Man cave builds, garage time, sports, gaming, fishing, grilling, collecting. Your life outside of dadding.
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I know this sounds stupid but I'm genuinely proud. Spent all last weekend putting up pegboards, labeling drawers, and getting my tools actually organized instead of scattered every
Finally upgraded my old PC and got a nice monitor. The wife let me take over the basement corner on one condition - I keep noise at reasonable hours. Been staying up way too late p
Saved up for like 6 months and finally pulled the trigger on the Traeger pellet smoker. I've been smoking brisket and ribs every weekend and my neighbors hate me but in a good way
Took my 8yo out to the lake last weekend and man I forgot how peaceful it is. We didn't catch anything but he was entertained for like 4 hours which is honestly the win. Picked up
Just hung the last tool pegboard yesterday and I'm pumped. Got my workbench organized, added some shelving for all my random supplies, and put in a couple shop lights so I can actu
Been prepping my smoker all week. New grates, cleaned out the ash, got my rubs ready and I'm planning a big cookout this weekend. Invited some neighbors over, gonna do brisket, rib
Looking to get into fishing with my 10yo son. Don't want to drop a ton of money right away since I have no idea if he'll actually stick with it. Thinking maybe a basic rod and reel
Took me like 3 years but I've got my garage/workshop dialed in now. Got the pegboard organized, tool box labeled, good lighting, mini fridge for beer, and a radio that actually wor
I try to get out to the lake at least twice a month, just me and my truck. Nothing serious, usually don't catch much. But something about being on the water early in the morning wh
Used to play competitive shooters solo. Now my 9 year old and I play co-op games together a few times a week. He's actually getting pretty good at strategy games. It's not the same
Packed up early Saturday morning and took my 6 year old to the lake near our house. He didn't catch anything but he loved throwing the line in the water and we got some good time t
My old Weber is finally dying after like 15 years of service. Anyone here use a Traeger or similar pellet grill? I love smoking stuff but the temperature control on my current setu
Spent the last 3 weekends putting together my first real gaming PC and holy crap it actually works. Got it running at 1440p 144fps on the games I actually care about. My kids think
Got the new couch delivered yesterday and installed the wall mounting for the TV. Just need to do some paint touch-ups and get the mini fridge stocked. This is my sanctuary away fr
Haven't been in months because of work and kids. Got up at 4am and hit the lake. Caught some decent smallmouth and we just talked the whole time. Haven't felt that relaxed in ages.
Cleaned out the grill, replaced some grates, got my tools organized. Planning to smoke a brisket this weekend for the family. Been watching YouTube videos on technique all week. My
Spent the last month slowly getting it together. Got a peg board up, labeled everything, even made space for the kids to do crafts in there. Wife says it looks like a real garage n
Got a small couch, gaming setup, mini fridge, and a TV. It's nothing fancy but it's mine and I can actually have some peace and quiet. Wife said I could have it as long as I keep h
After like 6 months of tinkering on weekends, I finally got my man cave looking decent. Got a projector mounted, ran all the cables through the walls, and picked up some acoustic p
Just picked up a new pellet grill and man I cannot wait to break it in. Already got my first brisket planned for Saturday. The kids are old enough now that they actually want to he