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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:38 pm Shit I bought in the last week or so:

Shield for a family member from Amazon Prime Day:
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Benchmade Bugouts. Gray for me, Blue for the wife:
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Some kitchen knives by Dalstrong from Amazon on Prime Day. Pretty nice. Heavy, well balanced and sharp as hell.
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Turn it around Bluray / Double LP. Cool documentary about 924 Gilman and the east bay punk scene.
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Got this for free from Weber for buying the expensive grill. Pretty nice, hard cover.
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Those kitchen knives look nice. Never heard of that brand. Legit?

My friend owns an online gun retailer (kygunco.com) and he took me to the Bahamas with a Benchmade rep. once. Dude was an asshole. Kershaw for me.
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:waxer: those Bugouts look sweet.
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:47 pm
Those kitchen knives look nice. Never heard of that brand. Legit?

My friend owns an online gun retailer (kygunco.com) and he took me to the Bahamas with a Benchmade rep. once. Dude was an asshole. Kershaw for me.
I had never heard of them, but the reviews were legit, so I figured I'd try them. They feel great and were delivered with a much better edge than my "top of the line" Henkels.

I'm a huge Benchmade whore for production knives. I have some Kershaws, but they are on a much lower level of quality IMO.
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Apex wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:47 pm :waxer: those Bugouts look sweet.
They are sweet!

Super thin.
Super light.
Very deep carry clips.

I'm going to rotate mine in with the 940-1 Osborne Carbon fiber and the 590 Boost that I EDC.
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We have Victorinox knives because fuck murica and fuck wars in general. :thankstrump:
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A person can get rich just digging out gently/never used items from :waxer: 's garbage bin every week and selling them pennies on the dollar.
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Tarspin wrote:A person can get rich just digging out gently/never used items from :waxer: 's garbage bin every week and selling them pennies on the dollar.
:mindblown:
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Tarspin wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:02 pm A person can get rich just digging out gently/never used items from :waxer: 's garbage bin every week and selling them pennies on the dollar.
Hah... I dunno. I keep stuff way too long, according to my wife.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:08 pm
Tarspin wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:02 pm A person can get rich just digging out gently/never used items from :waxer: 's garbage bin every week and selling them pennies on the dollar.
Hah... I dunno. I keep stuff way too long, according to my wife.
haha just busting your chops! 😁


In our house my wife buys all small/daily things new, packages coming in the mail as often as 3x week when she goes off on a tangent. Wrangling that spending spree in is :lolgasm: cause she gets mad unless i find an entertaining way to express my scroogeness, only to :troywax: every couple of years on something rediculous like a third car or beach house.

I try to keep all the old shit unit she finally snaps and purges out the excess with whatever means is available to her. Garage sale, then big ticket items hit our local crangslist (our version is kijiji.ca), and finally the garbage. On that day I dare not take the trash out or I'd be trying to sneak things back into the house.
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KYGTIGuy wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:44 pm
Big Brain Bradley wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:06 pm lol i just bought two pair of prescription specs for 45 bucks, shipped.
Zenni? I was pleased with them when I didn't have vision insurance
yes. need a new pair of workout/work on car/mowing lawn fuck off glasses i got for all of 7 dollars, lol.

then i got a fun pair of sunglasses to prove i am still hip and cool too.
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Tarspin wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:02 pm A person can get rich just digging out gently/never used items from :waxer: 's garbage bin every week and selling them pennies on the dollar.
We should send the picker guys to his house when he moves.
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troyguitar wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:42 pm We bought a pair of stupid softshell carry-on size suitcase/backpacks for the France trip. They seem pretty good. Ebags "mother lode" or something, $90 each. :troywax:
Why are they stupid?
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troyguitar wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 11:00 pm We have Victorinox knives because fuck murica and fuck wars in general. :thankstrump:
:notbad:

We have a set of WÜSTHOF Classic/ Theyve been 5/7 for over 20 years now.
http://www.wusthof.com/products/classic#/1
:wap: Where are these mangos?
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troyguitar wrote: Tue Jul 24, 2018 10:42 pm We bought a pair of stupid softshell carry-on size suitcase/backpacks for the France trip. They seem pretty good. Ebags "mother lode" or something, $90 each. :troywax:
Why are they stupid?
Because we already own luggage that seems to work fine. She watched a Rick Steves video and decided that we needed the backpacks like he sells. :iono:
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I've been meaning to grab an EDC knife. Will look into some of the ones talked about in here.
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Now I can contribute here.

An outer shell replacement is only

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with a legit serial number and reason for replacement. :fuckyeah: Just gotta ship the massive sumabish

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Primo does make a nice product.

http://www.primogrill.com/en-us/products/grills
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SAWCE wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:31 am I've been meaning to grab an EDC knife. Will look into some of the ones talked about in here.
I think kershaw is the best "value" for $. Clearly Benchmade is a GREAT knife and benchmark of quality but really :waxer:
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Anyone have recommendations for wireless headphones? My wired Klipsch S4's shorted out at the gym.

