Well I'm with you Bill.
I used to go through the whole repacking process every year. That was until I got this TT.
When it was new I made sure the bearings were adjusted correctly but these bearings are no different than those used on rear drive cars of yesterday and they sure didn't need repacking that often.
So while I check them every spring, I let them go for 10 years and about 40~50K miles before repacking.
When I finally did it, they didn't need it.
I firmly believe the "every year" thing is just a CYA deal for the manufacturers.