Who has the most unusual but legal hobby?

[DannyScene]

MrRee145 said:

Sadly mine is duller than most on here.. Field Archery is my hobby of choice at present, it gets me outside and I get to play at being Robin hood

That is something I always quite fancied doing but never bothered to look into archery clubs (I assume there are clubs)

[MrRee145]

DannyScene said:

That is something I always quite fancied doing but never bothered to look into archery clubs (I assume there are clubs)

There are indeed clubs, loads about. I shoot under the NFAS rules NFAS.net they have a club finder. the other is GNAS which is more target base archery but do have some field styles.

[DannyScene]

MrRee145 said:

DannyScene said:

That is something I always quite fancied doing but never bothered to look into archery clubs (I assume there are clubs)

There are indeed clubs, loads about. I shoot under the NFAS rules NFAS.net they have a club finder. the other is GNAS which is more target base archery but do have some field styles.

I assumed all archery was target based, what are shooting at in field archery if not targets?

Sorry for the seemingly daft question

[MrRee145]

Yes they are all targets however field archery involves shooting at either animal "faces" full bodies with specified kill zones or 3D life like animals. whereas "target" archery tends to be standing in a field or indoors at a set distance shooting at a traditional Round target with the coloured scoring bands.

[DannyScene]

MrRee145 said:

Yes they are all targets however field archery involves shooting at either animal "faces" full bodies with specified kill zones or 3D life like animals. whereas "target" archery tends to be standing in a field or indoors at a set distance shooting at a traditional Round target with the coloured scoring bands.

aha got ya

Thanks for the info mate!

Should probably stop derailing the thread now, I'm going to go join my local club

[geeks]

Used to do alot of archery as a teen and a recent bout of watching Arrow has me hankering for a compound bow again....

Back to the topic at hand, I collect T-Shirts with things written on them, my favorite one at the moment is "Still plays with Cars!"

[soad]

Tree shaping - you train living trees and other woody plants into artistic shapes or useful structures.
Think about growing your own chair! It might take a while though.

[DannyScene]

soad said:

Tree shaping - you train living trees and other woody plants into artistic shapes or useful structures.
Think about growing your own chair! It might take a while though.

fking hell! How long on average does that take you to do?

[soad]

DannyScene said:

fking hell! How long on average does that take you to do?

Years!

[DannyScene]

soad said:

DannyScene said:

fking hell! How long on average does that take you to do?

Years!

Probably a hobby to get into during the younger years of life

Would be a shame to spend years training a tree never to see the finished article

[SidJames]

sjabrown said:

I do Geographing (www.geograph.org.uk). One of the aims of this project is to collect photographs representing the geography taken in every square kilometer of the UK. So for a lot of us that means traipsing into parts of the countryside rarely visited for any reason e.g non descript areas of moor, hill, forest or coastline just to be the first person to record a photo from within that square for the project.
It's led to me seeing many more places that I otherwise would and learning a lot along the way.

I have contributed to that site also.

I have been geocaching for 7 years too.

[anonymous-user]

SidJames said:

sjabrown said:

I do Geographing (www.geograph.org.uk). One of the aims of this project is to collect photographs representing the geography taken in every square kilometer of the UK. So for a lot of us that means traipsing into parts of the countryside rarely visited for any reason e.g non descript areas of moor, hill, forest or coastline just to be the first person to record a photo from within that square for the project.
It's led to me seeing many more places that I otherwise would and learning a lot along the way.

I have contributed to that site also.

I have been geocaching for 7 years too.

Et moi aussi.

[jonesey]

Since moving I've taken up Lobster Diving. Freediving for lobsters - we're allowed to keep 2 per day so well worth doing. Great way to explore and a nice treat at the end...if you find them.

[medieval]

Medieval and English civil war re enactment plus early weight driven English clock restoration

Sitting room looks like the Wallace collection

[Captain Muppet]

I used to fence. Sabre, which is a niche thing even in fencing. Too knackered for it now, so I switched to archery, then hunter field target air rifle (knock down targets at random ranges in woodland with no scope adjustments for range allowed).

I also have a small collection of bottle tops - just the ones I designed. Unusual but really, really dull.

I used to practice with a set of throwing spanners, if that counts? I still have a 1/2" sharpened ring spanner hanging in my garage, partly because it throws nicely, and partly to put me off buying anything that doesn't use metric fasteners.

[mr_spock]

ClassicMotorNut said:

crankedup said:

Kicking off then, I am interested in all things from the 1920's early 30's era. Art deco, life styles, clothing, Gangsters, prohibition and the 'Bright young things' and of course the music. I use a 1920's car to tow my vintage caravan (1929) to shows, exhibitions, re-enactments, promotions and such like. Slowly getting together the correct attire for the era. This is now my tenth year and my interest keeps growing, the TV series Boardwalk Empire and Peaky Blinders has done much to draw attention back onto the era.
Thought about rock climbing but can't stand heights.

That, except with the '50s.

Me too, just '40s, Deco, and 50's too.

[bostin01]

This is very strange,however it is a passion of mine and I have contributed to this site on more than one occasion.

It might be acceptable on here as it includes engineering, engines, hydraulics, destruction etc.

I find the engineering fascinating, and if you look at the photo archive there are some weird and wonderful compaction designs from around the world.

As a kid I was dumbstruck by these machines and have been hooked ever since.


http://www.classicrefusetrucks.com/news.html

Bostin!

[size]

I enjoy the study of angeology and demonology.

[RobinBanks]

bostin01 said:

This is very strange,however it is a passion of mine and I have contributed to this site on more than one occasion.

It might be acceptable on here as it includes engineering, engines, hydraulics, destruction etc.

I find the engineering fascinating, and if you look at the photo archive there are some weird and wonderful compaction designs from around the world.

As a kid I was dumbstruck by these machines and have been hooked ever since.


http://www.classicrefusetrucks.com/news.html

Bostin!

I actually quite like the idea of learning about this and I have no idea why!

[SidJames]

DannyScene said:

RobinBanks said:

DannyScene said:

I partake in various aspects of urban exploration

Ie entering abandoned/forgotten about/difficult to reach places and photographing them

I've been in abandoned Hospitals, Asylums, Steelworks, Houses/Mansions, Police Stations, Council Buildings, power station, NGTE testing sites, even the old belgium commbre de commerce been in sewers/underground waterways, abandoned mines, up cranes and onto various rooftops of live hotels/office blocks

It's good fun

Is all of that legal?

Yes, trespass is a civil offence if you haven't broken and entered or intend to steal or carry out any criminal acts once inside

http://www.derelictplaces.co.uk/

have done a bit of this too.