100%. I found one with grooves, so you can tilt and lock on whatever angle you like. Going to use as secondary light soirce on my bike rides and camping trips

I worked with a guy who wore a headlamp nearly all the time. When people would ask about it he would always tell them "There are only two reasons NOT to wear a headlamp. Either you don't have a head, or you don't have a headlamp."

I will never forget this.

What are you doing in the dark that's so intricate? Genuine question.

Completely agree on this. For some reason I’ve gone through like four at this point. They seem to break for some reason. Even tried the REI route with the black diamond brand and they don’t seem to last. I need to find a better brand.

I got a Lightbar brand "lightbar pro", so good. The only downside to it is that there is a design flaw where there is no strain relief on the main power cable so twisting it will lead to failure. I don't know if they fixed it since I bought mine, but some glue on the power wire should sort it out.

You get a nice wide diffuse light so you can see all around you and what you are working on. It isn't the best for distance, but most of the time I am working I need to see my surroundings and what I am working on.

Was just using mine earlier!

Great for walking the dog at night, in suburban or rural settings. A phone flashlight is annoying to juggle while also controlling a leash and impossible when I need to scoop poop.

And you can get such small ones now! My spouse has one she keeps in her purse where the strap is just a thin wire that retracts into the unit. It's not even uncomfortable! Needless to say I'm jealous!

Great tool but not cheap. Infact you probably couldn't find a more expensive version. Knipex however is worth it. Generally my advice is to first buy a cheap tool and replace it with more expensive one after it breaks but with pliers it's pay once, cry once situation. These are truly BIFL tools. The 100mm mini cobra pliers are awesome aswell.

I have the knippex 100mm pliers, they are part of my EDC but they're not $20.

Faaacts, I have one at work and a personal one. Can one buy tools accidentally? I needed to get a bike head-nut off, all it had were two parallel indents on the perimeter.

Saw this for $50 at Sears, been in love with them ever since. W/o question one of my favorite and most useful tools. Sheesh I sound like such a shill haha

LOL, are you me? I recently put that thing in my backpack, because you never know.

Is there a tower climbers community on Lemmy?

Seriously-- I kinda wanted one for a long time, but I just assumed they were expensive. They are not. You can install it yourself. If you do so, you will never go back, and it will change your life for the better.

Bidet.

Love my Luxe!

100%.

I live in a country where every bathroom has a bidet. Or a bum gun. They are miracles.

I think many people assume it’s those seats. Like in Japan… at least I did. But this is not correct, not all of them are. In my country we use these ‘wands’ which work when you turn on the sink faucet. Has a little finger trigger. It’s very convenient, clean. I’ll never go back!!

I hate when hotels don't have bidets, I really wish it was as common as toilets

Back in time, a long time ago, when I was 19 and spent about a year traveling abroad, I learned that a bidet in the bathroom isn't a standard everywhere. Couldn't understand why.

My issue with food processors is they take more time to clean than they save.

Which one do you use?

How does it reduce dishes? Water bottles are one of the more annoying things to wash, in my experience, because my hands aren't small enough to fit anymore.

Edit: Yes, I have a bottle brush. It's just that it's a bit of a hassle to soap it from dry and then have to dry it somewhere before storing it again. I wash everything else with a rough sponge normally.

i use almost nothing but stainless steel drinking cups now

I've been using my for about 8 years now, still holds up.

Hit up the Goodwill or similar, you can find stainless bottles for dollars.

Man I hate these. They make water warm up instantly (unless vacuum insulated) and I could just one a single glass the whole day, or multiple days.

Not to mention they are the superior salad utensil.

Also the best way to eat Cheetos and keep your fingers clean

Daiso sells large kitchen ones. They're great.

I've never heard of this witchcraft. This is exactly what I need.

Edit: heard not beard

What are you using a barometer for so frequently?

I second a headlamp. Almost mandatory if you're camping I think. I got some cheap ones and use them around the house / garage too. More useful than they seem at first glance.

