I'm really having a hard time finding anything worth purchasing, I'm not in the US and people here have EXTREMELY inflated prices, and even old units are around 300 USD or basically what they costed back then, when they were new, or right away a scam since there are people who list some of them in a suspiciously remote location for a suspiciously appealing price. Think I'll just save some money and pull the trigger on a new or refurb model.

This is neat. I like this idea

How old are we talking?

Dovetail might work for you

I got one for $20 at a thrift store. We had to replace a piece recently. I’d say $20-50 max but not $170.

I’ve had my mini kanken for a long time and it’s faded a bit but no other issues

Thank you. I've been keeping an eye online.

Why?

Looks so cool too

Got a Moccamaster like 10 years ago when I got sick of always having to buy a new coffee maker every 3 years.

Thing is still like brand new.. should last me another 30-50 years and it’s death will likely be accidental breakage when moving or something stupid.

Had one for about 5 years now, other than some minor discoloration on the bottom, works like new.

Consider a Tchibo - 1 button press turns whole coffee bean to an espresso or Americano in less than 2 minutes. It makes coffee by the cup so you can make fresh coffee as needed and there's less waste as the byproduct is just coffee grounds. No filter or plastic cups needed. Iirc Tchibo is a coffee chain from Germany that decided to make a coffee machine.

Wife and I were deciding between Moccamaster and Tchibo but ultimately went for the Tchibo due to time savings. We used to grind whole beans every morning and initially went from French pressed coffee to drip coffee to instant coffee as making coffee became more of a chore before we upgraded to a Tchibo.

Basically fill the hopper with beans, make sure there's water in the tank, press a button and it will grind your coffee, compress it into a nice coffee puck, then it forces hot water through the puck.

We have made 3 to 4 cups of coffee 7 days a week consistently over the last 1.5 years. My wife drinks hers at 6 am and I have mine at 8 am so it's nice to brew by the cup.

When we bought the machine it was $200 to $250 but it seems like the price has increased.

How old is your wife ?

Oil them like boots. It's not a mitten baby, it's a chopper.

..you're wearing a child's backpack at almost 30?

I just want to commend your "got given" passive imperfect sentence construction.

Got given it, eh?

I have a bottle of sno-seal beeswax or should I go the oil route?

Get Staub. Same quality. Also made in France. Can be had for 50% of what LeCreuset costs when it’s on sale…

Thank you!

I used that same model when our heat went out back in 1980, we kept a window open a bit for fresh air.

I’m so tired of this story 😢

Evergoods is a newer company that is puttering out some really nice packs, I’d recommend a CPL, or CHZ for school duties. Evergoods is founded by two industry veterans from GoRuck, and Patagonia. GoRuck makes very (expensive) nice packs too, I’d recommend the heritage line or regular GR1 models for your kid. Patagonia is much more affordable, but make great packs too their MLC 30 comes to mind for a good all arounder. Mystery Ranch is a another brand I’d check out. Their District line is good for school.

All these brands I mentioned have lifetime warranties.

Should the inside be avoided?

Century leather products