Post your "weird" hobbies.

[TacoPower]

air cooled VW's
collecting vinyl toys
antique shopping
lowrider bikes and bikes in general
Ham radio(because no one would assume that I do it.

http://www.bicycledesigner.com/parts/370513.jpg

[Sam White]

-Old Tamiya R/C cars. I buy parts from eBay and put them together, then drive them around.

-Raising pet mice.

[RHVEtte]

shaving
the rest of my hobbies are more accepted (guns, fishing, golf, cars, etc., etc.)

[TacoPower]

-Old Tamiya R/C cars. I buy parts from eBay and put them together, then drive them around.

-Raising pet mice.

I forgot to mention RC too.. I have a heli and a monster truck.. both are broken but when I get around to it I will fix them.. :rofl:

[Mikey444]

Sub-Saharan African history. It's an area that is never really discussed in school, but has such a rich, colorful, brutal history that fascinates me.

[Sam White]

I drove Tamiya monster trucks when I was a kid. I was a fanatic about fixing them, keeping them clean, etc.

Now I just buy used parts and put them together well enough to run. I drive them broken, with mismatched parts, broken body shells, etc... I'll fix them right some day.:rofl:

[TacoPower]

I drove Tamiya monster trucks when I was a kid. I was a fanatic about fixing them, keeping them clean, etc.

Now I just buy used parts and put them together well enough to run. I drive them broken, with mismatched parts, broken body shells, etc... I'll fix them right some day.:rofl:

I tuned my Traxxas and it was running real fast.. Broke a front shock and it flipped into the neighbors real truck.. boy was it a mess.

[Sam White]

For some reason I didn't seem to break my Traxxas that much but I wrecked my Blackfoot all the time. Once I was driving it full speed and the radio wigged out- I stuck it under a Chevette. You could here the crunch for three blocks and it took forever to get it out from under that car. That was an expensive afternoon.

[Algaroth]

I like to buy and collect CDs. That's weird nowadays because everyone and their mom downloads everything, now.

Everything else is 'normal'; drums, guitar, computers/gaming, etc.

[MDT]

Snakes

[M2 Carbine]

Post your "weird" hobbies.

:supergrin:
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/Bell406_206B/AeroliteTOsmallsize.jpg

[Reagan40]

air cooled VW's
collecting vinyl toys
antique shopping
lowrider bikes and bikes in general
Ham radio(because no one would assume that I do it.

http://www.bicycledesigner.com/parts/370513.jpg

TacoPower,
My wife wants a VW Thing for our 10th Anniversery. Have you ever worked on one? I plan on a clunker, and restoring it. Any advise? I have been looking on ebay and plan to buy something in the next few months.

Thanks... and sorry for the Thread Hi-Jack.

[Glock 19 God]

http://www.games-workshop.com/gws//home.jsp?_requestid=400438

http://www.g4g.it/g4g/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/warhammer_mighty_empires_01.jpg

[GotGlock1917]

Amateur astronomy.
I don't know many folks that are into it.

[frank4570]

Primitive skills. Flint knapping,tracking, hide tanning, that kind of stuff.

[jeager]

EveryOne who has ever been a LifeGuard,
especially at a Public Pool,
Has a Band-Aid Collection !!!

[GotGlock1917]

TacoPower,
My wife wants a VW Thing for our 10th Anniversery. Have you ever worked on one? I plan on a clunker, and restoring it. Any advise? I have been looking on ebay and plan to buy something in the next few months.

Thanks... and sorry for the Thread Hi-Jack.

Make sure you give it a proper paint job.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2725074927_9dce56e61f.jpg?v=0

[JasonFUSJ]

I recently started reef keeping. I've had several freshwater tanks, this is my first saltwater.

[HollowHead]

Old insulators. HH

[Atlas]

Reading and posting on GlockTalk.

Seriously, occasionally others in my life become aware of how much time I spend here and when they do they often consider it to be a weird hobby.

[No Frills McGee]

Blues guitar and i am a nunchak master (i really am)

[TMan19]

I have a thing for expensive flashlights. :whistling:

[filthy infidel]

For some reason I didn't seem to break my Traxxas that much but I wrecked my Blackfoot all the time. Once I was driving it full speed and the radio wigged out- I stuck it under a Chevette. You could here the crunch for three blocks and it took forever to get it out from under that car. That was an expensive afternoon.


Funny you should say that. I had a Blackfoot as a kid. We had some annoying neighbors, their dog slept in the garage. My bedroom was downstairs, I used to strap a flashlight to the top of the BF and drive it over to their house. I'd gun it and slam it into the garage door, then park it to the side of the house. The dog would raise cain, one of the Greens would inevitably walk out to the front porch, ask if anyone was around, and go back to bed. I'd do this a couple of times a night on random nights. It was a lot of fun, but then one night on the 'last run' I was driving the BF back to my house when it hit something and spun around with the flashlight facing Mrs. Green on the old front porch. She called me out, and it's rather embarrassing to crawl out of your window at one AM to get fussed at by Mrs. Green. Had to apologize and slink across the yard to get my truck, ya know. :whistling:

[tbhracing]

I have a thing for expensive flashlights. :whistling:

Same here. I dont know why.

