Inherited Gear

[Zack]

I know I have gear that I've gotten from my father and grandfathers. I'm sure everyone does. There's always a good story behind it too. What inherited gear do you like?

[hunter63]

Mostly all are firearms, knives, tools, a compass or two.....but bags and such have been worn out years ago.......

But yeah, using something of some one else's gear.......seems like taking them with you....

[MrFixIt]

I have all of my fathers firearms, knives, fishing gear and tools.
And you are right hunter, I can sense his presence whenever I get it out.

[hunter63]

Last few years I have lost a BIL and good friend that were hunting partners.....for a long time.
I carry some of their gear.

Some times when I'm sitting there I discuss the day with them....and cuss them for leaving me out there by my self.....
Some days get reeeeeelly long....LOL

[Sarge47]

Neither my father nor my Grandfathers were outdoorsmen. It all starts with me.... My dad wanted to be like Al Capone as he was raised in Chicago. He was an alcoholic and a diabetic and died very young. When the police investigated his death they found four unregistered handguns in his apartment which they confiscated. I never even got one of those....

[randyt]

I inherited a bunch of stuff, a few firearms, leghold traps, knives, gun paraphernalia, books, metal working equipment, sawmill equipment, planers, tractors logging equipment etc. I could start a small museum because most of the stuff is dated, the planers are over a hundred years old as is much of the other stuff.

[hunter63]

......and we enjoy seeing some of it from time to time.......
"Hey anyone heard of these?".......
(randy)..."Yeah, got two or three....like this?"

Thanks man.

[randyt]

LOL, it started like this, grandpa had one so dad wanted one too. Then randy thought cool grandpa and dad have one I want one too. Before it was all said and done I ended up with a bunch of stuff.

[Billy13426]

I got some leg hold traps, a bow, and a bunch of knives from my grandpa but he just gave them to me i didnt reall "inherit" them

[1stimestar]

Well, speaking of hats in that other thread gave me the idea to wear my late husband's hat on my canoe trip this summer.

[Zack]

Mostly all are firearms, knives, tools, a compass or two.....but bags and such have been worn out years ago.......

But yeah, using something of some one else's gear.......seems like taking them with you....

I like using my Grandfather's gear a lot. Like just about everyone else, I got knives, tools, and other outdoor gear after he passed. I think it's sentimental value makes it more valuable than anything I could buy. Another thing I like about inherited gear is its quality. Today's gear, correct me if I'm wrong, is not built like it was in the 40's, 50's, and 60's. Even if you find somebody who makes gear to the same standard, you're going to pay a lot for it.

[Zack]

Well, speaking of hats in that other thread gave me the idea to wear my late husband's hat on my canoe trip this summer.

Sorry to hear about your husband, but I'm glad we could help!

[Zack]

I got some leg hold traps, a bow, and a bunch of knives from my grandpa but he just gave them to me i didnt reall "inherit" them

That's how it is with my Dad. I didn't inherit it, but the sentimental value is just the same to me.

[Antonyraison]

I have inherited a number of items From my father, whom was in the South African defense force fighting in the bush wars in the 70ies and 80ies.
mostly they are ex military pouches/bags, punchos and tarps, mess kits
and a few other things here and there that he managed to collect over the years from other various regiments such as special forces gear.
They are all very very well made things that do not break despite them being upto 35 years old or even older.

[kyratshooter]

I have a couple of long guns and a couple of pocket knives I inherited from my grand dads.

But one thing I can guarantee...

My grandson is going to crap a brick when they read my will!

[canid]

My most valued, though I never use them now are my step father and my grandpa's fly rods. Both are early wonderods and as long as they may stay is serviceable condition I'd like to keep them so. It's a wonder to me anything that old made of old school fiberglass has held up as well as they have.

[Batch]

I inherited a jon boat and a 4.9 Evinrude. My brother-in-law (my sister's husband) and I took that boat everywhere. We would portage that boat over the levies to get it to the glades. Probably why we both have bad backs now. But, we fished that boat to hell and back.

We were teens back then and we moved on to bigger jon boats with bigger motors. We decked them out and rigged them up. Then we bought ready rigged bass boats and that little boat sat for decades. Now, my granddaughters are fishing out of it.

I inherited a Browning Auto5 from my father-in-law (my wife's father).

[kyratshooter]

I'll bet that Evinrude is still running too!

I have a Johnson 5hp that dates back to 1951 and it pushes my 12' johnboat just fine.

[Batch]

Yup, and you can set it aside for a long time and 3 pulls and she is running!

[pgvoutdoors]

I inherited a few guns from my father but had to sell them years ago when I was on hard times. One was a 5mm Remington varmint rifle that was in production only for a short time. I have only one item left, a Buck 110 folding knife he purchased in the early 70's. He wasn't a big outdoorsman by any means but did do a little hunting and enjoyed fishing.

These days I think more about my equipment going to my son, my only child. He's an avid outdoorsman that I have well equipped over the years, but I believe he will cherish my things. One of my prize possession is my book collection which is mainly composed of outdoor books. I know he'll keep them, but the other part of my collection is cooking books. I enjoy cooking and have accumulated over 200 cooking books of all types. Now my son likes to cook and is getting very good at it but, he has said that 200 or more cookbooks might be a little much. I believe I'll need to plan who I would like to receive this collection after he takes the ones he wants. Something to think about?