The hoarder in me makes that kind of activity difficult to pull off. I know anyone who saves junk has parted with it after hanging on to it for years and then discovering that 2 weeks after it is gone, YOU HAVE a use for it. The outside back of my pole barn looks like a storage field. I even keep a 10x20 hoop tent filled with more junk that prefers to stay out of the weather..
I’m getting closer to the age where it may never get used again and tossing some of it has proven to be a tiny bit empowering.
Time gets to be a very difficult balancing act for “stuff”. Especially as a tinkerer
ya with my space restrictions it hasn't been as hard for me to let stuff go. I definitely hear ya though, I've gotten rid of stuff then found a use a couple days later lol. My rule of thumb has been if i have touched it in the past 5 years it can go lol with the exception of tools and whatnot. I will say that every time i make a good dump run it always feels good
spent some time out in the shop this weekend getting a leaky valve stem sorted out on one of my beadlocks
Space restrictions? No matter how big I could build a new space, I would likely find the need to walk sideways for whatever size it was…. My oversized 2 car garage was stuffed by the 5th year we lived here. I need to find a photo we have of the ONLY THING IN THERE WAS A BICYCLE leaning against the wall…hahaha, then it was eventual so jammed, I was able to build a 4 car sized pole barn…now jammed up with stuff and the 10x20 carport is also filled. Added a 10x16’ shed. You guessed it…..packed
I found myself saving pieces of 2x4 cut of of my garage walls when we just made it into a room. Every 7-8 years we get a 20yd container to cleanup…
That gets overfilled but the place looks decent. This is could be my final foray into disposing of my cherished junk….the rest, while I feel bad about it, will be the new entertainment for my kids. And they’ll likely look at each other some day and say “ what the hell was dad saving this for?”
Space restrictions? No matter how big I could build a new space, I would likely find the need to walk sideways for whatever size it was…. My oversized 2 car garage was stuffed by the 5th year we lived here. I need to find a photo we have of the ONLY THING IN THERE WAS A BICYCLE leaning against the wall…hahaha, then it was eventual so jammed, I was able to build a 4 car sized pole barn…now jammed up with stuff and the 10x20 carport is also filled. Added a 10x16’ shed. You guessed it…..packed
I found myself saving pieces of 2x4 cut of of my garage walls when we just made it into a room. Every 7-8 years we get a 20yd container to cleanup…
That gets overfilled but the place looks decent. This is could be my final foray into disposing of my cherished junk….the rest, while I feel bad about it, will be the new entertainment for my kids. And they’ll likely look at each other some day and say “ what the hell was dad saving this for?”
Renting a dumpster is an amazing way to force one's hand to clear out the junk.
It's prepaid with a set time limit on site.
I need to get one here once the ground freezes. If it freezes.
Renting a dumpster is an amazing way to force one's hand to clear out the junk.
It's prepaid with a set time limit on site.
I need to get one here once the ground freezes. If it freezes.
ya with my space restrictions it hasn't been as hard for me to let stuff go. I definitely hear ya though, I've gotten rid of stuff then found a use a couple days later lol. My rule of thumb has been if i have touched it in the past 5 years it can go lol with the exception of tools and whatnot. I will say that every time i make a good dump run it always feels good
spent some time out in the shop this weekend getting a leaky valve stem sorted out on one of my beadlocks
I had a harbor freight parts washer in the garage at some point…it was the only flat surface that was free of clutter…for a few days anyway. When I needed to use it, another 5 minutes to relocate that pile of junk on top
I had a harbor freight parts washer in the garage at some point…it was the only flat surface that was free of clutter…for a few days anyway. When I needed to use it, another 5 minutes to relocate that pile of junk on top
Well we had about 11" of snow today, a little more possible this evening. Need the collective brain trust. I've been using this ReddyHeater propane heater when working out in the shop. It does..... ok. It's comfortable in the shop but is there a more efficient heater out there? I like propane due to the lack of small compared to a kerosene heater but these 20 lb bottles are expensive lol
Do you want to heat the area you are working in or the entire shop? I assume you don't have natural gas supply to your house? Propane is much cheaper in bulk so at a minimum I would get a larger tank, either buried or above ground. An infrared propane heater seems like it would be more efficient than what you are using but I haven't researched any data to verify that is the case.
Here's a Garage Journal thread that might give you some ideas:
I have 28x45 16ft tall garage and trying to find good heater I do have 120 lbs propane tank and like to use it Any one could give me a advices I would use it to heat garage quick but not all the time Thanks for advance Jyrki
Do you want to heat the area you are working in or the entire shop? I assume you don't have natural gas supply to your house? Propane is much cheaper in bulk so at a minimum I would get a larger tank, either buried or above ground. An infrared propane heater seems like it would be more efficient than what you are using but I haven't researched any data to verify that is the case.
Here's a Garage Journal thread that might give you some ideas:
I have 28x45 16ft tall garage and trying to find good heater I do have 120 lbs propane tank and like to use it Any one could give me a advices I would use it to heat garage quick but not all the time Thanks for advance Jyrki
so i have a pretty large propane tank out back of the house that's sole purpose is for the gas range in the house. I could tap into that and trench a line out to the shop that's probably the best option. No natural gas near by that I'm aware of
so i have a pretty large propane tank out back of the house that's sole purpose is for the gas range in the house. I could tap into that and trench a line out to the shop that's probably the best option.
This is simple to do. I did the same thing at our place; a single 500 gal. tank feeds both of my buildings. If you don't want to spend the money on copper the whole way, you can direct-bury poly line.
This is simple to do. I did the same thing at our place; a single 500 gal. tank feeds both of my buildings. If you don't want to spend the money on copper the whole way, you can direct-bury poly line.
We have more or less the same situation. House is all electric except for the range and two fireplace starters. We have a buried 400 gal tank (or maybe just under 400). We use almost no propane given the limited demand or at least so far we haven't. We do have a 50 KW generator powered by a GM V8 propane engine though connected to the tank. Thankfully we almost never lose power but I can see that pulling the tank down pretty quickly if we had to run it for very long.
My shop has a 4 ton heat pump so no need for anything else.
We have more or less the same situation. House is all electric except for the range and two fireplace starters. We have a buried 400 gal tank (or maybe just under 400). We use almost no propane given the limited demand or at least so far we haven't. We do have a 50 KW generator powered by a GM V8 propane engine though connected to the tank. Thankfully we almost never lose power but I can see that pulling the tank down pretty quickly if we had to run it for very long.
My shop has a 4 ton heat pump so no need for anything else.
