Reading some of the posts on other threads about people with things like Rucksacks that they have had for decades and they are still going strong got me thinking about items of my own tackle that have performed beyond the call of duty.
One that sprung to mind for me was a JRC mat that must be +20 years old now and its incredible. The abuse that mat has been put through down the years is unbelievable. I stuff into the boot of car and everything piles on top of it, I use it as a seat, I have slept on it, trampled on it, crushed it up into bags dragged it across rocks, gravel, sand, mud, stones it gets soaked & left soaked for days on end, baked in the sun, frozen , you name it …I even occasionally put fish on it !!!
Its simply unbelievable…it does not have a single split, hole or tear anywhere on it, the material & stitching has not rotted, worn or even frayed ! Its even kept its general color, plus whatever the cushion material is inside , that’s kept its original shape as well and is still as padded as the day I bought it.
As far as I can make out its just a nylon outer so how it has withstood all that abuse I have no idea.I looked at it recently and thought whatever they made that out of they should make sofas or taxi car seats out of it …its literally indestructible. I have never seen anything like it. The only time I came close to losing it was once when the wind blew it into a huge lake and started to push it out to the distance. I was so attached to it by then that I jumped in & swam out to save it. Unbelievable bit of kit.
Anyone else have tackle items that have served them well that they want to sing the praises of ?
One that sprung to mind for me was a JRC mat that must be +20 years old now and its incredible. The abuse that mat has been put through down the years is unbelievable. I stuff into the boot of car and everything piles on top of it, I use it as a seat, I have slept on it, trampled on it, crushed it up into bags dragged it across rocks, gravel, sand, mud, stones it gets soaked & left soaked for days on end, baked in the sun, frozen , you name it …I even occasionally put fish on it !!!
Its simply unbelievable…it does not have a single split, hole or tear anywhere on it, the material & stitching has not rotted, worn or even frayed ! Its even kept its general color, plus whatever the cushion material is inside , that’s kept its original shape as well and is still as padded as the day I bought it.
As far as I can make out its just a nylon outer so how it has withstood all that abuse I have no idea.I looked at it recently and thought whatever they made that out of they should make sofas or taxi car seats out of it …its literally indestructible. I have never seen anything like it. The only time I came close to losing it was once when the wind blew it into a huge lake and started to push it out to the distance. I was so attached to it by then that I jumped in & swam out to save it. Unbelievable bit of kit.
Anyone else have tackle items that have served them well that they want to sing the praises of ?