I know there are threads on RC and computer building, but I figured everyone has other hobbies besides cigars. I spend a lot of time hunting/fishing, rebuilding project vehicles, and going to the lake. What do you guys do for hobbies?
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I know there are threads on RC and computer building, but I figured everyone has other hobbies besides cigars. I spend a lot of time hunting/fishing, rebuilding project vehicles, and going to the lake. What do you guys do for hobbies?
Crochet, needlepoint, knitting, quilting and okienoodling with George.
I'll trade you 2 trout and a squirrel for a knitted scarf???
@Bill...wow you're crafty. I should give you my grandmother's email and you guys could trade techniques.
I'm currently taking lots of pictures, and I'll be golfing as much as possible this summer.
Photography is awesome. You should post up some of your work!
I'm into photography too. Here's one I snapped of Hex's grandmother at the most recent CigarSmokers herf in Tallahassee:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Uzppae7r6L...uck-granny.jpg
Nice usage of props :smiley20:
Snowboarding in the winter, and track riding on my motorcycle in the summer.
Here is a fun video of my crash last summer. I was pretty lucky and can laugh about it now. Wish I had a cigar with me after that one =)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Du-OleNe1A0
Dang! What kind of bike do you have?
Todays hobby was replacing the crankshaft balancer/pulley on her Mini Cooper S . It was a shitty BMW design and they wanted 400$ for a factory one. I went online and got a billet aftermarket one that weighs less than 1 pound. Now the lil bastard will fly down the road. Gonna save up and get a 15% larger pulley for the supercharger and go eat some Mustang GT's
LOl ,that thing actually has more room then my mustang does. I drive the mustang with the seat all the way back but the mini I have to slide it up 2 notches.
Actually, it is a French (Peugeot) motor IIRC ...
Hmmmm the balancer had BMW wrote on it .
Quote:
The Mk I Mini One, Cooper and Cooper S used some version of the reliable, Brazilian-built Tritec engine, co-developed by Chrysler & BMW
It's interesting how auto manufacturers use all kinds of parts. I pulled a 1980 CJ7 apart with the stock driveline, it had an abc 4banger and ford tranny!
Oops, got my MINI's confused, sorry. The Peugeot is in the current MINI. Gen 1 had the Chrysler/Rover(owned by BMW) Tritec motor - originally designed for the Neon, but never installed as Daimler-Benz bought Chrysler.
Homebrewing and the Homebrew Club take up a lot of my time.
I also quad ride in the dunes as well as in the cinders.
Oh, of course we have Beer Camp too.
[QUOTE=CoventryCat86;180510 okienoodling with George.[/QUOTE]
This is nothing without a photo!
Fly fishing, fly tying, building rc cars, flying rc planes, play ice hockey, and golf.
I've been looking at buying a plane. What would you recommend for a beginner?
A kite.
Super Cub LP is a great starter. It's a foam plane and is only 3 channel rudder, tail, and throttle. About $200 for everything including Lipo battery and charger. Can also buy an optional float set to land and take off from water. Although foam, pretty durable and easy to fix. Check youtube for videos.
Mark
Wood working/turning and distance running. I haven't found a thread for the latter though I'm not surprised :smiley2:
What year is your Binnie? My sister in law had a 2007 and the transmission was all kinds of fucked up. The later years supposedly ficed the problem but my father in law never failed to tease her about it not being original. He used to race the British models in the 60s and never lost the love for the originals.
oh, Hobbies. I got it.
I like to kill things, blow things up, bake bread, write code and build fires.
05 S 6 speed manual ,supposedly a Getrag transmission .We drove an 07 S and it was turbocharged,it was OK but the boost came on weird to me. With the 05 being supercharged there is 0 lag if you are above 2000 rpm . Its just haul ass to 7 grand and shift repeatedly I got the new pulley on with no problems in approx 2 hrs start to finish. I like the old Brit ones but to be honest all Brit cars are a 1/1 repair/drive ratio and it's Candys car so its gotta be reliable.
That's quite about the Brit cars but my FIL was a car nut. He had 3 running and 6 for parts at his peak. The NW mini club he helped found had a reunion a few years back and it was so cool to see the all the originals. They even had a mini moke.
Drag racing Motorcycles.:smiley37:
Today's hobby was rippin down the road doin bout 125 down to the store for gas . Kinda ironic LOL
The lower the gauge is, the faster you go!
Djing (records), collecting graffiti toys, tuning cars, surfing (when I get the chance) and doing bitch work around the yard.
Quad riding, boating and wakeboarding on Lake Powell, home improvement, drawing, painting, sculpting, film making, photography, custom electric guitar building, native american (navajo and NAC) traditional stuff, computer graphics and whatever else seems to come around.
I quit drinking nearly 9 years ago so I gotta stay busy with shit. Otherwise I get in all kinds of trouble...:smiley18:
I haven't flown a RC plane in a year, but now you got me thinking i need to get back in to it.
You want a cheap good plane that damn near anyone can fly look at this one we flew it in every state in the USA parts of Canada and Hawaii.
http://www.eflightwiki.com/eflightwi...ico_Tiger_Moth
Its a tough little bastard and easy to fix.
I had my hands on it early on and it survived to make it over 100 flights.
http://www.wattflyer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32872
no i didnt crash it :smiley36:
Smoking, reading, hiking, camping, off-roading in my jeep, and traveling.
I'm a big Golfer in my free time, I just don't get enough free time. I'm also a pretty avid reader, and have quite a few books.