[itisbruno]

:supergrin:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/Bell406_206B/PPC.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v135/Bell406_206B/AeroliteTOsmallsize.jpg

Those are not weird, they look fun.

I met a guy this week who is a hang glider in the midwest. He pays ultralight pilots to tow him to altitude.

Sounds pretty fun.

[Smashy]

Post your "weird" hobbies.


I log onto GlockTalk and watch people argue about things that ultimately make no difference in their lives.

[12131]

Would pr0n be considered weird?

[filthy infidel]

Would pr0n be considered weird?

Only MONKEY pron!:rofl:

[misskitty5077]

I collect ball bearings. :rofl:

[misskitty5077]

I log onto GlockTalk and watch people argue about things that ultimately make no difference in their lives.

That's not weird; this place is better than watching Jerry Springer. :supergrin:

[Eyescream]

All my body piercings are self-done. Does that count?

[tbhracing]

I log onto GlockTalk and watch people argue about things that ultimately make no difference in their lives.


And dont forget you like to scout out the news stories and post them too.

[misskitty5077]

All my body piercings are self-done. Does that count?

How long has it been since you last poked a hole in your body?

[Eyescream]

How long has it been since you last poked a hole in your body?

Intentionally? About a year.

You only know about the ones that I've bothered to put jewelry in. :supergrin:

[GotGlock1917]

All my body piercings are self-done. Does that count?

No. It does not.:wavey:

[misskitty5077]

Intentionally? About a year.

You only know about the ones that I've bothered to put jewelry in. :supergrin:

Now I am intrigued...

I thought I knew everything. :crying:

[GotGlock1917]

I collect ball bearings. :rofl:

What do you keep them in?

[tbhracing]

I log onto GlockTalk and watch people argue about things that ultimately make no difference in their lives.

http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r145/boukca/arguing2.gif

[blackbmw]

Ok, im a supernatural history freak. i like supposed haunted places and visiting them. The ONLY place i refuse to walk into
is an indian burial ground. but everything else is open season!!!

[misskitty5077]

What do you keep them in?

Snifters. :supergrin:

[tbhracing]

Oh yeah, I collect caribeaners too. You can use them for your body piercings in you want.


http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r145/boukca/Biners.jpg

[misskitty5077]

Ok, im a supernatural history freak. i like supposed haunted places and visiting them. The ONLY place i refuse to walk into
is an indian burial ground. but everything else is open season!!!

Why? What's there to stop you?

[Sidhe]

Primitive skills. Flint knapping,tracking, hide tanning, that kind of stuff.

I know how to flint knap.

I 'decipher' and recreate old weaving/braiding techniques. I've learned how to read some Japanese from my collection of Kumihimo books. I can actually do most of the weaving/braiding techniques on this page (http://www.weavershand.com/). I'm an anthropology major, what can I say?

Side-illness associated with the braiding/weaving is that I'm a color-junkie. I tend to collect fiber (from thread to embroidery floss to silks specifically for weaving) and beads (100+ year old micro seed beads get me into trouble often).

Old insulators. HH

I have a shelf of old insulators. I think I'm up to about 20 or 30, plus sections of old electric cross beams to display them on. I'm still not sure how that started.

All my body piercings are self-done. Does that count?

I need to send you a PM about piercings and tats, curiosity is starting to bug me. LOL

I inadvertently started collecting Hot Wheels/Matchbox/Jada police cars.

Horse figurines. HUNDREDS of them. THOSE have been my weakness since I was a child.

[blackbmw]

All my body piercings are self-done. Does that count?
no, we said hobbies, not fetishes. i dont tell u about my asian women fetishes and you dont tell me about your pain fetishes:tongueout:

[misskitty5077]

(100+ year old micro seed beads get me into trouble often).


<--- sister bead junkie :wavey:

Mine are all modern stuff but I do understand the compulsion.

[GotGlock1917]

no, we said hobbies, not fetishes. i dont tell u about my asian women fetishes and you dont tell me about your pain fetishes:tongueout:

It doesn't hurt if you do it right. Oh, I mean the Asian women.

[blackbmw]

Why? What's there to stop you?
I am 50 percent native american and to be honest with you i really dont know why i physically cannot walk into a burial ground without being reduced to a shaking scared sissy with a glock 32 in my hand ( not a good combo to begin with) acting a fool. they just scare the living hell out of me and for a good reason i guess.

[blackbmw]

It doesn't hurt if you do it right. Oh, I mean the Asian women.
:rofl::rofl: i might have a new hobby thank to you!!!

[Sidhe]

<--- sister bead junkie :wavey:

Mine are all modern stuff but I do understand the compulsion.

