diff --git a/src/fs/dir.rs b/src/fs/dir.rs
index 27402b9..69d39a0 100644
--- a/src/fs/dir.rs
+++ b/src/fs/dir.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::fs::{DirItem, DirItemIterator, Result};
 
 use super::{DirHandle, Error, FileHandle, PathHandle, PathMarker};
 
-impl<'base, 'path> DirHandle<'base, 'path> {
+impl DirHandle {
     /// Creates a new, empty directory at the path
     ///
     /// Wrapper for [std::fs::create_dir]
@@ -93,12 +93,10 @@ impl<'base, 'path> DirHandle<'base, 'path> {
         std::fs::remove_dir_all(self.as_pathbuf()).map_err(Error::Io)
     }
 }
-impl<'base, 'path> TryFrom<PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker>> for FileHandle<'base, 'path> {
+impl TryFrom<PathHandle<PathMarker>> for FileHandle {
     type Error = crate::fs::Error;
 
-    fn try_from(
-        path: PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker>,
-    ) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+    fn try_from(path: PathHandle<PathMarker>) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         match path.as_file() {
             Ok(Some(dir)) => Ok(dir.clone()),
             Ok(None) => Err(crate::fs::Error::NotADirectory {
@@ -108,12 +106,10 @@ impl<'base, 'path> TryFrom<PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker>> for FileHandle<
         }
     }
 }
-impl<'base, 'path> TryFrom<PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker>> for DirHandle<'base, 'path> {
+impl TryFrom<PathHandle<PathMarker>> for DirHandle {
     type Error = crate::fs::Error;
 
-    fn try_from(
-        path: PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker>,
-    ) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+    fn try_from(path: PathHandle<PathMarker>) -> std::result::Result<Self, Self::Error> {
         match path.as_dir() {
             Ok(Some(dir)) => Ok(dir.clone()),
             Ok(None) => Err(crate::fs::Error::NotADirectory {
diff --git a/src/fs/file.rs b/src/fs/file.rs
index 57b8e92..99ba5ba 100644
--- a/src/fs/file.rs
+++ b/src/fs/file.rs
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ use crate::fs::Result;
 
 use super::{reader::Reader, Error, FileHandle};
 
-impl<'base, 'path> FileHandle<'base, 'path> {
+impl FileHandle {
     /// Returns a [Reader] for the file.
     ///
     /// ```
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ impl<'base, 'path> FileHandle<'base, 'path> {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn copy(&self, dest: &FileHandle<'base, 'path>) -> Result<u64> {
+    pub fn copy(&self, dest: &FileHandle) -> Result<u64> {
         self.check_error()?;
         std::fs::copy(self.as_pathbuf(), dest.as_pathbuf()).map_err(Error::Io)
     }
@@ -94,7 +94,7 @@ impl<'base, 'path> FileHandle<'base, 'path> {
     /// #    Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn hard_link(&self, dest: &FileHandle<'base, 'path>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn hard_link(&self, dest: &FileHandle) -> Result<()> {
         self.check_error()?;
         std::fs::hard_link(self.as_pathbuf(), dest.as_pathbuf()).map_err(Error::Io)
     }
diff --git a/src/fs/path.rs b/src/fs/path.rs
index 7b919ba..d5ab92e 100644
--- a/src/fs/path.rs
+++ b/src/fs/path.rs
@@ -30,19 +30,22 @@ impl PathType for DirMarker {}
 ///
 /// It can be a simple path, or it can be a file or a directory.
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-pub struct PathReal<'base, 'path, T: PathType> {
-    base: &'base Path,
-    path: &'path Path,
+pub struct PathReal<T: PathType> {
+    base: PathBuf,
+    path: PathBuf,
     _phanton: PhantomData<T>,
     pub(super) error: Option<Error>,
 }
-impl<'base, 'path, T: PathType> PathReal<'base, 'path, T> {
-    pub(super) fn new(base: &'base Path, path: &'path Path) -> Self {
+impl<T: PathType> PathReal<T> {
+    pub(super) fn new(base: impl Into<PathBuf>, path: impl Into<PathBuf>) -> Self {
+        let base: PathBuf = base.into();
+        let path: PathBuf = path.into();
+        let error = PathReal::<T>::validate(&base, &path);
         Self {
             base,
             path,
             _phanton: PhantomData::<T>,
-            error: PathReal::<T>::validate(base, path),
+            error,
         }
     }
 
