Finally threw away my old purple Koflach boots (first pair of plastic boots bought in 1986). And several pairs of old school crampons with all the straps and buckles. A Kelty Ridgeway mountaineering tent. Ancient Patagonia garments, and more. Some things I just couldn't bear to part with though:
- a pair of Lowe foot fangs crampons. They still seem perfectly serviceable.
- the first stove I ever bought, a Gerry mini stove, purchased in Colorado in 1972. There was a canister of Optimus 702 LP gas with it. Everything still worked perfectly. And another stove, an Olicamp inverted canister stove with a can of Optimus 808 Butane gas. Again, worked perfectly.
These last two items probably belong in the Hiking Jim stove museum