Oh believe me, I've got HUNDREDS of colors of size 16-22 moderns. The PURELY INSANE ones are the ones that measure 28-32 (I THINK that's the smallest I have). The neatest ones are the ones that are colored, such as white with blue stripes. I'll have to find the website of the company I used to mob when they'd get new stuff in. It's been awhile. LOL

[Glockdude1]

http://www.skydiveorange.com/skydive0136-sm.jpg
http://www.skysthelimit2.com/images/ChrisShootingVideoFixed_Oval2.jpg

:supergrin:

[misskitty5077]

Oh believe me, I've got HUNDREDS of colors of size 16-22 moderns. The PURELY INSANE ones are the ones that measure 28-32 (I THINK that's the smallest I have). The neatest ones are the ones that are colored, such as white with blue stripes. I'll have to find the website of the company I used to mob when they'd get new stuff in. It's been awhile. LOL

I love seed beads. Let me know the site when you have a chance, please. :wavey:

[certifiedfunds]

I've got an awesome booger collection.

[Sidhe]

I love seed beads. Let me know the site when you have a chance, please. :wavey:

Will do!

Was trying to Google it, guess I have to go dig in my files to find a receipt. I hope they're still in business, it's been about 18 months since I raided their stash of color. LOL

I'll send you links to my color gallery (or the beginnings of it anyway) later as well.

[misskitty5077]

Will do!

Was trying to Google it, guess I have to go dig in my files to find a receipt. I hope they're still in business, it's been about 18 months since I raided their stash of color. LOL

I'll send you links to my color gallery (or the beginnings of it anyway) later as well.

Cool!

I don't have the patience to do a lot of seed bead work but I still love it. :supergrin:

[misskitty5077]

I am 50 percent native american and to be honest with you i really dont know why i physically cannot walk into a burial ground without being reduced to a shaking scared sissy with a glock 32 in my hand ( not a good combo to begin with) acting a fool. they just scare the living hell out of me and for a good reason i guess.

My best friend is buried in a small church cemetery out in the middle of Timbuktu. His grave is about ten feet from where the woods start. I go down and put balloons on his grave the night before his birthday. Imagine somebody jumping a fence into a graveyard holding a gun, flashlight and a balloon boquet at midnight. One time I could hear something moving around in the woods. All I could think of was rabid raccoon or bear getting ready to bite me. :shocked:

[mr00jimbo]

Quality shaving equipment. I use a safety razor now but hope to graduate to a straight?

[GotGlock1917]

I've got an awesome booger collection.

The correct term is "nose goblin".

[TacoPower]

TacoPower,
My wife wants a VW Thing for our 10th Anniversery. Have you ever worked on one? I plan on a clunker, and restoring it. Any advise? I have been looking on ebay and plan to buy something in the next few months.

Thanks... and sorry for the Thread Hi-Jack.


No just busses and bugs, I am not an expert by any means.. I only have one VW and it is the first one that I have done major work on. I would love a Thing though, they are as cool as it gets.

[blackbmw]

My best friend is buried in a small church cemetery out in the middle of Timbuktu. His grave is about ten feet from where the woods start. I go down and put balloons on his grave the night before his birthday. Imagine somebody jumping a fence into a graveyard holding a gun, flashlight and a balloon boquet at midnight. One time I could hear something moving around in the woods. All I could think of was rabid raccoon or bear getting ready to bite me. :shocked:

i was never worried about living creatures, im worried about the ones that bullets cant hurt. i have had this hobby for 14 years, and i have actually traveled the country just to go to the "real" places, but nothing can compare to a burial ground i found in the arizona desert. i could not set foot i the joint, and i tried multiple times. st. louis is full of places to visit thank god, but wont even think about the mounds just outside of my town. its the largest adrenaline rush i have ever had going to honest documented haunted places.

[TacoPower]

Also I tell people that I am not a gamer but I have been playing the same MUD for over 12 years..

[gaper007]

Had a list of hobbies, but then realized they are not weird. Unless you count recalculating the bills v budget atleast twice a week...

[JoshuaC]

I recently got back into game mapping and modding.

My latest creation.
http://dl-client.getdropbox.com/u/49917/maps/Watchtower/b3/arena_watchtower_1.jpg

When I was younger I loved to build models.

[certifiedfunds]

The correct term is "nose goblin".

Oh.

And a stack of nudie mags this>>>>>>> high!

[GotGlock1917]

Oh.

And a stack of nudie mags this>>>>>>> high!

Just to clarify for those not in the know........

http://www.geocities.com/don_homer.rm/Rnsgobln.gif

[aomagrat]

I have a collection of old gas station maps.

[Critias]

I play tabletop RPGs, miniature wargames, dress up in zany costumes at Dragon*Con, and write short fiction for fun.

[ClydeG19]

Looks good Josh. I tried making maps back when Rogue Spear was the hot game. They didn't turn out very well.

[ScarFace88]

Video games and I used to collect Hot Wheels and Johnny Lightning cars.

[Glockerel]

I raise and breed African Cichlids.

[silentpoet]

I like to fart in elevators. But that is more of an interest than a hobby. I don't really have the money to go to new york city where the really tall elevators are. But if I won the powerball...

