You blokes would have separation anxiety if you had to get rid of all excess stuff to pack up into a caravan and station wagon.
I even find unused clutter in them, so I have periodical clean outs, especially if I've been parked up for a while.
The back of the cruiser is "the shed" where I keep the tools and stuff. And I don't need a lawn mower.
I guess I'm lucky my hobby is writing, not reading, with a smattering of embroidery when the mood takes me. Those projects are under the bed.
Have fun with that. Cheers Granny

"Separation anxiety" indeed!!!!

I have just about finished the construction and fitout of my 12m * 7.5m, shed. Only the important stuff has gone into it, and now even the mezzine area is full.

May have to move the fridge, dartboard and computers to get any other "important" stuff in there.

heeeyyyy!!! dont encourage her, we have no "useless stuff" all good gear at the apropriate time, some just needs a little more "time" than others to show it's true worth

love it, I will enlarge it and hang it above my bench!!

ah well junk to one is treasure to another, what happens if you want something repaired, straight to the "junk" er ummm hrrrmmmphh!!! usefull pile

yes a major worry indeed, "culling of the shed" brrrrrrrr!! sends shivers up my spine just thinking of the wanton destruction and the waste

How dare some-one call a mans gear (careful there, folks) "clutter"!
It's only 5 weeks to the take off day, the house is under offer, the garage sale is on this Sunday and the cargo container is soon to arrive ready for the co-driver to say what is not "clutter".
What about the table saw, the router, the planer/thicknesser, the blackwood and huon pine. What, I say, is clutter? Is it the aforementioned important things or is it those placemats with flowers or old houses on 'em? Or those strange shaped vases?

I forecast several domestic differences on the near horizon!

Lynds

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How dare some-one call a mans gear (careful there, folks) "clutter"!
It's only 5 weeks to the take off day, the house is under offer, the garage sale is on this Sunday and the cargo container is soon to arrive ready for the co-driver to say what is not "clutter".
What about the table saw, the router, the planer/thicknesser, the blackwood and huon pine. What, I say, is clutter? Is it the aforementioned important things or is it those placemats with flowers or old houses on 'em? Or those strange shaped vases?

I forecast several domestic differences on the near horizon!

Lynds

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Look Us blokes have to occasional view life through a female set of eyes. Women see things in an entirely different light to men, women see men in Bunnings as they see kids in Toys R Us and any thing we buy form such places are considered toys as they keep us amused. There are exceptions to this of course, I have a mate who is into drag racing and his wife just loves the spectacle she creates poncing around in a lycra G string as a "Grid Girl" at the Drags, she helps out with the stripping and reassembly of the car ( to my mind to much effort for 30 seconds of fun) and they live a happy life even if the only friends they have are into drag.
For most of us our sheds though now widley recognised as excellent theraputic value are considered but toy boxes by our wives.
We have had some ground breaking top level discussions recently in light of the move as I won't have a 6x6.5 or 11x10 metre sheds so will have to cull lots of good stuff so the only option that I can see is to take what I want for MY OWN ENJOYMENT and SWMBO will have to call a tradesman to attend to any maintenance etc in the new place....
Lets face it wood turning is as much fun as you can have with wood but the mess is mind boggling, I love making furniture, I love restoring antique furniture, I love restoring all manner of mechanical apparatus and this is what I will cater for, no I won't cater for home maintenance, there will be no tins of matched paint ready to touch up any dammage, there'll be no spare tap washers, there'll be no hinges for doors that come off, no picture frame hooks, no facility to repair broken appliances, NONE of that "stuff".....
But I'll bet there will be a full room set aside for sewing, quilting, dressmaking, shoe storage (we have more womens shoes than Imelda Marcos). The quilts are superb but never see the light of day and we have several cupboards full of them... We only have 2 antiques atm her grandmothers fully restored Singer sewing machine her grannies antique "China Cabinet" and an antique clock. All the other stuff I sell to get money to buy her shoes.
If we survive this intact as a couple it will be equal to all the miracals of Lourdes

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ah yes but therein lies the rub, there is of course no "excess stuff" in my workshop all very usefull and highly valuable resources, no "unused clutter" to be seen

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That's what my dad said about hundreds of jars and bottles he may have needed to pickle olives and onions, and bottle off his home brew. But he never cleaned up even when he knew he only had a few months. What a legacy! NOT!!
Don't leave it for someone else. You won't need it one of those days.
Once you start travelling at will, you'll find you need it less and less because you'll be too busy travelling. Just the basic tool kit and spare parts for "Blue".
You blokes will make up any excuse to hoard useless stuff in case you will need it one day.
I know, women do it too. It's called dust collecting clutter. Those "family treasures" really take up space. My kids look after mine willingly. They love that stuff, and I can enjoy it whenever I visit.
It's a quandry only you can resolve. Have fun. Cheers Granny

 

And since you had that cleanout you have had many instances of something that went, you want,, I'll bet
It took me 3 garage sales to move all my "STUFF" when the house went on the block, and I still had to cart some it off to my sons for storage,
When I eventually realised that a base was needed for my creative ability to shine , there was a 1 ton trailer laden with 2 tons of "STUFF" to cart here

3 X 3 cu/m skips filled and despatched.... The last one was mainly SWMBO's shoes....

Ah, I've concluded I'm a woman of simple, minimal means. And I like it that way.
I can relate to all your machinery Dave. I have to admit I would not consider them to be "excess". It's all the other toys and accessories which seem to breed under the bench which cause the real problems.
If the day came when you didn't have a base with a shed, you'd find a resourceful way of finding good homes for them, with someone who appreciates and values them.
I've never really been into ornaments and vases with artificial flowers. Thank heavens I didn't inherit that trait from my Grandmother.
But it's all good. Granny

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ahh!! the shoes, now theres a thought or should I say a wee bit of leverage waiting to be applied in the right direction

but in all honesty

(1) I dont think we will have a "retirement" anyway so a mute point from me

(2) if we do I really dont know what would become of all my gear

I have sharpening gear, focussing on tungsten tip mainly (router bits, circular saw blades, moulder cutter blades)

also specialised cutter grinder/sharpeners such as buzzer/thicknesser blades, I may take those machines with me and make a quid whilst on the road sharpening other peoples gear, they are all low power draw and easily run off a generator

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see there you go..... I'm gonna sell my planer, jointer etc as it is a pain in the bum to get the blades ground in Canberra.

 

Whats a bloke to do, if his hands on "stuff" is taken away. Not so bad for those of us that are "hands on" challenged to start with, but those of us, that "need" it, WHAT now.

I am sure "her indoors" would get sick of having a supervisor around, suggesting how the washing would be better done. Bake cakes, nah, not enough gadgets and too much waiting.

We sexes are different, and that makes for a better couple. Maybe thats the problem with G Nomading, have to wait for something to break, before we get into stride.

Funny how blokes think, need to do "mans" things to make us whole, but I am sure its the same for the ladies.

Nup, I have decided, no retirement for me, no villages, just me and my shed (dog included). I think I would be happy to get to a point of uselessness, and just clean it!!! thinking back on all the important things that were achieved within its walls, those unfinished, let alone those not yet started.