Other hobbies

 I know we all dream and pray for fine fishing weather! Haha

But would be interesting to hear of what other hobbies people enjoy besides doing up rigs and oiling their reels! 

As for me, I love a bit of gardening and trying to build up a tropical fruit tree collection.  So far I have Longan, Wax Jambu, Grapefruit, Guava and looking for other exotic fruit trees.  

 

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I like growing food

Wed, 2017-02-15 21:37

I have about 1.5 acres under cultivation, about 70 fruit trees, mostly Mediteranean/ sub tropical. I find it most satisfying giving all my excess away to those that may not be able to afford it.

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Good cause

Wed, 2017-02-15 23:10

 That is a great cause!  I work at a supermarket on most weekends and I see alot of food being thrown away (past due etc) and yet, the food is still edible.  I'm not allowed to give them away to needy families due to regulations.... 

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It is a problem..

Thu, 2017-02-16 00:28

It's 2017 and we are going sort of backwards with our approach to food production/distribution IMO.

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 A non stop renovation on my

Wed, 2017-02-15 21:44

 A non stop renovation on my house. It's hard getting the time, but get a lot of satisfaction from it.

 

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 Skateboarding. too bad it

Wed, 2017-02-15 22:05

 Skateboarding. too bad it ruined my body forever

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rc car racing

Wed, 2017-02-15 22:19

rc car racing

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Have been slack but I like to

Wed, 2017-02-15 23:07

Have been slack but I like to cure my own coppa, pancetta etc in a curing chamber I built as well curing and smoking my own bacon and pastrami.

Also into aquaponics but didnt bother with barra this year due to the cold weather.

3 kids age 6 and under really puts a dent in what I can do!

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Tried barra one season

Thu, 2017-02-16 10:12

I built an aquaponics setup also but had the garden component mounted vertically up a wall with a series of cascading pots leading to barra in the tank below. The sudden early cold snap we had a few years ago knocked them off before they were a decent eating size. Going for Silver Perch or trout this year. 

What little time is left after two kids under 7 is spent playing guitar in a covers band.

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Trout are awesome aye. They

Thu, 2017-02-16 15:28

Trout are awesome aye. They just smash the pellets and any bugs you chuck in.

Barra need around 26 degrees to grow well and we only have a short part of the year in Perth that the pond temps stay around there due to cold mornings and nights. My pond is next to a high retaining wall and with my setup this year I was going to install a second pump through back poly on the wall controlled by an external thermostat to cut out if it gets too high so that it pumps water through the pipes during the day and then shuts off at night and have a pool blanket cover to trap the heat at night. By the time it got to the end of November I knew it just wouldn't be worth it with the mild weather.

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Aquaponics for me as well.

Fri, 2017-02-17 11:55

Aquaponics for me as well. Same with Barra this year, wanted to stock but the weather just didn't warm up enough. Plenty of Silver Perch and Yabbies though.

 

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Enjoying life

Wed, 2017-02-15 23:22

Windsurfing..... gotta love the wind ... there's fuckloads of it here in Carnarvon.  

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Gardening and golf outside of fishing

Wed, 2017-02-15 23:36

let me tell ya now, I'm definitely a better Gardner than I am a golfer! Hahah

love my fruit trees, growing veggies, and a nice flat green lawn which I mow each week. With 2 black labrador's (the youngest is only 1 year old) they help to airate the garden beds each day! So always having the soil turned over for me. Lucky their purebred show dogs or they might have found a home elsewhere by now. Hahaha.

 

Also still got a soft spot for old school 4's and rotaries, but with 2 young kids, it's family car 4wd's these days instead of intercooler and boosted rice burners. 

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 Did you score yourself a

Thu, 2017-02-16 06:41

 Did you score yourself a hundo scano ?

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Just fishing and drinking!

Thu, 2017-02-16 06:20

Just fishing and drinking!

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 My other hobbie seems to be

Thu, 2017-02-16 06:28

 My other hobbie seems to be an endless build-up / restoration of my 60 series Landcruiser - so I can tow my boat - to go fishing....

