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Welcome to the forum. I've bought an awful lot this year but then I haven't updated my camping gear for about 6 years - things have moved on an awful lot in that time (sown in ground sheets and suitcase stoves etc) and the only problem is it is highly addictive. Also, when you get something, you always seem to find something better which you'll wish you had of got instead! It probably would be cheaper to kennel the dogs, and take yourself off on a plane somewhere, but then you'll only do that once a year whereas now you can have a holiday at the drop of a hat!

I can relate to your post frome - we only camped for a weekend last year but due to aging kit, made a list of must haves for this year as we are going for a full fortnight to the New Forest.

So far, HAD to buy  a trailer and towbar, double sleeping bag for myself and OH (did have two old singles but trying this), two single Coleman comfort airbeds, a double burner cooker....oops, didnt quite buy the cheap double burner intended but got a Cadac Eazi Chef and a suitcase stove instead, pop-up tent for overnight stops.

Still need to get a single sleeping bag, jockey wheel and spare wheel for trailer, new saucepans (only going to get one larger one now we've bought the CADAC - saved some money!), and various other kitchen bits n bobs.

Want two new comfortable chairs but with that lot above, they'll probably have to wait

So, in answer to OP, NO you dont ever stop buying wither through necessity or desire

Money's always pretty tight here I'm afraid so we are probably the exception. We have decent enough stuff & it does us fine, we like to camp simply anway - just as well really  BUT... there are always extras / upgrades I lust after occasionally - & sometiimes succumb to.

I would love one of the Dutch tents, & a Tipi tent, but we don't need either so unless we suddenly strike rich likely we'll not get either. However we consider ourselves very lucky, lots of people much worse off than we are & we have some very nice stuff anyway

So answer to OP from us is we don't buy that much really, but the desire is still there, just curbed !