Long USB cables can be problematic, and to avoid problems may need to be inconveniently thick and stiff. I've taken to using an AC extension chord for most of the length when I need to charge far from an outlet.

Sorry, what?

I still use the scissors, can't get enough leverage with the knife sometimes.

That or I need more fiber.

As a Brit, it's always weird as fuck to see people in American movies boiling an old tin kettle on the stove like they're stuck in the 1950s.

Even if you're living in London's smallest flat, and all you've got is a microwave, a mini fridge, a bed and a cupboard with a toilet in it, you've still got an electric kettle.

As a Canadian I now have 2 Electric kettles. Replaced my traditional electric kettle with a Gooseneck kettle for my pour over coffee. Still works great for tea. Also have a stove top gooseneck kettle for the camper when camping.

Make sure you test it against one you're sure is accurate. My wife bought one that looks right at first blush, but it's off by at least 5%.

I use the one on my leather man micra all the time. Also fans of Adam Savage know about his measuring device tattooed on his arm which is cool too.

Dude, you’ve gotta factor in way more than diameter if you’re trying to make wise pizza choices. They have calculators for that: https://www.omnicalculator.com/food/pizza-comparison

Luftkin makes a high contrast 8' the size of most 6' and it is glorious. I have one as a daily driver for work, cold dead hands.

The rest of their tape measures in that same line are great.

It's so much wasted plastic though. I 3D printed a handle and with a little sandpaper to smooth the handle out, it's super easy to floss. Using this one currently: https://www.printables.com/...

I started doing this a few years ago, and it made a world of difference. I dislike the whole process of using regular floss; having to wrap it around my fingers and then try to maneuver it around inside my mouth, all while staring at myself in the bathroom mirror is a mental burden. Now I just keep a bag of floss picks in easily reachable places where I tend to spend the most time, and I've ended up with really good flossing habits.

I've got one that's basically a handle that dispenses the floss, so you just use it and then click a few times and there's new floss ready for next time. Makes it a lot easier to get done.

Dentist hate this one little trick… because it is not actually as good as flossing. Floss picks tend to have a very tight piece of floss. It is good for cleaning the surfaces directly between your teeth, but not the curved parts of the teeth.

I hate regular floss (or rather sticking my fat fingers deep into my mouth), so flossing sticks are better than nothing.

it doesn't block any external sound, so don't use in noisy environments

It's actually because I work in a high noise environment that I got into bone-conduction headphones. They still work when you're wearing earplugs.

My greatest purchase of the last decade I reckon. I first tried them 9 years ago and since then I am onto my 6th pair, no because they break easily but simply because I use them for between 8 and 10 hours every single day.

I do a lot of running and cycling and they allow me to be aware of idiots in cars whilst being able to listen to music or books whilst I ride / run. I use them at work with ear defense in so I can still hear what my machine is doing.

They are light, comfortable and really just the best way to listen to stuff for me.

Do you use aftershokz?

Any particular brand you recommend?

But... Isn't that standard equipment in every household?

Strongly disagree, any cheap squeezer is way harder to use than a fork and my hand.

Now that's something I've never thought of. You must care a lot for the puppy.

Please pay the dog tax. We'd love to see your senior pup!

I got a new house with LEDs and at night it's lit like a 7-Eleven. I feel it's part of the reason I never get to sleep before midnight.

Dimmable smart bulbs, a mix of white and RGB.

Swiss tech keychain pocket knife.

Where do you get these?

OMG those are amazing for hosing down the shower walls or washing your dog.

You can hook the tiny handles on things too, which is nice when going hands-free.

Jokes aside, that's a pretty good idea.

A place I used to work at gave us big rolls of double sided velcro for cable management purposes. Me and another guy built a jig to split them in half so it was 1/4" instead of 1/2". Worked great and I still have a ton of those rolls we made from leaving it in my pocket at the end of the day. Very handy stuff to have around.

On a similar note, I have an alarm clock that has a thing I can put under my pillow that vibrates to wake me up. (The box said it's made for Deaf people, which makes sense lol). As someone who doesn't wake up to ANYTHING, this works for me almost every time.