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 Suppose they all go hand in

Thu, 2017-02-16 07:26

 Suppose they all go hand in hand but I love camping and 4x4ing. My ute is always set up and ready to go at a moments notice. Love hitting the beach more so than technical rock driving and slopping through mud! Adrenaline is always high when you're facing a large dune and you know it's gonna take your best to get up it !

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new found hobbie

Thu, 2017-02-16 07:46

i started with 3 chickens 6 months ago now i have 12 ( the most we are allowed in suburbia)

i enjoy going down the back and feeding them , i find it relaxing after a day at work.

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Suburban farm!

Thu, 2017-02-16 08:03

 Geez Mark, you have a small farm going at your place!  Chooks, yabbies etc.  I'll look for a couple of goats to add to your collection! Haha

 

I have 5 chooks and planning to get rid of them and use the space for an aviary. 

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sheep

Thu, 2017-02-16 18:20

i was going to get a few sheep to keep the grass down but I don`t think the dogs would like it lol.... I`ve had to build a pretty solid fence for the chooks to stop the dogs harassing them :-)

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 Got a few dirt bikes stashed

Thu, 2017-02-16 07:47

 Got a few dirt bikes stashed away. Love the euro bikes. Have a ktm 300 and a husaberg 550. Shifted my jab bikes last year but always seem to rebuilding mates ones. 

Started getting back into desert racing a couple of years ago in the veterans class but been too busy with work and fishing to dedicate much time to it.

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Growing herbs and veg

Thu, 2017-02-16 08:13

I decided a couple of years back i was sick of bland tasting herbs from the supermarket so decided i would start growing my own.

I built a small greenhouse to fit in the corner of the backyard so i can grow most things year round. Nothing beats the taste of freshly picked parsely, corriander and heirloom tomatoes. I started this when i was still at uni so it took a bit of convinving for my old man to believe i was actually growing tomamtoes in the greenhouse.

Also a fan of competative gaming (PS4) when the weather is really crap.

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Just bought the wife a Vegepod ^

Thu, 2017-02-16 21:44

 Great bit of kit - first time we have managed to grow the herbs and veges withought killing them - super impressed. As for me I'm trying to get some wood working gear together to get back into that. I'm also keen on aviculture - also looking at how I can get back into that a bit more - bred many asiatic parrots and other birds for a long while, albeit a long time ago.

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Cars, I look at screens all

Thu, 2017-02-16 08:47

Cars,
I look at screens all day so like doing things hands on in my spare time, prefer old school because when you lift the bonnet you can see the engine :-)

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+1

Thu, 2017-02-16 09:41

+1 for "old school" cars.
I also like to be able to see the ground past the engine, that way you know a socket & spanner set is required and not a volt meter or diagnostic machine. Grrrrr....
My hobby sits proudly in the garage waiting for the boss to allow me time to "tinker". Haha..

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haha yes - when you drop the

Thu, 2017-02-16 11:01

haha yes - when you drop the socket it rolls out at your feet!

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Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and

Thu, 2017-02-16 09:01

Brazilian Jiu Jitsu and BeeKeeping! wohoo!

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2 x potential bad outcomes

Thu, 2017-02-16 12:02

2 x potential bad outcomes for anyone walking into your backyard unannounced!

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Do you sell your honey Ush?

Thu, 2017-02-16 13:36

Do you sell your honey Ush?

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 Haha. Will turn intruders

Thu, 2017-02-16 15:35

 Haha. Will turn intruders into pretzels before placing them at hives entrance.  No honey yet....have only been keeping since November. But hoping for a harvest during early or late spring!! If all goes well. Facinating little things they are n they work super hard for that honey. 

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I got 3 hives

Thu, 2017-02-16 16:44

About 120 000 bees supply me with over 35kgs of honey per annum, I want them to pollinate my vegie crops.....win...win, I am going to expand because I live in the heart of the worlds best  wildflower show and my property backs onto "Beekeepers Reserve" Jurien Bay , I'm actually allergic to Bees, we all get along just fine though, no dramas

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 Awesome mate. No shortage of

Wed, 2017-02-22 18:38

 Awesome mate. No shortage of honey at your place then! Perfect. Ive been Jurien ways mid year and the bees would find any little bit of water you have or discharge. Theyre good!!! Id imagine the wildflower honey would be ever changing in taste...sounds great. 

