So, what old item do you still use?

My list of newer equipment say since 2010 is much shorter than my list of old stuff.
Just bought a 1957 Coleman gas stove.

I have a Lifa polypro turtleneck that I've been using since about 1980. I've washed it a few times though.

Tomorow I will be cooking lasagna in a cast iron Dutch Oven for some friends I got from my great uncle in Wyoming. He was a cook in the Army and bought the Lodge oven in the 1930s. It looks modern except only the diameter is embossed on the lid. It is even more valuable to me after being sunk on the bottom of the John Day River and recovered by being dragged across the bottom of the river on a rescue line.

We will be camping in the backyard in the shade of ppines, ponderosa pines that I planted 20 years ago. I have pot lifter that my brother made on his home forge a long time ago.

my oldest item is my brain which I use dayly - since 1961

I was going to say my knees but in terms of equipment most is old but I did upgrade my sleep system, and I’ve made new items based on my old items.
Jim

I have a canoe from 1901 that I use occasionally. Another one from circa 1904 is shorter and lighter so it gets used more often. They both work fine. The links below have more details.

Benson

I still use a lot of old stuff, not just on paddling trips but also in the course of daily life. I finally convinced the missus that I will decide when to throw out my old underwear and socks.

Still wear a Patagonia baggies pullover that’s got to be 25 years old…maybe more? Everglades to Algonquin and beyond. Still think it’s the best material they ever used. Of course it fits considerably tighter now

CC Filson Alaskan tuxedo from 1974. I will be wearing it today for some forestry work with a group.