Hi there, I came here to the BIFL Lemmy out of suspicion that the reddit posts are just unlabelled marketing, and I was wondering the possibility of sourcing goods that are more to a BIFL standard? In my area, second hand goods tend to be really quite poor in quality (reselling fast fashion) or otherwise not present, and I have not inherited anything that does last. So I would apprecite advice or reccomendations for finding goods at a BIFL standard. I was also wondering if maybe there would be anyone with good advice for finding sustainable, local textile production so that I may be able to tailor what I need without having to buy from the poor selection aforementioned, does anyone know of any of this?
TL:DR I am suspicious that a lot of what is claimed as ‘BIFL’ has been enshittified, and would like advice on being able to search for sustainable goods for a local area (not specified because I’m hoping for advice with searching, not exactly for specific reccs)
My experience with military gear is the opposite - it was designed to last long enough to use, with the recognition it’s going to be lost or destroyed in battle.
That, of course, depends on the item. Older stuff can be quite sturdy. For example, I have a 1960’s self-contained analog multimeter that’s in it’s own aluminum case (looks like it was designed in the 50’s, just post-WWII). It’s clearly been banged around (the case is rough) but it still works, and is designed to be regularly adjusted - there’s a sticker or label inside showing the last time it was adjusted.
It seems stuff from at least the 1980’s (probably the 60’s, really) had more of a “built just good enough” design goal. Regular/continuous maintenance isn’t much of a concern for the military as compared to us civilians.