Other hobbies besides brewing?

[Brasco20]

I go crazy for my hobbies, right now #1 is brewing. About a year ago i bought a 1974 toyota landcruiser fj40 for hunting, and have spent a ton of time and money fixing it up. My other huge hobby when the time of year comes is elk hunting, bow and rifle. Elk hunting is almost all i think about. First i wouldnt be satisfied until i killed a bull elk. 2 years ago i got a 4x4 bull with my rifle. Now it has to be a 6x6, then im sure it will have to be a bull with my bow, then a 6x6 with my bow. It never ends, elk hunting, like brewing, is a total obsession.

As long as im brewing and hunting elk in my fj40, IM A HAPPY MAN!

I wouldnt say my wife is totally supportive, but she doesnt mind.

 

[NorthRiverS]

dmcoats,

My other hobby is fishing, so I'm envious of you living in Alaska. I'm coming up to Seward in June with my daughter to fish, so I'm excited for summer.

NRS

 

[meangreen83]

Spearfishing, basketball, and brewing. My life doesn't spare me enough time for a fourth.

 

[Chuginator]

Past: R/C glider, rocketry, high-power rocketry, Avalon Hill games, playing video games, programming video games, reading sci-fi, 2-dozen box Linux network/Beowulf made of old junk, growing hops

Future (hopefully): photography, woodworking, being a better cook, painting, back to high-power rocketry, back to playing and writing computer games, robotics, writing books, growing hops

Present: bass guitar, electric guitar, keyboards, drums, recording music, progressive rock connoisseur, drag racing, working on cars, gardening, electronics, BBQ/smoker, cooking in general, brewing of course, appreciating Scotch and whiskey in general, programming

I'd love to retire- I'd never be bored. But with no income, a few of those hobbies would have to go...

I don't consider my wife a hobby, but she is definitely the most important - and without her I doubt I'd feel like doing any of the above.

 

[kgraber]

Ride motorcross with my son.

Motorcycles. Used to drag race motorcycles but that got too expensive.

Some hunting. Would like it to be a lot more hunting.

Just started photography.

Gardening. Grew up in rural Ohio where we grew what we ate. Now live in Houston and miss the fresh produce. Trying to get back to that but I'm having a bit of a learning curve when it come to gardening in this Houston heat.

 

[GreenDragon]

I build custom high-end gaming computers and sell them on Craigslist. It's just a hobby that also gives me some disposable income so the wife doesn't complain about how much I'm spending on brewing supplies and video games.

My den has computer parts (and now brewing supplies) all over it, but it's my domain so she pretty much leaves it alone. I currently have 4 computers in there along with 2 cases of stout bottle conditioning and 1.5 cases of brown ale in my beer fridge.

My wife actually helps out with the brewing. She helps with the transfers and likes working the bottle capper. I'm going to make her a wheat beer or hard cider this summer to say "thanks".

 

[dmcoates]

dmcoats,

My other hobby is fishing, so I'm envious of you living in Alaska. I'm coming up to Seward in June with my daughter to fish, so I'm excited for summer.

NRS

You will have fun. I Fish in Seward some. I mainly fish out of Homer or Deep Creek. I do love to go Shrimping out of Whittier also.

 

[gregger]

Improv comedy, Photography, Geocaching, learning more about home improvement/building stuff...

Improv comedy is probably the most stressful and difficult thing I've ever done hobby-wise in my life but it is definitely without a question the most rewarding. I consider it only a hobby and not a passion yet, simply because I am no expert and I don't want to take anything away from those who are experts and have been making people laugh in improv and stand-up for years.

 

[Jlsbrew]

Hunting, fishing, camping, gun collecting, wrenching, welding, photography, gardening, shooting sports, reloading, leather working, aviation, brewing....... SWMBO sometimes gets a little pissy but overall takes it pretty well.

 

[Native302]

I ride and race motorcycles (1000rr), waterfowl hunt and all other hunting, fishing, garden, run, workout (insanity, P90X), weight lift, and F*&K alot

 

[krazydave]

Spelunking! j/k

I shoot, snowboard, fish, hunt, do lots of photography, play a little guitar, paintball, and play video games...

I'm unemployed at the moment, so hobbies are about the only thing keeping my brain going!

 

[jhenderson27]

I race Dirt Modifieds all summer and a bunch of other stuff. My racing takes up all my time. I worked for Richard Petty full time for 5 years as a driving instructor so i keep busy with motorsports. Anything that goes fast I'm all about it. Hell I'll race anything with wheels and some without. If anyones racing fans hit my race teams Facebook page up under Henderson Racing HR3.

 

[vortexla]

Rock climbing, road biking, trail running, surfing, photography, scuba diving, backpacking.

 

[Wig]

I am a wet shaver, which has led me to collect and restore straight razors. I suppose lifting weights and running are hobbies for me too, though they seem to have integrated into my life so much as to move past the term 'hobby'.

 

[Haputanlas]

I am a wet shaver, which has led me to collect and restore straight razors. I suppose lifting weights and running are hobbies for me too, though they seem to have integrated into my life so much as to move past the term 'hobby'.

Wet shaver?

