I think this question gets asked a couple of times a year. So, other than guns, what hobbies to you participate in?
March 16, 2025, 08:57 PM
OttoSig
Does reloading count?
I also like reading, running, and prepping.
Pretty much a cargo pants type existence but I try to stay cool.
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March 16, 2025, 09:11 PM
92fstech
Hiking/backpacking, fishing, biking, and a little bit of photography.
March 16, 2025, 09:14 PM
jaaron11
Chess
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March 16, 2025, 09:21 PM
StorminNormin
Motorcycle riding, vegetable gardening when I can, and playing a game I really enjoy on Xbox daily as a stress reliever. I also guess cooking as I enjoy making good meals from scratch.
I do reload and shoot, but didn’t included that since it is firearm related.
Anything besides what I listed are chores and not hobbies, such as yard work and constantly working on my 23-year-old truck to keep fixing each new problem.
In order of most frequently done, not in order of enjoyment.
Home improvement projects Cooking Baking Driving (off roading, drag racing or Autocross) commuting sucks.
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Originally posted by sigmonkey: I'd fly to Turks and Caicos with live ammo falling out of my pockets before getting within spitting distance of NJ with a firearm.
March 16, 2025, 09:49 PM
ARman
Wow. More hobbies and interests than time and/or money.
Here are some....
Dog training and enrichment Cooking Reloading Competition shoot Leather working Drawing/writing Cars, modifying, driving, touring, rally, JDM, USA muscle, Street Rod. Fishing, hiking, camping ( outdoor things ) Reading/learning Travel/road trips/day outings to mom/pop restaurants
That's just a short list, wish I had more time and money to do and enjoy these things more often.
I do, as much as I can when I can.
ARman
March 16, 2025, 09:53 PM
HuskySig
Sports cars Meat smoking
March 16, 2025, 09:56 PM
Ogie
Chess, guitar playing, keyboard playing, reading.
Shoot, I forgot knives!!This message has been edited. Last edited by: Ogie,
March 16, 2025, 10:05 PM
StorminNormin
Well based on the definition of a hobby: 1. an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure.
Then my main hobby is visiting my mom every weekend to bring her a lunch we share together, talk, spend time together, and I take care of any projects she needs done around the house. I begin and end that weekly hobby with a 30 second hello and and a 30 second goodbye hug to exchange our love. My mom means the absolute world to me and since my dad’s death, I am there also as much as I can be to be there for her. THAT, is my most important hobby of all.
Here is my most important hobby. It took me forever to figure out how to post an image using Imgur.
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March 16, 2025, 10:08 PM
mdblanton
Knives, but that goes hand in hand with firearms I suppose. Fishing/hunting Golf- which can turn into hiking depending on how I’m playing (I prefer to walk 9 a couple of times a week rather than riding 18).
March 16, 2025, 10:12 PM
tatortodd
This time of year, gardening is my hobby that takes the most time. I have an organic raised bed garden for veggies and herbs.
Motorcycling is a hobby, but I haven't ridden longer than a mile in 2025. I'm itching to have both free time and good weather. Only 8 or 10 weeks before it gets stupid hot down here and it's too hot to ride in full gear.
I like to cook and smoke. I got an air fryer over the holidays and have used that more than my big green egg.
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March 16, 2025, 10:56 PM
Pipe Smoker
Writing programs in SNOBOL4. It’s an ancient, but marvelous, computer language.
Serious about crackers.
March 16, 2025, 11:00 PM
Pipe Smoker
quote:
Originally posted by StorminNormin: Well based on the definition of a hobby: 1. an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure.
Then my main hobby is visiting my mom every weekend to bring her a lunch we share together, talk, spend time together, and I take care of any projects she needs done around the house. <snip>
Your mom looks like a good person.
Serious about crackers.
March 16, 2025, 11:07 PM
sonnydaze
guns and knives. was big in both. not much now...too damned old.
March 16, 2025, 11:11 PM
snoris
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Originally posted by StorminNormin: Well based on the definition of a hobby: 1. an activity done regularly in one's leisure time for pleasure.
Then my main hobby is visiting my mom every weekend to bring her a lunch we share together, talk, spend time together, and I take care of any projects she needs done around the house. I begin and end that weekly hobby with a 30 second hello and and a 30 second goodbye hug to exchange our love. My mom means the absolute world to me and since my dad’s death, I am there also as much as I can be to be there for her. THAT, is my most important hobby of all.
Here is my most important hobby. It took me forever to figure out how to post an image using Imgur.
Great post, sir!
March 16, 2025, 11:43 PM
Rightwire
Corvette Car Clubs & Shows (show car, see above) Guitars Snowmobiling
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March 17, 2025, 01:48 AM
YooperSigs
Motorcycling. Jeeping. Researching, locating and visiting pioneer cemeteries and historic sites here in the Yoop, which has a wild west style boom and bust history.
