Your biggest non-firearm related indulgence

[7tenz]

I kind of like watches. They don't have to be expensive, but I need to have a lot of 'em.

That Accutron looks like a 7750 Valjoux movement. I got one in a Tissot.

I like watches, esp mechanical. Also have a collection of laptops, one Apple and a few Sonys. One has a bluray read/write and another is bluray read only, but has a 256gb solid state drive. One I'm using now is an older model I had a few years.

 

[Eaglestroker]

This is another of my toys. It's an M38A1, I also have an M170 (medical version) that I paid $1/for from a small county in south east AR. The 170 doesn't even have a motor but this one has been gone through 100% mechanically. I like the weather look for the body.

And my 'company vehicle'

 

[cal45]

My 2003 Corvette w/Supercharger and Headers

 

[george minze]

Mechanical Watches

Glad to see I'm not the only watch nut.......

 

[Old Corp]

I have waaaay too many distractions:

Kayak fishing the NC coast

Playing with a 'sorta customizing' my hunt & fish beater, a 1990 Jeep Cherokee.

Offshore fishing and the boats that do it.

 

[nicky4968]

My McDermott C-12, bought (special order) 1980 with two shafts, 58" length, Irish linen wrap, 14 mm tip, weight with either shaft between 19 1/4 and 19 3/4 ounces, and case. Total package then, $375.00 (big bucks in those days). Link to site for retired cues:
McDermott Cues - Collector Pool Cues - Retired Pool Cues - McDermott C-Series
I don't take good photos.
If you don't know about straight-rail or balk-line, you wouldn't understand.

 

[feralmerril]

I have had my toys years back. Hardly any if ever, any were new. I have owned several airplanes, old luxery cars, many motorcycles etc.
Today my biggest love is rideing our quad I bought new in 2005. The quad probley would only bring $2,000s if I was lucky. However just on a normal short ride by the time I figuer the gas in the truck to pull it and the trailer to the stageing point before we even start the ride, the usual resturants after the ride etc, I suppose the average day ride costs a $100s were I to figure up everything. In good weather I probley average hitting the trails a couple times a week. Thats still quite a exspense for haveing no income but s. sec etc.
When I started flying years ago my old instructor seen me figureing the cost once too many times and said, merril, throw away that notebook or you never will fly if you figure the cost!
He was right. If we all figuered the cost of our hobbys, most of us wouldnt leave the house! At the end of lifes knotted rope we wouldnt have done anything. When I look back now were I to change anything, it would have been just doing a lot more of what I did and enjoyed. For me its been motorcycles, planes, guns, and now rideing the quad. My tastes have never changed. My ability (money) has!

 

[roundgunner]

I love to travel, the best way to travel is by motorcycle.

Last year I got 5 weeks off and did a 12,000 + trip visiting and being alone.

I have a long history of being a bike nut.

 

[Hofstet]

Boats

 

[DesertFox]

Aside from guns, I'd say the closest "passion" (or OCD) would be guitars and keyboards. Favorite 6 string is a Dean DCR Razorback #56 of 100. Pro guitars are much like firearms in the way they hold value. Been playing live music for over 12 years now and met many, many folks with the guitar/gun combo passion. Like Uncle Ted for instance... I play guitar every day.

Love my Pentax for photography needs. Nothing wrong with Canon or Nikon - I have just had excellent results with Pentax.

Binoculars & Spotting scopes as well as rifle scopes. Leica, Swaro, Burris, Vortex. Gotta have 7x, 8x, 10x, 12x plus spotting scopes... Burris Eliminator Laser Rangefinding scope, all sorts of red dots, etc. for these old eyes.

1995 Mitsubishi 3000GT VR-4 AWD AWS twin turbo for sports car needs
2010 Ford SVT Raptor 6.2L (world's greatest off-road truck)
2006 Honda Rancher ES quad - work/recreation/hunting vehicle
1998 Honda VFR800Fi Interceptor - gear driven cams, fast...
Always thought boats were too much expense
Used to have my pilot's license but flying is worse than floating/sinking

My wife thinks I have more camo gear than anyone she's ever seen. If it is made in camo, I've probably bought it. Tons of hunting gear.

Used to be a pro snowboarder so I've got 18 snowboards, tons of gear for both the wife and I, alpine skiing stuff as well.

Job has me in to whatever computers I want/need so I don't even really consider computer/electronics in the equation.

Serious coin collection
Serious stamp collection
several nice wristwatches

 

[medalguy]

M38A1 complete frame-off professional restoration.

 

[Eaglestroker]

^ Yours puts mine to shame!

 

[speedyquad]

Who can afford guns?

i like how you turned the warrior around so as not to insult the honda...

all different...and my main fun, guns are new and secondary

 

[blujax01]

For me it's Drums & Canoes....

1965 Ludwig Downbeat w/Matching Downbeat Snare.

...

Every time I see Red Sparkle Ludwig's, two names come to mind:

Sandy Nelson and Don Brewer - both huge influences on my style!

PS: Luv the "Bowling Ball Blue" set, nice!

 

[JJEH]

Well, it's not just one. That's the problem... we have a big field of interests...

Like our (also in another thread mentioned) 2010 Fusion. We bought it brand new and put 1.6" B&G lowering springs and 16" x 7" DUB Drone chrome wheels on.

I also spent some money in to my road bike which I want to use for Triathlon. I planned on starting Triathlon this year but had to rest because of injury.

It has some good parts on, like Shimano, Profile Design and Gipiemme wheels.

My wife like to draw. So we also spent lots of money on drawing supplies. Here's an example of her work:

Also we both like Basketball and we like to travel.

But the most expensive non-firearm related indulgence are our 3 kids

We like to spend money on our hobbies. But it's the total sum what slows us down. Otherwise I already would have started with restoring a 1973 Camaro Z28 as well as a 1968 Camaro SS. And my wife would sit in college to take more art classes...

 

[novalty]

This was mine until the kids came along and now my biggest expense beside mortgage is daycare & preschool--or as I like to call it "my second mortgage"

 

[gjamison]

Whiskey. Not just any but very good whiskey.Glen Garioch, 1958
Glenfiddich 40 Year and my old standby's Johnny Walker blue and Crown Royal XR. This may not appeal to everyone but there is nothing like
a glass of Glenfiddich after a long cold day or any other day for that matter.

 

[fyimo]

Here's mine

 

[gunchick87]

Ok ok... Get ready to laugh boys. I'm a pageant mom. My daughter is 3 and has been doing then since age 6 months. She's got over 150 trophy's up to 6 feet tall. Over 80 crowns up to a don't tall. Dresses out the wazoo..but she loves every minute of it.

 

[ltcdoty]

Herself and my 1969 Triumph TR6 moneypit.