Other hobbies

[gregkl]

I find it interesting when having these discussions either in person or via forums how many people "collect". I imagine most people collect something.

Me, I don't collect anything and the few items I do have would be gone if it wasn't for my wife wanting to have a few knick-knacks around the house.

FMJ, it is fun to build an AR and you can get plenty of help around here. They don't multiply for me like others have said, but I have built 8 I think over the years. All but two have found new homes.

Several were run of the mill SHTF type, plinker rifles (still good out to 300 yards or so), and a couple were precision rigs capable of competing in Highpower competitions.

 

[rvb]

competition shooting
ham radio
astronomy
camping
music (haven't done anything in many years, though I keep thinking about starting back up, maybe w/ a new instrument)

sold my motorcycle many years ago.... a regret I carry to this day.

I find it interesting when having these discussions either in person or via forums how many people "collect". I imagine most people collect something.

Me, I don't collect anything ...

same here. I see no reason to have stuff just to have it.
fine if that's your thing, but collecting has never appealed to me...

I have too much of some things, like knives, but that's more because I found something I wanted to use, then later found something better, and just never got around to going through them for the garage sales...

-rvb

 

[churchmouse]

We have cycled through so many.
Camping.
Boating.
Motor cycles.
Racing on "ALL" levels.
Shooting and anything gun related.
Carpentry.
Now we are slowing down. Guns and the Gkids.

 

[JollyMon]

Climbing

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[W3s]

Blowing glass is my #1 hobby at the moment. Almost (if not more) as expensive as a gun hobby. And almost (if not more) fun.

 

[JettaKnight]

My hobby?

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[spencer rifle]

Amateur volleyball
Music (trombone, autoharp)
Pocket watch collecting and repair
Woodworking
Chicken herding
Backpacking
Bicycling
Civil War Navy reenacting
Deer hunting (mostly unsuccessfully)
Reloading
Maple syrup making
Archery
Petting the kitty
Fighting with the kitty to determine who owns the top of the stairs
Wild edibles
Moss and fern ID
Gardening
Hoping to get into long distance shooting, maybe 3-gun
Car repair (out of necessity)
Cross-country skiing
Currency/coin collecting

 

[White Squirrel]

I have a five-year old grandson. Other than shooting, that is the only hobby I have time for.

 

[Sigblitz]

I like starting businesses. I turned my trailer into a night club. And I pick up shopping carts and sell them back to the store.

 

[cmann250]

My biggest other hobby is gambling on the weather.

This summer I’ll bale 125 acres of hay 2, 3, or 4 times. 90% small square bales.


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[Vigilant]

Climbing

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Being Spider-Man is as cool a hobby as I can think of!

 

[Vigilant]

Ie only got the jack to support one hobby, Bourbon. Guns aren’t a hobby for me so much as a way of life.

 

[Trigger Time]

Ie only got the jack to support one hobby, Bourbon. Guns aren’t a hobby for me so much as a way of life.

thats a good hobby to have

 

[dieselmudder]

I like starting businesses. I turned my trailer into a night club. And I pick up shopping carts and sell them back to the store.

Sorry bubs.....

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[Mark-DuCo]

I dabble in RC as well. I have 2 1/10 scale nitro stadium trucks, one is Traxxas the other is Team Losi.

I am a big gear head. I have helped restore several vehicles, worked on race cars.
I go to lots of racing events every year between supercross, Nascar, Indy Car, and Salem Speedway.
Other hobbies include:
hunting
camping
hiking
rappelling
cooking (catering and competing in BBQ contests)
dirt bike riding
home brewing
wine making

 

[two70]

Hunting is the main one for me... all facets of it: running trail cams, shed hunting, land management, scouting out of state/country trip planning.

Others include:
Fishing, though I've grown a bit fickle lately. If it is something new and different(especially salt water) or is likely to put a lot of tasty fillets in the freezer then I'm in. If it is bass and catfish I often don't bother any more.
Reloading
Reading
Board games
Gardening

 

[flyingsquirrel]

Metal detecting and hunting fields for Native American artifacts

 

[thunderchicken]

Racing, hunting, fishing, camping, cooking and I'm sure there are more but those are the main hobbies

 

[Trigger Time]

I also enjoy racing.
Lockpicking is cool but I dont practice anymore. Ive helped a couple of ingo members out of a jam before though by having the skill.
I enjoy playing with investing as a hobby besides serious investing for the future.
Used to love camping but haven't went in a while because my wife hates it.
Love metal detecting but do not have the health for that now.
I do very much enjoy reading. I am a fast reader and knock out books quick.
I love watching good movies or tv series. I do not like sitcoms if thats what they are called where they basically stay in one building the whole show.
Fishing is something Id like to take my children to do but finding a good spot is not easy.
I really enjoy history. So anything on that subject. I really like to learn new things about it or various subjects.

 

[Cameramonkey]

I USED to rock climb. But that was nearly 25 years and a few more pounds than that.


Though I am on hiatus until the kids are older, I was a skydiving instructor. I hope to be in the air again in 5-10 years. I used to shoot video for competitors and tandems, but had to stop that after a hard opening at Nationals one year. Too much stress on my neck from the helmet mounted cams. 18 years later and I still have trouble with my neck.


And one of the few crazy enough to still jump conventional gear (round parachutes from the 60s and 70s) in the early 2000s. Terrifying and fun as hell at the same time. Unlike modern gear, the old stuff had a higher rate of failure. So Come opening time, there was a much higher pucker factor. The conventional rig I owned for a while was actually about 5 years older than me.


Oh, and I was a private pilot before I started skydiving. I gave that up to jump. I could either pay $70+/hr wet, or get paid to ride and jump out. DUH!

Now I stick to other hobbies like model railroading and annoying my wife. (I'm REALLY good at the latter) Just ask her!

EDIT: Almost forgot... HAM radio!