So what are your other hobbies ?

[LA OZ]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

I have tried overclocking. I have found the 10-20% speed gain is not worth the instability. PC crashes sometime. It may or may not be related to overclock but it add to another layer of doubt and confusion. I keep ending up resetting to normal clock speed. I have heard that when you overclock, you need good RAM, power supply, and cooling towel. They are expensive. Why not just spent those money on a faster CPU and more RAM?

 

[allthatwhichis]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

It's just like suupping up a car, you do it to say you can. Just like any other obesssion. I also like to tell people I cool my computer with water. Makes em think. My best overclock I have going at the moment is a 2ghz at 3ghz, what is that 30, 50%. We run em through a few hoops to make sure they are stable. 3 or 4 3d applications and a 8+ hour test computing prime numbers. This ensures... well as much as it can, that you won't get any crashes. Any yes, you really should have good everything to overclock, just like cars.

 

[Brlux]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

We have an interesting Firearms forum here in Arizona.

www.arizonashooting.com

 

[LowBat]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

CPF - the most common forum for me
Sony TR World - about the Sony TR series computer
SaveOurState - rallying against criminal trespassing (illegal immigration)
MotoX - modding of Motorola cell phones
Howard Forums - cell phones and service providers

 

[LA OZ]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

I can see a trend here and that is obvious. American enjoy their firearms. I have a liking for gun since childhood. I spent most of my money on toy guns . There are too many restrictions in Australia. I just don't bother with it.

 

[Concept]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

I really like www.edcforums.com covers all sorts of EDC stuff.

 

[LA OZ]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

I visit www.edcforums.com from time to time. It is not as active as CPF. My user name is LA.

 

[sandbasser]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

I like tinkering with old rangefinder cameras. They have a great forum (although it's not as good as this one) which I lurk around often.

http://www.kyphoto.com/cgi-bin/forum/discus.cgi

Lately, I've been lurking around the edcforum as well.

http://edcforums.com/

 

[Bright Scouter]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

Geocaching and Boy Scouts.

http://www.geocaching.com/
http://www.mi-geocaching.org/

http://www.usscouts.org/

 

[ridge rover]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

http://www.survival.com/IVB/ Is the place for all your survival inquirys. Ron and Karen Hood have put together a series of videos that cover all the bases of survival from the primitive to modern urban survival. Ron writes for SWAT magazine and his credits in the field are many. I just gave Karen Hood a Fenix P1D CE in our own forum gift giving thingy. It was pricy for our event, but she's worth it as you can find out!

 

[Danbo]

Re: List your hobbies! Which other forums you spent alot of time in?

I have to admit, my first love is KNIVES! And, as such, the following are a few of my favorite places to hang out.

www.bladeforums.com
www.knifeforums.com
www.usualsuspect.net

Other places I hang out are:

www.jerzeedevil.com
www.ebay.com

(bad for the wallet though)

 

[meuge]

Other expensive hobbies

I was wondering, what are the other expensive hobbies that have plagued the CPF community.

Before flashlights, I had a number of other hobbies.

- computers
- high-end audio equipment (by far the most expensive of all of my hobbies)
- fountain pens
- knives
- hiking

... in chronological order of course.

 

[Wicho]

Re: Other expensive hobbies

Mountain bikes.
Two way radios.
Women - before I married.

 

[shakeylegs]

Re: Other expensive hobbies

photography

 

[Wicho]

Re: Other expensive hobbies

Damned, forgot about that one!

photography

 

[Retinator]

Re: Other expensive hobbies

1 word..........Spitzer


But seriously, coin collecting is one. I've levelled out on it, mainly because I keep everything locked away and there's just too many coins I like, yet never look at them after I get them.

Fine pens I like, but I can't decide on a design, so I'm just teetering on that one now.

Anything done in extreme excess (hell even penny collecting) can get expensive. It's all relative.

 

[Wattnot]

Re: Other expensive hobbies

The flashlights are cheap . . . compared to:

RC aircraft - especially helicopters.

Guns.

 

[Nitro]

Re: Other expensive hobbies

photography

+1 on Photography.

Firearms

 

[Big_Ed]

Re: Other expensive hobbies

Classic cars and muscle cars.

 

[Nitro]

Re: Other expensive hobbies

Astronomy