What Do You Collect.....

[JK Knives]

Besides knives? After we get a few posts, and hopefully pictures, I`ll post what I collect.

 

[Skimo]

Dust!

I really don't collect anything else, even my knife 'collection' is all users, I guess I collect books, when I'm bored 4-5 books a month, I gave 'em all up when I moved a few months ago.

 

[Slider817]

At the moment not much else but knives guns flashlights and outdoor gear. I used to collect coins and stamps. Before that like most kids, Sports cards. As of now, just the outdoor gear, with a major focus on knives.

 

[Rockywolf]

Books and movies.

 

[white avenger]

I'm retired, so mostly I just sit around and collect dust. My wife brushes me off every Sunday morning so I can go to church.

 

[trevytrev]

Guns, Knives, Camera gear and Watches...if it's an expensive hobby somehow I'm drawn to it

 

[Ossa1970]

Besides knives.... Well I am a Virgo, so I pretty much collect everything, snakes, guns, gadgets, flashlights, superman stuff, hats, etc...

Did I mention deer..

Tried these but it did not work out

See why I can't afford to do drugs,

 

[cosmophonic12]

I collect knives, firearms, cacti and succulents. I have a large arid garden!

 

[TheGame]

Mainly only knives here. I do like to buy flashlights every now and then. I will buy some DVDs, too. I do actually buy Hot Wheels cars, but only Mustangs. :thumbup:

 

[JK Knives]

I do actually buy Hot Wheels cars, but only Mustangs. :thumbup:

I`ve got a pewter colored 2006 Mustang GT Hot Wheels. It`s just like the real one I had, sure miss that car.

 

[JK Knives]

Besides knives.... Well I am a Virgo, so I pretty much collect everything, snakes, guns, gadgets, flashlights, superman stuff, hats, etc...

I like all that stuff too, except snakes! Terrified of the darn things!

 

[Ossa1970]

I like all that stuff too, except snakes! Terrified of the darn things!

At one time I had over 400, including neonates. Now I am down to 25 plus 11 Gecko's.

 

[C Bryant]

As with knives I never intended to "collect" them, but I have a few so I guess it is a collection. I love old .22's.

Savage Model 24 Combo Guns. I just wanted a .22mag/20ga. Have yet to find it.... but I found these ones while looking!
Top: .223/20
Middle: .22lr/20
Bottom: .22mag/.410

H&R Sportsman circa 1951

Springfield M2 Trainer for the Springfield '03 circa 1922

 

[mqqn]

Hi Guys -

Jeekers - I collect a lot of things - but nothing really as a "collection".

I have quite a few firearms.

I have 13 motorcycles.

I have a medium sized collection of die-cast cars and motorcycles, including some old hotwheels redlines.

I have a large collection of old Disc Golf Discs - from back in the days when I used to play professionally. I have some discs that I play with that, when I pull them out, the kids all start gawking and asking me "do you know how much that is worth??" lol.

One thing that I have been collecting for years that I still pursue occasionally is special Jack Daniels Bottles. They all have to be full, unopened and in the original box if applicable. I only will collect the bottles that are special, that is, I don't collect the regular black label bottles that have special scenes or labels - it has to be a special bottle. I have some bottles that I have had since the 80's, and some of these are becoming quite valuable.

I don't have pictures of any of my collections except for my knives - I will have to rectify that!

best regards -

mqqn

 

[Tahts-a-dats-ago]

As a child I first got into coin collecting. In a few years I had accumulated quite a few coins – none of which were valuable – but lost interest and turned to collecting stamps. That “collection” really didn’t go anywhere and I lost interest relatively quickly.

In my late teens I discovered Louis L’Amour’s books and began buying them on a regular basis. I still have them and believe that I own at least one copy of every book he ever put out. The collection probably isn’t worth anything – most of the books are paperbacks – but I still enjoy them very much.

As an adult I’ve never set out to “collect” anything: I just buy things that I like, and if I find that I really like that thing, I usually end up buying several things in that category.

