I have a few items that have made themselves irreplaceable, but the unfortunate combination of unmedicated ADD and a destructive nature mean that few things can last very long. However, there are a few "Stand-alones".
Razor: MD "Chimaera" shavette. I made it myself, from parts of other razors and a little elbow grease. It's the only razor I ever use, and I've modified it to use either DE or injector blades.
Aftershave: AV Ice Blue. Why mess with perfection?
Knife: An uglier-than-sin shamshir/cleaver my grandfather made from a leaf spring. This knife is at least 60 years old, and hasn't needed any more than a few swings on a steel since the edge was set. Sharp enough to slice tomatoes nice and pretty, hefty enough to split a pig femur like a stale pretzel.
Shoes: Custom Bates tactical boots. Double-stitching on the heel and toe, composite toe caps, side zipper, vented uppers. The only shoes that have lasted more than a year with me. I just try not to think of the things I have cleaned off of them. I think that's what make them hold such a nice shine, though.
Liquor: Wild Turkey 101. I keep trying other things, and I keep coming back to "The Bird".
Pipe: My unnamed meerschaum calabash. It's huge, and it's tricky to run a cleaner through, but it's still the jewel of my collection.
Gun: Savage .17 HMR bolt-action rifle. Heavily modified, both before and after I bought it. Adjustable dual-stage match trigger, variable-magnification Barska scope, black walnut thumbhole stock (all bought with it), integrated telescoping bipod, and 10-round extended magazine (my additions). If ever a firearm could be called sexy, this is my Betty Page. Tiny round, but very flat trajectory. Fits my "one shot, one kill" style of hunting.
Instrument: "Roxanne", my beat-up flea market trumpet. I don't even know who made it, and it sounds a bit like an asthmatic parrot, but we've been through some crazy adventures. After a hard shift, nothing cheers me up more than playing a little mariachi.
Miscellaneous: Kindle Touch (newsprint version). I could lose my phone, my laptop, my X-box, maybe even my car without being too upset. But losing my personal library would be a heavy blow.
Razor: MD "Chimaera" shavette. I made it myself, from parts of other razors and a little elbow grease. It's the only razor I ever use, and I've modified it to use either DE or injector blades.
Aftershave: AV Ice Blue. Why mess with perfection?
Knife: An uglier-than-sin shamshir/cleaver my grandfather made from a leaf spring. This knife is at least 60 years old, and hasn't needed any more than a few swings on a steel since the edge was set. Sharp enough to slice tomatoes nice and pretty, hefty enough to split a pig femur like a stale pretzel.
Shoes: Custom Bates tactical boots. Double-stitching on the heel and toe, composite toe caps, side zipper, vented uppers. The only shoes that have lasted more than a year with me. I just try not to think of the things I have cleaned off of them. I think that's what make them hold such a nice shine, though.
Liquor: Wild Turkey 101. I keep trying other things, and I keep coming back to "The Bird".
Pipe: My unnamed meerschaum calabash. It's huge, and it's tricky to run a cleaner through, but it's still the jewel of my collection.
Gun: Savage .17 HMR bolt-action rifle. Heavily modified, both before and after I bought it. Adjustable dual-stage match trigger, variable-magnification Barska scope, black walnut thumbhole stock (all bought with it), integrated telescoping bipod, and 10-round extended magazine (my additions). If ever a firearm could be called sexy, this is my Betty Page. Tiny round, but very flat trajectory. Fits my "one shot, one kill" style of hunting.
Instrument: "Roxanne", my beat-up flea market trumpet. I don't even know who made it, and it sounds a bit like an asthmatic parrot, but we've been through some crazy adventures. After a hard shift, nothing cheers me up more than playing a little mariachi.
Miscellaneous: Kindle Touch (newsprint version). I could lose my phone, my laptop, my X-box, maybe even my car without being too upset. But losing my personal library would be a heavy blow.
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