Hey Franco, I have a MacPac sleeping bag from the 80's when the Kiwis still owned the company-before they sold out to the Brits. The old MacPac gear is as you describe-no nonsense, heavy duty, the new stuff, not so much from what I've seen on their website. The same for the late, lamented Fairydown. The Fairydown name may still be around, though.

My vote would be for stuff like coffee presses and that clear ball ice cream maker thing I've seen somewhere-REI maybe.