This doesn't work for everyone obviously, but I leave my blinds open at night so that the sun will wake me up. Works for me when I don't have to be anywhere before noon.

A sunrise alarm clock will do the trick, too

Paper cups and plates I guess? I don't like doing dishes and those two both eliminate the need to, but without a downside of being plastic.

:(

I have a bulb tool that screws onto a standard broom pole handle. $3.

Bad news, Leatherman bracelets seem to be retired, unless there's another series besides Tread that I can't find

You forgot to mention a towel and a rubber chicken with a pulley inside.

A metal gaming chair? I've never heard of such a thing.

All good things I'm just curious abt the choice of a scooter over a bike. If you work your way up u can eventually replace a car/taxi entirely with it

what's a cheap quality kitchen knife.

Ok. I bought one of these three weeks ago based on this post.

Holy shit.

I've been a Leatherman or knife carrier most of my life. But I have reached for my new Fastback more than most multitools I've ever owned.

In these past weeks I have:

• Taken a fence apart to back a truck into the yard of a friend who was moving.
• Opened several boxes that I wouldn't have needlessly dulled my knife blade on.
• Removed the blade to scrape residue off of a window more than once.
• Used the flathead to pry whatever small retaining clip needed persuasion.
• Cut the end of of zip ties totally flush.

I know not everyone will have this experience. But the disposable blade coupled with a 1/4" bit was an absolute game changer for me.

Thanks, OP

the tanto fastback with screwdriver is a pretty good looking design. I'm adding that one to my wishlist. Lol

Was coming here to post this. I cannot overstate how much I use this thing daily. Bought it to help with some diy projects, and ended up carrying it everywhere I go. This is one of those few items less than $20 that I honestly can't see being without anymore.

Biggest thing for woodworking for me was just buying more pencils. I bought a pack of 30 or so and put all of them in a cup attached to the wall. Now I just grab a new one if I forget where I put it down.

I've been a huge fan of this Hultafors Dry Marker for carpentry and woodworking. Having that sheath with a built-in sharpener is excellent too.

I've got a Staedtler 2mm and sharpener that I've had for at least 20 years now. They both have a permanent spot of honor on my lathe stand.

Plastidip the handles, you can get bright blue or yellow pretty easily, and one can will last ages.

Is Spam still a thing? I thought it was like post-WW2

Seconded - I spent maybe $30 on the journal (might be a knockoff, but it works) and intentionally got one with card slots as well. No carrying a wallet required, self-contained, and when I think of something to do/search/etc it goes in there immediately.

I started with Midori notebooks in A5, and realized I love the paper, but the binding just didn't work for the way I write. Switched to Rhodia spiral bound 80gsm and haven't looked back. Wouldn't call myself "organized" per se, but far more than I ever have been and I no longer lose the random things I think of. or end up with 500 notes on my phone and no idea what's in each.

I ended up buying an aftermarket belt clip that screws into the Swiss Army knife on Amazon. Best purchase ever. Always on me and used daily for random stuff.

totally agree in principle. my edc of choice has been the Leatherman skeletool for the last 5 years. pliers, Phillips and flat head and blade have been the perfect combination to balance portability and utility

I have a magnetic knife board on my wall. I hot glued washers to my remotes and I store them on the magnetic board.

Don't have an egg beater? Here's my carabiner.

Do you mind sharing how you apply those fears outside of climbing?

Eeesh... But those last drops are kinda strongly bitter, I've noticed.

Ewe. Gross. This ruins the tea.

Bamboo sheets (soft, smooth, anti-static)

There's a store in the mall where I live that sells any size bamboo sheet sets with an extra pillowcase for $25. They are amazing and I've since converted all my family to them.

Those are good if you don't work anywhere that metal shavings might be and not all of them support 10w+ charging.

Compost please if it's possible.

They're great but the scissors will get dull very quickly and it's almost impossible to sharpen them. Also, the newer models are not as good as the older ones.

I really wanna know where you get good pants for 20€ lmao

For 20€? Lol