Gear that lasted over 20 years

[Szwampdonkey]

Mathews bow, LW treestands, Remington Model 20 16 gauge, all my spinning and fly rods, all my knives of various makers.

 

[NRA4LIFE]

I've still got several pocket knives that I've had since I was a kid. I am 60. I also have a number of guns that are wayyyyy older than me.

 

[mxgsfmdpx]

Western Mountaneering Sleeping Bags
Osprey Packs
Couple more years and MSR Reactor
MSR Whisperlite
Paving stringline as paracord replacement
Sako rifles

 

[RS_Non-Res]

Yakima roof racks are on their 4th truck and second human generation.
I also have a 2-burner liquid fuel stove the looks like a Coleman but isn't and is labeled for use with "regular and leaded gasoline" so...not older than 1920...

 

[WyoKid]

+ Buck 110
+ 4 inch Repala fillet knife
+ Ruger M77 tang safety
+ Blaze orange vest
+ Flint sparking rod
+ Hunter safety card

 

[TaperPin]

Yeah you won't wear out a Dana pack I had a Bomb pack I foolishly sold, but still have one of their lumbar packs I still use when pulling a pulk- it's 25-ish years old

Have you seen the prices of used bomb packs?! Holy smokes - more than we paid for them new. Lol That’s an iconic pack that nobody ever regretted buying.

 

[TheGrayRider]

Silva pocket compass - 1979.

 

[TaperPin]

A good quality compass - Brunton or Silva.
Forschner and Gerber knives
Dana packs
Old fixed Leupold scopes
Old maps treated with map coat (cote?)
Nalgene bottles
NorthFace sleeping bags
Whisperlite stoves
Those arctic Carhart coats and bibs that are really thick nylon fabric.
Patagoina fleece.

 

[PlumberED]

Buck 110
Remington 870
Ruger M77 MKII 270
(Don’t laugh) Tasco Titan Scope
Filson wool bibs and coat
Cabelas MT050 rain gear
Pendleton shirts
Pendleton wool pants
Lacrosse pac boots (USA made)
Sorel pac boots
Dillion RL550 press
LL Bean boots
Coleman gas stove

 

[JollyRoger]

I’ve got a Leatherman Wave still going strong since 2002.
My dads Silva Ranger compass
MSR snowshoes

 

[87TT]

Two old working Coleman lanterns. Had both over 20 years. The one on the left was my Grandfather's that I got 45 years ago after he passed.

Came with some mantels too.

 

[InkedElkSlayer]

You guys have refreshed my memory from what I listed above…

MSR snowshoes- 1999
2 tall boy Nalgene bottles- 2000
2 WWII surplus cots I got in 1993
WY saw from the mid 90s
I won’t list all the rifles, but my mom’s 1972 Ruger 243 was used by both my boys this year, an AZ javelina hunt and MT deer hunting

 

[madtinker]

“Cheapo” Maverick 88 shotgun (by Mossberg) from wal mart. 20 years old, has fallen in rivers, rode it truck boxes for years, and has always functioned properly.


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I have the same gun, also about 20 years old. The guy at the sporting goods store saw me hand my lawn-mowing money to my dad (I was under age at the time) and gave me 10 bucks off. Not fancy but it still works.

 

[AK_Skeeter]

Man. Your like one of the first people to post love for the whisperlite. Seems like everyone poo poos them. But you can get fuel from the gas station if need be. Glad to see love for your stove

They also are reliable at -40 degrees!

 

[Pwill]

I got a Nylon 11. Looks like the 66 but is bolt action.

I have the Nylon 11 as well, tack driver. These are great little guns if you can find one.

 

[feanor]

My Samurai is a 1987 and has been the best hunting/fishing buggy. I got it in 2005.
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For that matter, both my pickups are over 20 years old too.

I’ve got an 87 as well… but acquired in 2021

A 15 degrees Kelty bag
Whisperlite
and surprisingly a thermarest pad

 

[Beendare]

Noteable guns;
Mossberg pump from the early 70’s
Multiple Glocks- they get better with age
A Ruger Security Six I bought used in the early 80’s that has killed over 200 hogs, its in pretty bad shape

Tarptent cloudburst- early 90’s
Swaro SLC’s were 26 yrs old when I sent them to be refurbished and they gave me a new set I have since upgraded
Dana frame pack ( K-4?) - though I rarely use it anymore

 

[87TT]

I’ve got an 87 as well… but acquired in 2021

A 15 degrees Kelty bag
Whisperlite
and surprisingly a thermarest pad

I actually bought one brand new in 1987. My kid took it for her first car and sold it after a couple of years. Got another around 2000 and this one in 2005.

 

[Shraggs]

My grand fathers Winchester model 1902 single shot short/long!

My 2000 tundra

All of my filson wool and waxed cloth

The original lacrosse snow king. Plus the PFT extreme and 3 of their rubber boots.

My Mickey Mouse and Bunny boots.

Coleman lanterns and stove.

Off top my head.

Oh, my elk broadheads and bullets…

 

[sjwfarms]

Petmate dog kennel, 3 labs over 26 years and counting. Been on many flights, otherwise lives in back of my truck.

Benelli SBE original, 25 years and one recoil spring change

grandfather's Sears(Winchester) 30-30, still takes at least one deer a year... 70+ years??