Am I the only SUCKER out there?

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Wild Bill Bucks

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Since my kids are all up and grown, I managed to claim one of their bedrooms for all of my hunting needs. This morning I went to arrange all my hunting gear, and discovered some things that I had not thought about before.

It seems that I am a " Get it, because it's new " junky.

I found the following items,after I packed all the stuff I actually need for the upcoming season, that are left behind almost every hunting season, because I really didn't need them as bad as I thought I did.

36 Knives-5 back packs-22 sets of camo-4 rain suits-12 flashlights-3 spotting scopes-a bow vice- an archery range finder-6 whet stones- 7 portable tree stands-6 pair of hunting boots.

The list goes on and on. Most of this stuff still has the tags on it, and some has only been used once.:eek:

I guess the most stupid thing that I bought was the archery range finder, since it requires movement in the stand to operate it, and is only about a 1 yard advantage to my ability to estimate ranges out to 30 yards or so.:o

Just wondered if I am the only "new stuff junky" out there. Will anyone else own up to it?:D
 
I'm with you on the knife collecting. I rationalize the idea because it's my retirement job.

However, as a younger man I did the same thing with firearms and 'go fast' motorcycle parts. It took me a few decades to realize that there's no substitute for cubic inches.

I minimize my collecting by keeping everything clean, and organized into neat rows. Periodicly I divide the stuff into three group, like a triage.

The stuff that I will never use gets sold, and I hold no emotional attachment.

The 'maybe' stuff simply makes it to the next sorting.
 
Yep. I'm a "stuff" junky. Knives, backpacks/fanny packs, saws, flashlights, other gadgets and trinkets. I've done some cleaning out my closet threads here before to sell it to other people.

Speaking of which I don't have a spotting scope currently.............wanna sell one? :D
 
It doesn't sound like you're a stuff junkie so much as you're finding stuff now which had been levitating and moving around the house when the kids were there. (I think this may be the origin of the poltergeist superstition.)

Now that you have your own place the stuff is probably staying in one place long enough so you can find it when you need it. And suddenly you're finding a lot of 'lost' stuff.

Before I had kids I had one plain screwdriver and one Phillips. They started coming up missing and had to be replaced on a regular basis until the kids left home. Now I suddenly have a dozen of each. :D
 
I have a large collection of extra stuff, but came about it fair and square. Serving with Uncle Sam for 20 years put me in a lot of different parts of the country with different hunting styles (feeders, tree-stand, etc), so had to get everything I needed for that type of hunting. Then, since I was not paying the moving bill, I just never got around to selling any of it.

The other part of moving every 2-3 years, is things get boxed up and then you can't find them when you need them. "Honey, I have to go get a new super widget." "You have one of those". "I haven't seen it since the last move..."
 
CRAP!!!

I knew this post was going to get me in trouble. The Mrs. just read this post, and now she's getting a new refrigerator and stove. TODAY.:eek:

I tried to tell her No, but it ain't working.:D
 
If you need a good home for some of your stuff, I'd be happy to provide one...I could use a good rain suite...The MRS says no...why hunt in the rain? Why? well, BECAUSE I CAN!!!:D
 
If the above event, remember these words...

YES, Dear!

Still got my 1960's boyscout Yucca pack.
Buy a new knife everytime I lost its' predecessor.
Never have enough whetstone, one for each tackle box,, in the car, etc.
And my buddy is always returning the firearm he borrowed from last year in the beginning of the fall! :)
 
I have to pass a Cabelas every day going to and from work. I used to stop once a week, Try going into that place and not come out with stuff. I now have gone to hunting and fishing stuff anoymous and am down to once a month. I'm working my program put usually have a lot of relapses. I also belong to guns anoymous. Also have relapse in that program too. My local gun dealer knows all he has to do is but a good looking firearm in my hands. My eyes roll back and some how I'm walking out with another new gun. You must tell your spouse that it's a sickness and you can't help yourself. But your trying to get better
 
Intruder - I would be a dead man if I had to pass an actual Cabela's store. The catalogs are enough to keep me in hot water....My wife did let me get us Cabela's Visa cards, so I can earn points and we put everything on the card - kids daycare, school clothes, etc.

The "worst" was paying for my wife's lasik surgery with my Cabela's card - talk about racking up some points in a heart beat:D
 
This last spring my buddy and I pool our meager resources and go for a hog hunt in Texas, but we have to drive to make the money work out OK. We are merrily driving along and see the sign for Cabela's in Pheonix...We were total dorks, wandering around the store drooling, handling every gun, took a picture with the elk statue.

Had exactly no money to work with, so ended up with a felt cowboy hat in blaze orange/break-up and a coffee cup using my card points.

Honestly, if there was one anywhere close, I would probably take any job/any shift to work there. They could just pay me in stuff...
 
Yeah- I have to remind myself I have all the knives, binoculars, ammo, backpacks, bellypacks, camelbacks, canteens, camping stoves, tents, folding chairs, tables, sleeping bags, etc that I need. BUT... I was at Costco today and they have a 10'X20' canvas car port that would make a great Baja Beach Camping tent, kitchen, sun shade..."But Honey, it's only $169.00!"
 
At one point, I thought, you can NEVER have too many hunting knives. I have too many hunting knives.
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Me too! Not counting the cheapies you get just because you need one NOW, I have 4 very capable, high dollar, full tang, wood handled and bone handled, carbon steel, drop point and trailing point (because ONE of them has GOT to be better!), leather, nylon, and plastic sheathed, hollow ground or flat ground. And I still skinned my last deer with my pocket knife!

Now, I just hope my wife doesn't get the wrong idea if she hears me say there's a real German beauty in this little store downtown . . .
 
When I first read your post I thought that you were being a bit harsh on yourself when you called yourself a 'sucker'. Perhaps you're not the most frugal person in the world but I didn't think you were a sucker.

When I read this...

The Mrs. just read this post, and now she's getting a new refrigerator and stove.
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I changed my mind. ;)
 
Scorch,

I'm glad you brought that up. I gutted every deer I shot last year with the same pocket knife I carry every day.

Torch,

I'm not really being to harsh on myself, since it's not really my fault. If Cabela's would quit sending those catologues, I probably would not have
all this stuff.
But the worst mistake I have made in a long time was showing my wife how to access the forum. She enjoys it as much as I do, but I'm going to have to be careful what I post from now on.:D
 
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