I used to collect loads of stuff. Started with stamps, then bigtime into rocks after being taken to the old geological museum in Melbourne. Then into insects, pinned and mounted. Newspaper cuttings. Maps, old geological survey reports, Walkabout magazines, almost from their start. Lost a lot of my stuff when my folks moved after I left home. Now my main collecting interests are old postcards and banknotes from anywhere. It's always been a lot of fun. My partner also collects stuff , it's gonna be hard to downsize, but in the meantime we will enjoy it while we can. I glad to see we are not alone, but i think it's not as prevalent amongst the younger generation, correct me if I'm wrong.
First scope arriving very soon.... may curb my collecting habit a bit