Unusual hobbies

[falcon52]

We are all here for a reason. We like to tinker, we like to go fast, and we like to push stuff that we do to the max. So what do you like to do that would surprise any random person walking down the sidewalk you told? Post up a description, video or just the name of what you like to do that you consider weird, quirky, or unusual. Maybe some of you will get interested or spark something and start turning your gears. I'll go first!
Excluding Go karting (obviously)

-4 wheeling
-skiing
-race car driving... (dirt oval)
-Traveling with an ARCA race team and hopefully doing pit stops for them. Here's a vid.



I also enjoy playing guitar and in high school I was 1st and or 2nd chair trumpet player in 2 different school bands.

 

[Doc Sprocket]

I haven't touched one in awhile, but I build scale model cars and trucks. Mostly Light trucks and SUV's, with some exceptions. I like building up 2wd vehicles into 4x4's using parts from other model kits, and fabricating parts.

I'll get back into it this winter- I phase in and out of some hobbies, like this one.

 

[kendelrk]

My hobbies consist of software design/fixing on the android os platform, building robots with my schools FRC team, installing performance parts on cars, car audio and overbuilding everything i can.

 

[falcon52]

Hey that robot deal sounds pretty sweet!

 

[Bluethunder3320]

-working on cars and trucks, mostly trucks. most recent project was putting a tranny in a 95 7,3 diesel. and when it gets warmer ill be doing a lot of work to my 95 BMW 325i. its got a lifter tick, burns a quart of oil a week,, and needs some body work. might do some small mods but NO fart cans or anything like that.
-welding, i go to school for it
-snowboarding, not too much the past 2 years there hasnt been good snow, but i went up to vermont twice this year to okemo and killington
-dirt bikes, i always ride my friends bikes but pretty soon i will finish rebuilding a 92 yz125 which has been a huge project
-offroading, just sold my 1989 f-150 'cause the clutch went along with other stuff and wasnt worth fixing. but ill be buying another, im saving up for something decent. im looking at OBS powerstroke's.

 

[Kaptain Krunch]

-snowboarding, not too much the past 2 years there hasnt been good snow, but i went up to vermont twice this year to okemo and killington
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Killington is awesome, my mother used to work there. i live about 10 miles away.

As far as hobbies i dont have anything too strange...

-cars, trucks, anything fast
-fishing
-4 wheeling
-whittling, making useful things out of nature
-snowmobiling

 

[B.M.800]

One of many hobbies...

 

[91blaze]

My hobbies consist of software design/fixing on the android os platform, building robots with my schools FRC team, installing performance parts on cars, car audio and overbuilding everything i can.

Hey cool, I'm in FRC too but I just became a mentor this year when I graduated. I'm the main mechanical guy on the team. As far as hobbies go, I too build models like others have said. My stuff ranges from a slammed Nomad up to a lifted Honcho and I also build some military and aircraft models.

 

[carter]

One of many hobbies...

Hey a fellow nerfer, I never thought I'd see another one around here.

I like to play guitar, I pride myself on being one of the most technically advanced in my area. On top of that I like to do guitar maintenance and general upkeep, I'm at the point where I can do what you pay $30-$50 for for free in about 15 minutes, and that's if I drag my ***. I also love vehicle work, I feel really at home when I do things like changing oil or spark plugs, and the satisfaction of feeling an upgrade you just made in your drive is so satisfying to me. I'm also one of the handiest sum*****es with a soldering iron around where I live, my next project is hopefully going to be a boost/fuzz pedal with a 12AX7 in it, I love tubes.

I also happen to love pellet guns, it's like a real gun at a quarter of the price

 

[ML-TOYS]

Not too unusual but i play with n scale trains, next will be z scale

 

[fowler]

My hobbies unusual hobbies would be fiddling with Lego technic and Lego pneumatics

Also enjoy exercising horses for my sisters every now and again

 

[Freak_Of_Nature]

My other hobby is buildin mini trucks.

here is a video of my club at a car show.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qxm1aEodhkc

-Seacrest

 

[Freak_Of_Nature]

@2:10 you can see my kart

-Seacrest

 

[falcon52]

Hey there is something I forgot to put! I too am a minitrucker sir. I am part of club DEVOTED. Here is a couple pics of my bagged s10.

