Most durable things you own/want to own/ know?

[Sportsgamer]

I need that for a project. Not that you do my homework, but I need some inspiration.
I had in mind some sports equipment (all those things you had to jump over in school), furniture, leather bags, jackets and houses.


Thanks

[rise]

My iPod:
Even though it's a piece of crap, and things go wrong with it all the time, and the battery life is less than six hours, and it's thin as hell (Nano 3G), I've dropped it so many times, and just does not break!
My Old Cell Phone:
I'm pretty sure I'm the clumsiest person I know. I got three years ago, and it died only six months ago (surprise!) but it was not because I dropped it (which I did various times, sometimes several times a day), but the battery died, and it lasted ten minutes after four hours of charging. It's durable because nothing ever broke on it.
THE LONGEST LASTING THING I'VE OWNED:
My old first gen. iPod Shuffle (1/2 gig)
It's five years old. My sister uses it now, but the battery never runs out before 48 hours of use.


Hope this helps you write your project

[Oznogrd]

your mom...

oh...
nevermind.

Couldnt resist.

Not alot is that durable these days.

[shadowgrin]

I want to own this baby:

I'm pretty damn sure it's durable.

[Andrew]

I'd have to second the iPod Nanos as being fairly durable. My third generation Nano is starting to lose some of its battery life as it's going on two years old but it's still proven to be durable. Same goes for both my mobile phones, admittedly I don't make a habit of dropping them but there have been a couple of moments where they've slipped from my grasp and I've expected the worse, only for them to come out of the situation in perfect working order.

I'd also throw my NES, SNES and N64 out there. Whereas I've replaced both my PS2 and Xbox 360, those old Nintendo consoles still work to this very day.

[Oznogrd]

My genesis still works, my NES not so much: not a toploader though.

[Andrew]

I've got the old frontloader too. Sometimes you have to blow on the connections or try a cartridge a couple of times but it's still in working order.

[Laxation]

I'd also throw my NES, SNES and N64 out there. Whereas I've replaced both my PS2 and Xbox 360, those old Nintendo consoles still work to this very day.

I dont like how game manufacturers have stepped away from the old 'oh, it doesnt work? ill just blow on it' technique.
Now replaced by the somewhat effective, 'it doesnt work? hit it a couple times. still doesnt work? buy a new one'

my most durable thing I own would be probably something I made in woodwork class back in high school.
I dont know how you guys can sit there and say an ipod is the most durable thing you own... clearly havnt thought through the question.

My pillow is also pretty 1337. (man i wanted to bust that out)

[el badman]

I dont know how you guys can sit there and say an ipod is the most durable thing you own...

Couldn't agree more. I owned two, and the batteries from both gave up on me after a few months only (and I wasn't even using them that much).
They're pretty much designed to fail quickly anyway, just to help you realize that you need a newer version each time...

[benji]

Blowing on cartridges doesn't do anything, it's an old wives tale. The problem is in the connectors. The frontloader model stops working because of the pressure of inserting the cartridge is often too much creating wear and misalignment. Blowing on it and it working is merely correlation, not causation, it works because you withdrew the cartridge from the poor connection and reinserted it achieving a better one.

The reason modern consoles break down is because they have moving parts (or stupid heat reduction methods) there is no way they can be breakdown free like the old cartridge based consoles which had no moving parts.

[Laxation]

Nope benji, your wrong. Blowing = win.

el badman, planned obsolescence is fucking shithouse. will destroy wallets and the earth...

[rise]

I dont know how you guys can sit there and say an ipod is the most durable thing you own

Extremely true. My iPod's just like yours Andrew. Physically, it's durable as hell, but on the inside... that should be another thread: How fucked up is your iPod?

[Rip32]

I thought of my iPod right when I read this only because it's not.

I still have a North Face coat from my junior year of high school that is not only in good shape, but still looks damn good. You seriously get what you pay for with those jackets.

[J@3]

Everything I own seems to find ways to break itself, so I don't think anything is that durable.

[NovU]

I still have pair of Bose speakers that work great. Still holds the value and works better than newer Bose craps. They only upgraded the looks but not the quality that much. I still use them for my theater system after 17 years(my father bought them originally), and still has great sound, awesome base, plus the better looks(looks expensive in coated Oak) than newer craps. Out of electronics that I owned, I think these speakers are one of the fewer old stuff I really adore and value.

[Sportsgamer]

Hm okay thanks guys.

[Jackal]

[el badman]

My Converse All-Star are pretty damn durable I guess. They're starting to be a little messed up by now but I've had them for maybe 10 or 11 years, I never keep shoes that long.

[Doobie]

My friend owns a tv from the late 70's that still works perfectly fine.. As for me, everything I own I bought in 2005 or later..