I'm kind of torn between the Jaybird X3's and the Bose Soundsport.
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Gberg2119 wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 12:04 pm Anyone have recommendations for wireless headphones? My wired Klipsch S4's shorted out at the gym.

I'm kind of torn between the Jaybird X3's and the Bose Soundsport.
I had Jaybirds, but :doge: ate them while I was charging them one night. I went with cheap wireless ones from Phaiser, Detroit has the same ones. Been using them for probably 6 months or so now with no problems. They actually pair to my phone faster than my jaybirds did.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:39 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Fri Jul 13, 2018 11:22 pm Bought this on Amazon on a daily deal the other day. Normally like $350, on sale for $170.

Works really well, from what I can tell so far. I've poured a good sized glass from 2 bottles and the cork seals right up when you remove it. It uses argon gas to offset the wine you pour, so it is supposed to be able to keep the wine nearly forever without it spoiling, so you don't have to finish a whole bottle of one type if you want to sample.

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The only disappointment is that is it nearly all plastic construction, at lease what you touch. There is another model with a rubberized grip but it's like $100 more.. for $350 retail I would have hoped this thing was all metal. Oh well, performance is most important in this case.
Update on this. 5 days later I poured another glass from one of the bottles and the wine tastes perfect.

Seems like a legit :notbad: gadget.
That's cool and good to know, but I'm never going to need it.
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dubshow wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:49 am
SAWCE wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:31 am I've been meaning to grab an EDC knife. Will look into some of the ones talked about in here.
I think kershaw is the best "value" for $. Clearly Benchmade is a GREAT knife and benchmark of quality but really :waxer:
I just wish a couple things of Kershaw:

1. Make them feel better in your hand. Most feel cheap in the hand.
2. Stop making liner lock and frame lock knives. I don't trust them to be secure.

The Benchmade Axis lock is far superior, IMO and Benchmade usually uses better steel that will hold an edge better and last longer. My Kershaws are literally "throw away" knives that I will abuse and break w/o giving one shit. Need to pry something and only have a Leek on hand?? No problem. Need to remove a screw and the tip of the knife kinda fits?? Sure.
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:14 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:39 pm

Update on this. 5 days later I poured another glass from one of the bottles and the wine tastes perfect.

Seems like a legit :notbad: gadget.
That's cool and good to know, but I'm never going to need it.
I just like it so I can drink different bottles in one night w/o needing to empty them all.
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CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:17 pm
dubshow wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 11:49 am

I think kershaw is the best "value" for $. Clearly Benchmade is a GREAT knife and benchmark of quality but really :waxer:
I just wish a couple things of Kershaw:

1. Make them feel better in your hand. Most feel cheap in the hand.
2. Stop making liner lock and frame lock knives. I don't trust them to be secure.

The Benchmade Axis lock is far superior, IMO and Benchmade usually uses better steel that will hold an edge better and last longer. My Kershaws are literally "throw away" knives that I will abuse and break w/o giving one shit. Need to pry something and only have a Leek on hand?? No problem. Need to remove a screw and the tip of the knife kinda fits?? Sure.
The Benchmade Griptilian looks nice. A little cheaper than the Bugout.

Know if any of their stuff, possibly in the tactical line?, have things like a window breaker on them? It'd be nice to have a little more function than just a knife for that much $$$.
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SAWCE wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:22 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:17 pm

I just wish a couple things of Kershaw:

1. Make them feel better in your hand. Most feel cheap in the hand.
2. Stop making liner lock and frame lock knives. I don't trust them to be secure.

The Benchmade Axis lock is far superior, IMO and Benchmade usually uses better steel that will hold an edge better and last longer. My Kershaws are literally "throw away" knives that I will abuse and break w/o giving one shit. Need to pry something and only have a Leek on hand?? No problem. Need to remove a screw and the tip of the knife kinda fits?? Sure.
The Benchmade Griptilian looks nice. A little cheaper than the Bugout.

Know if any of their stuff, possibly in the tactical line?, have things like a window breaker on them? It'd be nice to have a little more function than just a knife for that much $$$.
Not that I know of. Some in the Rescue line have glass breakers, but they are more expensive.

http://www.benchmade.com/rescue-knives/ ... riage.html

Most of the "good" knives with a glass breaker are fixed blades, but you really don't want to carry one of those in California with the fucking idiotic knife laws we have (carrying a fixed blade and having it partially covered and considered "concealed" carries a heftier penalty than carrying a concealed handgun without a permit.).
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Desertbreh wrote: Wed Jul 25, 2018 1:14 pm
CorvetteWaxer wrote: Thu Jul 19, 2018 2:39 pm

Update on this. 5 days later I poured another glass from one of the bottles and the wine tastes perfect.

Seems like a legit :notbad: gadget.
That's cool and good to know, but I'm never going to need it.
:dat: we kill every bottle every time.

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