One is none, two is one.....Boy Scout or Hoarder?

Ian

Ian

Notorious member
I have this compulsion to stock up on things I really like. Part if it is growing up too poor to have an extra anything, some of it is....I don't know? As a kid I remember my mother buying out the last few tubes of the only shade of lipstick she ever found that she liked, and seeing her cry when she found out it was discontinued when looking at other stores for more. Maybe that left an impression on me.

There are certain things I just LIKE, period. Marlin leverguns, Saucony running shoes, Ardbeg scotch, old Chevy trucks, the 1911 pistol, cinnamon, my wife, the Swiss Army Fisherman knife, Zippo lighters, Irish Second briar pipes, Latakia tobacco, Noga test indicator bases, Matco ratchet wrenches, housecats, Clic reading glasses, Forster Benchrest seating dies, honey, a finely-tuned audio system, double-prong leather belts, Conair hair brushes, Pilot Precise V5 rolling ball pens, and many other things.

Thing is, when I find something I really like, just one won't do. What if it breaks or I lose it or wear it out and can't find another? Must have at least two of certain things. For example, I bought several extra JM Marlin 30-30s just to have in case I wear out the one my Grandfather gave me when I was ten. Saucony running shoes...I've run and raced many thousands of miles in them and even though I can't run much anymore and they're made in China instead of New York, they're still the only shoe that really feels right on my feet. So I keep a few extra pairs stashed, a "clean" pair, and a "working" pair. If they ever go out of business I WILL probably weep for weeks and buy every pair I can find. And so on.

What sort of things do you guys find yourselves buying multiple spares..."just in case"?

PS someone on the boolits site had a signature line that read "Personality type: Compulsive-Excessive, I don't know what that means but if I like something I want a lot of it!" I definitely identify with that!
 
Rick

Rick

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Maybe the nuts are running the store. Went to Walmart the other day, don't know if they were out of TP or not, the entire paper goods section was completely empty. No, I don't mean no TP, I mean completely empty as in bare floor, shelving, everything gone. Big hole in the middle of the store. Wow. Went to the pet section . . . Gone, no shelving no nothing. Now that's panic buying!
 
Rick H

Rick H

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I drive to deer camp 3 times a year....once for bow, once for firearm and once for muzzleloader. I have been doing so since 1985....and carry 2 bows and all their accouterments, two deer rifles and gear, and two charcoal burners on each and every trip....I also take a truckload of extra gear and clothing. In all those years I have never had a bow or firearm fail me.......but I just know if I decide to take only one.....that will be the time something breaks.
 
Brad

Brad

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Rick likes wives so much he has had 3!
Does that make him a hoarder or just not very bright?

A spare is a good way to make sure you never need one. Not having a spare is a sure fire way to need one.
 
Rick H

Rick H

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Brad said:
Rick likes wives so much he has had 3!
Does that make him a hoarder or just not very bright?

A spare is a good way to make sure you never need one. Not having a spare is a sure fire way to need one.
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A spare wife would be a surefire way to make sure I never needed even one, if my wife ever found out.:oops:
 
Spindrift

Spindrift

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I generally hoard clothes for hiking and hunting; boots, pants, jackets and so on. In my reloading room, for every digital gadget, there is at least one analog backup. Powder and primers, of course. Knives; I have lots (wives; only one, and she’s a keeper).

Speaking of powder, I’ll give you, my co-hoarders, a terrifying scenario. When I started out with cast bullets, I bought a bottle of IMR PB, since this was one of the few powders I could get that I actually had some (Lyman) data for. For some reason, I never used it much. So, now this single bottle of PB is standing on my shelf. It is absolutely impossible to get more. If I start using it, what if I find out it’s some magical pixie super-powder? It’s unhoardable! :eek:
Actually, I’ve loaded some .308 loads with it, for my next range trip. I hope it sucks.
 
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waco

waco

Springfield, Oregon
I too like to buy knives. .22LR ammo, powder, primers, brass, some jacketed bullets. I wish I was better prepared for some other things though....
 
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462

California's Central Coast Amid The Insanity
Not sure what it means, but Ian's wife wasn't mentioned till number seven.

Never been a hoarder, though I have accumulated a comfortable stash of powder and primers since Hillary and ol' Barry made the big time.

