re: BGE Owners: How long have you had yours

Its modern day ceramic, I mean there are pots that have been dug up from underground that are still around from literally 2500 years ago. Probably longer. I routinely find Turpentine collecting pots from the early 1900s while I'm hunting in the woods and they look brand new.

You may have to replace the springs and a metal part here and there every 5 years or so, but I've had mine 2 years and its still like new.