Man cave builds, garage time, sports, gaming, fishing, grilling, collecting. Your life outside of dadding.
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Honestly fishing has become my escape. I take my oldest out on the water early Saturday morning before the family wakes up. We don't always catch anything but that's not really the
Just fired up the smoker at 6 AM in 28 degree weather to do a 12 hour brisket. Neighbors probably think I'm insane but honestly the cold weather smoking is way better. Less wind, b
Spent the last month building a wall mounted display case for my 12 rods in the garage. Used some walnut I had leftover from another project and it turned out way better than I exp
Got a new pool table last week and we're setting up a proper game room downstairs. Just got the slate installed and the felt looks incredible. Planning to add some dart boards and
My 10 year old has been begging me to play with him so I dusted off my old PS4 and picked up Zelda. I forgot how much I actually enjoy this stuff. Back in college I played everythi
Woke up at 4am to get the pellet smoker going and just finished pulling it off at 6pm. The bark on this thing is perfect, temp held at 225 the whole time, and the internal probe we
Spent the last month building a wall mounted display case for my fly rods in the garage. My wife said it looked like a gun rack but for fishing which honestly made me laugh. Got 8
My dad always took me fishing growing up and I stopped after college. Just picked it back up last spring and I forgot how much I love it. Now my 8 year old wants to come with me. W
Building out a proper PC gaming station in the spare room and my wife is already rolling her eyes. I'm not trying to spend all night gaming but I want to have a solid setup for whe
Spent the last 4 months converting the basement into a legit hangout space. Got a pool table, mini fridge, TV mounted on the wall, and a sound system. My wife thought I was crazy s
Took me like 6 months but I finally got the garage finished. New workbench, tool wall, mini fridge, and a decent tv for watching games. Spent way more than I told my wife but she w
Lately I've been going out fishing like twice a week just to get away and have some quiet time. My wife thinks I'm overdoing it but honestly it's the only time I feel like myself.
Getting ready for 4th of July and trying to step up my grilling game this year. I've been doing basic burgers and hot dogs forever but want to try something that'll actually impres
Been working on this for like 3 months between kids activities and work. Got my pegboard organized, all my tools hung up properly, and even got a decent lighting setup installed. N
Got the smoker running for the first time this year today. Made a brisket that took like 14 hours but dude it was so worth it. Kids actually asked for seconds which basically never
Started playing Mario Kart with my 6 and 9 year old on weekend mornings before my wife wakes up. Best decision ever. They're getting way better at it and honestly the trash talk is
Thinking about taking my 8 year old out fishing this spring. Looking for somewhere that's not too far from the city, has decent trout, and won't be crazy crowded on weekends. We're
Got the last piece today - a decent desk chair that won't destroy my back. Took forever to save up between kids activities and house stuff but man does it feel good to have a place
Cleaned out the grill yesterday, replaced the grates, got new propane. Made burgers last night and they were perfect. My oldest even said they were better than the restaurant burge
We didn't catch anything but nobody cared. My 6 year old was so excited just being on the dock. We grabbed some snacks, I brought my old fishing gear, and we just hung out for a co