Prepping on the cheap

Is it learned behavior, or is it as I suspect genetic? Grampa was a scrounger/builder of things from other things, Dad was the same. Brother and nephews and I, are to a lesser extent the same. Maybe it's because we saw that "stuff" can be repurposed that we do it. Wife couldn't believe some things I did. Man would I like to have that room full of treasure.

 

There is a difference between cheap and inexpensive. Most of my Coleman stuff date's from the 40's through the 90's. And they all still work today. Haven't purchased a NIB gun since I moved in my apartment. All other are used. Even my truck and camper is used! Good stuff is out there if you look.
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I get things that are cheap and given expensive things that are worn out .
Some stuff is worth rebuilding an some is pure junk . the junk get's stripped and fasteners saved and the rest recycled .
Due to the signs of the times I'm a little less hesitant to loose metals and plastics I might not be able to find in the future. and while making repairs one can improvise sometimes unique things require their own chemistry to repair , Plastics for instance are not all alike.