Hi folks, I've been lurking here for awhile now, and finally getting around to posting. I've also just gotten back into tying.
Back when I graduated college, one of my roomates was an avid tyer, and got me into it. Well, after school, I started moving around so much I put most of my stuff in storage, for going on almost 7 years now (yikes!). Recently becoming a new homeowner, I finally have room to spread out, and have gotten back into tying. So far, so good, however I'm finding that I'm breaking off a lot of peacock herl, various hackles, etc.
Granted, a lot of it is probably due to me losing my "touch", and will improve, but can materials "go bad", dry out, etc? I thought I had stuff properly stored, sealed bags and plastic containers, mothballs, etc., but I'm wondering if I need to just dump a lot of this stuff and start over.

Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!
Brian