Recent content by nwbackpacker

Great post! Just got an 8" pair off eBay shipped for $24. Used father in law's pair for a deck this summer and it worked better than anything I had, including the Knipex 8" mini bolt cutter. Very clean cuts on (1/8"?) steel cable, I couldn't believe how well they worked. Very smart design but...

Funny, because I asked him, "You're not some guy off the street wearing an orange apron, are you?" but he assured me he was legit. I keep chuckling to myself when I compare what costs the same or more than one of the 3 $5 items: string for the trimmer, wheel for the mower, etc. -$324 off of...

I got the greatest deal of my life through a combination of being polite, patience, sheer luck and cosmic timing. A nice salesman said he wanted to clear out returned/used items, some a year old and to make any offer, like $20. I'd seen the stuff before and figured he was joking so I almost...