• Lasherz@lemmy.world
    7·
    8 hours ago

    A multimeter. There’s so much you can do and learn with a decent multimeter. Extech is a good cheaper brand, as is BK Precision and Brymen. Just make sure it has a built-in fuse for the Amperage reading, and ideally, it should be true RMS.

    A pentel twist erase pencil… best pencil 10/10

    If you wear contacts, use dailies. It’s so liberating to not care if you waste one because it fell in a dirty sink or remove them right before bed without a mirror.

    Automatic plant watering systems. They’re dirt cheap, can run on batteries or USB, and work great.

    A detachable base wood clamp for recycling cardboard. Pierce all your boxes with the end and then put the base back on and haul more boxes at once than you thought was humanly possible.

  • sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    41·
    6 hours ago

    A bicycle (with a lock)

    A raincoat or umbrella

    A smartphone

    Shoes

    A reliable electric light source, like a lamp.

    Maybe an electric fan, if you’re in a hot environment

  • sbv@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    65·
    12 hours ago

    When are the bidet advocates gonna show up? This post has been up for like an hour!

    EDIT: the bidet people have arrived. Thank goodness. I was starting to worry that my instance had been defederated.

  • AlphaOmega@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    9 hours ago

    I got my robot vacuum with lidar for $60. Not typical, but still possible to grab a refurbished unit.

  • Sixty@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    191·
    13 hours ago

    Shoutouts to @sbv@sh.itjust.works BUY BIDET NOW. Obligatory comment about wiping shit off your hands with dry paper goes here. Wash your ass. I have two bidets BTW and I use Arch Linux BTW.

    Wall mounted soda can crusher. Recycling space saver.

    Powered water fountain for cats. They instinctually prefer running water.

    I bought the Swiss Army Knife of memory foam pillows that has sections on both ends for side sleeping, a dent in the middle with a neck support sticking out the bottom for support while stomach sleeping, and it works for sleeping on my back too. I don’t really have a discernable favorite position, so I love the multifunction pillows.

    • alianne@lemmy.world
      3·
      12 hours ago

      Any recommended brands/models for the pillow? I’ve never heard of such a thing, but it sounds incredible.

      • Sixty@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
        6·
        12 hours ago

        Just the one since the time between buying this one and the previous is too many years to be relavant anymore.

        Right now it’s the Cervical Pillow by HOMCA that I recommend 'cuz that’s what I got and I like it? Haha.

        They look like this:

  • Broadfern@lemmy.worldEnglish
    20·
    13 hours ago

    A good multitool or Swiss Army Knife.

    Mine was gifted to me a few years ago but it’s come in handy more times than I can count. Use it at least three times a week.

    • AreaKode@lemmy.world
      18·
      13 hours ago

      Leatherman has the warranty you need. Fantastic products with basically a lifetime warranty on any damage.

    • tal@lemmy.todayEnglish
      2·
      12 hours ago

      I have a tiny, bladeless (so okay with TSA for flying) “pliers”-style multitool that fits on my keychain. I don’t think that the manufacturer makes it any more. Searching for “keychain multitool” will turn up various designs on Amazon.

      I also have a separate tiny folding knife — I think a Spyderco Bug, though any tiny knife is gonna be equivalent, and I’m sure that there are more-reasonably-priced tiny knives out there — that fits on my keychain that I take off when I fly.

      For infrequently-used tools, those are large enough to be fine for most things, and it’s less of a pain for me to haul around than a full-sized multitool or knife (which I have, in the past, carried).

      I don’t know if I’d say that it’s a game-changer for me, but it is convenient to always have said tools at hand.

    • anon6789@lemmy.world
      6·
      11 hours ago

      For my coffee stuff, I typically make Aeropress ($40) with a metal filter for the lady and use the OXO pour over ($18) for myself.

      I like manual brewing so I can regulate all the ratios and temps to my liking. It isn’t as fun to do both of those right after waking up though, so I make them at night into mason jars. Now I got a jar sealer attachment for my vacuum sealer ($10) and the coffee stays dang near at original quality until morning, so I just pop the top and have nice chilled pour over every morning. They make standalone jar sealers for cheap, but I have a spendier tabletop unit to do bags and jars.

      I seal the beans in vacuum sealer containers as well now and they seem to be maintaining potency longer. I’m on week 3 of the current bag, and it still smells almost brand new every time I open it compared to my old airtight but not vacuumed container. The special jars are pretty cheap or a pound of beans should fit in a 32 oz mason jar.

      So if you’ve already done the basics, think about checking out vacuum sealing. I use it for bunches of things. Pre-chopped veg for recipes (diced onion in 1/2 onion portions, 2 chopped celery and 2 chopped carrots for soup/stew, etc), wild game, make big batches of long cooked tomato sauces so we can have weekend meals during the week, resealing chips, cookies, and crackers so they don’t get stale. All kinds of stuff.

        • anon6789@lemmy.world
          2·
          11 hours ago

          Glad to help! I always kinda wanted one but wasn’t convinced I’d use it, but I borrowed a real basic one from my brother and found so many uses for it. Now having one with pulse vacuuming and the hose attachment, I do even more things! I may just love pressing buttons though. 😁

    • LandedGentry@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      13 hours ago

      For real nothing changed my coffee more substantially than a good burr grinder. Doesn’t even need to be a good one