Your other hobbies (2026)

[ZCook]

I like cars. British cars, mostly, like this Jaguar XK.

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Especially on nearly deserted highways in the middle of nowhere, not another car in sight.

mjb.

Import? Does it come with a mechanic?

 

[Barriehie]

I'll keep my F150, millions of them about...

 

[detroitdad]

Added another set to my rotation.

 

[nandini]

Swimming, Power lifting are my other hobbies. Planning to learn sea surfing also!!! what are your thoughts guys??

 

[badjak]

Swimming, Power lifting are my other hobbies. Planning to learn sea surfing also!!! what are your thoughts guys??

Go for it
I used to swim a lot as a kid (competitive swimming), notmuch these days unless it involves snorkling or diving

 

[Barriehie]

I used to SCUBA dive when younger.

 

[badjak]

I used to SCUBA dive when younger.

Same, for years and years..
Loved it

 

[Gone Hiking]

Wilderness trout fishing is another passion of mine. In the warmer months, I'll ride my mountain bike 2, 3, 4 miles or so into public lands to fish different streams. Friday, I rode in about 3 miles along an 1850s RR (now an 18-mile rail trail) in the 2nd largest roadless wilderness area in my state to fish all of the hotspots along the stream that runs through the valley. From the West end access, you need to drive along 3 miles of dirt road, just to reach the parking area.

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Defying all odds yesterday, a stick punctured my bicycle tire before I was even a mile in. Not to be deflated, I broke out my repair kit and changed the innertube on the spot.

I normally take both spinning tackle and Tenkara fly fishing gear along with me, and usually catch a little on both. Tenkara rod in action here.

I usually enjoy making some kind of lunch while out in the wilderness, whether it's over an open campfire or prepared on a lightweight stove. I tried out a new stove, which so far I am very happy with.
Yesterday, I took along a NY strip steak and a few things that were going South in my fridge. It made for a wonderful lunch on the best seat of any restaurant ever incorporated.

Some other backcountry gear that I always bring along; a handgun, map, compass, Jet Scream whistle, Garmin inReach Mini, ExoTac match case with stormproof matches, an Arktis wind shirt, trauma/boo-boo kit, and a multi-purpose Taliban scarf. My rule is to prepare for the worst emergency you can imagine, and be prepared to spend the night. Better to have and not need, rather than facing a critical situation without. I've been shocked many times by people I've ran into up on the mountain, who are lost, have no cell service, have no water bottles, who hiked in wearing flip-flops or Crocs, and have had no idea how to get out. Over the years, I've given my own map to some of them, and have literally guided some of the most hopeless out.

 

[Barriehie]

Wilderness trout fishing is another passion of mine. In the warmer months, I'll ride my mountain bike 2, 3, 4 miles or so into public lands to fish different streams. Friday, I rode in about 3 miles along an 1850s RR (now an 18-mile rail trail) in the 2nd largest roadless wilderness area in my state to fish all of the hotspots along the stream that runs through the valley. From the West end access, you need to drive along 3 miles of dirt road, just to reach the parking area.
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Defying all odds yesterday, a stick punctured my bicycle tire before I was even a mile in. Not to be deflated, I broke out my repair kit and changed the innertube on the spot.
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I normally take both spinning tackle and Tenkara fly fishing gear along with me, and usually catch a little on both. Tenkara rod in action here.
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I usually enjoy making some kind of lunch while out in the wilderness, whether it's over an open campfire or prepared on a lightweight stove. I tried out a new stove, which so far I am very happy with.
Yesterday, I took along a NY strip steak and a few things that were going South in my fridge. It made for a wonderful lunch on the best seat of any restaurant ever incorporated.
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Some other backcountry gear that I always bring along; a handgun, map, compass, Jet Scream whistle, Garmin inReach Mini, ExoTac match case with stormproof matches, an Arktis wind shirt, trauma/boo-boo kit, and a multi-purpose Taliban scarf. My rule is to prepare for the worst emergency you can imagine, and be prepared to spend the night. Better to have and not need, rather than facing a critical situation without. I've been shocked many times by people I've ran into up on the mountain, who are lost, have no cell service, have no water bottles, who hiked in wearing flip-flops or Crocs, and have had no idea how to get out. Over the years, I've given my own map to some of them, and have literally guided some of the most hopeless out.
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Prepared is -always- better than oops...