 

[B.M.800]

Hey a fellow nerfer, I never thought I'd see another one around here.

Surprise surprise!
I have a modest collection, about 100.
I need to downsize...

My hobbies unusual hobbies would be fiddling with Lego technic and Lego pneumatics

Sounds like fun there Fowler. Most of my family still fools around with Legos, we all get some for Christmas. Pics of some set I got the past few years. Fun stuff.
I was into Legos Bionicle technic line, Ive got probably $1500 worth of parts easy. Shame they dropped that line... about 10 years. Ahhh... good times.

 

[carter]

Surprise surprise!
I have a modest collection, about 100.
I need to downsize...

lol, I have an LS, I ended up breaking the rest

 

[scott_shot]

Air rifle competition shooting (going full bore this year)

Fix xboxs and other tech(self tought)

Audiophile (hate that word)

Bushcraft (love it)

Camping alone lol
(doing 100 mile 4/5 day treck then up ben nevis all under a tarp) Hope to this year, missed last with health

These may be some i missed but thts all for now folks

 

[FatCat]

I've got entirely too many hobby's. I've spoiled myself so far as an adult. I've dwindled down to just a couple now but they come and go in spurts.

-4 wheeling- used to have a pretty badass cj-7 with sb chevy and all the goodies. aka: Tubby(sold now)
-nitro powered R/C stuff (kyosho boat, Savage X with 5.9 big block from a savage XL on it(grave digger), 2.5 tmaxx, 3.3 tmaxx w/ 57 chevy body, .15 nitro stampede(my first nitro), hpi nitro RS4 drift, slayer pro 3.3
-electric R/C rock crawling- losi mini rock crawler 1/18 scale, axial ax10 1/10 scale(tricked out), integy 1/8 scale crawler(every piece of aluminum that money can buy! If it isn't aluminum it's carbon fiber)
-Guns
-Honda 350 Odysseys(soon to add a Pilot to my stable)
-restoring mostly 80's ATV's(my Ody, a Honda FatCat, a 400ex, many more 80's rides to come)
-2 stroke engines
-fishing
-camping
-my mustang
-old mopars(can't afford one yet, I study them)
-I collect anything old, rare, or unique
-lastly my strangest hobby. WOMEN!

 

[devino246]

Seems like everyone's just posting all their hobbies.:toetap05:

Ok, then...


-Boats. Mostly pre 80's. Currently jumping between a '72 Chrysler, '62 Chris Craft, and '66 Evinrude outboard.

-Classic cars/trucks. Restored a '62 Plymouth (avatar pic), and been tinkering with my '79 F150 for the past year and a half.

-Art. Acrylic paintings, pencil and pen & ink drawings.

-Photography. Mostly landscapes.

-Web design. Fluent in HTML and CSS. Decent knowledge of PHP and SQL. Dabbled in Javascript.

-Collecting old tools and antiques.

-Guns. '32 Remington Improved Model 6 .22 (inherited from my grandpa), Remington 870 Express 12ga, Mosin Nagant 91/30, Ruger 10/22, H&R Topper 88 20ga, Marlin 336 .30-30.

-Electronics. My most recent infatuation. Been planning a few projects with microcontrollers. Making a safe climate controller for my gun safe and an a/f gauge for my truck.

I can also cook, bake, sew, fix everything around the house, and work on newer cars.

 

[scott_shot]

-Guns. '32 Remington Improved Model 6 .22 (inherited from my grandpa), Remington 870 Express 12ga, Mosin Nagant 91/30, Ruger 10/22, H&R Topper 88 20ga, Marlin 336 .30-30.

'32 remington. Nice, and i would love to own a Nagant anlong with few others lol sooo much hassle to even be able to apply for a licence here but im on route,

Then a big hobby of mine will be the long distance shooting comps