— Active theme · launching

Heritage.

Heritage gear is stuff that holds up under the second decade of ownership. Not everything old is good — plenty of heritage brands are coasting on a logo. This theme separates the brands that still earn their reputation from the ones that don't, using the only evidence that matters: what the people who've owned the gear for five, ten, twenty years actually say.

15 seed categories 2 published Refresh: 6 months

— The archive · chronological

Newest first

  1. The work boots worth keeping

    Five boots, ranked. The ones that earn the price by lasting longer than their peers.

    Ranked · 5 picks

  2. Eleven years with a wallet

    The Bellroy Hide & Seek, after a decade in a back pocket.

    Using

  3. Pocket knives, ranked by year ten

    The slip-joints and folders that show up in five-year ownership posts. Drafting now.

    Ranked · in progress

  4. Mechanical watches under $1000

    Where the dividing line is between marketing and movement.

    Ranked · in progress

— More from the seed list: leather field bags, raw and selvedge denim, fountain pens, petrol lighters, insulated mugs, hatchets, cast iron, wool blankets, leather belts. How we rank these →