So whats your other hobbies? - Page 2

Barrbeast · 08-06-2013, 00:20

Farming - we have sheep ourselves but I help out an arable friend when I can, he has bigger tractors

Shooting (shotgun) - mainly game but occasionally I do a great job of missing clays!

Airsoft - like paintball but 100x better, replica firearms which fire plastic BBs

Overly long assault courses - I did Tough Mudder (12 miles) and a Spartan Sprint (5km) last year, doing a Spartan Sprint, Super Spartan and Spartan Beast this year (5km,12km & 20km). I think I'm touched in the head

Playing with tools in the workshop - lets be honest thats probably a good load of the folk on this forum

I also do some boxing training as part of my training for the assault courses so will probably end up doing some bouting at some point...

R1cho · 08-06-2013, 01:08

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Originally Posted by makeitfit

I race catamans F18s to be precise

I competed in this race a couple of years ago to the day actually, awesome race round Texel island

I also like my power kites and still manage to carve up the beach at my age

Here's one of our local beaches

Just for R1cho

ooo i was parked on newport beach on tuesday

am on the otherside about 30 miles away on wednesday

quixote · 08-06-2013, 22:19

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Originally Posted by stinka

Forever breaking diffs and suspension parts, money pit hobby tbh

I had a Sin-Yih AX5. Brilliant 1/8 buggy!

One before that was a crappy Kyosho 1/10 that was forever stripping the damn spur gears.

Don't have one any longer, but I often wish I did. Mind you, I probably wouldn't manage to find the time between breeding quail, hens, ducks, keeping & working ferrets, running my own wee shoot, fishing, & making my own bacon, sausages & cured meats, plus making & smoking my own cheeses. Oh yes, and veg' growing. How the hell I manage to find the time to go to work is beyond me

Midlander · 08-06-2013, 22:34

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Originally Posted by quixote

I had a Sin-Yih AX5. Brilliant 1/8 buggy!

One before that was a crappy Kyosho 1/10 that was forever stripping the damn spur gears.

Don't have one any longer, but I often wish I did. Mind you, I probably wouldn't manage to find the time between breeding quail, hens, ducks, keeping & working ferrets, running my own wee shoot, fishing, & making my own bacon, sausages & cured meats, plus making & smoking my own cheeses. Oh yes, and veg' growing. How the hell I manage to find the time to go to work is beyond me

That's a hell of a to do list...I'm surprised you find time to sit down for a shit, let alone go to work with that lot. LOL

quixote · 08-06-2013, 22:36

Tell me about it, mate. On the other hand, it's very seldom you'll find me doing everything on the list all at the same time

Midlander · 08-06-2013, 22:38

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Originally Posted by quixote

Tell me about it, mate. On the other hand, it's very seldom you'll find me doing everything on the list all at the same time

Only women can multi-task, or so they'll have us believe
LOL

quixote · 08-06-2013, 22:43

Oh, they can! Mine can nag, whinge, complain, moan & gripe all at the same time..................

rustic · 08-06-2013, 22:46

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Originally Posted by Midlander

Only women can multi-task, or so they'll have us believe
LOL

I was told that the reason women Knit, was to give them something to think about whilst they were talking.

bry · 09-06-2013, 00:55

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Originally Posted by stinka

I had an hpi savage and a hyper 7

The savage had about £2k worth of upgrades and I used to hit a bmx 1/4 pipe at 60mph and jump about 100 ft in the air doing triple backups and land on the wheels

Forever breaking diffs and suspension parts, money pit hobby tbh

As you can see from my photo not one H.P.I in sight.
I had a MT 2.And my son had a savage.
I would never go near H.P.I again.
My fave truggie's are GV Hunter and REX X.Almost bomb proof.
GV hunter is around five yrs old and apart from tires fuel etc.
All i replaced is the front suspension CV joints and a body shell.
It has had loads of hammer including landing upside down in three foot mud pond from a 40ft jump/flip.took it home change the air filter/checked it over and it is still running to day.
So from my point of view. One of my hobbies is not a necessary Money pit.
Although it can be.more so if you buy cheap/and not learn how to fly your Trucks/Buggies etc.
But i take my cammo hat of to you for your skills of flight.

08-06-2013, 00:20	#16
Barrbeast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dundee, Scotland Vehicle: 1990 4.2 SWB Safari Posts: 2,615	Farming - we have sheep ourselves but I help out an arable friend when I can, he has bigger tractors Shooting (shotgun) - mainly game but occasionally I do a great job of missing clays! Airsoft - like paintball but 100x better, replica firearms which fire plastic BBs Overly long assault courses - I did Tough Mudder (12 miles) and a Spartan Sprint (5km) last year, doing a Spartan Sprint, Super Spartan and Spartan Beast this year (5km,12km & 20km). I think I'm touched in the head Playing with tools in the workshop - lets be honest thats probably a good load of the folk on this forum I also do some boxing training as part of my training for the assault courses so will probably end up doing some bouting at some point...

08-06-2013, 22:36	#20
quixote Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Near Dundee, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 3.0 Posts: 482	Tell me about it, mate. On the other hand, it's very seldom you'll find me doing everything on the list all at the same time

08-06-2013, 22:43	#22
quixote Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: Near Dundee, Scotland Vehicle: Nissan Terrano 3.0 Posts: 482	Oh, they can! Mine can nag, whinge, complain, moan & gripe all at the same time..................