 

[Morning Glory]

Wilderness trout fishing is another passion of mine. In the warmer months, I'll ride my mountain bike 2, 3, 4 miles or so into public lands to fish different streams. Friday, I rode in about 3 miles along an 1850s RR (now an 18-mile rail trail) in the 2nd largest roadless wilderness area in my state to fish all of the hotspots along the stream that runs through the valley. From the West end access, you need to drive along 3 miles of dirt road, just to reach the parking area.
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Defying all odds yesterday, a stick punctured my bicycle tire before I was even a mile in. Not to be deflated, I broke out my repair kit and changed the innertube on the spot.
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I normally take both spinning tackle and Tenkara fly fishing gear along with me, and usually catch a little on both. Tenkara rod in action here.
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I usually enjoy making some kind of lunch while out in the wilderness, whether it's over an open campfire or prepared on a lightweight stove. I tried out a new stove, which so far I am very happy with.
Yesterday, I took along a NY strip steak and a few things that were going South in my fridge. It made for a wonderful lunch on the best seat of any restaurant ever incorporated.
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Some other backcountry gear that I always bring along; a handgun, map, compass, Jet Scream whistle, Garmin inReach Mini, ExoTac match case with stormproof matches, an Arktis wind shirt, trauma/boo-boo kit, and a multi-purpose Taliban scarf. My rule is to prepare for the worst emergency you can imagine, and be prepared to spend the night. Better to have and not need, rather than facing a critical situation without. I've been shocked many times by people I've ran into up on the mountain, who are lost, have no cell service, have no water bottles, who hiked in wearing flip-flops or Crocs, and have had no idea how to get out. Over the years, I've given my own map to some of them, and have literally guided some of the most hopeless out.
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Impressive prepping! What do you do regarding mobile phone charging?

 

[Barriehie]

Wilderness trout fishing is another passion of mine. In the warmer months, I'll ride my mountain bike 2, 3, 4 miles or so into public lands to fish different streams. Friday, I rode in about 3 miles along an 1850s RR (now an 18-mile rail trail) in the 2nd largest roadless wilderness area in my state to fish all of the hotspots along the stream that runs through the valley. From the West end access, you need to drive along 3 miles of dirt road, just to reach the parking area.
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Defying all odds yesterday, a stick punctured my bicycle tire before I was even a mile in. Not to be deflated, I broke out my repair kit and changed the innertube on the spot.
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I normally take both spinning tackle and Tenkara fly fishing gear along with me, and usually catch a little on both. Tenkara rod in action here.
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I usually enjoy making some kind of lunch while out in the wilderness, whether it's over an open campfire or prepared on a lightweight stove. I tried out a new stove, which so far I am very happy with.
Yesterday, I took along a NY strip steak and a few things that were going South in my fridge. It made for a wonderful lunch on the best seat of any restaurant ever incorporated.
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Some other backcountry gear that I always bring along; a handgun, map, compass, Jet Scream whistle, Garmin inReach Mini, ExoTac match case with stormproof matches, an Arktis wind shirt, trauma/boo-boo kit, and a multi-purpose Taliban scarf. My rule is to prepare for the worst emergency you can imagine, and be prepared to spend the night. Better to have and not need, rather than facing a critical situation without. I've been shocked many times by people I've ran into up on the mountain, who are lost, have no cell service, have no water bottles, who hiked in wearing flip-flops or Crocs, and have had no idea how to get out. Over the years, I've given my own map to some of them, and have literally guided some of the most hopeless out.
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I usually bounce around here with this:
(It doesn't hold many but they're massive, 330 grain JHP.)

 

[Gone Hiking]

Impressive prepping! What do you do regarding mobile phone charging?

