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Kleen Kanteen insulated water bottles is my pick. I have one from 2012 that looks like the Gameboy that survived a bomb blast from a decade of dropping it while walking and biking, and it still holds a vacuum on the insulation walls and doesn't leak.
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.
Veto pro pac tool bags.
They're meant for tradesmen, but they're tuff AF.
one example:
i had these hiking pants. they were leightweight, they fit me, they were breathable, thay dryed really quick, they were zip pants, so you could take off the legs and had short trousers. cost like 50 euros.
sold by globetrotter hiking supplies in germany.
first, they were called black bear. then meru grimsey pants. then frilufts.
so, this is what they do: they discover what sells well. they take that, and ratch the price up every three months or so. when one brand is so pricey the sellnumbers drop off, they invent another one as competition, so you have two pants then.
usually there is a huge quality drop then, but also a price drop. but the product is virtually the same, in my case those same pants with different names. if you want pants with certain properties, there is this category.
now, the pants are shite. expensive they dont fit me anymore all features neutered pantlegs are narrow, like, leggins maybe? but thats stupid for the outdoors. you want loose pantlegs, because of sweat bugs, ventilation, insulation, bit of wind draft, and so you can roll them up. my ass doesnt fit as well the fabric is like plastic and not even breathable??? why would i want that?
this ratching up the price of what sells method is a thing these huge stores with great reputation do like, systemattically. i am sure this is like a buisness scholl topic.
what i do, i have alarms so that tell me when somebody is selling a size 48 of these pants. i managed to get two pairs recently.
None.
Lands End clothing has gone way downhill in recent years, but it is still generally more durable than typical stuff you'd get at places like Target. I can typically wear their items for five years or more. My experience is with the men's side.
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.
Decathlon brands are pretty much it with me, quechua and the assorted brands they make themselves or allow in store.
whether shoes, rucksacks, hammocks, running shorts, I'm consistently blown away by their extreme comfort and durability, especially for the price.
Mountain Equipment Coop. They stand behind everything and it's all lasted me decades.
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
Toyota
Roland + Yamaha + Steinway (Musical Instruments)
Sennheiser (Headphones)
Roc-N-Soc (Drum Throne)
SmartWool + Darn Tough (Socks)
Khul + Prana (Clothing)
Seasonic (Power Supply)
AsRock (Motherboard)
CloudFlare (DNS Registrar)
PrivateInternetAccess (VPN)
I'm curious if anyone would vouch for a TV manufacturer? Are there any good dumb TVs anymore? I have a Samsung smart TV and it is an absolute pain in the ass to use the remote UI. I have resorted to running KODI on a Linux box instead.