30+ Things in Your Basement You Should Never Throw Away

For most of us, our basement is a repository of junk, filled with dried-up old paint cans, mildewed cardboard boxes, and ancient chargers belonging to electronics long since gone. There's no denying it feels mighty good to dump all that debris and give your cellar a clean—or at least less cluttered—slate. But before you go all Marie Kondo on that mess, you might want to think about what you don't want to toss. Whether it's because your old stuff might net you cash or because it has sentimental value, here are 39 things in your basement you definitely shouldn't ditch.