Post your man cave pictures

mqqn said:
Hi bladebuster -

My mancave revolves around my cars and motorcycles -

I added this onto my house several years ago - it is heated (radiant heat in the floor), 8000# two-post service lift, lots of electric outlets - 220v service, and of course it is way too small lol.....

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I have an airbrush setup and a "workroom" in the basement where I can do misc. tasks, and I plan on a model railroad in that room when I retire.

I have taken over one of the bedrooms since the kids left home and I am making that an office.

best regards -

mqqn
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:O:O:O:O:O Ok im spent, That is a great set up there, congrats!!!!
What types of bikes do you have?
 
JSmith88 said:
For those of you with garage man caves what do you do about heat during the winter?
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Hi JSmith88 -

When I put in my garage I put the radiant heat in the floor - the whole physical plant is shown in the following picture taken when we were bleeding the system

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This is a 40 gallon natural gas water heater, a pump, expansion tank, low water shutoff valve and a thermostat. Very simple.

This system heats my garage very well - and it does not have air blowing around all the dust and crap.

Another benefit is that the recovery is almost instant - say you have the overhead door open for a while, as soon as you close the door it warms right back up since the whole floor is a radiator.

I heat this garage all winter t0 62 degrees and the expense is negligible - it was not a noticeable increase to our heating bill when I added it on (I did convert from LP to natural gas at the time of the addition, but still....)

best regards -

mqqn
 
crowdog said:
:O:O:O:O:O Ok im spent, That is a great set up there, congrats!!!!
What types of bikes do you have?
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Hi crowdog -

I have several dirtbikes (KTM 300's and a 83 YZ490), and my main street ride is a 97 Kawasaki Concours 1000 "scratch and dent special" .

I did look into getting one of the Kawtooms street legal - it is kinda spendy, and I would have to finagle the title to be able to have plate - I have looked into it. I would be more aggressive to go there if the bike were a larger displacement 4-stroke, but being only a 300 and two-stroke.....

best regards -

mqqn
 
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mqqn said:
Hi bladebuster -

My mancave revolves around my cars and motorcycles -

I added this onto my house several years ago - it is heated (radiant heat in the floor), 8000# two-post service lift, lots of electric outlets - 220v service, and of course it is way too small lol.....
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If only I had a lift in my garage. Looks great:thumbup:
 
bladebuster said:
What you mean sucks living with your parents? All the money saved can buy you all the knives!!!!! Getting married and have a wife nagging you not to buy your toys.......nah. You're just fine!
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Save money? What's that? I'm a broke college student currently, so I have no money to save. I can't even afford the Izula I want! lol I should be graduating not long after the wedding, so that's something else to look forward to: expendable income. The best part is, all she asks is that the bills are paid before I spend the rest on knives. I wonder how long that will last? :D

malada said:
You had better get it set up before she moves her crap in or there won't be any room for you :D
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LOL I'm afraid I'm too late there. She's renting a house from her parents which we will continue to rent for a couple years. So I'm kind of screwed. It's a good size house with more rooms than we need though, and I've already got her trained that the garage is MINE.
 
mqqn said:
Hi bladebuster -

My mancave revolves around my cars and motorcycles -

I added this onto my house several years ago - it is heated (radiant heat in the floor), 8000# two-post service lift, lots of electric outlets - 220v service, and of course it is way too small lol.....

from_front_east_side.jpg


from_back_by_waterheater.jpg


I have an airbrush setup and a "workroom" in the basement where I can do misc. tasks, and I plan on a model railroad in that room when I retire.

I have taken over one of the bedrooms since the kids left home and I am making that an office.

best regards -

mqqn
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I truly admire your choice in BOV's :D
 
I hate all of you!:mad: I live in a ONE bedroom in NYC. My 'man cave' consists of whatever i can fit on my computer desk! truly jealous.:grumpy:
 
mqqn said:
Hi bladebuster -

My mancave revolves around my cars and motorcycles -

I added this onto my house several years ago - it is heated (radiant heat in the floor), 8000# two-post service lift, lots of electric outlets - 220v service, and of course it is way too small lol.....

from_front_east_side.jpg


from_back_by_waterheater.jpg


I have an airbrush setup and a "workroom" in the basement where I can do misc. tasks, and I plan on a model railroad in that room when I retire.

I have taken over one of the bedrooms since the kids left home and I am making that an office.

best regards -

mqqn
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Now that's what I'm talking about!!! Nice toy room :thumbup: :cool:
 
my man cave is on hold - 32x48 workshop.
got ready to pour concrete and the BiL parked his car in the middle of my sand before I could get it level. Wasgoing to have the car running in a couple of days, it spent 3 months before he gave up and just sold it.
now I have to wait for things to thaw out before I can pour the 20 yards of 'crete.
then I can insulate, wire, and start building workbenches!
 
My mancave revolves around my cars and motorcycles -

Now that is what I call a real man cave for man mobile - very nice!!!!
 
jnanson said:
bladebuster i love those gypsy beads man.
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Being a pack rat - I retrieved everything my wife throws away - the beads are my daughter's and was destined for the the dump - I kept it and ......well, use it. Reminds me of hippie shack during the 60s:D
 
There's been a bunch more microphones and instruments added since this pic. Plus it doesn't show all my amps. The isolation booth (hallway) has a lot more acoustic treatment done to it since this pic, too.
My version of the man cave, though.
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These were awesome to see last week while away on business so I'll play along.

My indoor cave is the 'storm room' I took over for guns and reloading. Kinda long and narrow but it's a bunker and I was able to so some serious re-enforcement to the door.
Opposite of the door end is my reloading bench with a Dillon 550 and 1050 on it, below are boxes of lead, to the left more lead/and other componants.

Door end is the safe which is mostly compitition pistols, but a few longguns. Overflow sites in a rack to the left. loaded ammo is on a shelf next to it.

Final pic is the top of the brass shelf which is where the sharp things currently live. Bottom shelf is small fixed blades, middle empty boxes mostly, top is larger fixed blades waiting for the next camping trip or whatever else. The folders are kept in zippered pouches that hold I think 16 blades per, you can just see one of them there on the left.

Outdoor mancave is a small garage I had built when we bought the house that has the old willys MB, the welder, mower etc in it, but it's too snowy outside and I'm barefoot so just picture it in yer head.
 

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