[Cochese]

Sadly, GT is my "strange" hobby. I like to buy and work on firearms (to a mild extent as compared to folks here). I also typically maintain a POS 80's turbo 4 cylinder of sort. I've gotten rid of my last two Conquest TSi projects and currently have a 1987 Dodge Raider 4x4 (which may get a 400 hp Conquest TSi motor). I'm also a gadget geek and gear queer at work.

[stooxie]

Primitive skills. Flint knapping,tracking, hide tanning, that kind of stuff.

I love it.

I am getting into all that stuff, too. Currently I am hugely into food prep "old world" style. I salt and hang my own hams, hang salami, saucisson sec, bresoala (air dried beef), pancetta, cold smoked salmon, etc. Chefs tell me my bacon is the baste they've tasted.

I have an outdoor fireplace and I try to smoke as much as I can over a low wood fire.

I just ordered a 5 gallon oak barrel. Time for cider!

-Stooxie

[Glockerel]

I love it.

I am getting into all that stuff, too. Currently I am hugely into food prep "old world" style. I salt and hang my own hams, hang salami, saucisson sec, bresoala (air dried beef), pancetta, cold smoked salmon, etc. Chefs tell me my bacon is the baste they've tasted.

I have an outdoor fireplace and I try to smoke as much as I can over a low wood fire.

I just ordered a 5 gallon oak barrel. Time for cider!

-Stooxie

That's so cool. I'd love to have you PM me your method for ham, always wanted to try that.

My other odd hobby was making moonshine. Had a nice copper still and it was a cinch.
Since I've sobered up, that's only a memory.......

[Herb Twoleaf]

My only weird one is holsters. I will buy a holster I know won't work out, just on the off chance I'll someday buy a gun it will work with.

Some of my other collections:
Guns. Knives. Keychains and bottle openers. Military and police patches. Funky old clocks. Skeletons & skulls. Grateful Dead, Volkswagen and gun manufacturer paraphenalia. Books. Old pics. Militaria, esp. Navy (esp. Midway, Hornet and Enterprise).
Aircooled Bugs (3 to date, but no buses. Buses are getting to be a rich man's hobby).
'86 Samurais (2).


Former passions:
Honda motorcycles (4).
AMC era Jeeps(2).
'79 Camaros(2).
Antique radios. I still have a couple that need restoring bad.
Antique cameras, still & movie, esp. Kodaks.
Antique musical instruments - esp. accordians and violins.

So of course the wife brings me home lots of Nutcrackers (yeah, the wooden soldier looking guy), funky old lighters, and lighthouse related art. :rofl: And cats. :upeyes:

It's the thought that counts. :hearts:

[hk40lbuddies]

weaving Chainmaille

[Santa CruZin]

I'm presently breaking into this hobby:

Hotliners (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=882720&highlight=enigma+video)

Check out the vids (not mine) - I'm building the Enigma now. Been flying R/C here and there for almost thirty years, but never anything this fast.

[sdsnet]

I collect old radios and I have some old cameras too.

[BlueMalibu]

Coin operated Pinball Machines. I collect and restore them.

http://www.michiganpinball.com

http://www.rearwheeldrive.org/michiganpinball/ironmaiden/litbg_1.jpg

[jtull7]

I collect Zuni fetishes.

[mhillsing23]

Had a list of hobbies, but then realized they are not weird. Unless you count recalculating the bills v budget atleast twice a week...

Not wierd. I do it twice a day. Check checking accounts, savings accounts, credit cards, and reconcile it with my custom spreadsheet. I check it even if I know I didn't spend a penny...

There, do you feel better now? :)

[SergeantC]

All I really do is build railroads on my computer.

Trainz 2004 is the game I use.

[misskitty5077]

weaving Chainmaille

I do this too. Mine is jewelry instead of armor.

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/misskitty5077/IMG_2483-1.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/misskitty5077/IMG_2492.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a327/misskitty5077/IMG_2476.jpg




I also love to read/watch anything I find on the JFK assassination.

[Rabbi]

Gold Prospecting.

http://www.goldgold.com/panningimages/pan9.jpg

And treasure hunting/metal detecting in general.

[TacoPower]

I'm presently breaking into this hobby:

Hotliners (http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=882720&highlight=enigma+video)

Check out the vids (not mine) - I'm building the Enigma now. Been flying R/C here and there for almost thirty years, but never anything this fast.


Hot liners are so cool.

[tackleberry65]

I like to fart in elevators. But that is more of an interest than a hobby. I don't really have the money to go to new york city where the really tall elevators are. But if I won the powerball...

I thought I was the only one! Except I can make a very realistic fart noise by squeezing my palms together. I give everyone else in the elevator an accusatory look.

I also substitute the word "Jews" in songs for "you". Nothing anti-semitic about it, just sounds funny in certain songs.

"Every move jews make
Every vow jews break
Every smile jews fake
Every claim jews stake
Ill be watching jews."

[hokieglock]

this sounds normal here but in "public" uspsa gun game matches (to include 3 gun) sound a little weird. also, doing nothing during saturdays in the fall but watching college football.

