Don't be this guy

[njjeter]

Trying to mulch some leftover leaves, I tore up the belt on my KingKutter 60in finish mower. Luckily I had a spare. After replacing the belt and finishing stirring up a lot of dust in the neighborhood, I went to throw away the ruined belt. My first thought on picking it up, was to save it for some future unspecified project. Then I came to my senses and threw it in the trash (but that won't be emptied for a while, so I have the chance to retrieve it). I look around my garage and small outbuilding and noticed all the other ruined things I have saved in the past. Broken and warped mower blades (could be useful killing zombies), pieces of dry-rotted air hoses (probably useless against zombies), various sized pieces of inner tubes (did use some of that to patch my mouse eaten waders). Neither of my kids seemed to have taken after me, but my 10 year old grandson is even worse than me (don't try to throw away that toy packing). My father-inlaw is much worse than me. What is the craziest thing y'all pack-rats keep?

 

[Jstpssng]

I get excited about well built boxes, as it seems I always am looking for one to store things in. My employer has our annual meeting and gives a big Christmas party around the first Friday of December every year, but didn't in 2020 due to Covid. One night I let my dog out and he started running up the driveway barking, as he often does. I made some smart aleck comment about "Get him!!!"... suddenly a delivery truck tore out of my driveway. (I felt like a jerk, they have enough to worry about without that... never mind that Ruger would just be looking for attention.)

Upon going to the end of my driveway I found a styrofoam packing container. "Wow, Cool! This will be great for transporting eggs, and for carrying things while camping out next summer."
I was halfway down the driveway before I started wondering what was in it.

This past fall I gave it to my brother with two halves of a turkey in it.

 

[grsthegreat]

when i moved to my current home 26 years ago, it was a 30 mile drive to town for parts. a person starts storing everything that may come in handy some day. gets to be quite the collection. i ended up installing pallet racking system to store it all, in addition to parts for my electrical business.

jump forward to today. theres stores, including auto and hardware, a few minutes away.

starting a few months ago i started re-organizing my shelving, one shelf at a time. it doesnt take long to fill 2 trash cans. i find parts for a jeep i sold 10 years ago. i mean, come on. im not that guy....you know, the crazy old hoarder.


am i

 

[Diggin It]

I used a piece of old worn out, broken V belt and some roof tar to raise the edge of a formed/poly garden pond after I found water running over it after a hard rain.

 

[Wagtail]

I posted this over in the "Quotes" thread, but it applies here:

'There is no scrap wood*, just pieces not yet used.'

* bubble-wrap, boxes, orphan screws...

 

[newbury]

i ended up installing pallet racking system to store it all

My "sheds"

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have about 400 linear feet of pallet racking. Only a few pictured here.

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Most are 3 or 4 levels and so far in the last 10 years I've only got them about 70% full.
Organization and labeling is the key, but it can be difficult. But what I really like is the ability to store HEAVY things if need be and to rearrange at will.

All of the ones pictured I erected by myself. I can't slide a built one around on the concrete floor so for the tall 4 level plus ones I prop up the uprights, hook up a few beams carefully, then build the second level and then continue on up. I view them like "tinkertoys for the big boys'

So consequently I have a LOT of potential storage space and tend NOT to throw stuff out, yet.
I even got a full 300 gallon IBC tote as a water storage tank stored 8 foot up.
I highly recommend pallet racking.

 

[Rockbadchild]

lol y’a gotta be ready for these zombies

there is nothing worse then looking at something and saying i will never need that thing and throwing it in the garbage then the next month you need it …

For me i just can’t get myself to throw antique dosent matter what it is.

The best was my first house i bought it off a old lady her husband passed away a few months prior from me buying the hours her kids offer to clean the garage and throwing everything to the landfill i looked around and said no it had so many relics it was crazy and i didn’t want to throw anything away it used to drive my ex wife crazy … they just don’t get it.

 

[newbury]

<snip>i didn’t want to throw anything away it used to drive my ex wife crazy … they just don’t get it.

My present wife DOES!
As long as there is some semblance of order and things can be found in a timely fashion she puts up with it, and often adds to it.
“Use it up, wear it out, make it do, or do without.”

 

[oosik]

I look in my pantry. I save Shed Spread margarine containers and lids. Also, those plastic peanut butter jars. I must have 30 to 35 margarine containers and a dozen peanut butter jars. ONE of these day I WILL find a use ..............

 

[RoyJackson]

Trying to mulch some leftover leaves, I tore up the belt on my KingKutter 60in finish mower. Luckily I had a spare. After replacing the belt and finishing stirring up a lot of dust in the neighborhood, I went to throw away the ruined belt. My first thought on picking it up, was to save it for some future unspecified project. Then I came to my senses and threw it in the trash (but that won't be emptied for a while, so I have the chance to retrieve it). I look around my garage and small outbuilding and noticed all the other ruined things I have saved in the past. Broken and warped mower blades (could be useful killing zombies), pieces of dry-rotted air hoses (probably useless against zombies), various sized pieces of inner tubes (did use some of that to patch my mouse eaten waders). Neither of my kids seemed to have taken after me, but my 10 year old grandson is even worse than me (don't try to throw away that toy packing). My father-inlaw is much worse than me. What is the craziest thing y'all pack-rats keep?View attachment 733712

Pack Rat....me too ("I might need that some day..."