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What are the "AK-47" of items? (cheap, durable, just works) (reddthat.com)

submitted 2 days ago by POTOOOOOOOO@reddthat.com to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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This is not a conversation about guns. This is a conversation about items that have withstood abuse that are near unbreakable.

Some items I have heard referenced as AK47 of:

Gerber MP600: It's a multi tool

Old Thinkpad Laptops

Mag lights

Toyota Hilux

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[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Wait, you're saying not to use coffee in a Stanley thermos?? Even if I don't have milk in it too? What's it for then, only soup?

[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Yea or water is what I primarily use it for. You CAN put coffee and such in there however, you will want to take off the gasket and clean the hell out of it. It absorbs smells quite strongly. You could also probably get a different gasket which is not as bad for it. Should the gasket begin to smell, I recommend soaking it over night in vinegar, and then another night in water. This really seems to suck the smell out of it.

[–] Empricorn@feddit.nl 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

In that case, it's probably any gasket that's susceptible to this, coffee is really strong-smelling. My Zojirushi thermos is only used for coffee, for this reason...

[–] golden_zealot@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It can probably affect all gaskets, but depending on the type of rubber some might be better or worse. I haven't played around enough with testing different ones to know for certain though.

[–] skulblaka@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago

Maybe silicone would be a good material for this?