Things I should have bought a long time ago

[waterman]

Instant read thermometer. Never realized how much I overcooked chicken

 

[brassmagnet]

The Colt Peacemaker that matched the New Frontier 22/22 mag I got at Gun City in Nashville. The New Frontier was $112 the Peacemaker was $106, didn't have it. Also the 2 Walther P38's a guy my dad knew that were $45.00 apiece.

 

[brassmagnet]

Instant read thermometer. Never realized how much I overcooked chicken

You can say that again,...oh wait....

 

[TNTreeman]

The best , biggest Milwaukee impact wrench and sockets they make. I don't know how I did without one all these years.

 

[LA man]

Ammo

 

[7mm08]

Garands when they $50
Marlin 60’s when they were $29

 

[DoubleRidge]

Instant read thermometer. Never realized how much I overcooked chicken

I have a cheap one....I want a nice one like Thermapen

 

[Laserman1]

My big green egg

 

[Hduke86]

Spot lock for boat. Freaking amazing

This will be my next investment for sure, it will cost almost half of what my boat did but I’ve fished with a buddy that has ipilot link and it’s great

 

[Trapper John]

Worksharp knife sharpener. I learned to sharpen with a stone when I was younger and can do it fine, but good lord I love being able to sharpen half a dozen knives to scalpel sharpness in just a few minutes.

 

[Shanman]

Land
Tree saddle

 

[Ahuntin1]

Custom rifle. I swear mine shoots itself

 

[Spurhunter]

Worksharp knife sharpener. I learned to sharpen with a stone when I was younger and can do it fine, but good lord I love being able to sharpen half a dozen knives to scalpel sharpness in just a few minutes.

You have my attention. Which one do you have? How long do the abrasives last?

 

[rmmonty32]

Crossbow

 

[Bucket]

Impact driver. Used a cordless drill for a lot of years to drive screws. Never again.!

 

[Hunter 257W]

I assume Catman had in mind things that we do now have rather than thing we wish we had. I think of how long I loaded my own ammo with just a beam scale and powder trickler to measure powder. I probably did this for about 20 years before getting an adjustable powder dropper. Of course being a broke college kid will inspire doing things as cheap as possible. I did get the RCBS Little Dandy powder dropper that used the fixed rotors for high volume pistol loads way before that. I sure spent a lot of time weighing rifle charges all those years.

I also never bought a new lawn mower until I turned 57 and that was a thrill to actually have a brand new mower with everything working and fitting like new. But if I had it to do over again, I'd still wait just as long because being tight with spending for all those years is why I'm financially better off now.

 

[Wiley]

A box of MAC10 .45ACP when they were $175 each brand new instead of $3200 used. Now they’re $8K

 

[PossumSlayer]

A life time license when I was born.

 

[jetwrnch]

Tractor

 

[thirdwilliam]

4 wheeler. My knees would be in better shape