How long do you keep a magazine issue?

[vsmith]

QUOTE: Originally posted by corailfan

I believe the saying "You'll have to pry it from my cold dead hand" would best describe me. I currently subscribe to three mags: National Geographic (have been subscribing for 10 years now and have back issues complete through the 70's with stray ones farther back), Architectural Record (have been subscribing for about 3 years now) and Trains (my one year anniversary will be in March!). I have no intentions on ever getting rid of any of them and to only have them grow (with both new and back issues). I'm sure one day my basement, with any luck, will look a lot like Big_Boy's (just maybe not as cluttered![:)])!

Hey fellow Artichoke,

Wait till you have 10 years of Arch Record and your bookcases collapse in a terrible roar...[:0]

I had Arch Rec, Architecture and Progressive Architecture going back to 1984, had to dump them all about 3 years ago, I simply had NO place left to store them, I wanted to donate them but no one would take them. I just concentrate on books now and use the office magazine subscription to stay current.

I also got rid of several years of that Yellowback magazine, Mountain Bike Action, This Old House, Sunset, and Martha Stewerts Living ( my wifes but dont tell her!). It just gets to the point where you have to ask yourself just what purpose will the garage serve...store the car? or the dang magazines!...Our local recycler was most happy to see us...[;)]

I kept my old National Lampoon's and old Mad magazines, ( wouldnt you?)[:p] I also kept my collection of Shortline and Narrow Gauge Gazette going back to '97 (I'll never give those up!) and pick any back issues I find at shows. [:D]

I only have 3 subscription now,all bi-monthly. American Bungalow ( for the proud owners of homes more than 60 years old.) , the Gazette of course, and Garden Railroads. (I do large scale modeling) i doubt I'll get rid of any of them. I pick up Classic Trains, and Model Railroader if an issue has something I like in it,[8D]

[Sterling1]

A friend shipped a January or was it December 1996 issue of Railroad Modeler Craftsman and a Model Railroader magazine while I was in Asia. I have the June 1999 RMC and from April 1999 through November 2002 MR. I have the September 2002-present Trains magazines. I've had to juggle the organization of these magazines requiring me to push out all unnecessary past childhood books and momentos into the boxes.

[conrailman]

I keep mine every 10 years then start over again, I Recycling mine old Trains and other Magazine every 10 years or so. People please Recycling save the Trees and the earth. Take your old maz to your Local Recycling Center in your town. [:D][:)]

[CSXrules4eva]

Any trains mag I get I keep it for life. I first subscribed to TRAINS Mag in 2001 and I haven't tosses one. I also have Classic Trains which I subscribed to last year. I'm going to keep it until I die. "It's a train thing" LOL I also have model railroader mags from the 1950's I picked up at a train show. However, my other mags like Popular Mechanics, and Engines I throw out when I'm done reading it, unless it has a really good article in it. My trains catologs get throw out when I receive a new one.

[CSXrules4eva]

QUOTE: Originally posted by conrailman

I keep mine every 10 years then start over again, I Recycling mine old Trains and other Magazine every 10 years or so. People please Recycling save the Trees and the earth. Take your old maz to your Local Recycling Center in your town. [:D][:)]

I AGREE recycle when ever u can!!! It's very important!!

[Grinandbearit]

I have Trains mags complete back to 1973 and some individual copies to 1969.

[DanRaitz]

I've got MR's that are older then I am. I have every issue from 1946 to current. Plus every issue of the "Gazette", all Mainline Modelers from #1 to Dec, 2002, all RMC's from 1966 to current, most issues of Prototype Modeler, and thats just the begining.
Get rid of them? NO WAY!!!!
Dan

[passengerfan]

Have every issue of trains, every issue of Railroad, Classic trains, Passenger train journal, Railroad Railfan, and several other rail publications. Gave away all of my aviation and ship collection magazines, also gave away all of the MR and RMC . My wife calls me a pack rat I can't understand why all of my things are junk and everything she saves dolls etc are heirlooms anyone explain the difference to me.

[mloik]

QUOTE: Originally posted by Nora

Until one of my kids shreds it. That's usually about four minutes...

My 2 year old son is potty-training, and he reads all my MR and Walthers catalogs while "waiting". He's pretty rough on the covers, and when they come off, the pages soon follow. Then it's off to the recycling bin. I usually keep the newer issues for about three or four months before it gets to this point.