What are your other passions/hobbies/things you enjoy doing? (Not RC)

[Doom!]

Apparently, the older I get, the less daring I get, now if I saw someone doing the stupid things I've done, I'd call them a dumbass! I miss when mortality and injury never crossed my mind. Unfortunately my body reminds me daily of how much fun I had when I was younger.

 

[Iowa crawler]

The leading cause of death in older men is them thinking they are not older men.

 

[Xraycer]

Recently picked up the cornhole bug again, after spending a weekend with friends. By far, my favorite drinking game!

 

[WideOpen]

The leading cause of death in older men is them thinking they are not older men.

And that will likely be the death of me....WHAT! me old???? nooooooo.

 

[AlanDewey]

I have had a total of 23 motorcycles so far. Still have 5 of them in the garage.

Some photos.... http://biketographer.com/about/

Iowa crawler said:
The leading cause of death in older men is them thinking they are not older men.

That's why I am taking up RC !

 

[WideOpen]

too funny. I have a Honda 250 dirt bike and my grandson has a 2021 Suzuki 110 we snagged late last year. I also have a Polaris Sportsman 400.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Recently picked up the cornhole bug again, after spending a weekend with friends. By far, my favorite drinking game!
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Awesome camping game.

 

[Xraycer]

Awesome camping game.

Awesome anywhere game!

I'm keeping an eye out for a partner. I would really like to do a league thing.

 

[Greywolf74]

never played it. I was always partial to horseshoes but I get the appeal its like a mobile horseshoe set

 

[Jimbobjr]

I must say, being faithful to my friends here I went thru all 8 pages of these hobbies. I may not have hit the button on all but I must say you guys are amazing. What a great collection of past times and fun adventurous stuff you do.
Wife and I are pretty involved in our church so that can take up some time. I also love mt biking and used to race a little. Mostly in cat2 and 3 with some single speeding mixed in. Keep telling myself I will get into “race shape” but it won’t break my heart if it doesn’t happen...I probably spend more time with my dog than any other being on the planet. We do a lot of biking and hiking together. I fly fish a few times a year. Used to go all the time but Great Lakes steelheading ruined that. It’s pretty much the only fishing I really want to do. They are the liveliest fish I’ve ever caught. Dog goes with me fishing if it’s not too cold but I must say he’s not much help. One hobby that has lasted most of my life is buying and selling stereo gear. Most of my gear now is considered high end (not the kind of high end football players or famous people have, that’s at a different level...)from the ‘80’s and early ‘90’s. The heavier it is the more interested I am in it. Here’s a few random pics I’ve taken of some of my stuff...the speakers have all been restored to proper spec. by me. The amps and preamps I can sometimes fix but lack the skills and testing equipment so sometimes they have to get sent out. My wife is 5’4” so you get the idea of how big the Infinity Quantum Line Source is in that pic. I drove 800miles in one day to pick those up and spent nearly a year restoring them. Broke my heart to sell them but I just did not have a large enough listening space to give them justice...I will probably never see another pair let alone hear them.
Some more gear...

 

[WickedFog]

I must say, being faithful to my friends here I went thru all 8 pages of these hobbies. I may not have hit the button on all but I must say you guys are amazing. What a great collection of past times and fun adventurous stuff you do.
Wife and I are pretty involved in our church so that can take up some time. I also love mt biking and used to race a little. Mostly in cat2 and 3 with some single speeding mixed in. Keep telling myself I will get into “race shape” but it won’t break my heart if it doesn’t happen...I probably spend more time with my dog than any other being on the planet. We do a lot of biking and hiking together. I fly fish a few times a year. Used to go all the time but Great Lakes steelheading ruined that. It’s pretty much the only fishing I really want to do. They are the liveliest fish I’ve ever caught. Dog goes with me fishing if it’s not too cold but I must say he’s not much help. One hobby that has lasted most of my life is buying and selling stereo gear. Most of my gear now is considered high end (not the kind of high end football players or famous people have, that’s at a different level...)from the ‘80’s and early ‘90’s. The heavier it is the more interested I am in it. Here’s a few random pics I’ve taken of some of my stuff...the speakers have all been restored to proper spec. by me. The amps and preamps I can sometimes fix but lack the skills and testing equipment so sometimes they have to get sent out. My wife is 5’4” so you get the idea of how big the Infinity Quantum Line Source is in that pic. I drove 800miles in one day to pick those up and spent nearly a year restoring them. Broke my heart to sell them but I just did not have a large enough listening space to give them justice...I will probably never see another pair let alone hear them.
Some more gear...

Wow man. That is one helluva hobby. I knew a guy that bought and restored the old Sansui stuff along with some other brands. Every room of his home had a wicked pair of speakers in it along with a vintage sound system.

 

[Tunedfrog]

Right along with horseshoes, it's a great drinking game with a bunch of friends and family.

