I admit that I try out a lot of gear and I also make a lot of my own gear. To keep things managable I try sell gear that I don't use or need. It is typically great gear that has been replaced by a MYOG item. Since it is close to new someone else gets a nice item that in some cases they could not afford otherwise. I don't feel bad at all about my gear consuming habits.
With all the talk of enough gear, not buying gear, and minimalism I decided to do a check on myself. Instead of weight or # items I decided to measure volume of space occupied by my gear in my home.
I measured the length width and height (rounding up) all each area holding gear. I ncluded shelf material and went all the way to the next shelf of ceiling even if the gear did not take up the space because nothing else was going to utilize this space. My entire collection occupies approximately 36.6 cubic feet. This is cube that is ~3.2' on all sides. This is approximately 3 shelves in my closest plus the space to hang all my jackets. The biggest offenders are my sleeping quilts since they are stored unstuffed in over sized bags.
I did realize I still have a lot of opportunity to reduce the items I have so expect to see some decent things in the gear swap section.
I am curious what people think about this or how you think it compares to your space?
Jamie
PS this does not include the raw materials or equipment used for my MYOG projects so my total space invested into this hobby is a bit more.