 

[redm18]

I tend to get obsessed with stuff then back away from it for a while then come back to it. Its brewing right now but in the past aquariums ( I have 9) guns and shooting, vintage stereo and music, old cameras, cooking and smoking meat thats what turned me on to brewing, I want to plant a vegetable garden this summer and maybe can some of the results, plus I research the sh*t out of everything I buy so that takes up a lot of my time.

 

[xsists]

You name it, I'm into it pretty much.. My major ones are:
-Photography
-Fishing
-Autocross
-Cars in general
-Call of Duty
-Smoking meat

I also tend to get overly involved (get excited) and then once I have everything I stop doing whatever it is I just spent a ton of money on. This year was my second year ice fishing. Bought a brand new auger and portable shanty and used it twice.

 

[Wig]

Wet shaver?

Well, typically it is what is sounds like. Someone who uses a blade, water and a lubricant to shave. I got used to the term as I got into using a straight razor, so I use it in that context, as someone who uses a straight (or double edge) razor. Old school shaving.

 

[Golddiggie]

Well, typically it is what is sounds like. Someone who uses a blade, water and a lubricant to shave. I got used to the term as I got into using a straight razor, so I use it in that context, as someone who uses a straight (or double edge) razor. Old school shaving.

I wasn't going to explain it to the person...

I've always used the 'wet' method for shaving (use the Fusion razer now)... I also have too much area to shave to go with a straight razor... All I need is to clip an ear and it's all over (well, or I'll have to explain why one ear is shorter than the other to everyone)...

BTW, I just shave above the neck line...

 

[DouglassBrewer]

USC Football, surfing, backpacking/survival techniques, science fiction, Warhammer 40,000, beer pong, metal working, volleyball (indoor and beach)

 

[two_hearted]

backpacking, skiing, fly fishing, cooking, Notre Dame football, baking bread and pizzas

 

[jonathanderick]

Surfing, fiction and poetry writing, basketball, driving my MX-5, general tomfoolery!

 

[jonmohno]

screw shaving use hair clippers,close enough.blades= ripoff.

 

[passedpawn]

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.

I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru.

Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.

I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force demonstration. I bat 400. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.

I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.

I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prizewinning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis. And I brew.

 

[jbrookeiv]

I am a dynamic figure, often seen scaling walls and crushing ice. I have been known to remodel train stations on my lunch breaks, making them more efficient in the area of heat retention. I translate ethnic slurs for Cuban refugees, I write award-winning operas, I manage time efficiently. Occasionally, I tread water for three days in a row.

I woo women with my sensuous and godlike trombone playing, I can pilot bicycles up severe inclines with unflagging speed, and I cook Thirty-Minute Brownies in twenty minutes. I am an expert in stucco, a veteran in love, and an outlaw in Peru.

Using only a hoe and a large glass of water, I once single-handedly defended a small village in the Amazon Basin from a horde of ferocious army ants. I play bluegrass cello, I was scouted by the Mets, I am the subject of numerous documentaries. When I'm bored, I build large suspension bridges in my yard. I enjoy urban hang gliding. On Wednesdays, after school, I repair electrical appliances free of charge.

I am an abstract artist, a concrete analyst, and a ruthless bookie. Critics worldwide swoon over my original line of corduroy evening wear. I don't perspire. I am a private citizen, yet I receive fan mail. I have been caller number nine and have won the weekend passes. Last summer I toured New Jersey with a traveling centrifugal-force demonstration. I bat 400. My deft floral arrangements have earned me fame in international botany circles. Children trust me.

I can hurl tennis rackets at small moving objects with deadly accuracy. I once read Paradise Lost, Moby Dick, and David Copperfield in one day and still had time to refurbish an entire dining room that evening. I know the exact location of every food item in the supermarket. I have performed several covert operations for the CIA. I sleep once a week; when I do sleep, I sleep in a chair. While on vacation in Canada, I successfully negotiated with a group of terrorists who had seized a small bakery. The laws of physics do not apply to me.

I balance, I weave, I dodge, I frolic, and my bills are all paid. On weekends, to let off steam, I participate in full-contact origami. Years ago I discovered the meaning of life but forgot to write it down. I have made extraordinary four course meals using only a mouli and a toaster oven. I breed prizewinning clams. I have won bullfights in San Juan, cliff-diving competitions in Sri Lanka, and spelling bees at the Kremlin. I have played Hamlet, I have performed open-heart surgery, and I have spoken with Elvis. And I brew.

Sounds familiar, almost as if you have tigerblood pulsing through your veins...

 

[camus]

I spend my non-brewing time trying to emulate passedpawn.

 

[jhenderson27]

That is great. Stay off the redbull after a rant like that.

 

[passedpawn]

Sounds familiar, almost as if you have tigerblood pulsing through your veins...

I've disemboweled a live tiger for research... only to restore it to full health later. I'm ecologically aware. I move through jungle canopies removing non-indigenous species with a pair of garden shears, hanging from nothing but duct tape and knitting yarn.

 

[Horseshoot]

SWMBO also says I have too many hobbies. But, that said, she is always very supportive. Wants me to have a good time.

I hike, snowshoe, camp, roast coffee, shoot and develop my own black and white pictures, play and sing in a band (harmonica and banjo), canoe and kayak, and bike. Life is good.

 

[passedpawn]

I once wrestled a greenback sea turtle to death to rescue an even more rare butterfly from its beak-like jaws. I'm a lepidopterist. I've got a specimen of every butterfly native to Florida.