Gear closet? Who has the time or patience to sort all that crap?
Where's my rack? Let's see... hold on! I think it's in the big green tub marked "Christmas Deco's". I know that rope is in here somewhere! Wait, I know, check the storage tubs in the garage... or maybe the big duffle bag up on the rack with the other camp gear. Oh! Oh! I know!!! It's in the back-pack with my climbing shoes and a year and a half old Power bar. (It's still good, isn't it?) Or maybe I left it in the hall closet with the backpack and mountain boots. Damn! I know it's around here somewhere...
(I'm tellin' ya... it'd take a bunch of photos to show just where everything is. But I know it's there... somewhere.)