I’ve only been on it for 2,5 years but I think I haven’t once gone longer than four months without buying something. And not even four months if you count the times I’ve sold something (i.e. changed my setup that way). On the other hand there’ve been some pretty intense buying periods, which is the ”best” possible way to make sure there won’t be time to learn the gear properly.
So while I’m still looking at a couple of things to trade for this month, I think a year without new gear would be a very good thing for me.