External battery packs, as needed (for travel and backpacking). If the grid were to go down, I have a generator and we have two-way radios that we've tested to having a 2 mile range across town, which run on AA's. I really need to study up on GMRS and HAM and take the license tests, but I've been negligent in having the interest. I literally have basic Chinesium BaoFeng radios setting in a drawer right next to me that I haven't bothered to learn. It's been a failure of mine; an embarrassment really, to not have made the effort. I have no excuse, it's just a personal shortcoming and something I need to undertake.

 

[Gone Hiking]

I usually bounce around here with this:
(It doesn't hold many but they're massive, 330 grain JHP.)
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Nice Ruger! If ever called upon, that should do the trick. My woods gun of choice usually depends on my level of activity. Deep woods/short distance = .357 Mag or Glock 20 10mm, with allowances for a full-sized 9mm (which of course are all heavy). Deep woods/long hike = Glock 19 or Sig P365. My woods purpose is for bears, snakes, and 2-legged snakes, and/or pit bulls who may be off leash of the latter. I don't advertise it, but I carry everywhere, every day, concealed, during my professional work and private conduct anyway, so it's of no matter to me to carry an extra pound or two in the woods for protection. It's literally part of my base weight.

Though I pray I never need to use a handgun or a trauma kit to protect life, I have needed to provide first aid to people in the past. It was not pleasant, but it was necessary. On a backpacking trip last fall, a black bear nudged me three times in my hammock in the middle of the night, and that was the closest I've ever been to drawing a handgun from its holster, which I'd affixed to my ridgeline, just above my nose. After the third poke/nudge/whatever, I bravely screamed like a little girl, which thankfully chased it off and I did not have to resort to deadly force. The size of the bear piles that I kept finding on that trip led me to feeling woefully undergunned with a 9mm pistol, however and thinking, "Maybe I should have brought my (10mm) Glock 20".

 

[Bella Mia]

I have finished another pair of socks for my sister.

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I enjoy knitting and am wondering if you handknit these socks. If so, nice job. I've never worked up the courage to try knitting socks. However, now is probably not the time to start because my arthritic fingers and hands have a difficult enough time managing 2 needles, let alone the multiple double-pointed ones necessary to knit socks. The blue area at the top is throwing me off, but I'm guessing that it may be a blocking device.

Once again, compliments on nice work!

 

[Barriehie]

Nice Ruger! If ever called upon, that should do the trick. My woods gun of choice usually depends on my level of activity. Deep woods/short distance = .357 Mag or Glock 20 10mm, with allowances for a full-sized 9mm (which of course are all heavy). Deep woods/long hike = Glock 19 or Sig P365. My woods purpose is for bears, snakes, and 2-legged snakes, and/or pit bulls who may be off leash of the latter. I don't advertise it, but I carry everywhere, every day, concealed, during my professional work and private conduct anyway, so it's of no matter to me to carry an extra pound or two in the woods for protection. It's literally part of my base weight.
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Though I pray I never need to use a handgun or a trauma kit to protect life, I have needed to provide first aid to people in the past. It was not pleasant, but it was necessary. On a backpacking trip last fall, a black bear nudged me three times in my hammock in the middle of the night, and that was the closest I've ever been to drawing a handgun from its holster, which I'd affixed to my ridgeline, just above my nose. After the third poke/nudge/whatever, I bravely screamed like a little girl, which thankfully chased it off and I did not have to resort to deadly force. The size of the bear piles that I kept finding on that trip led me to feeling woefully undergunned with a 9mm pistol, however and thinking, "Maybe I should have brought my (10mm) Glock 20".
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Thank you. You know, with these firearms, to stop a bear you have to shoot to immobilize hence my choice with heavy rounds. You can technically off it and it'll still have about a minute of O2 in its blood to run after you for 40 seconds at 30 mph and climb trees... I've a .357 Mag as well for 2 legged bears and wild dogs. Peeps are irresponsible and before you know it around here you've a pack of wild dogs, mostly pit mixes, that'll run down anything to eat.