@@ -59,7 +62,7 @@ impl<'base, 'path, T: PathType> PathReal<'base, 'path, T> {
     /// # }
     /// ```
     pub fn as_pathbuf(&self) -> PathBuf {
-        self.base.join(self.path)
+        self.base.join(&self.path)
     }
 
     pub(super) fn put(&mut self, error: Error) {
@@ -172,10 +175,10 @@ impl<'base, 'path, T: PathType> PathReal<'base, 'path, T> {
     /// #    Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn as_dir(&self) -> Result<Option<DirHandle<'base, 'path>>> {
+    pub fn as_dir(&self) -> Result<Option<DirHandle>> {
         self.check_error()?;
         if self.as_pathbuf().is_dir() {
-            Ok(Some(PathReal::new(self.base, self.path)))
+            Ok(Some(PathReal::new(&self.base, &self.path)))
         } else {
             Ok(None)
         }
@@ -195,10 +198,10 @@ impl<'base, 'path, T: PathType> PathReal<'base, 'path, T> {
     /// #    Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn as_file(&self) -> Result<Option<FileHandle<'base, 'path>>> {
+    pub fn as_file(&self) -> Result<Option<FileHandle>> {
         self.check_error()?;
         if self.as_pathbuf().is_file() {
-            Ok(Some(PathReal::new(self.base, self.path)))
+            Ok(Some(PathReal::new(&self.base, &self.path)))
         } else {
             Ok(None)
         }
@@ -221,7 +224,7 @@ impl<'base, 'path, T: PathType> PathReal<'base, 'path, T> {
     /// #    Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn rename(&self, dest: &PathHandle<'base, 'path, T>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn rename(&self, dest: &PathHandle<T>) -> Result<()> {
         self.check_error()?;
         std::fs::rename(self.as_pathbuf(), dest.as_pathbuf()).map_err(Error::Io)
     }
@@ -280,7 +283,7 @@ impl<'base, 'path, T: PathType> PathReal<'base, 'path, T> {
     /// #    Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn soft_link(&self, link: &PathReal<'_, '_, PathMarker>) -> Result<()> {
+    pub fn soft_link(&self, link: &PathReal<PathMarker>) -> Result<()> {
         self.check_error()?;
         std::os::unix::fs::symlink(self.as_pathbuf(), link.as_pathbuf()).map_err(Error::Io)
     }
@@ -342,18 +345,18 @@ impl<'base, 'path, T: PathType> PathReal<'base, 'path, T> {
         std::fs::set_permissions(self.as_pathbuf(), perms).map_err(Error::Io)
     }
 }
-impl<'base, 'path> From<PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker>> for PathBuf {
+impl From<PathHandle<PathMarker>> for PathBuf {
     fn from(path: PathReal<PathMarker>) -> Self {
         path.base.join(path.path)
     }
 }
-impl<'base, 'path> From<DirHandle<'base, 'path>> for PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker> {
-    fn from(dir: DirHandle<'base, 'path>) -> Self {
+impl From<DirHandle> for PathHandle<PathMarker> {
+    fn from(dir: DirHandle) -> Self {
         PathReal::new(dir.base, dir.path)
     }
 }
-impl<'base, 'path> From<FileHandle<'base, 'path>> for PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker> {
-    fn from(file: FileHandle<'base, 'path>) -> Self {
+impl From<FileHandle> for PathHandle<PathMarker> {
+    fn from(file: FileHandle) -> Self {
         PathReal::new(file.base, file.path)
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/fs/system.rs b/src/fs/system.rs
index 217cced..8598668 100644
--- a/src/fs/system.rs
+++ b/src/fs/system.rs
@@ -15,13 +15,13 @@ pub struct FileSystem {
 }
 
 /// Represents a directory path in the filesystem.
-pub type DirHandle<'base, 'path> = PathReal<'base, 'path, DirMarker>;
+pub type DirHandle = PathReal<DirMarker>;
 
 /// Represents a file path in the filesystem.
-pub type FileHandle<'base, 'path> = PathReal<'base, 'path, FileMarker>;
+pub type FileHandle = PathReal<FileMarker>;
 
 /// Represents a path in the filesystem.
-pub type PathHandle<'base, 'path, T> = PathReal<'base, 'path, T>;
+pub type PathHandle<T> = PathReal<T>;
 
 impl FileSystem {
     pub const fn new(base: PathBuf) -> Self {
@@ -55,8 +55,8 @@ impl FileSystem {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn dir<'base, 'path>(&'base self, path: &'path Path) -> DirHandle<'base, 'path> {
-        let mut dir = PathReal::new(self.base(), path);
+    pub fn dir(&self, path: &Path) -> DirHandle {
+        let mut dir = PathReal::new(&self.base, path);
 
         if dir.error.is_none() {
             if let Ok(exists) = dir.exists() {
@@ -90,8 +90,8 @@ impl FileSystem {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn file<'base, 'path>(&'base self, path: &'path Path) -> FileHandle<'base, 'path> {
-        let mut file = PathReal::new(self.base(), path);
+    pub fn file(&self, path: &Path) -> FileHandle {
+        let mut file = PathReal::new(&self.base, path);
 
         if file.error.is_none() {
             if let Ok(exists) = file.exists() {
@@ -124,11 +124,8 @@ impl FileSystem {
     /// # Ok(())
     /// # }
     /// ```
-    pub fn path<'base, 'path>(
-        &'base self,
-        path: &'path Path,
-    ) -> PathHandle<'base, 'path, PathMarker> {
-        PathReal::new(self.base(), path)
+    pub fn path(&self, path: &Path) -> PathHandle<PathMarker> {
+        PathReal::new(&self.base, path)
     }
 
     fn validate(&self, path: &Path) -> Result<()> {