SFR "Premium" purchases you found to be "worth it"
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Have feet as flat as a sidewalk, so the anti-pronation structure they employ is what keeps me coming back to the Beast.
When I worked at the Podiatry college, we had a constant flow of running shoes reps showcasing their products for the teachers and clinical students (the school running club had over a hundred members), so got to try on dozens of athletic shoes and the Beast always emerged as the best anti-pronation shoe.
Come winter, I'm never out of my Merrell mid high boots for the same reason.
The Cowboy Bedroll by Ellis Canvas Tents with the pad. Asked my kids to be buried in it. Sometimes pared with an old army cot, best grab and go, dirtbag camping setup ever.
Yeah, lots has changed in the last 5yrs or so with foams and I jumped on the "new" bandwagon. Brooks and Hoka are the main hold-outs, and it's worked well for them. EVA is comfortable and familiar, so anyone trying on shoes is going to pick them. The new PEBA and other material foams are far better for running, and inherently more stable. So there's not as much need for the extra medial support since the new foams behave very differently. BUT - one shoe I recommend to those I coach who have those "flat as a sidewalk" or "foot shaped like a tube" issue is the Saucony Hurricane. It's like the Beast but uses a more modern foam, so much better energy return.
If I just was going for walking/wearing around shoes, I'd pick the Brooks, though. The more modern foams are very specific to running and aren't fun to walk around in.
Thanks for explaining this.
My 2008 Northern Lite truck camper.
Beautifully well made with a yacht like finish inside, it never failed us over thousands of miles on trips across the country and on many rough and questionable roads from Alberta and BC, down through California and everywhere in-between. They’re expensive campers, but well worth it for the quality.
Beautifully well made with a yacht like finish inside, it never failed us over thousands of miles on trips across the country and on many rough and questionable roads from Alberta and BC, down through California and everywhere in-between. They’re expensive campers, but well worth it for the quality.
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+1 SuperCat pontoon/float tube. The most comfortable tube I have experienced. Mine is 17 years old and still 100% functional. The tops of the tubes and storage bags are sun-faded but everything still works. I have a line on a replacement in excellent shape so I can have a pair.
Trout Trekker
Steelhead
Found the first one so handy and enjoyable, that when it was time for a new boat, I went with the same model with a few interior changes. Worth every nickel.
Out with the old....
In with the new.
Out with the old....
In with the new.
I don’t have any super premium instruments like @G_Smolt but I do have a first generation top-load Ampeg VT40 from 1970 (+- a year or so) that sounds divine. Traded a meh Marshall combo for it about 15 years ago. It’s the sound of “Exile on Main Street” and a bunch of QOTSA.
On a similar note (ha), getting pit tickets for Desert Trip ten years ago was a premium experience that will never be topped. Definitely worth the last minute stubhub price.
On a similar note (ha), getting pit tickets for Desert Trip ten years ago was a premium experience that will never be topped. Definitely worth the last minute stubhub price.
That's a premium experience right there! Love that place...
I've been eyeing one of their tents for a few years now. Definitely a premium product!
G_Smolt
Legend
One of my favorite things to do when I'm back in Seattle.
One of these days I want to make the pilgrimage to Carter Vintage Guitars in Nashville. Talk about a place to lust and covet...a fella could walk in that door with $50K and walk out with half a guitar.
My wife's wedding ring.