[deadday]

What is this 'hobby' thing you guys speak of?






drew

[FillYerHands]

Hobbies, not necessarily weird:

Model rocketry
R/C airplanes (park flyers)
Russian roulette for money in bars in Thailand
Going to movies on opening night

[M2 Carbine]

Those are not weird, they look fun.

I met a guy this week who is a hang glider in the midwest. He pays ultralight pilots to tow him to altitude.

Sounds pretty fun.

I use to think they were weird when I was flying "real" aircraft.
I said I'd never get in one of those flimsy things.

As I climbed out on the first takeoff in the parachute it dawned on me that I didn't know how to land the thing.:supergrin:

[RHVEtte]

Quality shaving equipment. I use a safety razor now but hope to graduate to a straight?

Another member! What do you use? I use a '56 SS Flaretip, but I've been looking for a decently priced Fatboy.

[huskerbuttons]

Model railroading.

[maxmanta]

Make sure you give it a proper paint job.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3266/2725074927_9dce56e61f.jpg?v=0

Kubelwagen!

Seriously though, I collect WW2 memorabalia.

[Specks]

EveryOne who has ever been a LifeGuard,
especially at a Public Pool,
Has a Band-Aid Collection !!!

Not sure I see the connection between band-aid's and lifeguard.

[Fred Hansen]

<------------- Amateur mycologist.

[Beware Owner]

I reload. :shocked:

[Davey`]

All my body piercings are self-done. Does that count?
me too. only 3 that still hold metal. two you cant see under normal circumstances. :whip:

i also fabricate.
http://www.couldbeworse.org/textpattern/images/31.jpg
http://www.couldbeworse.org/textpattern/images/34.jpg

[TXPoPo]

Don't think my hobbies are weird, but here ya go:

Hunting and Fishing

Play Guitar in a Band

Military History

[P35]

I collect and run 1/32 slot cars on my home track. I collect Batman stuff, and Star Trek stuff

[Ralff]

I play piano. Not weird in itself, but I don't know any guys that are into sports, hunting, and guns who play.

And no, I'm not gay.

[Algaroth]

I play piano. Not weird in itself, but I don't know any guys that are into sports, hunting, and guns who play.

And no, I'm not gay.

No way dude. I'd love to play piano. I would if I had one, most definitely. Nothing gay at all about it.

[Beware Owner]

I play piano. Not weird in itself, but I don't know any guys that are into sports, hunting, and guns who play.

And no, I'm not gay.

No way dude. I'd love to play piano. I would if I had one, most definitely. Nothing gay at all about it.

Just ask the females how much they love a man with talent.

[RHVEtte]

I play piano. Not weird in itself, but I don't know any guys that are into sports, hunting, and guns who play.

And no, I'm not gay.

You kidding? I'd love to learn to play. The ladies love it, and I'm a bit of a classical fan myself, so it's a win-win. Shame I can't find anybody to tune the blasted thing.:steamed:

[glockophilic]

<---- Watches Japanese comedy anime (Gintama).

[Trebuchet]

Shooting
Photography
The occasional tattoo (up to 17 now)
and recently, Motorcycle riding (bought a 96 Honda VT1100C shadow)

[cphilip]

These may or may not be weird...

I raise Bees

I restore old Vespa Scooters

I tinker with old Diesel motors and cars

I collect Military weapons and related items

I do sound for a Band (and collect related gear for this)

[TacoPower]

These may or may not be weird...

I raise Bees

I restore old Vespa Scooters

I tinker with old Diesel motors and cars

I collect Military weapons and related items

I do sound for a Band (and collect related gear for this)

I love vintage scooters too

[hk40lbuddies]

[QUOTE=misskitty5077;11341872]I do this too. Mine is jewelry instead of armor.

I just started geting into the jewelry also. just finished one byzantine necklace for the wife and am working on a belt and some earings.

[misskitty5077]

I just started geting into the jewelry also. just finished one byzantine necklace for the wife and am working on a belt and some earings.

Byzantine is what got me into maille. I wanted to make myself a bracelet. To say that bracelet snowballed would be a gross understatement. :supergrin:

[magnum62]

collect 1960's and early 1970's GI Joes. Detail modeling WWII fighter planes (though I haven't done any in quite awhile). WWII rifles, Classic cars

[hk40lbuddies]

Byzantine is what got me into maille. I wanted to make myself a bracelet. To say that bracelet snowballed would be a gross understatement. :supergrin:

I started with making a gauntlet and figured if I can figure out how to do that I can firgure out most anything else.

Looking to make a haubreck out of rivetted maille but having trouble finding the links.

by the way where did you find the cat clasp on that bracelet

[Texas357]

i was never worried about living creatures, im worried about the ones that bullets cant hurt. i have had this hobby for 14 years, and i have actually traveled the country just to go to the "real" places, but nothing can compare to a burial ground i found in the arizona desert. i could not set foot i the joint, and i tried multiple times. .

Where was that at?

