Man cave builds, garage time, sports, gaming, fishing, grilling, collecting. Your life outside of dadding.
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Been collecting vintage fly rods for about 5 years and finally got around to building the wall mount in my garage last weekend. Got 12 rods up there now and man does it look good.
My 6 year old Weber started having temperature control issues. It'll spike to 500+ degrees even when I have the knob on low. Cleaned the burners and checked the regulator but no lu
Went all out and replaced my old 1080p monitor with a 1440p 144hz and got a new chair. My back has been killing me after sitting in that ancient office chair for like 8 years. Alre
Been watching videos all week and I'm nervous about this. Gonna start at like 10pm tonight to have it ready for lunch tomorrow. Got a 12 pounder and got my smoker all prepped. Wish
Took me 3 months but I finally got my garage workbench organized the way I wanted. Built custom tool storage on the wall, got a proper vise, and cleared out all the junk that was j
Got up at 5am Saturday and hit my favorite spot before the kids woke up. Water was perfect and caught this absolute beast on my second cast. Tried to get a good photo but my hands
Spent the last 3 weekends building out my workbench and tool storage. Got pegboard on both walls, mounted a vise, and organized all my stuff by project type. My 7 year old wants to
Picked up a PS5 and been playing Elden Ring at like 11pm after the kids are down. I'm terrible but having so much fun being challenged again. My hands hurt and I'm constantly getti
Got a Traeger for my birthday last month and I've been smoking something almost every weekend. Brisket, ribs, chicken, pork butts. My kids are sick of me talking about smoke rings
Took my 5 year old to the pond early Saturday morning. Within 20 minutes he'd gotten his line tangled in a tree, stepped in the mud and soaked his shoe, and fell asleep in the tack
Got a Traeger pellet smoker for my birthday and just set it up in the backyard. Made some ribs tonight and they came out perfect. Kids actually ate them without complaining for onc
Drove 3 hours up north with my buddy Dave to hit the lake. We get there and a storm rolls in out of nowhere. Spent the whole time sitting in the truck drinking beer and eating sand
Been working on this for like 6 months. Got the TV mounted, new couch in place, mini fridge stocked, and just hung up all my old sports memorabilia. Wife says I can't live down her
Im in a 12 team league with guys from college and we've been doing it for like 15 years. One night a week during season I get to just focus on that. Draft strategy, waiver pickups,
Got into gaming with my oldest. He wanted me to try some of his games and honestly I was skeptical but we bonded over it. Now we play some games together, nothing crazy, just stuff
Got a 1987 Honda CB750 that I'm slowly restoring. Some days after work I just go sit in the garage and tinker on it even if I'm not making progress. There's something about the qui
I take my boys fishing as much as I can. Sometimes we catch stuff, sometimes we don't, but that's not really the point. It's being out on the water early in the morning before the
I get way too excited about grilling. Like I've already started planning out the spring menu in February. Smoking a brisket this weekend if I can get one from the good butcher. My
Been saying for 3 years I was gonna set up a proper man cave in the basement and I finally did it. Nothing crazy, just some decent shelving, a mini fridge, a workbench, and a TV I
Spent the last 6 months converting our old storage room into a proper retreat. Got a pool table, mini fridge, sound system, and a comfy couch for game days. The wife thinks I'm cra