Man cave builds, garage time, sports, gaming, fishing, grilling, collecting. Your life outside of dadding.
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Built out a gaming setup with a nice monitor, comfortable chair, decent sound system. Kids know that after 8pm dad's down there and they leave me alone. I play for like an hour or
I know this is weird but I genuinely look forward to grilling almost every night now. Started last summer just doing basic burgers and now I'm smoking briskets, ribs, whole chicken
Took me like 6 months of weekends but I got the bar stocked, a decent tv on the wall, some old neon signs from Craigslist, and a pool table that I'm still learning how to use. My b
Been going to the same lake for 15 years and finally landed a 7lb bass. It was around 6am when the water was still like glass and I was using this purple lure that's been my go to
Used to be all about it back in college but life happened, kids were born, you know how it goes. Found my old PS3 at my parents' place and grabbed a couple cheap used games. Been s
Cleaned the grill yesterday, replaced the grates, got new propane tank. Planning my first cookout of the season for next weekend. There's something therapeutic about standing over
Been playing this game on and off for like 8 months. Had maybe 30 minutes of kid-free time tonight and finally beat the last boss. Wife thinks I went to bed early lol. Anyway it wa
Installed pegboards, got a workbench sorted, labeled everything. I know this sounds boring but I'm genuinely excited. Been wanting to actually use this space for projects instead o
Been smoking meats for like 2 years now and finally entered a local BBQ comp with my buddies. We're doing ribs, brisket, and chicken. Probably won't place but honestly just excited
He's 8 and kinda skeptical at first but we caught three bass last week and he was pumped. We're going again this Saturday. It's cool having something we do together that doesn't in
Took me like 3 weekends but I got all my tools on a pegboard system, labeled everything, and cleared out like 10 bags of junk. It actually looks like a real workshop now instead of
Started going out at 5:30am on Saturdays to hit the lake before everyone needs me for stuff. There's something about just sitting there with coffee and a rod before the chaos start
Got the PS5, upgraded my monitor, new comfortable chair, and some RGB lighting that actually looks sick instead of try-hard. Put like a grand into it but I got a good deal on most
Haven't seriously fished in like 10 years but there's a nice lake about 30 minutes from my place. Been watching some YouTube channels and I'm thinking I want to get a decent starte
Broke in the new propane grill yesterday. Got some decent steaks from the butcher and just cooked them simple with salt and pepper. My 4 year old sat in a lawn chair nearby pretend
Looking to find some guys to play with online, nothing super hardcore but something better than randoms. I've got about an hour or two in the evenings after kids are down. Currentl
Spent three weekends installing wall pegboards and shelving units. My tools are actually findable now instead of buried in a pile of junk. Even got a little workbench set up where
Wife thinks I'm crazy for buying three pegboard walls and a workbench labeler but hear me out. I had tools scattered everywhere and I'd buy duplicates because I couldn't find anyth
My dad gave me his old tackle box when he retired and something just clicked. Been watching YouTube tutorials and getting back into it. Took my 9 year old son last weekend and he a
Spent the last 4 months converting our basement. Got a bar, comfortable seating, 75 inch TV, and my motorcycle workbench in the corner. Took way longer than expected because I kept