lancegranite Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Cleaning the garage has made me come to grips with my obsession. I have a lot of hobbies. Being active is a big part of my life, the problem is, figuring out what to do on any given day can be quite a chore sometimes. I pretty lazy, but the maintaining a 5.10 standard seems to be a good goal. 5.10 is where I really have to start trying, and it exists in most every hobby. Examples: class III/IV whitewater, skiing double black diamond, shooting 3" groups at 7 yards, accurate pattern making. Some of you might share my generalist tendencies, time to spill the beans, you 48" yakima rack with every attachment freak! A short list of things I'll do this year: Whitewater kayaking Fishing Gardening Mountain biking Furniture making Overnight backpacking Snowshoeing Rock Climbing Sewing clothes XC skiing Fossil hunting Remodeling my treehouse Pistol shooting Skulking Sea Kayaking Photography Compass, UTM and map practice Snowboarding Hunting Gold panning Snorkeling Maybe I'll just read guidebooks all day. Quote
OlympicMtnBoy Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Hehe, this seems like a good way to wake up. I seem to have the same problem. Also being lazy I'm pretty sure I won't ever be an expert at most of these, but maybe I can get "pretty good". Variety is the spice of life eh? This year: Rock Climbing Ice Climbing Aid Climbing Mountaineering Backpacking Day Hiking Sea Kayaking Sewing clothes/outdoor gear Skiing Snowshoeing Muzzeloader shooting Hunting Scuba diving Snorkeling Traveling Cooking Drawing Welding (for fun) Gardening Sailing Remodeling the boat Canyoneering Mountain Biking And there is a whole 'nother list of things I'd LIKE to do if the opportunity arises for me to try them (paragliding, whitewater kayaking, etc). Quote
lancegranite Posted March 25, 2008 Author Posted March 25, 2008 I just need more Rubbermaid totes and a bigger garage. Quote
olyclimber Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 i'm pretty much trying to keep the "jack of all trades, master of none" tradition going on in my family you gotta love those hobbies that require you drop at least 1-2 grand to get your foot in the door. Quote
lancegranite Posted March 25, 2008 Author Posted March 25, 2008 I mostly own last decade's model and rental equipment from 4 states, a booty rack, clothes from 1993 and a dead guy's hat. Quote
olyclimber Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 i recently took up home improvement as a hobby again...this one can be very expensive. Quote
minx Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 i recently took up home improvement as a hobby again...this one can be very expensive. that's 1-2 grand just to get the door Quote
ScottP Posted March 25, 2008 Posted March 25, 2008 Average at best: climbing rock (alpine, cragging, aid, etc.) peak bagging hiking/scrambling lift-served telemark skiing backcountry telemark skiing ungroomed nordic touring groomed track nordic skiing mt biking SCUBA diving free diving sea kayaking woodworking (boxes, chests, furniture, finish carpentry) wood collecting (packrat actually) landscaping/terraforming Quote
G-spotter Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 between school and work fulltime i don't need anything other than climbing to stay busy Quote
OlympicMtnBoy Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 Awww, yer just trying too hard to get good at something . . . Quote
ivan Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 between school and work fulltime i don't need anything other than climbing to stay busy what he said, plus add family Quote
Bug Posted March 26, 2008 Posted March 26, 2008 I am keenly focused on perfecting the boring post. Quote
mike1 Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 I am keenly focused on perfecting the boring post. never happen. Climbing and skiing are enough for me outside of my wife and my work these days. I use to volunteer for an MRA team... I put over ten years in. Talk about filling your spare time with something. BTW: THANKS to the rescuers that are out there doing it!!! Quote
sobo Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 You're welcome. I never knew how much time it would really take. I'm 5 years into it now. Quote
Macson Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 climbing road biking mt biking running, well, jogging hiking skiing snowshoeing hunting fly fishing golfing I'd like to take up diving and sailing, but I don't know anyone to get my foot in the door. I used to ride motorcycles, but I've been without bike for a decade or so. Quote
sobo Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 Diving and sailing is great. Although I've lost my access to the Express 37, Kahuna. Quote
hafilax Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 (edited) climb ski snowboard windsurf surf skateboard mt bike hike sail snowshoe fly fish guitar guitar amp repair build guitar effects physics juggle/devil sticks/ diablo yoyo petanque I'm trying to learn to unicycle and speak French. Edited March 27, 2008 by hafilax Quote
Bug Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 You're welcome. I never knew how much time it would really take. I'm 5 years into it now. I am just getting into it. My first academy is April 4. Do they haze? Quote
mike1 Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 I used to ride motorcycles, but I've been without bike for a decade or so. Oh ya, you reminded me... I do have another hobby. My harley! Last year I re-built the transmission and I'm thinking next winter might be an engine rebuild. Not as fun as riding it, but I do enjoy working on it. Plus, it gets 50 MPG! I imagine I'll be riding it a lot more now! Quote
Frikadeller Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 After reading other people list of hobbies, I realized that I am not alone in my world of too many hobbies. Of all of them I am only marginally good at any of them. Well most of them. I have become an expert at drinking beer and surfing the internet. Quote
dkemp Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 I have a lot of hobbies. What, no homebrewing? Slacker. Quote
hafilax Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 I can't believe I forgot skiing and snowboarding. Quote
Bug Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 I have become an expert at drinking beer and surfing the internet. Nope. Sorry. If the first were true, you wouldn't make it to the second. Or, let's be clear, that multi-colored stuff you're surfing is not the internet. Quote
sobo Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 You're welcome. I never knew how much time it would really take. I'm 5 years into it now. I am just getting into it. My first academy is April 4. Do they haze? The groundpounders do; they're like a bunch of frat boyz. Stick with Mountain Rescue; we drink more than all the other specialty units combined. Except maybe Dive Rescue... Quote
Otto Posted March 27, 2008 Posted March 27, 2008 As an older Dad, I've noticed that the real list of interest is the list of things I've given up so I can go climbing. skiing white water kayaking running soccer go music concerts mountain biking All that's left: Climbing 14.1 Continuous Straight Pool Quote
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