Really? In that case it's my kind of tragedy... I own less stuff than most people I know...the thing is pretty much all my stuff is sports gear...which I do use a lot...the reason I'm not touring as much or for as long as I had once hoped is because other interests like kiteboarding, sea kayaking, etc... are taking up a lot of my big chunks of holiday time. Spending two months in Mexico last winter camped on a beach kiteboarding didn't feel tragic at the time...

I'm not slaving away at a desk 80hrs a week to pay for my bike habit...I just don't spend my money on the stuff a lot of folks do...like furniture, TVs, etc..I've got different priorities.