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Ham

Thu, 2017-02-16 11:16

 Amateur Radio. 

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removinmg feral animals, ie

Thu, 2017-02-16 11:19

removinmg feral animals, ie foxes pigs and cats

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Having a 20yo 4wd keeps me

Thu, 2017-02-16 12:34

Having a 20yo 4wd keeps me pretty busy but have also picked up mountain biking again for the cooler (windier) months.

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 Other hobbies haha good one.

Thu, 2017-02-16 13:18

 Other hobbies haha good one.  Fishing only for me! A couple of young kids stops me from doing anything else except fish.   

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Hey gyproc 101

Thu, 2017-02-16 13:37

 yeah ended up scoring a 1 owner since new, Kakadu turbo diesel 100 series. Leather throughout, fridge arm rest etc. 

176,000klms and all Toyota factory options like rear dust deflector, headlight protectors, window shields etc. 5 speed auto and drives like a dream. I looked around from Mandurah, to two rocks, to toodyay and there was plenty of mixed results. After months of looking I found "the one" advertised all of 5 mins drive from my house. Was on gumtree for 1 hrs and I paid the exact advertised price it was that good. Full service history etc. will do me for a few years for sure!

 

now just gotta save some coin and get a tinnie again. Something simple and tiller steer will do me for a while. 

 

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 Awsome. Sounds like a good

Fri, 2017-02-17 05:39

 Awsome. Sounds like a good deal...gotta love when a plan comes together you just got to wait for the right one and pounce.

 Sounds almost a bit to nice hey  bet your  Going to cringe when you put some scratches down the side going down those beach tracks hey  haha.

 

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Awesome hobbies

Thu, 2017-02-16 13:51

A range of great hobbies you guys have! 

 

Its funny how the majority of us either grow our own food or tinker with classic cars and bikes.

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Haven't got as many these

Thu, 2017-02-16 14:16

Haven't got as many these days, 2 young kids meant my love for bikes and cars got put on the backburner for a few years haha still got the 4x4 to get me out on the beach though.

Do a lot homebrewing to support my love of drinking (all grain, hops, water.. none of the coopers can crap) 
Growing a shitload of different chillis and some herbs, try and keep my lawn as green as possible too

Cooking is a good excuse to combine the two as well haha
Love any making any sort of homemade foods.. jerky, bacon, snags, salami, pancetta etc when I get the time

Do a bit of photography too, which goes well with the scenery you get while fishing

 

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Cave Diving, Motocross and

Thu, 2017-02-16 14:17

Cave Diving, Motocross and kids

 

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Cave diving.

Thu, 2017-02-16 16:41

 Fark that! Balls of steel doing that I reckon. I know some caves would have literally been that way for thousands of years, but there's no way you would get me in any of those waters!

might sound silly, ever see any fish life within such caves?

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Have you seen the doco on

Thu, 2017-02-16 17:27

Have you seen the doco on Dave Shaw who died while cave diving 270m down Bushmans Hole in South Africa to recover another divers body?

Fkn insane story!

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From the book Raising the

Thu, 2017-02-16 17:36

From the book "Raising the Dead" if your interested....

 

www.outsideonline.com/1922711/raising-dead

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 Wow. That was a hell of a

Fri, 2017-02-17 10:09

 Wow. That was a hell of a read

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I dont read. but damn that

Thu, 2017-02-16 20:42

I dont read. but damn that book is good!

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Sea Rescue

Thu, 2017-02-16 18:32

Sea Rescue keeps me busy, sometimes too busy specially when you have had your first cast and your phone rings with someone telling you that you are needed urgently elsewhere

But it has its good side when you have completed a rescue and everyone involved is back in safe and sound.

For those who have spare time on your hands give joining one of the groups some consideration, we are always after new active members

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Top stuff

Thu, 2017-02-16 18:51

 And I salute you and your comrades for the services provided.  I have never had to use sea rescue and hopefully never will, but great to know help is only a radio call away.. 

