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Talking of inexpensive, I picked this up from ebay last night for the princely sum of US $20.50. Now that is a bargain. ebay link to Tentage repair kit. Postage was a cow but nothing worthwhile is free.
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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Pretty chuffed about it too, it will keep my 14' x 14' issue tent going indefinitely. One of these;
These are my opinions, feel free to disagree.
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I have a cheap Casio on my wrist, digital. Works for vitals too.
Why would you want to dig out your phone every time you need the time? Horrible.
Yeah, I like Kershaw too. Scopes under 450, used pickups, old tractors, and nice rifles.
For all my cheapness, I still dont like the Axis, American, and others like them.
I am MAGA.
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A M70 Winchester in 1963 for $124.00!
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Even birds know not to land downwind!
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When I was on my first lease in my early twenties. We were all sitting around the campfire one night drinking beer. One of the old guys stepped away from the fire to take a leak. When he came back he looked at me and said " Boy you will know you are old when it feels better to pee than it does to f---k". He was right!!
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Lee Reloading products are another example. This is what I thought of as soon as I started reading the OP.
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Lee Reloading products are another example. This is what I thought of as soon as I started reading the OP. This is the LAST thing I thought of...perhaps if the thread was "You get what you pay for.."
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Interesting. I've had excellent results from the Lee equipment I own.
Obviously your mileage has varied.
Be that as it may, they're at the top of my list!
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A good set of cast iron pots/pans/grills Learn to use them right, and they will last forever.......buuntingmiester
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Remington 788's back when they were $89 bucks new.
And both Gerber & Kershaw make some great little everyday knifes for under $30 bucks. And you can get a pretty nice Swiss Army knife for just a few more bucks, too. This. Very accurate rifles.
molɔ̀ːn labé skýla
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Marlin model 60, first gun I ever bought with my own money. I paid a whopping $45 for it brand new at Woolco in the early '80s. It has always been scary accurate and totally reliable as long as it is kept reasonable clean. Another great budget gun.
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Okay, I'll submit a few. All those bring back Mausers that found their way into the deer woods. Cut down or replace the stock, get a K-4 on top of it, and go kill some deer. Same with the Springfields and SMLE's.
As mentioned above, the venerable Weaver K-4 El Paso. A good, no frills, working man's scope if there ever was one.
How many kids started out with an H&R single shot? Lots of dead critters courtesy of these guns.
Older 5 1/2 to 7 1/2 horse Johnson's, Evinrude's, and Mercury's. They just run forever.
How many of us still fish with a Mitchell 300? Way outclassed by the newer technology, but buy a couple spare bail springs, and these old reels will run a long, long time.
How many of us carried an original Barlow pocket knife as a kid?
Any bow made by Bear Archery. Admit it guys-us old farts all most all had at least one.
Really going back here, but how about a military surplus Jeep? Dad and his buddies bought two of them and made one "good" one out of the pair. It was used to drag out stumps, and get back into the depths of the deer woods for about 30 years before it finally died for good. They spent $185.00 for the pair.
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My first center fire rifle was a Brno v24 in 8X57IS in standard military configuration for $40.00. The second was a M700 ADL in 270 Win with a old (brass ring) Bushnell 4x scope for $150.00
I purchased these during mid 1980's while in college.
Rick
Life is not a spectator sport, get out and have fun.
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Bought a 1947 jeep in 1976 for 500.00. Used it on lease for 6yrs, sold it for a 1000.00.
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most obvious one lately has been the Yugo mauser I bought that cost less than $300 including shipping and ffl fees, and controlled round feed. can't beat that for $300!
also, swiss army knives, lee reloading stuff, mission bows, used Toyotas, Remington 870s, marlin and ruger 22's.
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Coleman lanterns and camp stoves were/still are a pretty good deal.
You'd have a hard time time wearing one out. I found the lantern my Grandpa bought to use in the barn a few years ago and after cleaning it up and replacing about 10 bucks worth of parts it works great.
It was made in 1941 so I think we've gotten our monies worth out of it.
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