How about a fun thing that you do, that isn't in the "top ten".
I have so many oddball hobbies that I'll just post one at a time...
Not too uncommon, Model Sailboat Racing. As close to real sailing as you can get. I don't build scale models, but do remote control sailing. For a while, six of my neighbors who live on our small lake, all had their own boats, and we'd lay out a triangular course and have mini regattas... The early days were more fun... until some of the technocrats in the group decided to abide by the rules. No more dirty tricks. International Yacht Racing Rules. Essentially a full semester college course.
Here's a website that covers the subject.
https://www.modelsailboat.com/race-rc.html My boat is similar to the ones on the website page... a one meter model.
Some of our ER members are well into sailing, so will understand that the rules are a bit complicated.
All in all, a wonderful sport/hobby that encourages some skill development, but can be had for a moderate investment of a few hundred dollars upfront, but no major ongoing cost. It doesn't even require competition, as just learning to sail a R/C model is great fun.
I'd like to get into Micro R/C planes. One of the retirement communities near us in FL, has a group of about 30 guys who fly these 3 oz. tiny electric power planes in their community auditorium every Saturday.
So, pick one of your more unusual hobbies, and share it with us.
I have so many oddball hobbies that I'll just post one at a time...
Not too uncommon, Model Sailboat Racing. As close to real sailing as you can get. I don't build scale models, but do remote control sailing. For a while, six of my neighbors who live on our small lake, all had their own boats, and we'd lay out a triangular course and have mini regattas... The early days were more fun... until some of the technocrats in the group decided to abide by the rules. No more dirty tricks. International Yacht Racing Rules. Essentially a full semester college course.
Here's a website that covers the subject.
https://www.modelsailboat.com/race-rc.html My boat is similar to the ones on the website page... a one meter model.
Some of our ER members are well into sailing, so will understand that the rules are a bit complicated.
All in all, a wonderful sport/hobby that encourages some skill development, but can be had for a moderate investment of a few hundred dollars upfront, but no major ongoing cost. It doesn't even require competition, as just learning to sail a R/C model is great fun.
I'd like to get into Micro R/C planes. One of the retirement communities near us in FL, has a group of about 30 guys who fly these 3 oz. tiny electric power planes in their community auditorium every Saturday.
So, pick one of your more unusual hobbies, and share it with us.