 

[HPIguy]

I must say, being faithful to my friends here I went thru all 8 pages of these hobbies. I may not have hit the button on all but I must say you guys are amazing. What a great collection of past times and fun adventurous stuff you do.
Wife and I are pretty involved in our church so that can take up some time. I also love mt biking and used to race a little. Mostly in cat2 and 3 with some single speeding mixed in. Keep telling myself I will get into “race shape” but it won’t break my heart if it doesn’t happen...I probably spend more time with my dog than any other being on the planet. We do a lot of biking and hiking together. I fly fish a few times a year. Used to go all the time but Great Lakes steelheading ruined that. It’s pretty much the only fishing I really want to do. They are the liveliest fish I’ve ever caught. Dog goes with me fishing if it’s not too cold but I must say he’s not much help. One hobby that has lasted most of my life is buying and selling stereo gear. Most of my gear now is considered high end (not the kind of high end football players or famous people have, that’s at a different level...)from the ‘80’s and early ‘90’s. The heavier it is the more interested I am in it. Here’s a few random pics I’ve taken of some of my stuff...the speakers have all been restored to proper spec. by me. The amps and preamps I can sometimes fix but lack the skills and testing equipment so sometimes they have to get sent out. My wife is 5’4” so you get the idea of how big the Infinity Quantum Line Source is in that pic. I drove 800miles in one day to pick those up and spent nearly a year restoring them. Broke my heart to sell them but I just did not have a large enough listening space to give them justice...I will probably never see another pair let alone hear them.
Some more gear...

That's cool! I had a friend when I was younger that designed and built high-end speakers and audio systems for some large companies all over the world. Super cool and interesting guy. I had a couple of his setups in my trucks over the years, and an old Marantz tube amp in my house from him. The speakers in his living room used electrostatic tweeters (super high voltage, but really low amperage), and on a high humidity cold day, now and then you'd get a small lightning bolt running down the grill cloth.

 

[Xraycer]

I must say, being faithful to my friends here I went thru all 8 pages of these hobbies. I may not have hit the button on all but I must say you guys are amazing. What a great collection of past times and fun adventurous stuff you do.
Wife and I are pretty involved in our church so that can take up some time. I also love mt biking and used to race a little. Mostly in cat2 and 3 with some single speeding mixed in. Keep telling myself I will get into “race shape” but it won’t break my heart if it doesn’t happen...I probably spend more time with my dog than any other being on the planet. We do a lot of biking and hiking together. I fly fish a few times a year. Used to go all the time but Great Lakes steelheading ruined that. It’s pretty much the only fishing I really want to do. They are the liveliest fish I’ve ever caught. Dog goes with me fishing if it’s not too cold but I must say he’s not much help. One hobby that has lasted most of my life is buying and selling stereo gear. Most of my gear now is considered high end (not the kind of high end football players or famous people have, that’s at a different level...)from the ‘80’s and early ‘90’s. The heavier it is the more interested I am in it. Here’s a few random pics I’ve taken of some of my stuff...the speakers have all been restored to proper spec. by me. The amps and preamps I can sometimes fix but lack the skills and testing equipment so sometimes they have to get sent out. My wife is 5’4” so you get the idea of how big the Infinity Quantum Line Source is in that pic. I drove 800miles in one day to pick those up and spent nearly a year restoring them. Broke my heart to sell them but I just did not have a large enough listening space to give them justice...I will probably never see another pair let alone hear them.
Some more gear...

Old school hi-fi!

I did a work assignment back in 2001(?) in Tillamook, OR. I would always bring along my breakdown ultralight spinning rig on my assignments. Tillamook is cow/dairy country, but does offer excellent fishing.
It was here where I landed my largest fish, on the lightest equipment to this day. I landed a +2ft steelhead on 4lb test mono. This was actually my 2nd hookup with a steelhead of this size, weeks apart. The first one broke off and got away just a couple of feet from me. The 2nd one actually did the same exact thing, but it was so exhausted from the fight that it didn't swim away. I jumped into the water and grabbed it's tail and hauled it in by hand. It was epic!

never played it. I was always partial to horseshoes but I get the appeal its like a mobile horseshoe set

Minus the noise

 

[Doom!]

@Jimbobjr The good old days, when stereos looked as impressive as they sounded!

