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I have kept a lot of gear I have bought years ago... I use a lot of it still to this day! I get compliments from time to time on my "vintage" gear. I also collect vintage hunting, fishing and trapping gear also. But when I go, it's simple... the kid gets it all! That kid is my son and I say it all, all my worldly possesses.
The family scatterguns and .22 that I haven't fired in years will probably go to a cop shop for destruction. We were always a poor family, and though they're makes like Remington, Mossberg and Winchester, they ain't pretty, or of much value, but they still work. (Kinda like me!)As to my wall of rods and whatnot? My daughters loved fishing with me, but aren't into it independently. I figure my tackle will probably end up donated to the local Kids Fishing Clinic here in town.After my Pops died, the stuff we had to go through was overwhelming. Water and snow skis from the '50s. Endless coffee cans of bent nails and rusty screws. Thirty years of National Geographic magazines. Some 300 cases of homemade wine and/or vinegar... I look around my own house now that I'm back to living alone and I realize I've got to start getting rid of stuff sooner than later. For the love of Pete, my fishing library alone contains over a thousand books and periodicals. Why do I need five copies of The River Why?I don't want to put my kids through that
I have some things to leave to my daughter most are still being used. Hoarder is such a harsh word. Doc there's a set of eureka tent poles in Rockford MI for 10.00 bucks if there's any chance you could land them for me please do I will do ya good. I found a eureka tetragon 9 for 4 bucks in great shape.
You guys have not even mentioned the worst case scenario, think of this, it might apply to you too. My wife is so fit that she will probably live to be 120 years old, though I am not heavy, I love to eat, leave most of the fat on my meat, have a drink every day and never pass up desert, I probably won't make 80. Now the problem, I have all this really cool stuff, ice shacks, boats, guns, a shop full of tools, ect, ect and no children to leave it to. Now the problem, my wife will probably pick up this young Giglio and he will get it all, how can a man deal with that?
AS for my stuff, I don't care who gets it or if it is giving away for free as long as someone gets some use out of it. I have over the last 5 years cleaned up my property as much as I can to get rid of any junk. Have you ever gone to a yard sale and said to yourself. Why don't they just throw it all away? People trying to get gold from dirt is just crazy.
Another thing about my hoard is its my retirement.i have no 401k/retirement fund and have worked for cash most my life and will have to work until im in the ground.and about my tools...i have so many tool boxes it slows me down working because if im looking for a 10mm i will sift thru 20 3/8 sockets before i find one.
Think im a few points short for 1000$ In retirement.had a 401k for 6 years working for a bakery and then a potato factory that went to mexico and laid all workers off that didnt want to move there.
That's where ya went wrong.... 'taters grow in the ground; they don't make 'em in a factory!