The Modular Product & System Database

I found 606 systems from the 1970s still holding weight perfectly. But after documenting dozens of setups, one component keeps failing across the board.

After 6 months of gravel drags, 100+ zipper cycles per month, and flights across 3 countries, here's what actually failed on my GORUCK kit bags.

I tracked every gear failure across 47 countries over 5 years. Here's what actually survived, what died embarrassingly fast, and the $12 fix that outlasted everything.

Our 1923 Craftsman has a 1.75-inch floor dip and 28-inch doorways. Here's the modular furniture that actually fit, and what we learned the hard way.

I tracked furniture resale prices for years. Modular pieces don't depreciate like traditional ones, and the difference after year 3 is striking.

After tracking every repair bill for 3 years, turns out the 50% rule is costing you money. Here's what the real data says about when to fix vs. replace.

My Fairphone is 5 years old and still going strong. My friend's iPhone died at 2. Here's how to spot which products are built to last, and which aren't.

Configurator software explained without the fluff. What it actually does, how it differs from CPQ, and why manual configuration mistakes are killing your margins.

Foam density numbers like 1.8 and 2.5 look meaningless until your cushions bottom out in 6 months. Here's how to read them like hardware specs.

Watching e-waste get shredded because nobody designed it to come apart changed how I think about products. Here's what circular design actually looks like.

Hot swappable keyboards let you swap switches without soldering. After ruining 3 boards the hard way, here's how those little sockets actually work.

Modular sofa pricing works like SaaS tiers and microservices. Once I saw it that way, I saved $800 on my sectional. Here's the mental model.