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Anyone else have ridiculously expensive hobbies?

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Originally posted by: freshgeardude
definently paintball every time i go i spend like 75 bucks
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So many paintballers.. all hating the expense...
why not try airsoft then... same thing.. better guns and less expense..

if youre a gun nut and like paintball... you will adore airsoft with the realism of the weapons.. and the MILSIM aspect =)

my hobbies are airsoft.. ( about 3k worth of gear so far)
and my 5.0 stang
and my PC.
 
Originally posted by: Platypus
For me it's guitar stuff.. I half considered just pulling the trigger on 600 dollars worth of stomp boxen.. I had to stop myself and get part now and part later.
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This is my vice too.
 
Its now my enthusiast computer and gaming hobby and has been for about the last year. The computer hobby was my thing for a long time but about 3 years ago I picked up an everyday habit that lasted 2 years until September 14th of last year when I got clean! I spent a TON more money on that "hobby" and have nothing to show for it!
I'm glad to say I have been clean for 11 months on August 14th, woot woot! When I got sober I picked up my old hobby of computer building/gaming again and i'm glad I did. It kept me busy and away from old friends and the places I used to hang at.

I'd say to some of you guys...be glad you have a hobby or habit where you have material things to show for and not a hobby or habit that is harmful to your health, family or friends.
 
Originally posted by: Coldkilla
I have an expensive music hobby too! Last few months have spent over $2,300 on a new Mapex Professional 6 Piece, last year my father (the REAL music guy) spent over $200,000 in the last two years @ a music store. Now thats an expensive hobby.

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$30k (I buy big and expensive)
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WTF?! A $30,000 drumkit? How the!?! Some Neal Peart Paragon Cymbals only run like $2100.00 and a great kit for like $4000.00, wheres the other $12,000 go? Stuff your heads with dope or something to muffle the sound?!
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Im in New Zealand. and I play Pearl Masterworks kits, with Zildjian, Meinl and UFIP cymbals. next kit will be around 11 - 12 piece, with 18 cymbals, and a LOT of Pearl 2000 series ahrdware. It adds up pretty fast. To give you an idea, the bass drum on my current Masterworks cost $3599....

Cheers for someone reminding me, well over $2k of Warhammer.
 
BMW motorcycle 11k plus about 2k in accessories. Trips are cheap though. Cycling in general is expensive. Neither are as expensive as a girlfriend though.
 
My stereo rig. It costs much more than my Lexus but I've had more use or listen out of it than driving my car so i'm happy.🙂
 
I mentioned hobby farming earlier as an expensive hobby... now the wife is looking at building a second barn for about 10k. Plus, this weekend , gas, hotels, etc. for a 2400 mile trip to pick up over 1k worth of goats.
 
I pulled the trigger on two pedals since I posted this.. must stop.

One of them is being custom designed and made though 😎
I'll have some cool clips/pics of it when it's finished... in 5 weeks 🙁
 
Home Theatre is my main vice... I have ~1200 DVDS, all bought. My HT hardware cost me about C$12,000, that is without getting a new display and sticking with a 1990 Sony Trinitron 32". The display is being replaced (finally) with an Optoma 720P projector as soon as I get the package at home 🙂

Funny thing is, I paid over C$25,000 on DVDs compared to the hardware... maybe I should not sum it up...
 
Originally posted by: Schadenfreude
Martial Arts :thumbsdown:
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lol, that $30 gui must be breaking the bank? Many people here spend more than the cost of martial art lessons for a year with just a new video card + hard drive 😉

 
Computers and photography.

I guess cars to an extent but I am not like most on here who actually buy new cars, I just buy crap for the 95 model that I have.
 
music equipment

mackie onyx 1640 w/firewire
pod xt
bass pod xt
korg ms2000br synth
variax 500 guitar
emu 1212m soundcard
roland td-20 drumkit

now that i have all this junk I need to start making some music
 
Golf Equipment --> not always the most up to date, but I'm getting there as money permits
Photographic equipment (this one has lapsed for a while, and it is time to join the DSLR crowd 🙂)
 
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