I am an avid reader and still buy books on a regular basis. I’d guess that I have several thousand books at this point – in a wide variety of genres. I especially enjoy westerns, political books (mostly with regards to Constitutional issues/intent) and history.

I also have somewhere around 2,000 CD’s which represent twenty some years of buying various forms of music. My tastes in music tend to vary frequently, so I have some of just about everything except rap. I simply loathe rap “music” so it will never have a place in my music “collection.”

I have roughly 30 pairs of cowboy boots in various exotic skins and something like 10 pairs in the typical cowhide. The latter pairs do get worn, but the exotics were so expensive that I just can’t bring myself to wearing them outside of special occasions.

By far my most costly “collection” is related to photography. I have somewhere around 30 cameras. With the exception of my 2 Mamiya cameras, my entire “collection” consists of various Pentax camera models (most of them are older film cameras). I also have somewhere around $20,000 in lenses for the cameras. Add in another $5,000 (or so) for the lights, stands, backgrounds and accessories, my photography “collection” probably cost me something around $33,000. If I were to sell my entire collection, I suspect I’d be lucky to get one third of my actual investment. I think I’d have to be starving before I’d consider selling my photo equipment though.

My knife “collection” really began only 18 months ago. I was cleaning out my tool shed when I found my old PAL knife that I had traded for back in my teens. That knife got me to thinking about old pocket knives that I had lost over the years and I began trying to find replacements for those lost knives.

I started out by buying a few Steel Warrior pocket knives. They were OK knives (especially for the price) but it seemed like they were lacking something that I just couldn’t explain. I suppose it is nostalgia, but it seems like my old knives had soul and the new Steel Warrior knives just didn’t do it for me.

I eventually stumbled upon various knife forums and began reading them with a fury. That’s how I found out about the “scandi” knives – and that’s when my newest addiction began.

After buying dozens of “scandi” knives I began investigating custom makers. I love my “scandi” knives but I wanted to see if there truly was a difference between custom and mass production.

I think there is a difference somehow. Maybe it’s due to the custom maker pouring his/her blood, sweat, and tears into their product? Maybe it’s the pride of knowing their product has ever so slight variations that make each knife truly unique?

Whatever the reason, I’m convinced that my custom-made knives have a soul of their own; they just feel right in my hand – like they’re far more than mere tools. For that reason, most of my knives (from now on) will be purchased from a custom maker.

 

[TheGame]

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I have a medium sized collection of die-cast cars and motorcycles, including some old hotwheels redlines.
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I`ve got a pewter colored 2006 Mustang GT Hot Wheels. It`s just like the real one I had, sure miss that car.

I didn't think I'd find anyone else who actually owned a hot wheels (as an adult) on BF. :thumbup:

Not really sure why I like them, but they just catch my eye as something I want. I am not going to be able and just buy the actual version, so I had to settle for the hot wheels. (Which, is pretty fun hunting for cars you want in its' own right)

 

[JK Knives]

I`ve collected too many things in my life. I used to collect guns, sold most of them, just kept the 12 I use, and a couple of them may be going soon. Used to collect all Buck knives, now I`m just focusing on one or two models. One neat thing I`ve done is to get a 110 for each of my grandchildren, with the proper date code for their year of birth. My main focus of collecting now is old Boy Scout stuff. I`ve managed to put together a pretty impressive collection at old resale stores, small antique shops, and from a certain friend here on BF. Old manuals, knives, mess kits, compass, sharpening stone, flashlights, and hatchets, have found their way into my collection. I also collect old outdoor and woodcraft books, have quite a collection. I`ve found that the hunt is as much fun as the finding.

 

[jds1]

I like the grandkid's "birth knives" idea. Very cool.

Jeff

 

[Mr. Sogetsu]

Do unfinished projects count? I have dozens of those.

I had a good amount of hot wheels at one time too(2 generations worth).

I am starting a book collection, but only books I read are part of that collection.

When I was young(younger?) I would collect keychains.

 

[jds1]

I'm a sucker for knives, lights and pocket tools (EDC kind of stuff). I also collect mountaineering/climbing literature and mystery novels.

Jeff