Old gear-What to do with it?

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You sure know how to talk purdy!

gawrsh

[Old GI]

Lost most of mine in the divorce.

[BENESSE]

Lost most of mine in the divorce.

Smart gal...knows what's important.
(keep the lazy-boy, I'll have the survival stuff)

[hunter63]

Divorce, and what to do with the stuff, ah yes, brings to mind a conversation that I had with DW.

So I said, "Honey if we get a divorce what gonna happen to the stuff?"
She says, "What do you mean?"

Me, "You know like the house?"
Her, "You can have, it I'll just buy a better one"
(Hummmm, feels like she been thinking about this?)

Me, "So, O.K. how about the truck?"
Her, You can have it, I want a new Caddy."
(Hummmmmm, Caddy's have never been part of the equation, wonder who she has in mind?)

Me, "So have you been think about some guy?"
Her, "No, not really."
(Hummmmm, sound like something here?)

Me, "So, honey, this guy, are you gonna take all my gear and guns?"
Her, "No, most of it's old junk that you never throw away, and besides all your guns are right handed."


(just joking, dear)

[Rick]

Knife sheaths, tool holders (Cut out a piece of the palm and the ends of the fingers, make a couple of slits in the back and you're carrying a multi-tool, needle nosed pliers, small flashlight all on your belt)

Well, yuck. What are you supposed to do with the bloody fingers tips and palm? (shiver)

[trax]

sigh, guess I should have been a little more specific for Rick's sake:

Step 1. Remove glove from hand

Step 2. Make incisions described earlier in glove, not hand.

Hope I wasn't too late with this explanation there Stumpy.

[crashdive123]

sigh, guess I should have been a little more specific for Rick's sake:

Step 1. Remove glove from hand

Step 2. Make incisions described earlier in glove, not hand.

Hope I wasn't too late with this explanation there Stumpy.

Oh sure! Now he tells me.

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[Rick]

It's like being in shop class all over again.

[Sourdough]

Lost most of mine in the divorce.

How interesting I have been looking for a well equipped woman..... Perhaps a finders fee...would lessen your pain........???

[crashdive123]

How interesting I have been looking for a well equipped woman..... Perhaps a finders fee...would lessen your pain........???

Now that right there's funny. I don't care who you are.

[neondog]

You can turn your left handed gloves inside out and use them on the right hand.

Power was out for about five days here and found myself wearing an Air Force Arctic parka I bought in the early seventies. Need to replace one of the buttons and the fur around the hood is thinning out but still a great coat.

[crashdive123]

You can turn your left handed gloves inside out and use them on the right hand.

You can do the same thing with your underwear to get twice as much wear out of them.

[BENESSE]

You can do the same thing with your underwear to get twice as much wear out of them.

Rick take note.
Doesn't work with thongs.

[Rick]

What if you turn them around?

[BENESSE]

What if you turn them around?

Yeah, it's like reusing floss.
Doesn't work...unless you don't care.

[DOGMAN]

It depends on the item. I sell my stuff sometimes BEFORE it gets too worn out. I buy most outdoor gear at wholesale or "pro deal" prices and use it for a year or two, then sell it before it gets too trashed. generally, i make on it, almost what i paid for it, then turn around and buy new stuff....some items I keep forever until I wear them out though

[hunter63]

What if you turn them around?

LOL, y'all been peaking!

When your done with that, then changing underwear meant, I give mine to Ron, he gives his the Brad, he gives his to Joe.
I start over with clean as by now they are stretched out, because their butts are bigger.

[Nativedude]

hunter63 wrote: ". . .I have never sold any old gear (though I have given it away when needed by someone).

When ever I see gear at yard sales, etc, kinda makes me wonder what they are thinking, or what happened to the guy/gal that owned them.

I would hate/love being new to all this stuff, as I would hate/love to even think about what to make, purchase, gather, pack and carry.

I can see where advice is asked for and freely given, though just being "out there" seems to tell the tale, pretty quick. . . ."

1.) "If it ain't broke--don't fix it"

2.) "Unless something comes along that has never been thought of, 'New & Improved' isn't necessarily new & improved!"

If you have it in your gear for safety and/or survival why would you EVER sell, trade or swap any of your gear. Something you give away just might be the one thing you REALLY need in a time of crisis.

Now, I have multiples of certain things that I have given to students whom need a particular item, but if it's the only one I have, I'm keeping it for me!

That might sound selfish, but if I bought it in the first place, then I bought it for a reason. . .'for ME!'

Let me make it clear though that I have no problem helping others out that are in need, and have done so on many occasion.

[Mountaintrekker]

I'm one of those guys who tends to sell something to get something better, or better suited to my current enviroment. We have been moving around a bit the past 10 years, so I went from a desert enviroment to Alaska and upgraded and switched out gear.
Moving around is also a reason to not have to much stuff which weighs you down. It's expensive to store and then you worry about it's condition and security. I like having a few of the best quality I can afford rather than a bunch of mediocre stuff to lug around.
This has been a recent way of doing things, I used to keep everything, but have since gone lean and mean.