Don't we all know that!
I can't seem to relegate my worn out hunting gear to the trash heap... just can't do it. In so many ways they are my patina... they are the testimonial to my 'provenance.' And they help to tell my story to those who will quietly listen with their eyes.
I have chaps, goatskin gloves, boots, vests, hats that I don't wear anymore because they are just too far gone. They have long since served their purpose and worn themselves out protecting me and fulfilling my needs.
The ones I still use I will probably neglect just like you and many others do. We take them for granted I guess, but where would we be if we didn't have them?
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"I'm a Setter man.
Not because I think they're better than the other breeds,
but because I'm a romantic - stuck on tradition - and to me, a Setter just "belongs" in the grouse picture."
George King, "That's Ruff", 2010 - a timeless classic.
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