There are places I've gotten creeped out (have had multiple mag-lights die on the same trail, within 10 feet of eachother, on different occasions). But haven't had too much trouble in old cemetaries lately.

Gold Prospecting.

http://www.goldgold.com/panningimages/pan9.jpg

And treasure hunting/metal detecting in general.

You hear a woman in Corpus found some Doubloons washed in after Ike?




Myself: collecting old hand tools.
knot tying.

[cphilip]

I love vintage scooters too


Go here then and look around... I got several sections of pictures of some I have done... some I am still left to do..

www.cphilip.com

[costanza187]

Playing guitar badly.

[The Pontificator]

Ladies...wanna see my toejam collection? Hmmmm????
:wow:

[Palouse]

I like to fart in elevators. But that is more of an interest than a hobby. I don't really have the money to go to new york city where the really tall elevators are. But if I won the powerball...

The third-grader in me thought that was pretty funny. Thanks for the laugh...

I shave with a straight razor or a 1931 Gillette New, and I collect/use fountain pens. I also knit, but I generally never admit to that one. My wife thinks it's sweet, though.

[Historian]

I read a lot of history books and post reviews on Amazon. :supergrin: That seems odd to some people.

I also grind knives every once in a while and like to brew my own beer.

[misskitty5077]

I started with making a gauntlet and figured if I can figure out how to do that I can firgure out most anything else.

Looking to make a haubreck out of rivetted maille but having trouble finding the links.

by the way where did you find the cat clasp on that bracelet

http://www.firemountaingems.com/search.asp?skw=cat+clasp

I don't have much patience to figure out most of these weaves. I go nuts when I try a new one every single time. I have some ideas for a collar/choker I want to do right now but every weave I have considered I give up on after a few nonproductive minutes. :rofl:

[What? Me worry?]

Oh yeah, I collect caribeaners too. You can use them for your body piercings in you want.


http://i143.photobucket.com/albums/r145/boukca/Biners.jpg

I L-O-V-E caribiners!!! :hearts:

I've got 'em stashed everywhere! I rarely ever use any of them...I just like 'em. :upeyes:

[misskitty5077]

I L-O-V-E caribiners!!! :hearts:

I've got 'em stashed everywhere! I rarely ever use any of them...I just like 'em. :upeyes:

I have three on various sets of keys. They were gifts from GT peoples so they have sentimental value. :hearts:

[RyanSBHF]

Making crank calls to Obama supporters

[Historian]

These may or may not be weird...

I raise Bees

Being a mead maker...this is something I've always wanted to do.

[Sam White]

I thought I read in one of his books that Charley Papazian raised bees. It'd take me about three weeks to find his book in my house...

[Historian]

I thought I read in one of his books that Charley Papazian raised bees. It'd take me about three weeks to find his book in my house...

Good old Charlie. That was a man who knew...how to brew. :supergrin: I loan my copy of the Joy of Homebrewing to anyone I know who wants to try it.

[Javelin]

Making crank calls to Obama supporters

:rofl:

[spotco2]

air cooled VW's
guitars
collecting silver and gold coins and bullion

[BEER]

leaving the house. there's some seriously weird people and stuff out there man.

[hk40lbuddies]

http://www.firemountaingems.com/search.asp?skw=cat+clasp

I don't have much patience to figure out most of these weaves. I go nuts when I try a new one every single time. I have some ideas for a collar/choker I want to do right now but every weave I have considered I give up on after a few nonproductive minutes. :rofl:

Thanks

Have you tried good ol' European 4:1? It's a simple armor weave. There's a good tutorial here www.cgmail.com

[misskitty5077]

Thanks

Have you tried good ol' European 4:1? It's a simple armor weave. There's a good tutorial here www.cgmail.com

No. I am planning to, maybe today. Sometime this weekend for sure.

I seem to lack motivation right now :yawn:

Link is broken but I already had another tutorial open in another tab :supergrin:

[Aurora]

The only odd, out of character, "weird" hobby I have is Predator-related figures. Specifically, I like the Hot Toys 1/6 figures. I only have four of them since some of them look bad.

I put them on shelves around the house and guests ALWAYS stop and look at them.

Google; "Hot Toys Ancient Predator Asia Edition" if you would like to see what I consider the best of the lot. They look even better in person.

Don't start looking around some of the websites that offer this crap for sale. I keep telling myself I'm NOT going to buy a John Wayne figure....... or perhaps a 1980's-era scout figure to represent myself during my time in the service.

If you're LE, SWAT, Infantry, SF, Pilot, Navy, etc,.... check out some of the 1/6 figures. Having one on your shelf brings back memories.

V.

[SP-FIN]

Some of these may be classed as weird...:upeyes:
Computer gaming, especiallystrategy games
Tabletop RPGs
Viking combat re-enactment and related handcrafts http://www.vikingsfinland.com/vaasa/index.html
IPSC & Reservist rifle practical shooting. (Local specialty discipline)

Actually looking at chain mail production now, i have a friend that made a hauberk and a hood. Produced his own (non-riveted) links from basic steel wire.

