Garage Gym Changes and Pendlay HD Nexgen Barbell Review (Update)

I didn't care for the Pendlay Bar much.  I know it's popular and gets good reviews, but I didn't feel it was worth the $350 price tag.  The spin of the bar was just okay and I missed having knurl in the center for heavy back squats.  I just unloaded the Pendlay HD Barbell, Troy VTX Bumper Plates, Pendlay Econ V2 plates, my homemade plyo box, Rogue Fitness Wood Rings, Rogue HG Collars, and 2 Troy Kettlebells on Craigslist.  Stuff sold in 24 hours as a "CrossFit Starter Package".  I liked all of the stuff but:

• Troy VTX Bumper Plates were too wide to fit enough for heavy deads, plus I never drop the weights and don't do Oly lifts (like I thought I might)
• Pendlay Econ V2 - never opened because I bought the VTX plates after I ordered the pair of 45's
• Plyo Box was really cool, but not high enough.  I just used the 30" side, but really need 36" or more
• Wood Rings - cool idea and product, just didn't use them
• HG collars - loved these just through them in to help sell
• Troy KB's - didn't like them as much as my Dragon Door Kettlebell

Ordered the B&R bar sold by Rogue Fitness last Friday and it should arrive on Thursday.  It's a bar steel bar made more for powerlifting.

I'm working to simplify my life and focus on what matters.  This also means in my garage gym, training, and strength goals.  I plan to add more steel plates to make up for the 370lbs of bumpers I just sold.  I want to get a Prowler Sled soon for conditioning.  Wendler's 5/3/1 certainly fits my simple, but effective motto...so I'll likely start another cycle of 5/3/1.