What else are you guys into? Any hobbies?

[Lectric102002]

Amateur (Ham) radio. First licensed in the 80's. Currently carry Advanced class.

 

[Lectric102002]

I'm a golf addict. Love the game.

This too. 12 handicap.

 

[piper]

Motorcycles, motorcycles, motorcycles,..Suunto and Tissot watches, quality boots, Benchmade knives...Beautiful women....just a few of my hobbies

 

[daddyusmaximus]

That last one can get expensive...

 

[MT60]

Ham Radio (Extra Class), Gardening, I'm getting chickens this year, making some music on the piano, a little video gaming when i just need to shut the brain down, now that we've got "empty nesters" in our sights wife and I have been doing more antique shop exploring, always lots of stuff going at Church. I'm gonna have retire soon 'cause I'm running out of time to go to work.

 

[MAG58]

Cars and electronics. Right now the two have merged pretty well in DIY Efi controllers. We'll see what happens if I get too much free time on my hands.

 

[Jack Burton]

Read the whole thread and no one has mentioned raising rabbits. I built my cages and frame over the winter and am picking up my first breeding stock this week. It is a new adventure for the Burton family.

A rabbit buck and three does create about 250 llbs of dressed meat each year for about a dollar a pound or even less. The meat is much healthier than even chicken. The best thing about it is you know every single thing the rabbits eat and drink, and you can control their diet as you please.


It takes about 15 minutes a day to take care of them, and the initial set up can run about $150 for the cages and material.


The worst thing about it is that you do have to kill and dress the rabbits. Some folk that i know who raise rabbits for meat have problems with that part. You can overcome it by having a friend do it for you and let him/her keep one out of every three rabbits for their own meals.


There are hundreds of thousands of rabbits raised for meat here in the states each year. It's economical, healthy, and teaches a reverence for nature. I would encourage anyone who is thinking about it to give it a go.


Thousands of recipes exist and cooking them is little different from a chicken.

 

[mydoghasfleas]

My latest non-gun interest is all things vintage shaving.

 

[Mr Evilwrench]

Want to get into bunnies and duckies. Want to harvest the squirrels as well. Looking to do some construction this spring.

 

[indyblue]

Read the whole thread and no one has mentioned raising rabbits. I built my cages and frame over the winter and am picking up my first breeding stock this week. It is a new adventure for the Burton family.

A rabbit buck and three does create about 250 llbs of dressed meat each year for about a dollar a pound or even less. The meat is much healthier than even chicken. The best thing about it is you know every single thing the rabbits eat and drink, and you can control their diet as you please.


It takes about 15 minutes a day to take care of them, and the initial set up can run about $150 for the cages and material.


The worst thing about it is that you do have to kill and dress the rabbits. Some folk that i know who raise rabbits for meat have problems with that part. You can overcome it by having a friend do it for you and let him/her keep one out of every three rabbits for their own meals.


There are hundreds of thousands of rabbits raised for meat here in the states each year. It's economical, healthy, and teaches a reverence for nature. I would encourage anyone who is thinking about it to give it a go.


Thousands of recipes exist and cooking them is little different from a chicken.

My neighbor has an old rabbit coup, he used to raise them before diabetes took his legs. They are very tasty as I go the the rabbit stag at KOC in Sheblyville the day before thanksgiving every year. I'd be on board myself, but I'm too squeamish to dress them as well.

I am considering bees though, I love honey.

 

[daddyusmaximus]

I wouldn't mind rabbits... but that dressing is a lot of work. Each one don't produce that much meat, so you have to do a lot.

 

[Miller Tyme]

My other Hobby......................






this

 

[Jack Burton]

I wouldn't mind rabbits... but that dressing is a lot of work. Each one don't produce that much meat, so you have to do a lot.

Depending upon the breed you get about 3-4 lbs per rabbit after dressing. Since they have small bones that is mostly meat. It's enough to feed a family of four from one bunny. One buck and a single doe produce about 80 kits a year. That's 3 X 80, or 240 lbs of meat from just two rabbits.

 

[SwissnSteak]

Im into reloading, MrFarlane Military, Working with the PGR. I also dabble in civil war history and automotive work; I think my summer project is going to be getting a sandrail up and running.

 

[Psode27]

I Like motorcycles (06 Yamaha RS Warrior)
SCUBA diving
Screwing with computers
ATTEMPTING to be half-way proficient with Linux (Mint, Lubuntu, Ubuntu) <----- this is my FREE hobby
The wife and I just got a nicer camera, so I guess dabbling in photography.
would like to get back into RC stuff, but I know what that costs....

 

[daddyusmaximus]

My other Hobby......................






this

That's a hobby I could live in. The ultimate bug out vehicle...

 

[Trooper]

Amateur Radio, photography, RC aircraft, Master Gardener, guitar, banjo, mandolin and a few other things. Oh and I am working on a pilots license.

 

[7.62]

Here are some of the things I'm into...

Guns
Knives
Martial Arts
Running/biking/weight lifting
Cigar collecting and smoking (currently aging a batch I bought 5 years ago...trying to make it to 10 years.)
Beer and Bourbon
Colts and Pacers
RPGs
The Walking Dead comic and TV series
Hunting (squirrel and yotes mostly)
Camping and anything outdoors

 

[Mikeshep1462]

Thought while this thread was brought back up would post some of my latest work! I've been playing around with some new stuff, and some stuff that I knew, but never messed around with much until now, and plenty of old stuff still, but I've been having tons of fun at work lately!

I made this after a class I took in the beginning of the month. My first try at the female form. I was pretty proud of this one. You can't tell in the pics, but it is a dark sparkly blue color.



Part of a heart poker with an opal.




Part of a skull poker to go with the heart one above. I think it looks like an alien chimpanzee. Reminds me of Planet of the Apes.

Same one as above after being finished.

Opal encasement gold and silver fume implosion pendants.

 

[Trooper]

So you ever inhale and get a pane in your stomach?