Man cave builds, garage time, sports, gaming, fishing, grilling, collecting. Your life outside of dadding.
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Posted about this before but she's finally complete. Built custom workbench from walnut, organized all my tools on a pegboard wall, got proper lighting in there now. Even got a lit
Haven't fished since college. Got the urge last year and bought some basic gear, nothing fancy. Been going out early mornings before the family wakes up. Caught a decent sized bass
WFH dad here. Got a decent PC setup downstairs that I use for work. Was worried I'd just blend everything together but I've been pretty disciplined about closing the laptop and hav
Spent all last weekend redoing the garage walls. Wife said it looked nice but why am I spending so much time down there. I told her it's my sanctuary. Now I just need to get the be
Got my smoker fired up yesterday for the first time since October. Neighbors could smell it from three houses down. Made a killer brisket. The kids complained it was too smoky but
Taking my sons out to the lake on Saturday. They're 6 and 9, so this is their first real fishing trip. Got the sunscreen, snacks, and life jackets ready. Just worried they'll get b
Got into this new fishing simulator game and somehow lost track of time. Next thing I know it's 2am and my wife is asking why I'm not in bed. I swear I was only going to play for a
Planning to do the main turkey on the grill this year instead of the oven and my wife thinks I'm insane. I've been researching all week and I'm pretty confident about it. Anyone he
Took me all summer but I finally got the basement sorted out. New pool table, put in a bar area, got the gaming setup perfect with a nice TV. The wireless speakers are chef's kiss.
Got out on the water twice this week already. Been using this new topwater lure and yesterday I landed this absolute monster, had to be at least 5 pounds. Took some pictures but di
Splurged on a Traeger pellet smoker last month and honestly it's changed everything. Been smoking briskets on Sunday and my neighbors are definitely noticing lol. Anyone else using
Took my 8 year old to a local pond last weekend and caught our first catfish together. He was so excited. Going to make this a regular thing. Looking for recommendations on decent
Just installed a projector and sound system in the basement. Wife said I could have the space as long as I keep it organized and don't let it become a total disaster zone. Already
Started with a simple cutting board for my wife and now I'm obsessed. Just finished a small end table for the living room. Looking to upgrade my tools and maybe take a class. This
In my third year of my work league and finally think I know what I'm doing. Made some trades that are actually paying off. Probably going to lose first round anyway but it's been f
Been working on this for like 3 months between kids' activities and work. Got all my tools organized by category now and even labeled everything so my wife can find stuff without a
I never fished growing up but my dad took me out last month and something just clicked. Now I'm looking at rods and reels online way too much. There's so much to learn - different
Just fired up the grill for the first time this year and man did I miss it. Nothing beats a perfectly cooked steak and having the guys over. Trying to step up my game this year and
Been working on organizing my garage for like 6 months and I finally got my workbench how I want it. Got all my tools mounted on a pegboard, good lighting overhead, and a little mi
Caught a 14lb bass Saturday morning and I'm still riding the high. Been fishing that same lake for 6 years and finally landed something worth bragging about. My buddy got some dece