motorcycles, automobiles, and watercraft. Make a lot of sacrifices to do it. A lot. The insurance company holds the key to what I can or cannot do. While expensive, I do love it.

For me hands down HEMA/Fencing (basically sword fighting.)The gear is less expensive that shooting but travel to and from events and classes and Time away from home puts it over shooting in my book.

I have a great time with it, I'm now an instructor at the school I go to teaching my own classes, and it keeps in in reasonably good shape but it is a time sink (as I just signed to teach and compete up for a three day convention in February.)

Sig firearms. It is about to become woodworking as I am nearing buying a full shop of woodworking machines.

Adventure (as it were) travel, often dubbed overlanding these days.

Playing with Porsche's at the race track or trap shooting (fortunately my wife shares the same hobbies).

Fishing, firearms, and cigars.

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Originally posted by GrumpyBiker:
Motorhome travels every other weekend starting at the end of April to the end of October.
The monthly cost of the Class A itself is just part of the “experience”.
Fuel, maintenance, food , antique shopping, lot fees at RV Parks..
But we absolutely love getting away so to hell with the cost.

Make it a full time event and it doesn’t get any cheaper.
Note to all don’t go into RVing thinking you will come out ahead. Do it for the adventure.

I guess for me it would be Off roading
2016 RZR and a 2018 Wrangler Recon.

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Originally posted by parallel:
Adventure (as it were) travel, often dubbed overlanding these days.

Me too!
Was in Africa earlier this year and will be going to AK and the northern Canadian Provinces next year.

Glass Insulator collector here. Love the history of how/where they were made and what they were used for. And the colors of the glass are pretty awesome.

Cars for sure. Have always been a car nut since I was a little kid.

Just sold my 2017 Camaro SS, and bought a 2018 Porsche 718 Cayman to hold me over until my C8 Corvette shows up.

Thankfully I don't smoke, drink, gamble or womanize.

Sigforum

SCUBA diving.

I have enough regs and parts laying around I could outfit an entire family. Have enough tanks to dive for a week without having to fill any if I dragged them all with me. Lights don't get me started on lights. Lights like to flood, especially when you lend them to someone.

Luckily I've learned what works and what doesn't. My current gear, I have used for the last 5-6 years is very solid.

Drag raced for 45 years. I laugh when people talk about how expensive golf is. Get serious about any motorsport and "expensive" will take on a whole new meaning.

Bourbon testing.....

Fling brass, cut a board, or turn a wrench. Which appears familiar enough around here.

Telling time. For some reason, the way I do it is quite expensive.

Cars and trucks.

Mrs. DF

Just recently I blew 100 bucks in ammo trying to sight in for longer range hunting than I'd done for the entirety of life up until now. First try on an apparently broken scope, then again on a brand new scope that was torqued wrong. Still not correctly sighted so still more money to throw down that rat hole. And that's the most minor bit of this hobby.

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Originally posted by HayesGreener:
Sig firearms. It is about to become woodworking as I am nearing buying a full shop of woodworking machines.

I do wood turning as a hobby. Originally supposed to be for the market, but my sales people (wife and her friend nest door) decided it was too much trouble. So, I turn bowls, etc etc, finish them and put them on the shelf.

One great source for wood working tools is GRIZZLY. They provide an incredible catalogue at no cost.

I upgraded my lathe and bandsaw from them. Pro grade items. About 1700 bucks each. Great equipment at very reasonable prices.

I started out using the high speed steel turning tools, but went to home made carbide tools. Carbide works a LOT better.

I suppose that guns were my most expensive "hobby" but I filled up the safe. No room for another safe, and frankly don't see much purpose in adding to the collection. Long drive to shoot and on retired income it gets expensive.