[KyleC]

I don't know if these are strange or weird at all but I am big into muay thai kickboxing and I like to do yoga. I read a lot of science fiction type novels like the Dresden Files. I used to be big into the RC car thing but I haven't touched my car in years.

[RWBlue]

Shooting, hunting, fishing, canoeing, sailing, scuba diving

Everything else I do is fairly normal.

[B. Somm]

Middle-Ages re-enactment with the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism)

http://www.sca.org

I dabbled in D&D for a bit earlier this year when I had Friday nights off. I'd never played until then and found it rather entertaining! Plus it was a good excuse to get together with friends! :thumbsup:

B. :)

[Crusher47]

Playing guitar badly.

Same here.....I'm in a band too....got them all fooled.....mwahahaha

I collect a lot of different things....comic books, watches, guns, knives, action figures, NY Mets memorbilia, etc.

[Sundog]

I collect shot glasses, but don't drink hard liquor.
I also collect signed first-edition books, pins, and patches.
I metal-detect (can't call it treasure hunting, since I've never found any treasure) and also have a small collection of Indian artifacts I have found.
My son and I collect Nascar autographs and diecasts.
I also enjoy photography.

[blackbmw]

Where was that at?

There are places I've gotten creeped out (have had multiple mag-lights die on the same trail, within 10 feet of eachother, on different occasions). But haven't had too much trouble in old cemetaries lately.



You hear a woman in Corpus found some Doubloons washed in after Ike?




Myself: collecting old hand tools.
knot tying.
It was off highway 87 between shea and salt river project. just a dirt road that we decided to go offroading on. we were deep in the desert, it took almost a half tank of gas just to get there, we were lost.

[Critias]

I dabbled in D&D for a bit earlier this year when I had Friday nights off. I'd never played until then and found it rather entertaining! Plus it was a good excuse to get together with friends! :thumbsup:

That's why most folks do it, I'd say. It's just a fun, social, game.

[citori59]

catfishing

[jp_72]

I like to pick fly ***** out of black pepper.
I have the entire Battle of the Bulge made out of dust bunnies under my bed.
I like to wander aimlessley in Wal-Mart muttering to myself and asking strangers where the duct tape is kept.
For hoots and hollers on a Friday or Saturday night I go "downtown" and watch them roll up the sidewalks on Main Street at 9 PM.

[Trigariumrex]

Weird hobbies.. let's see here:

1. I collect Joker Cards.

2. Baseball - I play in a D-league (think little league for adults).

3. Bowling - Not that weird, but if you knew me you'd think it's quite strange that I'm so fond of it.

4. DJ - Two turntables, records and a mixer. I hate hip-hop but I sure as heck can spin, scratch, and beat juggle the stuff and make it sound good. I cope with it by not listening to the lyrics, the stuff hip hop artists rap about :puking:. I also spin disco. :outtahere:

5. Graffiti - Before you get your panties in a bunch, no I do not deface property. God, made computer tablets for me to draw on and a good friend lent me their backyard wall to spray and buff at my leisure. As a graphic designer it's just a different form of typography to me.

6. Boxing - Did it for a bit in high-school, recently trying to regain some of the form. It's tiring and it hurts more than I remember.

[CSnakes]

Snakes

yup...

[Trigger_Rush]

I think it's been referred to in here, but I like to make chain mail.

[hk40lbuddies]

Middle-Ages re-enactment with the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism)

http://www.sca.org

I dabbled in D&D for a bit earlier this year when I had Friday nights off. I'd never played until then and found it rather entertaining! Plus it was a good excuse to get together with friends! :thumbsup:

B. :)

This is how I got into the chainmaille - Did you get to Pennsic this year?

[Sidhe]

I used to weave maille. I should take some of that expertise and make jewelry with it instead.

[Sidhe]

I love seed beads. Let me know the site when you have a chance, please. :wavey:

http://www.empyreanbeads.com/

Go to Vintage Beads

My favorites are the Hudson Bay striped, and the Italian striped. I have WAY too many of those.

Overall though, this company has some NICE stuff, bit spendy, but worth it for something a little different for a project.

[misskitty5077]

http://www.empyreanbeads.com/

Go to Vintage Beads

My favorites are the Hudson Bay striped, and the Italian striped. I have WAY too many of those.

Overall though, this company has some NICE stuff, bit spendy, but worth it for something a little different for a project.

:drool:

I see lots I like! :supergrin:

[B. Somm]

This is how I got into the chainmaille - Did you get to Pennsic this year?

Nope. I've been 'oh so close' a couple of times when I've been back that way on vacation, but it's never worked out to where I could swing by and check it out. Besides, the thought of camping/trying to sleep in 90 degree heat with 150% humidity just doesn't do anything for me! :ack:
(I remember doing that as a kid in OH and I hated it then!)


Have you ever made it out to Estrella in February? I usually spend my time working security since I can't fight anymore. I don't know if I'll go next year, as the current war staff is making some really bizarre changes and I think it's going to end up one big train wreck...of which I really don't want any part of!

