why is it so hard to do?

**mountainhanger** · 11-30-2013, 14:20

Why can't I sell extra gear? Got more then enuf hammocks of all kinds, packs and quilts and stoves even an extra tarp or two? And every time I buy something new I tell myself I'm going to sell downsize but I just can't do it yet...any one else have this problem?

**Nodust** · 11-30-2013, 14:29

I'll never sell anything. It's good to have gear for friends of my kids to borrow if they want to make a trip with us. As we upgrade the older stuff becomes loaner material.

**OutandBack** · 11-30-2013, 15:22

I like having choices when packing for a trip. I sell very little.

**oldpappy** · 11-30-2013, 15:27

That's the tact my wife tries to use against me.
But come-on, really, just because I still have my 1970's era fishnet hammock doesn't mean I have a problem letting go of my hammock gear ---- does it?

**Knotty** · 11-30-2013, 15:52

I hear you. It's like a I have a gear check valve. Gear can come in but can't go back out.

**finskie** · 11-30-2013, 15:52

I think the memories of trips associated with gear can add to the difficulty.

**Mikeinajeep** · 11-30-2013, 15:59

I sell everything, the secret is having very little space to store stuff. Give yourself a box or locker and then sell/give away anything that does not fit in it. The upside is I sold a bunch of stuff that was just laying around and bought a super super nice rifle.

**LegoFox** · 11-30-2013, 16:39

The secret is the truth. The truth is that when you let stuff go, you tend to get better stuff. It's the flow of life. You can't get a better house without selling the one you have. My thing is if it's not getting used NOW then sell, give, or throw away. You can always get a better one. In fact I'm gonna sell all the stuff I'm not using right now.

**Rat** · 11-30-2013, 17:16

The truth is; I get stuck in a what if loop...
I would like to sell this backpack; but what if i need a good hybrid-frame technical backpack for that canyoneering trip I will someday take...?
I would like to sell this boat; but it will make a good first boat for Gage in 6 or 7 years...?

Yea, it's a disorder: Geargoneaphobia

**OldRagFreeze** · 11-30-2013, 17:37

I don't like to have stuff I'm not using. The only dumb thing I own that will likely never see use is a Heineken pot... I don't know why I can't let that go.