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What item have you been using on a daily basis for the longest amount of time? (linux.community)

submitted 1 year ago by ExLisper@linux.community to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Sometimes I will use something and realize I've owned it forever. It's a nice change in our throwaway reality. I think my personal record is a bicycle multi-tool I got for one of my first bikes, ~25 years ago. Still have it, still use it. When it comes to electronic devices I have a Panasonic mini Hi-Fi from ~2005. Never felt like changing it.

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[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've had the Leatherman Skeletool in my pocket for 10 years. That's probably the longest. It goes with me pretty much everywhere.

[–] bandwidthcrisis@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Do you do much to maintain it? I always find that the Micra will loosen after a year or so and end up replacing it rather than hammering the rivet of the scissors to tighten it (especially since the blades get damaged and worn too).

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 3 points 1 year ago

All I've ever had to do is sharpen it. It was pretty tight when I first got it but it loosened up after a couple weeks. The joints on the Skeletool are also star bits rather than rivets so I could adjust it if need be.

[–] jelloeater85@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a great knife. Got the CX myself.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 1 year ago

I love it. Other multi-tools feel so clunky after after using it for so long. It just handles so well. It doesn't have as many tools as a lot of the other ones but it has the ones I actually use the most.