My wife calls all the hunting and shooting supplies "her retirement fund". Says she will sell all the gear and travel.
Her common response to a planned hunting trip is "Don't you think that going away for two weeks is better than going for just one?"
She says the time I'm away hunting is time for herself to do what she wants.
I keep a spread sheet in the computer with the gear and what it was worth when I bought it. She can look anytime she likes. This also gives her an idea of what stuff is worth when it is time to dispose of it. I don't want to see her taken advantage of when I'm gone.

John G, Sounds like you had a wonderfull wife and sorry on your loss.