It’s not you, it’s the game that’s missing something. I too am trying to find a use for it all and am at a loss.

At this point, I’ve transferred all my resources from a 6-outpost system to the Lodge. With the amount of stuff I have, there’s simply no need to go back to my outposts for any crafting.

I also am collecting things I no longer need because you can’t turn off the resource tracker after completing research on a project.

I’m glad I’ve never bothered with the tracker, because it would frustrate me to no end to not be able to turn it off.