What is your OTHER expensive hobby?

my hobbies are knives, guns, corvettes and high end watches.

not to mention deer hunting.
 
it used to be booze and loose ladies, now that I am a two woman man ( girlfriend and her daughter) more money is available to spend on:
old school tattoos,
guitars,
high end airsoft guns,
tac- clothing,
and I seem to get into that watches thing......
and then there is still good food and drink...

matthias
matthias
 
Accurized .22 Rimfire rifles. I've built 5 custom Ruger 10/22's. Currently have a Buckmark Rifle w/heavy barrel. Looking for a way to customize it now. Also, have some expensive fishing gear. I don't catch any more fish with it but I sure look good trying.
 
I used to collect original comic book art, got some nice pieces, including a piece by Kevin Taylor and Budd Root (if you do a search, remember, NSFW). I collect ballcaps, but wear them. Was going to collect watches, but right now I only have two. I've gots thousands of books, comics etc all over the place at home, but I don't collect them, per se.
 
Knives, No Guns, camera's (35mm, Medium format), swords, metal working, african cichlids, archery.

Patrick
 
Flashlights:

- Arc AAA (~15, RGB, red, orange, blue, UV, CPF, etc.)
- Arc AA (6, include 2x lugged)
- Arc LS (6)
- Arc LS LitFuse mod (2x)
- Arc 4+
- Peak AAA (2)
- Peak 1xCR123 7LED
- Inova X5 (2)
- Inova T4
- Inova X1 (2)
- Inova Microlight (red LED)
- Inova Microlight (white LED)
- CMG Infinity (several)
- CMG Sonic
- Nuwai Q-III (2)
- Dorcy 1AAA 1LED
- Dorcy 3AA 1LED
- Photons (several)
- Photon Proton
- Streamlight Strion
- Streamlight Stinger
- Streamlight Stinger HP head
- Streamlight PolyStinger
- Streamlight UltraStinger
- Streamlight ProPolymer 7LED (2)
- Streamlight ProPolymer Luxeon (2)
- Steamlight Jr. Luxeon
- Aleph 2 NG500
- Aleph 3 DB917
- Aleph CR2
- A19 Cree XR-E 1x123
- Surefire L4, Pila 168S
- Surefire G2 (3)
- Surefire 6P (3)
- Surefire U2
- Surefire X10
- Surefire 6P + (2)A19 + (2)Pila 168S + P91
- Surefire M3 + A19 + (2)Pila 168S
- Orb Raw U-bin, green tritium
- Orb Raw T-bin, blue tritium
- Mag60 (Magcharger + WA1160)
- Mag85 bi-pin WA1185, black, 9AA>3D
- Mag85 potted WA1185, black, 9AA>3D
- FM 1D Magmod potted WA1166, black, 3 Pila 168S
- FM 1D Magmod bi-pin WA1318, silver, 3 Pila 168S
- FM 2D Magmod, can't remember bulb, 6AA>3D
- Elektrolumen Tesla-6, black (3D Mag body with 6LED on 9AAA)
- Night-Ops Gladius, black (x2)
- Pelican M6 LED HA3
- HDS EDC Basic 60
- HDS EDC U60
- Thor 15M candlepower Cyclops, yellow
- Rechargeable 1M candlepower spotlights (several)
- Jil 1.3W Up
- Fenix L1P (3)
- Fenix L2P
- Fenix L0P
- Fenix P1 (natural)
- Fenix P1 (black)
- Fenix P1D Cree (black)
- Fenix EO
- Fenix LOD CE
- Fenix L1D CE
- Fenix L2D CE
- Fenix P2D CE
- Eternalight ErgoMarine
- Eternalight Derringer
- A19 Cree XR-E 1x123 Aleph GD825
- Acro X990
- Mac's "The Torch" (black "sleeper")

cheers
 
I collect art as well as knives and guns. Art costs a hell of a lot more that knives. I think I spent somewhere around $14,000 last year on art- way more than on knives. It's really weird- my wife gets all worked up if we buy something like a couch that costs a grand or so, when she thinks nothing of plunking down $3,500 on a painting or a print. We pay for other people's works with what we make by sellling our own- so really, it's kind of like trading. But if I buy a knife that costs $200, she thinks that's expensive. (Wait until she sees what I plan on picking up at Blade!)

I haven't bought much art this year, our walls are pretty well taken care of at this point. The cool thing about collecting knives is that they don't take up all that much space.
 
My photography takes up quite a bit of cash. Film and developing aint cheap, yanno. My books, as well. I have probably close to $1500 worth, and that's a lot of money for me.
 
Another nod here for guitars and cameras. I went through a phase where i was using antique 220 roll film cameras. The film and processing were outrageous, especially as it had to be purchased and developed out of town. I have a problem buying guitars as well... I'm seeking help.
 
Knives, airguns, guitars, Hammond tonewheel organs (three in the lockup all being restored v e r y s l o w l y). Used to be motorcycles (paid my way through university restoring old British ones) and cars a bit but I got over that. Photography on and off over the years (gave up a bit after my Nikon kit was all stolen).
 
Buying trees and planting them, all kinds of gardening things come in expensive.

My French girl-friend....worth everything!
 
And I forgot to mention watches. I have gotten into watches. A Steinhart-Debaufre Special Green Ocean 1 being the latest score. And I was gifted a Seiko.
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Seakayaks. But I think it's more lifestyle or passion than a hobby. Pricey, though.
 
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