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 I like to read....read,

Thu, 2017-02-16 18:57

 I like to read....read, read, read and more reading. History is my interest (mostly ancient and Medieval)...and whenever Matthew Rielly has a new book out. Riding my bike around Lake Joondalup as fast as possible while dodging tiger snakes and dugites. Trying to wear my dog out at the local park though I fail more often than not. No idea where he gets his relentless energy from! The prime reason why I can never have a decent back lawn. 

Also a bit of hell raising in online games when fancy takes me. 

 

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 I'm a big reader too mate.

Thu, 2017-02-16 20:32

 I'm a big reader too mate. Just reading the last in the Justin Cronin series (fiction) but very good.

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 Just checked it out (the

Fri, 2017-02-17 19:57

 Just checked it out (the first book that is)....reminds of the The Road in a way. Sounds like its worth getting. 

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 Yeah a little like the road

Fri, 2017-02-17 21:04

 Yeah a little like the road but with a supernatural element. It's a top read. 

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I spoke too soon about my honey

Thu, 2017-02-16 19:41

just spent 1hr in the back of an ambulance from a bee sting to the side of my nose, I dialled up 000 for precautionary measures about my neck swelling up and choking me, Epi pen to the leg, starting to feel ok now. FFS being a bee keeper that is allergic to bees is probably not my best idea, fuck, my face is twice the size it was 2hrs ago, herts like hell.....I declined going to hospital, I might be ok i reckon

 

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 Also allergic. Had a non

Thu, 2017-02-16 20:44

 Also allergic. Had a non verbal mutual agreement with bees for a number of years until a few months back then a few had to die after I got stung...they started it.

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 Post of the year contender

Thu, 2017-02-16 20:55

 Post of the year contender

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My fault

Thu, 2017-02-16 21:09

I actaually asked my neighbor to spot me from the fence line whilst I raided the hive, the bitch declined (no more honey for her) was totally covered up even with towels around my neck but somehow one got under the covers and went ape shit. Never had a problem before, now waiting for Ambulance invoice

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 Been playing the guitar on

Thu, 2017-02-16 20:12

 Been playing the guitar on and off for 18 years, by no means a virtuoso, just like to jam along to songs for my own enjoyment. Camping and 4x4ing. The last 12 months I've become rather addicted to camp oven cooking, whether it be at a campsite or just at home. I enjoy reading as well. Quite a few other little hobbies as living in Leinster, you just need something to take your mind off the monotony of the place. I need to find a few more, as drinking beer has become a regular hobby out here as well!

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 Christened my camp oven with

Thu, 2017-02-16 20:46

 Christened my camp oven with a few roasts when we were away last year and I was really impressed. Lamb falling off the bone and chicken just in pieces.

Took me a while to realise you had to have a hot fire to start with..

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I've been using heat beads at

Thu, 2017-02-16 20:59

I've been using heat beads at home, much better heat control. Just not as much fun as fire. I've only done one roast in there so far and it was a bit of a failure so need to have another go soon now I'm better practised

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 4 cups of wholemeal flour,

Fri, 2017-02-17 19:27

 4 cups of wholemeal flour, chunk of butter, bit of mixed herbs and mix in a light tasting beer until a firm but not too powdery dough. Awesome beer bread. Cook until you can tap it and get a hollow knocking sound.

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Bloody hell

Thu, 2017-02-16 20:20

list is endless , exploring,camping , shooting , food, (eating , drinking and cooking it)reading, my dogs , sport, scuba diving -  in reality only thing I don't like is working on cars and bad weather!

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Yeh have way to omany

Thu, 2017-02-16 20:44

Yeh have way to omany hobbies!

 

At the moment its building my dream home. so thats been going 2 years now and the end is in sight. Pretty good at breaking stuff and then fixing it atm!

Diving, boating, camping, 4wd, bikes, downhill bikes, racers,plants, orchards etc etc

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Also too many

Thu, 2017-02-16 22:23

 Shooting, 4wd, most water sports, catching and eating seafood (as opposed to C&R!)
Been lucky to make a living from the sea most of my working life and most things boating and islands grab my interest
Mucking around in my shed, and of course runs out to the Abrolhos whether with friends, kids or solo

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Aquariums

Fri, 2017-02-17 05:11

 Started with a couple of goldfish in a small aquarium. Did some reading and learning and they now live in a pond. 

