(I’m trying to adjust my shopping habits for quality, long-lasting goods from reputable brands. This isn’t some hailcorporate thing)
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Stanley. I have my grandads original Stanley thermos from around the 40’s and its in amazing condition. The new Stanley products are still top notch.
I bought two large Stanley thermoses when they were on sale locally. Used them every day for 5 years. Besides a few cosmetic blemishes they’re as good as new.
Anker. Every time I buy one of their products, I’m impressed by the quality. It’s come to the point that I’m seeing knockoff brands inserting the Anker keyword into their product descriptions, hoping a search will put their product up in view.
They were caught spying on their cloud based surveillance camera customers though
Anker has been a solid brand since at least the 90’s. Always reliable. Never the fanciest, but always reliable.
So far, Gorilla brand stuff has been good.
Have yet to wear out a Honda.
Madewell jeans are actually made well.
Smartwool socks. I replaced mine this year because they were getting holes, the ones I was replacing were purchased in 2014 and I wore them daily, had enough pairs to last a week, washed them weekly, they lasted ten years.
Not a brand but cast iron skillets. Some of mine are over 30, they will last essentially forever. And get a big knife you can sharpen, mine wasn’t even a good brand and lasted almost 30 years.
If you think smartwool is good, you should check out darn tough socks. Those things are amazing, and come with a lifetime warranty
Costco. And if they suck, never a question returning.
Honestly: The LTT merch store. The product was never bad, support was very good as well as the will to fix problems (albeit at a slower pace than one might be used from amazon).
I was complimented from the family for the quality and look.
It’s certainly pricey but alright.Bonus: The branding on most is very minimal.
I freaking agree
Ltt store support is far and away the best customer support I’ve ever experienced
I have their screwdriver and I love it
I finally bit the bullet and ordered mine as well in the noctua coloring because I like that ugly brown unironically.
This might sound weird, but Apple. I was NEVER disappointed by any of the products I bought. Sure, they are fucking expensive. Sure, they sometimes release really dumb products that most people probably shouldn’t buy (e.g. the 2015 MacBook). But if you make all the right considerations before your purchase, I’m pretty sure you will have a product that won’t disappoint you. At least that’s been my experience so far. That doesn’t mean that I’m perfectly happy with everything, for example I’m trying to switch away from an iPhone (I will definitely keep using macOS laptops/desktops though) for privacy reasons. I wasn’t really disappointed here, when I bought this phone, I knew what I was getting myself into, but Google isn’t much better.
Proton for secure email/calendar/whatever they offer now. I’ve been a subscriber to their paid plan for years, really happy so far.
IVPN and Mullvad for a trustworthy, private VPN provider
I have a few Fiskars products I really like. Hatchet, garden trowel, craft cutting board. They use a very durable, lightweight plastic
I abused the shit out of my loppers and cracked the blade. They sent me a new blade without much fuss.
Cotopaxi
My solar powered casio pro-trek wristwatch has been going for over 15 years now. No battery changes, atomic clock syncing, altimeter, barometer, moon phases, tidal display, compass and a lot more.
Seriously i think it might be the last watch I’ll ever own and within the first year I bought a second just to have a a backup if this one ever dies.
Casio
Seiko
Slackware
Vibram
Shimano
Coen BrothersShimano really should have turned to shit, what with them effectively having a monopoly (in mountain biking certainly) for literally decades. I don’t know whether it’s a Japanese thing or what, but they never did. Just kept quietly putting out decent gear at a variety of price ranges.
I picked up a full set of XTR v-brakes from eBay a few years back. Those things were still as good as the day they were new, despite being old enough that I only paid £20 for the lot.
old casio products are unforgivingly reliable. I’ve literally never had one fail regardless of the ridiculous amount of abuse I put them trough.
The new ones tho… “it’s water tight not water proof” is what support told us when their “water tight” watch died after a minute of rain
Well, that technically applies to all watches. They are just water tight to a certain degree, but none are completely waterproof. Depending on the ATM rating a hot shower can be enough to kill it, whilst others can survive diving hundreds of meters deep into salt water
L.L. Bean
Eureka Camping Tents
Durston Backpacking Tents
Cotopaxi travel backpacks & bags
Osprey backpacking backpacks
Asolo boots
Redwing boots
Mountain Hardware down jackets (pretty much anything from them is great)
Wüsthof, Zwilling, and Zero Tolerance knives
DeWalt power tools
Wera, and Wiha hand tools
Ogio. I have 5 or 6 bags including some luggage. All have held up for 10s of years. Recently the luggage (7 years old) had a zipper break and Ogio just replaced it no questions asked.
Peterson pipes are good and IMP meerschaum pipes are good too.
Hello, fellow piper.
I also find Missouri Meerschaum pipes an excellent starter pipe for $20 to get someone into the hobby.
I would love to try one of them but I spent all my pipe money on meerschaums so it’s gonna have to wait.
Victorinox has never disappointed me. I own a few kitchen knives, their cutlery and an extensive collection of pocket knives. Everything is solid, dependable, arrives sharp and stays sharp. Plus they have good company ethics, as far as those things go. I like their products so much, I frequently give them as gifts.
I second this recommendation. They’re certainly not the best at anything, but they’re a good value for the money and good quality.
Why would you trust a brand? The brand that you like wasn’t the same people 20 years ago, and that will change again.
You can like the quality the brand embodies and sells.
If you know the quality is a good compromise to the amount of money you spend it’s tbh a no-brainer.there still are brands that make a good quality product and haven’t tried to scam customers. Leatherman comes to mind.
