Man cave builds, garage time, sports, gaming, fishing, grilling, collecting. Your life outside of dadding.
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Been working on this for like 6 months. Got some rusty old vintage rods from my dad's garage and restored them. Built a wall mounted rack in my man cave and now they actually look
Bought this beast of a smoker last summer and it took me like 10 tries to get the temperature control right. Yesterday I nailed it. 13 hours, perfect bark, tender all the way throu
Spent 8 months converting the basement into my space. 65 inch tv, gaming setup with my old PlayStation and switch, a bar cart with some decent whiskeys, and I just put in recessed
I fish every Saturday morning from 5am to noon with the same 4 guys. It's out of the house before the kids wake up and I'm back before lunch. My wife thinks I'm insane for waking u
Getting back into gaming now that I actually have some free time again. Used to play a lot before kids came along. Looking to set up a decent rig that doesn't look insane in my liv
Took me like 8 months but it's done. Got the old garage converted, new flooring, wall mounted TV, mini fridge stocked with beer, pool table in the corner. Even got a sound system s
Space is tight in my backyard, got maybe 4x6 feet to work with. Been using a basic Weber kettle for years but want to upgrade without taking up the whole patio. Looking at some of
Haven't been fishing since before my first kid was born 6 years ago. My buddy invited me out last month and I remembered why I loved it so much. Something about being on the water
Spent the last two months watching YouTube videos and gathering parts. Put it together last week and it actually booted on the first try, thought I'd bricked it for sure. The focus
Had three shelving units installed, labeled everything with that label maker my wife got me, and separated out hand tools from power tools. Got a pegboard up and hung all my most u
Got a mini fridge, a good sound system, hung up some posters that aren't kid-appropriate. Friday nights I pour a bourbon, put on a game or a movie, and just exist for a couple hour
Invested in a nice offset smoker back in May and I've been absolutely obsessed. Read the manuals, watched channels, experimented with wood types and temps. Made a terrible brisket
Been promising myself I'd organize all my fishing stuff for like 2 years. My garage is a disaster. Just bought some of those wall mounted organizers and I'm actually doing it this
Finally finished the basement setup. Got a pool table, bar, TV for watching games, and a nice comfy couch. Took way longer than expected and cost way more than I told my wife but i
My 8yo wants to play games with me. I'm not really a big gamer but I have a Switch. What's something we can actually play together that's not totally boring for an adult? Not looki
Got a nice new gas grill for my birthday and want to impress the wife with some real steaks. I've grilled burgers and hot dogs before but never anything fancy. Should I be doing an
Spent the last 3 months building a proper workbench in the garage. Biggest mistake was not buying the vise first, learned that the hard way. Now I actually have a place to work on
Started making simple cutting boards during lockdown and now I've got a whole little business going on the side. Nothing crazy, made like 3k last year selling at local markets. Fee
My Weber is about 5 years old and the back burner barely gets hot now. Everything cooks faster on the front. Can I replace just the burner or should I look at a new grill? Don't wa
Any dads here playing anything on PS5? I just got one and I'm not trying to stay up until 2am like I did in college, but would be cool to have some actual adult friends to play wit