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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Swiss army knives. You’ll find at least one in everyone’s bedside drawer or junk drawer.
Ive found them dull all the time, but never broken
The TSA confiscates tens of thousands of these things
Ive found them dull all the time, but never broken
Victorinox uses a steel that favours corrosion resistance over hardness. They’re easy to sharpen though, I’ve even used the underside of a ceramic coffee cup.
The voxelab aquila “knockoff ender 3” 3d printers.
At this point, I’d also just say Ender 3 printers. You can get them for a hundred bucks now. They’re not as fancy as the newer 3d printers with auto-leveling, remote printing, dual extruders, etc. But they get the job done just fine.
My Ender3v2 always has some new problem to deal with. It’s cheap but it’s a pain in the ass.
Interesting, I have the opposite experience. Even with my half assed tinkering it prints just fine. Slow but fine.
Classic Vitamix blender models. They just work. Long warranty. And even post warranty easily serviceable.
And for a buy-it-for-multiple-lifetimes citrus juicer to get juice for the blender, there’s the Nemco 55850.
Vitamix smell! Dontbreathis!
That’s Blend-Tec not Vitamix lol
Funny enough this is the first video I ever watched on YouTube, back in 2007, after switching from Google Video: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qg1ckCkm8YI
They keep coming out with fancier models, but the 5200 still reigns supreme. Who needs programs on a blender?
Knit wool sweaters. You can get them for cheap at thrift stores, they are the brick shithouses of clothing. Warm as hell even when wet, safe around camp fires, and you look fly
If you store them with moth repellent.
Game Boys are usually regarded as durable as hell. There’s even one that withstood bombing during the Gulf War (1991)
Me and my cousin went tubing one time and he forgot his gameboy color in his pocket the whole time we were out on the water. There was water behind the screen but it still booted and played with some fresh batteries
My last Xiaomi phone cost me 200USD and lasted over five years. Screen started intermittently not working and bought a new one.
Was it the mi9? This model soured my opinion of Xiaomi a bit
I am writing this from mi9s. Bought it six years ago and I use and abuse it daily. The only thing I’ve replaced is the rubber back cover.
It’s good phone but like with everything no software updates make it obsolete quickly. And bootlader unlocking is a pain in the ass. My next phone will be definitely something I can flash with Lineage once vendor decides it is no longer profitable to provide updates.
Shure SM58/57
SM57s still can get roughed up pretty bad with the plastic covering on the front of the mic (especially if miking a snare drum with a less than precise drummer). SM58 will survive a nuclear war.
The 1997 Toyota Camry.
And the 1992 chev cavalier. Indestructible.
You must live somwhere they don’t salt the roads.
I did when I owned the cavalier. Now I am back in my homeland and my cars fall apart in a few years.
Old Thinkpad Laptops
This.
a spoon
I see your spoon and raise to a spork!
Baofeng AR-5RM Handheld Radio. Costs under 30$ and is extremely useful and versatile. Can pick up just about any frequency youd need, VHF, UHF, AM, FM, GMRS, etc. and while not waterproof its built very tough. Could probably use it to beat somebody to death then pick it back up and have a conversation on it.
The EV 635A. Built. To. Last.
http://recordinghacks.com/reviews/tapeop/electro-voice-635a/
I swear to god - on a dare I used one as a hammer and it lost 0 range on the SA.
Toughest mic and best DR of it’s 1965 class. Still a viable non-phantom , mono drum or ambient mic.
True believer!
Straight razor, either the big blade or the razor blade holder
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AKG Q701 headphones also. I’ve been using the same pair for well over a decade.
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I’m a bit of an audiophile and the Q701s are the best I’ve listened to. They far out pace anything else under $200 in terms of soundstage and clarity. The bass is a bit low, but this is to be expected from open backs.
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The K7 series is similar but not identical. The sound profile changed slightly when manufacturing was moved from Austria to China.
I love my AKG Q702. I think there are almost identical to the Q701 but with a detachable cable so it can be easily replaced.
I’ve been using them almost everyday since 2020 and barely show any wear.
The only thing that wore out a bit is the elastic on the side but I don’t really notice a difference.
I think you must mean the K702? Those are pretty much clones of the Q701.
Yes, the k702.
MSI motherboards. I’ve seen one fail out of 1000+.
