A book has a certain feel, a smell, and is an experience of its own. Coffee/tea, candle, blanket, book 💜

This, touchscreens are just a distraction in driving. In our company car, just to enter in the aircondition/heating meny, you need to go thry 2 or 3 buttons on touchscreen and it is distracting. Give me a k**b so i can regulate fan and temperature and the direction of the air ffs i dont want touchscreen

If a streaming service suddenly decides to take away your favourite movie (or fill it with ads), there's nothing you can do. Despite appearances, physical media is not obsolete.

USB keys are not great for long term storage. An external hard disk is generally a better idea. A NAS with redundant drives is even better. I don't trust "the cloud" either, at least not for anything of any value!

"As long as the battery works..." is not long enough sometimes.

Paper map any time but especially long-distance. If you zoom out on a digital map, you loose a lot of secondary roads, and those I prefer (very VERY often better for time, fuel and views)

For hiking that's absolutely necessary. In France we have really good hiking maps i'm fond of. Can't be lost with them. And i even drive around europe with real atlas maps cause i had bad experiences with GPS.

I have a collection of topograhic survey maps that are invaluable to me. They helped me locate a spring not listed on any other map to replenish my canteens.

Mom finds the maps online and print the relevant parts. I'm all in support of her.

Maps will show points of interest or spark curiosity instead of a straight drive where you only see the backs of trucks. The road less traveled, the beginning of an adventure . . .

also you can laminate your hiking maps to make them waterproof. Good luck using that phone in a drenching downpour

With a paper map you get context about where you are or where you’re going and how to get there.

1. Topographical survey maps show the contours of the terrain for more accurate calculation of distance to travel. 2. Compass to maintain direction of travel. 3. Learn to do a resection to confirm your location (draw a reverse compass bearing line from at least two visible locations, identifiable on the map, The intersection of the lines indicate you position on the map). No batteries required...

Also include nautical charts.

You don't need cell service for maps. You need GPS. so u less all the satellites fall from the sky, your phone is still all you need.

Really, you wanna scrunch up your eyes to see an itty bitty phone map, or unfold a BIG print map? I rest my case.

When hiking I always brought a paper map, a compass, water, emergency food, first aid kit, a mirror, a whistle and a safety blanket. You never know.

I always bring a road atlas and we've needed it in places with no cell service like northern Arizona. Total dead zone there.

A favorite movie line: " Because some roads you shouldn't go down. Because maps used to say, "There be dragons here." Now they don't. But that don't mean the dragons aren't there."

I keep maps in the dashboard of my car because Sat Nav and GPS doesn't always work and the battery can die really fast on your phone.

Print maps don't require a battery, folks. However I'm so bloody specific Im not entirely sure most print maps would work for me. The GPS will tell me to go straight, and I'll triple check I'm headed straight in the correct direction. This one time I took a trip with my grandparents and the grand GPS VS print maps argument came into play, it was a lot of fun.

I always keep maps in my car

This is why I keep a road atlas in the car.

I loved having paper maps. Where I live there used to be these ADP maps that I loved. I had one for each surrounding county. I could plot my route easily, and see everything to scale.Plus, I liked the tangible feel of the paper. I stopped buying them because where I lived development was happening so fast, roads were changing, it was sad. I'm in the usa

Plus, online maps are hard to use with a compass.

Can't you take photos of the maps?? And to leave your phone behind seems very strange, what if you need to make an emergency call??

I have a Garmin Fenix and none of the things that are mentioned in the edit are any issue at all. Topo maps of North America are already loaded. The only place without GPS signal is in a tunnel. Leaving your phone behind has no effect on the maps. So ya, I like paper maps, but they are really pretty useless at this point.

Yes. When I was studying, paper and pencil. Stuff you write down sticks better, and the soft feel on pencil on paper I find strangely soothing

I regularly carry an old Hamilton 21 jewel mechanical pocket watch. My father-in-law was a 55 year watch repairman and taught me how to regularly service and repair them too.

And then bequeath it to your descendants.

I Effing hate key fobs. Bulky in pocket. Battery issues. Expensive to replace. (My Frenchie chewed up 2) And you can't hide a spare cuz car won't lock.

Saying that manual gearbox is obsolete because of automatic is like saying tea is obsolete because of coffee

I pretty much only use a card if I'm shopping online, or in a situation where I don't have enough cash on me. It's for the same reason as OP - it's easier for me to keep track of/control my spending.

The act of writing is cathartic idk why. Helps me remember things better too.

Both have their place. With ebooks I can take a dozen on holiday with me but I can't lend a favourite one to a friend. Much prefer print and browsing in book shops but also love the immediacy of being able to instantly download when I was stuck in hospital bored out of my mind!

None electric, manual only. AND I have openers like the us army p38 folding can opener in my holiday gear and as backup in the kitchen drawer. Those types are the best by far

Saved ur bacon??

I hate smart appliances. They never work properly and they require a degree in computer science to set up

2 things I have open on every computer I use: Notepad++ and a DOS prompt.

My soul twin, I have a 2001 Corolla I call the beast cos it would survive an apocalypse.

Never be without your solar death ray

I HATE wireless earbuds; they fall out of my ears above a brisk walk.

Idiots bundle their life in a cell phone case. I use a wallet for cards. A money clip with cash in separate pocket. Chances of losing all 3 are less.

I don’t think vinyl ever became obsolete. Vinyl sales have increased 17 years straight. There was a point in the early 2000s where record players outsold guitars. And now even CDs are making a comeback. Apparently we like ownership of things after all.

I bought a 1999 Jeep Cherokee to off road in and discovered a 5 CD disc changer in it. It gets used.

Well yeah, no need to worry about a battery dying, but I've had my wireless mouse for just over 2 years now; I use it extensively 5 days a week, and literally today I changed the battery for the second time.

At least put the right picture that is related to the text...

Gel ink means less drag and tiredness in your hand than a standard biro, so I can imagine a fountain pen would help.

I still wear the pocket watch from my grand father from time to time.

Awful machines to use. Heavy, clunky, prone to jamming, slightest mistyping means getting the tippex out or redoing a whole page. Naah, no thanks.

My hubby still used his. Only real negative is, at least with big old ipod is that you can't use bluetooth with it

Thank you so much for this info! My daughter would love an espresso machine but she can't afford a good one and I can't afford to buy one for her. Just checked online and these are affordable. I plan on gifting her one for her birthday.

I am sick to death of having to sync, link, charge each and every f***ing thing I need to use. When I try to do something, I end up having to reconfigure, pay to subscribe, check for updates, wait for downloads, re-establish connection, and then restart the app. FFS I just wanna switch it on and have it work,

Looking at a black and white picture derived from Ilford HP5 400 is so much better than digital photos

Don't forget to blow into them every once in a while

I have a landline which still runs on copper. My broadband is fibre-to-cabinet and copper for the last few hundred metres. This will change before long as everybody moves to fibre-to-premises. I don't make calls, but I do receive calls regularly on it. It never runs out of charge and works in a powercut. I feel for some of my elderly neighbours who rely on theirs. If it is your only phone, when you switch to VOIP, you will need a battery backup on it.