B. :dunno:

[Fishing73]

Being a mead maker...this is something I've always wanted to do.

I plan on trying to make my first batch of mead in the next few weeks. I am going to try a blueberry mead. I also plan on doing some beekeeping this spring. Both will be a first for me.

[Historian]

I plan on trying to make my first batch of mead in the next few weeks. I am going to try a blueberry mead. I also plan on doing some beekeeping this spring. Both will be a first for me.

Lucky man! You must have the land for this project. If I put in bee hives my neighbors would regret it.

On second thought perhaps I need to. :supergrin:

Make sure you use the right yeast and let things cool before you pitch it. I've had some batches that were better than others.

[fabricator]

I run around the area collecting used fryer oil from a lot of different restaurants, I have a large collection.

[Fishing73]

Being a mead maker...this is something I've always wanted to do.

Lucky man! You must have the land for this project. If I put in bee hives my neighbors would regret it.

On second thought perhaps I need to. :supergrin:

Make sure you use the right yeast and let things cool before you pitch it. I've had some batches that were better than others.


I really don't have the land for bees where I'm at. I'm putting them on my moms land;) She don't live far from me. As far as the mead goes, I don't plan on heating anything. So I don't have to worry about letting it cool down. One thing I'm not sure about is when to bottle it. I don't want to bottle it to early and blow corks all over the place.:wow:

[eddief4]

i collect dust:yawn:

[Luke49783]

i pick a banjo... albeit poorly

[mossy500camo]

I wouldnt call cool bikes Weird. Some of my hobbies are collecting playing cards, board games, scanner radio (if anyone has alabama or ga intercity freqs Hollar!), knives that I never use, fishing lures, jigs.

[Clyde in CO]

Capirucho

[meshmdz]

I like to buy and collect CDs. That's weird nowadays because everyone and their mom downloads everything, now.

Everything else is 'normal'; drums, guitar, computers/gaming, etc.

I with ya man, I STILL buy and collect CD's and I enjoy reading the booklets that come with them.

[hk40lbuddies]

Nope. I've been 'oh so close' a couple of times when I've been back that way on vacation, but it's never worked out to where I could swing by and check it out. Besides, the thought of camping/trying to sleep in 90 degree heat with 150% humidity just doesn't do anything for me! :ack:
(I remember doing that as a kid in OH and I hated it then!)


Have you ever made it out to Estrella in February? I usually spend my time working security since I can't fight anymore. I don't know if I'll go next year, as the current war staff is making some really bizarre changes and I think it's going to end up one big train wreck...of which I really don't want any part of!

B. :dunno:

Yeah the weather can suck, but the fighting is really good.

I haven't made it out to Estrella, and I hear you about the war staff. this years politics behind Pennisic really screwed up the war for most of the fighters

[Historian]

I really don't have the land for bees where I'm at. I'm putting them on my moms land;) She don't live far from me. As far as the mead goes, I don't plan on heating anything. So I don't have to worry about letting it cool down. One thing I'm not sure about is when to bottle it. I don't want to bottle it to early and blow corks all over the place.:wow:

My rule of thumb with mead is wait about a month after you stop seeing any visable signs of fermentation. At that point it should be safe. But really when you're talking about 12 pounds of honey in five gallons...you have a lot of material for the yeast to work with. :supergrin:

Is there a need for a home brew group on Glock Talk?! :wow:
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On another note: And it's not really weird. But I've been taking Aikido for almost two years. In another 10 I might know what I'm doing. :supergrin:

[Fishing73]

[QUOTE=Historian;11365715]My rule of thumb with mead is wait about a month after you stop seeing any visable signs of fermentation. At that point it should be safe. But really when you're talking about 12 pounds of honey in five gallons...you have a lot of material for the yeast to work with. :supergrin:

Is there a need for a home brew group on Glock Talk?! :wow:
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Thanks for the tip. Do they sell a pill that you can put in the carboy to stop fermentation? I believe I heard that somewhere, of course I could be wrong.:dunno:

[Historian]

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Thanks for the tip. Do they sell a pill that you can put in the carboy to stop fermentation? I believe I heard that somewhere, of course I could be wrong.:dunno:

I wouldn't know. I've always let it stop on it's own. You really want to let the yeast live out their fullest potential. Stopping it prematurely would change the out come.

Of course this is how port wine is made. Durng the fementation stage, brandy is added. This kills the yeast and a strong sweet wine is produced.

[SW342]

Hunting dogs.......I love to hunt

[Fishing73]

[QUOTE=Historian;11366505]I wouldn't know. I've always let it stop on it's own. You really want to let the yeast live out their fullest potential. Stopping it prematurely would change the out come.


I didn't think of that. Thanks:wavey:

[Sweet]

Contemporary art marbles

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/3747/65740598ox5.jpg

[JGrant]

no weird hobbies....basically just cars, guns, motorcycles. add so anything boring i get bored of quick, lol.

[geminicricket]

Hobbies? Got none. After I realized that I had no hobbies, I decided to work until I died.