So what are your other hobbies ?

DrifT3R · Mar 21, 2008

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rc cars eat my money pretty quickly

litework · Mar 21, 2008

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5) Hiking, Camping, Biking
4) Electronic gadgetry
3) Flashlights
2) Firearms

1) Hor$e$

Taboot · Mar 21, 2008

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Pre-marriage:

Autocrossing
Camping
Boating
High end Audio Equipment

Post-marriage:

My kids
Flashlights

modamag · Mar 21, 2008

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Any hobby by it's very own nature is expensive when you get deep into it.

BTW: Excuse my old timer ignorance but WTH is "modifying women"?

MSaxatilus · Mar 21, 2008

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Collecting vintage PEZ dispensers.......................

COOL!! Got some Pics?!?!?

Boating

I second the boating thing!! Of course, I kindof lumped that into my saltwater fishing comment.

At $4 dollars a gallon and 250hp.... it should be interesting this summer.

...open the reserves and start drilling in Anwar!! MSax has to fish!

MSax

ABTOMAT · Mar 21, 2008

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MSaxatilus said:
At $4 dollars a gallon and 250hp.... it should be interesting this summer.

...open the reserves and start drilling in Anwar!! MSax has to fish!

MSax

That's why I have a sailboat. A day-long trip just costs food and beer.

stitch_paradox · Mar 21, 2008

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modamag said:
Any hobby by it's very own nature is expensive when you get deep into it.

BTW: Excuse my old timer ignorance but WTH is "modifying women"?

exactly how you modify cars, you change bits and parts according to your specification and to your need, to satisfy your thirst for the ultimate thrill.

now imagine that on a girl. do you get it now? But Men usually don't do that to their ladies, it's the ladies that do that to themselves and men are the financiers. I've never done that though, I just thought it's an expensive "hobby" well, according to someone I know..

V8TOYTRUCK · Mar 22, 2008

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adamlau said:
Noting and sampling new restaurants to increase review counts on Yelp is another expensive hobby of mine.

any recommendations? I'm trying a different restaurant every weekend. Been really digging Indian food lately

stitch_paradox · Mar 22, 2008

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V8TOYTRUCK said:
any recommendations? I'm trying a different restaurant every weekend. Been really digging Indian food lately

+ on indian food. i dig those curries

nbp · Mar 22, 2008

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Flashlights
Knives
Cycling (my road bike cost me more than my car) :broke:

V8TOYTRUCK · Mar 22, 2008

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stitch_paradox said:
+ on indian food. i dig those curries

What I don't dig is how my clothes smell after I come out of them.

RA40 · Mar 24, 2008

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Money aside, it is the enjoyment. If the proportion of smiles to $$ satisfies you...the hobby has succeeded and is well worth it.

When I was younger it was kinda a pissing match to see who's hobby was "better" and all that accomplished was spending $$ to show off. After years of that, I realized I wasn't taking hobbies to satisfy me but to gain approval of my peers. Sold most of those things off and now buy what is truly useful and fun for me.

YMMV.

Robocop · Mar 24, 2008

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I recently received 2 nice watches with one for work (70 dollars) and the other for off duty wear (250 dollars).....this peaked my interest and I "thought" I would love to have a few more watches. Holy smoke you can spend some serious cash on a single nice watch. I spent some time on various watch forums and many of those guys are very serious as to their collection and many have several thousands of dollars invested.

Needless to say I could not come close to playing with that hobby but do have a new found facination with watches.

I also have long marveled at the work of some of our lathe masters who make their own mods. I am a weekend modder and handy with hand tools so I figured I would jump into the lathe world and start making some cool mods. Man was I shocked to see how much one can spend on a simple but nice lathe and not to mention the tools needed to work the dang thing. I can only wish to play that game and can only imagine how much someone like McGizmo or Modamag has invested in their tools.

If I had the cash I know I could spend 100k on lights or watches within a week but sadly for now I can only play a little....but it sure is fun looking just the same.

meuge · Mar 24, 2008

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Robocop said:
I recently received 2 nice watches with one for work (70 dollars) and the other for off duty wear (250 dollars).....this peaked my interest and I "thought" I would love to have a few more watches. Holy smoke you can spend some serious cash on a single nice watch. I spent some time on various watch forums and many of those guys are very serious as to their collection and many have several thousands of dollars invested.

I don't even want to go there. My tastes usually outpace my budget, and with watches that is doubly so. I saved up for about 2 years, to give my dad a $1500 watch for his 50th birthday... this gorgeous Longines

The_LED_Museum · Mar 25, 2008

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Another potentially expensive hobby is collecting insulators.
You know, "insulators", those glass or porcelain things on telephone poles you may have shot out as a child.

Some insulators can cost upwards of $20,000.00; but many of them can be had for under $50.00.

rkJr · Mar 25, 2008

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+1 for - Home ownership

- Firearms
- Knives
- EDC items
- Home Theater
- Surfing
- Archery
- high end Tequila

:broke:

gary3911 · Mar 25, 2008

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It seems to me that all these hobbies like edc, hunting, photography, UE, nightvision, optics etc could all be combined into Peeping Tommery. It would basically be a practical application of the above.

I mean, it might be something like sitting (camouflaged) in a tree with a Fatboy full of optics and cameras waiting for a pyjama party across the street, using an Atwood as a bipod.

Mark620 · Mar 25, 2008

9volt · Mar 25, 2008

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I've got a weird one - poker chips

www.chiptalk.net

I had a poker chip problem until I found flashlights and traded it in for a flashlight problem.

I've got an HPI gas RC car that I never really got into and would sell cheap. If any of you RC guys want it shoot me a PM.

Edjusted · Mar 25, 2008

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Seems like a fitting place for my first post.
Since discovering CPF back in January, I hopped aboard the R2 purchase of the Dereelight DBS V2's.
After which I proceeded to modify a Mag 4-d with an OSTAR 1000lm LED and custom 18650 battery packs :devil: (I will post details of this project when I return home from my current trip)
Currently I have on order an ARC AAA premium w/ GS because someone decided to start a thread on what is on your keyring. Oh yeah, I also ordered an ARC AAA UV, because.... well, seems like everyone should have some kind of UV light.
Purchased a bunch of 18650 and 123 batteries from AW (awesome batteries by the way)
Bought some glow in the dark key fobs from andygold, which are also a great bargain and handy toy.

This all in the last three months... i just can't wait to see what I buy next.

However, flashlights are not currently my most expensive hobby, but they are getting there rather quickly no thanks to you guys

Mountain Biking, my WRX, Home Theater Audio and HD Projectors, and skiing top out the list of my current most expensive hobbies.

Ed

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