I now have a few aquariums with a 6 footer on the patio for keeping West Australian native fish and shrimp, a semi aggresive tank in the dinning room, a tetra tank in the living room and a small tank with ornamental shrimp. None of which can be eaten but very cool to watch and relaxing when sipping a beer. All have live plants in them so there is a bit of work involved in gardening them.

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Exploring n gardening

Fri, 2017-02-17 09:13

 Maintain a fair garden of a variety of plants, trying to graft different colour desert roses into others at the moment.

Also enjoy heading bush and finding a new track that goes somewhere, plenty of good stuff around with the rain we've had in Karratha lately. Lots of rivers flowing and warm mini waterfalls to mooch around and drink beers in.

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Desert roses

Fri, 2017-02-17 10:39

hey Adam have you had any success with the grafting ? I'm a mad fan of these plants ! The Vietnamese seem to have this sorted and have seen plants with white, pink and red on the one plant. Have grown some from seed but they take a few years to flower.

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Grafting

Sat, 2017-02-18 19:31

 Have successfully grafted pink to pink. Waiting for my multi coloured ones (hopefully) to flower so i know they are actually multis. Have bought a fair few seeds online claiming to be different colours but turn out pink. Have one ruby red ive had flower that im growing up before grafting that then hopefully a few of the unique ones i bought turn out so i can try them.

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Colours

Sat, 2017-02-18 19:46

 yea nobody can guarantee a colour from seed regardless of what colour plant they come off, my girlfriend has an amazing ruby red one I bought her and it has massive leaves and flowers, gonna wait till that seeds and grow some to see what colour they end up but prob just pink, how long do the ones you grow from seed take to flower, mine have taken 3-4 years !

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Quickest

Sat, 2017-02-18 20:06

 Quickest have been 7 months, generally about 12-15. They love the pilbara sun! :) Havent seen many various colours around, theres quite a few in the roundabouts up here but all pink.

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 and thats just while at work

Fri, 2017-02-17 14:18

 what do you do when your clocked off from work Adam??

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Stick

Sat, 2017-02-18 19:32

 Stick to motors mate, you're not going to make it as a comedian! 

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Hobbies

Fri, 2017-02-17 15:37

 Fast cars, fast bikes, rooting and drinking

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 That's not a hobby, that's

Fri, 2017-02-17 17:01

 That's not a hobby, that's necessity 

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 For me it's tinkering with

Fri, 2017-02-17 21:07

 For me it's tinkering with my cars, camping, a bit of prospecting and anything RC really. 

Currently I have an Rc car and boat I sometimes play with but my real favourite is my RC Helicopter  

At the moment I am in the process of removing it's nitro engine and installing a two stroke petrol engine.

I started flying the real ones and headed for my commercial licence but quickly ran out of money and my situation changed so couldn't really see a future in pursuing that avenue so the next best thing was the remote control ones which feed my hunger nicely and ALMOST doesn't cost as much !!

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 House renovating and

Sat, 2017-02-18 10:41

 House renovating and collecting old stuff like lanterns knives signs old marine gear trying to fill bar and mancave. Latest purchase was a 60 mtr by 4 mtr and a 40mtr by 4 mtr 1950s net complete with old corks . It came in a steel trunk i bought to store firewood in.

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 Call Sign - BZ785

Haynes Hunter Prowler CC

 

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Posts: 2139

Date Joined: 06/08/10

wakeboarding, skateboarding,

Sat, 2017-02-18 11:02

wakeboarding, skateboarding, bodyboarding, indoor soccer, cooking, special gardening :) 

Posts: 25

Date Joined: 29/01/15

Nice to see a few fellow

Sun, 2017-02-19 11:05

Nice to see a few fellow shooters here. Not many fishos are shooters but most shooters are fishos - it's another form of hunting. 

I also like flying RC gliders (slope planes) A decent hill with a breeze blowing square on and you can fly for as long as you want.

