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hagcel t1_jdo1ixs wrote

I have a WWIi canvas satchel that is just about to die. I've owned it for 22 years, and bought it to replace one I bought in 1988 that got stolen.

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SamuelsSteel OP t1_jdo47ei wrote

That canvas…that stuff was so freaking thick.

I’d bet if you got ahold of another and waxed it, it would truly last forever

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Ok-Apricot-3156 t1_je0qgfu wrote

I use these one of these (1950's dutch army model) as a grocery and one as a work bag, they do start to show signs of wear after roughly 2 decades of semi daily use, I wax them with straight paraphene candlesticks to make it rain resistant, but they do get quite stiff from that.

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