 

[Greywolf74]

I must say, being faithful to my friends here I went thru all 8 pages of these hobbies. I may not have hit the button on all but I must say you guys are amazing. What a great collection of past times and fun adventurous stuff you do.
Wife and I are pretty involved in our church so that can take up some time. I also love mt biking and used to race a little. Mostly in cat2 and 3 with some single speeding mixed in. Keep telling myself I will get into “race shape” but it won’t break my heart if it doesn’t happen...I probably spend more time with my dog than any other being on the planet. We do a lot of biking and hiking together. I fly fish a few times a year. Used to go all the time but Great Lakes steelheading ruined that. It’s pretty much the only fishing I really want to do. They are the liveliest fish I’ve ever caught. Dog goes with me fishing if it’s not too cold but I must say he’s not much help. One hobby that has lasted most of my life is buying and selling stereo gear. Most of my gear now is considered high end (not the kind of high end football players or famous people have, that’s at a different level...)from the ‘80’s and early ‘90’s. The heavier it is the more interested I am in it. Here’s a few random pics I’ve taken of some of my stuff...the speakers have all been restored to proper spec. by me. The amps and preamps I can sometimes fix but lack the skills and testing equipment so sometimes they have to get sent out. My wife is 5’4” so you get the idea of how big the Infinity Quantum Line Source is in that pic. I drove 800miles in one day to pick those up and spent nearly a year restoring them. Broke my heart to sell them but I just did not have a large enough listening space to give them justice...I will probably never see another pair let alone hear them.
Some more gear...

Good stuff, I used to be in to car audio back in the day. Love your dog. Whats his/her name?

 

[AlanDewey]

The good old days, when stereos looked as impressive as they sounded!

A stereo should occupy one entire wall and shake the other three.

 

[Tunedfrog]

I must say, being faithful to my friends here I went thru all 8 pages of these hobbies. I may not have hit the button on all but I must say you guys are amazing. What a great collection of past times and fun adventurous stuff you do.
Wife and I are pretty involved in our church so that can take up some time. I also love mt biking and used to race a little. Mostly in cat2 and 3 with some single speeding mixed in. Keep telling myself I will get into “race shape” but it won’t break my heart if it doesn’t happen...I probably spend more time with my dog than any other being on the planet. We do a lot of biking and hiking together. I fly fish a few times a year. Used to go all the time but Great Lakes steelheading ruined that. It’s pretty much the only fishing I really want to do. They are the liveliest fish I’ve ever caught. Dog goes with me fishing if it’s not too cold but I must say he’s not much help. One hobby that has lasted most of my life is buying and selling stereo gear. Most of my gear now is considered high end (not the kind of high end football players or famous people have, that’s at a different level...)from the ‘80’s and early ‘90’s. The heavier it is the more interested I am in it. Here’s a few random pics I’ve taken of some of my stuff...the speakers have all been restored to proper spec. by me. The amps and preamps I can sometimes fix but lack the skills and testing equipment so sometimes they have to get sent out. My wife is 5’4” so you get the idea of how big the Infinity Quantum Line Source is in that pic. I drove 800miles in one day to pick those up and spent nearly a year restoring them. Broke my heart to sell them but I just did not have a large enough listening space to give them justice...I will probably never see another pair let alone hear them.
Some more gear...

That's awesome, I think I need to hang out at your house for a while. Nice equipment.

 

[Jimbobjr]

That's cool! I had a friend when I was younger that designed and built high-end speakers and audio systems for some large companies all over the world. Super cool and interesting guy. I had a couple of his setups in my trucks over the years, and an old Marantz tube amp in my house from him. The speakers in his living room used electrostatic tweeters (super high voltage, but really low amperage), and on a high humidity cold day, now and then you'd get a small lightning bolt running down the grill cloth.

I’ve had a few sansui systems. Their early tube and ‘70’s solid state is very desirable.

Good stuff, I used to be in to car audio back in the day. Love your dog. Whats his/her name?

Thanks man, dogs name is Buddy he came from the Philly city pound.

A stereo should occupy one entire wall and shake the other three.

You bet!

That's awesome, I think I need to hang out at your house for a while. Nice equipment.

Anytime you’re in the Philly area lmk.

Old school hi-fi!

Two channel is still very popular even “modern” tube gear. The new high end is extremely expensive. Audio Research and McIntosh have been making two channel equipment since the early ‘60’s and are alive and well. Used gear is expensive but can be found at affordable prices.

I’m lucky enough to own some 80’s Audio Research tube gear and a McIntosh stack from the early 90’s. I bought both systems locally from elderly couples who were moving to smaller places. Both systems are mint, they just took them out of their boxes and set them on a shelf for 30 years and used them every day. There’s very few bargains out there but occasionally there’s a nice deal. Also most towns will have a second hand hifi shop selling albums and offering repairs.

Speakers can sometimes be found for free. The huge JBL pair in the pics above were in a sound stage at a conference center where my brother worked. They were going into a dumpster. New in the late 80’s they cost well over 4000$ and used today can bring nearly half that and sometimes more if you have a mint pair and someone local who must have them. I was in train station (Chicago?) which had many pairs of those jbls up in the rafters for PA system. Hopefully someone will grab those when their time comes...

 

[Tunedfrog]

I'm down the street about 3500 miles Jim, I won't be making that trip anytime soon ...