Interesting quote I just read about hobbies

[ezmobee]

As someone pointed out to me a long time ago, if your hobby mostly involves buying stuff, it's the wrong hobby for you.

I just read the above quote in a thread in the photography section of a social news web site (reddit.com Don't go there unless you don't ever want to get up from your computer ). I just wondered how many of us are guilty of that? It's so easy to get wrapped up in seeking and finding the best deals on all the equipment for a particular hobby but when it comes time to actually doing the thing, you sometimes lose interest or find out it really isn't for you.

Anyone have any good stories? I know my grandfather outfitted a whole wood shop and never really made much of anything. My brother-in-law is a bit of a serial hobbyist and has done this with numerous fleeting interests of his. My wife has done it a little bit also with craft projects although they are usually pretty small so no harm is done.

I think I am a little bit guilty of it with my model train hobby. I would really like to have a fully scenicked layout but the tedious work required to get there is daunting. My layout is quite functional for running trains so I've been having difficulty getting the motivation up to do the scenery work. Going to train shows with my buddies and buying things is much more fun

There are definitely some armchair boaters on here, I know that for sure. I know I'm safe with boating because it is definitely the boating activity I'm after and the restoration work is just the means to an end.

 

[Huron Angler]

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My dad bought two quads, a sled/pop-up shanty w/ 2 swivel seats to pull behind the quads, a heater, a gas-powered auger, tiny ice-fishing poles, tip-ups, etc.

When I called him last week to talk about doing some ice fishing over presidents day weekend...he says "I think we will rent a shanty over on Fletcher's pond":facepalm:

I limit my hobby spending to boat stuff since there's no way it will go unused

 

[Bigprairie1]

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Well, this is a good quote EZ....but it has a few qualifications for me....mostly related to time spent buying vs. 'doing' or participating.
For me a hobby is an interest that haunts you over time and just won't permanently leave you alone as a thought or a 'draw', etc. I know I have gone through 'fad' hobbies that come and go but a few things have always come 'home to roost' and keep popping up in mind every few years like clockwork. For me ever since I was a kid it's been classic trucks and cars...particularly GM, etc...and of course they do need some occasional 'buying'.
All Good
BP

 

[OldePharte]

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ezmobee - I know what ya mean. I have been "collecting" model railroad materials for 30 years. When we moved, I even had the movers move 1x4s, 1x2s, etc.

I always thought that my job was to get easier as I got older, only to find that with surviving several "right-sizing" moves, I was working harder each year. Now that I am retired and the Bosslady's demand that we build an over-sized 2 car garage (only one bay used for a car) that I can finally work on the layout.