Man cave builds, garage time, sports, gaming, fishing, grilling, collecting. Your life outside of dadding.
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Got a weekend at the lake lined up with my brother in two weeks. Just us, a boat, and hopefully some bass. Haven't been fishing without the kids in like 4 years. Don't get me wrong
Just upgraded my monitor and got a new headset, finally feeling like my setup is legit. Love being able to hop on a few nights a week after the kids are in bed and play with my bud
Planning a guys trip to go fishing with my 14 year old at his favorite spot in Canada. Just gonna be us for like 4 days, real bonding time before he gets too cool to hang with his
Been researching this for like a year and finally pulled the trigger on a decent pellet grill. Spent all Saturday learning how to use it, did my first brisket attempt and honestly
Took me way longer than planned but the basement is actually done now. Got the TV mounted, mini fridge, some recliners, a pool table, and some shelving for my vintage baseball card
Started as just throwing some burgers on the grill on weekends. Now I've got a pellet grill, a kamado, and I'm looking at a reverse sear setup. I watch YouTube videos about meat sc
Got the last piece in yesterday, a vintage beer sign I've been hunting for forever. Got a pool table, mini fridge stocked with actual drinks not just stuff the kids drink, a nice T
Spent like 2k putting together a legit gaming rig to get back into PC gaming. Used to game a lot before the kids were born. Set it all up in a corner of the garage with a nice chai
Took the boys out to the local pond last weekend and man I forgot how peaceful it is. We didn't catch much but we sat there for three hours just talking about random stuff. One of
Took way longer than I thought it would but she's solid. Eight feet of work surface, pegboard wall behind it, good lighting. Now I can actually organize my tools instead of just ha
Usually I burn everything or undercook it but today I nailed the temperature. Got a nice crust on the outside, pink and juicy inside. My family actually said it tasted like a real
After months of negotiation I finally got permission to set up a proper man cave in the basement. Got an old couch from a buddy, some shelving for my collection, and a decent sound
Started playing Elden Ring after my buddy wouldn't stop talking about it. Man I forgot how much I love gaming but also wow I'm slow at it now. Used to grind through games in colleg
Cleaned out the grill, replaced the grates, and fired it up for the first time since November. Made some burgers and steaks this weekend and it was perfect. There's something about
Spent the last month organizing the garage and got all my fishing gear sorted. New rod rack on the wall, tackle organized by type, even got my reels cleaned and oiled. Buddy came o
I'll spend 3 hours smoking a brisket when I could literally grill steaks in 15 minutes. My wife finally called me out on it yesterday. Guilty as charged. But the brisket tastes gre
Spent last Saturday actually organizing my tools by size instead of just throwing them in a pile. Labeled everything. Wife thinks I'm crazy but I can find my 10mm socket now. Small
Yeah it took me forever because I can only game like 2 hours a week after the kids go down but I finally did it. Nobody cares but man it feels good. Already thinking about my next
So I've been saying I'd finish this workbench setup for literally 2 years. Wife gave me the look yesterday that said 'do it or I'm donating your tools' so I finally committed. Pick
Nothing beats getting up at 5am, sneaking out while everyone sleeps, and being on the lake by sunrise. Caught 3 smallmouth this morning before the kids woke up. These quiet morning