I bought the local gun store's last can of 4759 and the last two cans of 7625 just because. Haven't found 4759 to be of much use, but the .38 Special Uberti 1866 sure likes 7625.
 
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RBHarter

RBHarter

West Central AR
Simple guide line for household shopping . Buy 3 , use one , when you start the second one replace the first . Double up if you like it or use a lot compared to package .
We have too much of some things like 10 jars of sweet relish .
4 sets of 45 Colts dies ......
Stuff over built for it's use ..... half price stuff that wears 3/4 life .....
Some things just aren't worth buying multiples .
I joke that we're down to the last 48 rolls of paper , but we buy in 36 and 42 packs , so buy 3 replace when we start the 2nd .....
 
Bret4207

Bret4207

At the casting bench in the sky. RIP Bret.
I am a collector more than a hoarder. I have a thing for Coleman lanterns, stoves and related gear. Not the new stuff (say 1980 or so) but the older stuff. I like Deitz lanterns too, older lamps of several types. I like pretty much anything with a Miller Falls, Simonds, Disston or Makita tool label on it. Some is old stuff, some is newer. I love old LL Bean jackets, Johnson Woolen Mills coats and Hudson Bay blankets. Anything in certain types of the old Duxbak clothing, or their Forestry Dux line. I buy every pair of Mickey Mouse boots in good shape I find that fit. I love books in certain areas and adore old farm magazines like The Country Gentleman, The Farm, Rural New Yorker, etc. I have a weakness for good rope, 1/2" and above, in longer lengths of at least 100' because I also have a thing for block and tackles. I collect axes, with a special taste for Collins, Sager, Plumb and one that escapes me at the moment. I like old carbon steel knives and old US made Buck, Ka-Bar and Case knives. I have a thing for well made pack baskets, but I haven't seen one in years. And snowshoes! I won't throw out my old Tubbs, even though they are broken, just because...well, I just can't.

If I hoard anything, it's chainsaws. Not just any saw, but older stuff from the late 60's on back. In the chainsaw world we call it "CAD", Chainsaw Acquisition Disease. It's why you haul home old parts saws for brands you don't even own. I bet some of us can relate!
 
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Rick

Rick

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Best saw I've ever owned was a 28 inch bar McCulloch from the 60's. Thing was one cutting fool it was.
 
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freebullet

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Nah nah nah..all wrong.

Not hoarding....

Production efficiency =correct term.

Better to have & not need. When needed keep going. Production efficiency. Way of life. Much less efficient to cry, go looking, wish, go without, or pay more. To many years in business...apply similar thinking. Less time waste, anxiety, & frustration = more relaxation, enjoyment, & production efficiency.

Can produce if you have.
 
JonB

JonB

Halcyon member
I don't like to use the word Hoarder, but just like Ian, it seems once I find a item/product I like, I buy more. My buddy who lives nearby is the same way, we call all the extras, "backups". He is a vegetable farmer, I believe he has 17 rear tine tillers, I think two of them will start without the help of a shot of ether...he will claim they all run, but a few need bearings or something.

I could make a laundry list of my own backups, but I'll mention two.

There is a certain model of Sony pocket AM/FM radio that I'm fond of, I think I have half a dozen of them, I gave my SIL one for Christmas, he was tickled about that. They are no longer made, but did come out with a "new-Improved model", which it truly is better, but I'm partial to the older model...I've seen them listed on ebay for $65, not bad for a twenty dollar radio.

The other is used American made 357/38 revolvers priced under $500.
After my 2015 Auction, I told myself no more buying guns, I kept enough back to be happy forever. One of those I kept back was a minty early Model 27 Nickel with 5" barrel and the other is a minty Model 14-6 with 6" full lug barrel. You'd think for a guy who is a shooter and not a collector, those two would be enough for that category, right? But, when I see a nice condition, quality brand gun on a gunshow table priced less than $500, I can't just walk away. You all probably recall that Last month I bought that Dan Wesson (mod 14-2) I don't regret that one bit. Others that have been bought since that 2015 Auction is a Model 36 Chief's Special, a Model 19, a Model 15, A model 586, a GP-100...they just keep showing up with a price tag that I can't argue with.

Like I said, I could make a laundry list, but that's enough to mention for today.
 
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