to shut up, that him being late got me a gun. :tearsofjoy:
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I also have my Grampa's AH Fox dbl barrel 12 gauge.....it's a sweet shooting snipe and dove gun!
 
John Deere Gator, Mahindra tractor to name a couple but still are quit meaningless without the previous. Sorry to be spiritual on Sunday. Stuff is stuff. I am not going apologize for giving thanks to the One who enabled me to enjoy my material things even though they are just on loan because when I leave this world behind they are someone's else's problem.
 
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