Have dabbled in a few things, built a 14ft epoxy/ply boat, like to cook, grow vegies, read books, fix cars. 

 

 

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take the road less travelled, for there are fewer dickheads on it...

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Date Joined: 01/06/15

 I spend every spare minute

Sun, 2017-02-19 14:29

 I spend every spare minute pulling myself.... hard.

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Date Joined: 18/01/12

 looks like ya missus got

Wed, 2017-02-22 21:51

 looks like ya missus got hold of ya log in Bryce 

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 Give a man a mask, and he'll show you his true face...

 

 

The older you get the more you realize that no one has a f++king clue what they're doing.

Everyone's just winging it.

 

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Date Joined: 08/06/15

 Surfing, kids sport, kids

Sun, 2017-02-19 15:35

 Surfing, kids sport, kids sport and arrrgggg more kids sport. If all else fails, straight to the fridge!

Posts: 865

Date Joined: 30/12/09

Auctions, estate sale,

Wed, 2017-02-22 19:01

Auctions, estate sale, closing down sales, and garage sales looking for bargains. ive had some good wins and some bad losses. the ute im currently driving was a bad buy. looked clean enough but after a week of driving it you could tell she had been in the pilbara doing hard time. you win some you lose some but the feeling you get when you know youve had a massive win is great. i guess like gambling which is something i dont get into.

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 Get busy living, or get busy dying!

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Date Joined: 30/11/09

 This.......IS A GOOD UNIT!!!

Thu, 2017-02-23 05:20

 This.......IS A GOOD UNIT!!!

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Love the West!

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Posts: 6985

Date Joined: 16/10/08

Rally Co-driving

Thu, 2017-02-23 08:22

was a hobby. Wasn't fast enough around corners so the mate I bought the car with won the drivers seat. faster than him going straight though.
Hothouse gardening, trying to grow summer crops like tomatoes etc in winter.
Also once tried to experiment in a hothouse/Dark house with temp regulation to fool marron to bread twice a year. A researcher was advising me what to do but it was a hobby for me.
Now follow space exploration pretty closely.

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"I would like to die on Mars. Just not on impact!!" _ Elon Musk

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Date Joined: 17/06/10

Reading history and bird watching

Fri, 2017-02-24 23:13

Both keep me pretty well occupied at the moment, with summer just starting to taper off.

Posts: 402

Date Joined: 06/01/12

 Breeding different types of

Sat, 2017-02-25 02:33

 Breeding different types of Parrots and Hand Raiseing 

Posts: 125

Date Joined: 16/01/12

 Flying my Ultralight

Sat, 2017-02-25 11:16

 Flying my Ultralight aircraft. Built it from a 51% kit in the manufacture's hanger in Lismore.

Then flew it across the country back in 2004.

Red and blue wings often fly the beaches between Jurien and Freo.

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Date Joined: 30/11/09

 Were you flying last weekend

Sat, 2017-02-25 14:11

 Were you flying last weekend over Seabird?

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Posts: 125

Date Joined: 16/01/12

 yep that was me. Did Bindoon

Sat, 2017-02-25 17:55

 yep that was me. Did Bindoon to Jurien. Jurien to Bindoon via Seabird

 

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Posts: 2221

Date Joined: 21/04/13

 Cricket, messing with random

Sat, 2017-02-25 11:43

 Cricket, messing with random bits of electronics and pretty much anything except what I should be doing - studying 

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Posts: 377

Date Joined: 25/11/13

Wow

Sat, 2017-02-25 12:13

 Im so boring...

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Date Joined: 20/07/09

 Bit of a late bloomer on

Sat, 2017-02-25 14:39

 Bit of a late bloomer on this thread but had to chime in on the growing food hobby.

Love growing fruit and veg to feed the family and we are currently building on an acre property in a Bedfordale where I will be setting up a decent patch (everything is in grow bags and pots at the moment). Finger limes are my latest interest but my real passion lies with garlic. I have the biggest collection of garlic cultivars in WA (would love to be proven wrong) with over 50 different cultivars going in this year :)

Gardening goes so well with fishing as you can't beat some fresh salad with fresh fish. And also a great use for those fish frames in the garden too ;) 

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