bugbrained ·
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is there other hobbies outside vdubs
https://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/threads/52676/is-there-other-hobbies-outside-vdubs
bugbrained ·
ahahahahaaa
bond ·
nick
Volkswagenboy ·
-Staggers.
gerbie_rox ·
Must think about this one...
Working on the cortina or hilux or subaru. Listening to music, playin music,..dreaming..
Or trying to find a cheap XY GT which is impossible 😢
Nuthin much else
Volkswagenboy ·
-Staggers.
68AutoBug ·
I've spoken to people in 186 countries...
in English of course.....
I also like listening to 60s music....
and country music.....
well I live less than 100kms from the Country Music Capital
not that that means anything:P:P:P
VWs didn't start as a hobby.....
more as a means of transport back in 1968....
they develop into a hobby....
I have 12 different workshop manuals for 68 Beetle....
plus heaps of other VW books bought via Amazon.com...
I'll show You a pic of My antennas on My 50 ft high tower....
sorry no dead fish.... :P:P
pete wood ·
68AutoBug ·
I'm not putting fishing down as a hobby....
catching those huge fish must have been mind blowing.
and I know, its not that easy to do.... and can take a lot of time and energy....
Congratulations....
bugbrained ·
gerbie_rox ·
I know i knowVolkswagenboy wrote:XY GT? Cheap? You'll be lucky! :P
-Staggers.
But i don't have $15,000 😢
bugbrained ·
fekkinell ·
bugbrained ·
11CAB ·
Menangler ·
baybuscamperkid ·
bugbrained ·
koolkarmakombi ·
bugbrained ·
Volkswagenboy ·
-Staggers.
koolkarmakombi ·
http://www.mtbr.com/reviews/xc_full_suspension/product_124219.shtml
Volkswagenboy ·
-Staggers.
bond ·
nick
Volkswagenboy ·
-Staggers.
Craig Paton ·
Use to be keen on the F1, but I really like the Moto GP!
Love the Dukes!
sax ·
If anybody wants some professional quality images of their cars, free of charge, drop me a line.
crewcabconnection ·
Mac-Quariums ...
Dasdubber ·
veedubs and surfing - they take up pretty much all my time and money, can't afford any more hobbies!😵
toplessbug ·
kombibob ·
bond ·
Special Air Service ·
Yeah but but they should give Troy Bayliss the number 1 seat.Craig Paton wrote:Use to be keen on the F1, but I really like the Moto GP!
Love the Dukes!
shaihulud ·
Anthiron ·
i have thousands of dollars worth of warhammer fantasy battles and warhammer 40 000 gaming minatures.
i dont so much play games any more but i like to collect model and paint the minatures.
bugbrained ·
my brothers a golf nut played a couple times with him did the exsploding golf ball trick ahaahahaha. congrats on the hole in one craig.
wow shaihulud when you guys finished fixing that lancaster up i'll be up for a ride . ive got a spitfire leather helmet and eye glasses lol .
great to see us vdubbers are a versatile lot common girls spill ...what ya hobbies pole dancing,
jelly wrestling ...........??????????
Bizarre ·
I will have to get you in touch with my kids.Anthiron wrote:at the risk of sounding like the biggest nerd on this forum.....
i have thousands of dollars worth of warhammer fantasy battles and warhammer 40 000 gaming minatures.
i dont so much play games any more but i like to collect model and paint the minatures.
The oldest (17) is dead keen - getting bloody good at the painting and story writing.
Me - soccer....................VW's .................and cooking/eating curries.
The hotter the better
evoj ·
Just new on here and I thought I'd pipe up with my other hobbies, besides VWs' and mine are surfing(the net) for info I need for my car, painting, and yelling my lungs out at my boys soccor matches, which I consider to be physical activity(not the boys on the field) but me on the sideline!!!
bugbrained ·
hey bond lmaoooo how do you type all tied up like that :o
Anthiron ·
bugbrained ·
dodge ·
HA! You wish!bugbrained wrote:great stuff topless bug ,yeah jacks real mean buggers gotta hold on to rod fishing for them buggers , pull ya bloody arms off .bite harder than mike tyson .
my brothers a golf nut played a couple times with him did the exsploding golf ball trick ahaahahaha. congrats on the hole in one craig.
wow shaihulud when you guys finished fixing that lancaster up i'll be up for a ride . ive got a spitfire leather helmet and eye glasses lol .
great to see us vdubbers are a versatile lot common girls spill ...what ya hobbies pole dancing,
jelly wrestling ...........??????????
Actually, now that you mention jelly wrestling... I do like getting dirty (in the non-sick kinda way). Anything from conreting to crawling around in spider-infested ceilings to working on the kombi to tiling to building walls to pulling walls down.... you name it! I've probably done it.
But having said that, music and go karting are my two main hobbies at the moment.
Starbug ·
so i'll have all my cycling whims taken care of.
The VW has taken a back-seat to my other hobbies atm (the bug being 100kms away doesnt help much)
Starbug ·
squizy ·
baybuscamperkid ·
cant believe i forgot surfing :o ! Hey crewcabconnection, you talking old macs? any ideas what a really nice and complete Apple 2c, with printer spare drives and a stack nearly to the roof of software, at least 100disks of which are originals might be worth? i am trying to find an excuse for keeping the one that's been hiding in my cupboard for 6 years!crewcabconnection wrote:Mac-Quariums ...
Starbug ·
you mean you need an excuse?baybuscamperkid wrote:any ideas what a really nice and complete Apple 2c, with printer spare drives and a stack nearly to the roof of software, at least 100disks of which are originals might be worth? i am trying to find an excuse for keeping the one that's been hiding in my cupboard for 6 years!
the best excuse to keep it is that its a complete and very oldskool mac... 😀
bugbrained ·
Scarlet ·
[ Edited on 28-5-2006 by Scarlet ]
Craig Paton ·
I'd like to see Troy on the Duke now that it is better developed..!!!Special Air Service wrote:Yeah but but they should give Troy Bayliss the number 1 seat.Craig Paton wrote:Use to be keen on the F1, but I really like the Moto GP!
Love the Dukes!
pete wood ·
Anthiron ·
PrettyBlueBug ·
I am right into car rallying too (Dad is a well known co-driver) except I have to yell at the scenery too often, so until I have my own car to drive it's the sidelines for me currently... but I love all forms of motorsport.
I used to love mountain bike riding too until I had to sell my wicked bike.... one day I'll get another one and tear down Thredbo trails! 😉
68AutoBug ·
around Newcastle many years ago...
It was an early model with later model suspension & engine....
I was always in the centre of the field...
My normal driving car was a 71 type 3 variant....
which had curtains in the back to keep the sun off the kids in the summer....
Apple 2C .. I had forgotten they even existed .....
I had one for many years.... had hundreds of discs too...
Gave the computer away... and the discs....
I used to print My xmas & birthday cards then...
Now I just email them... :P:P:P
Lee
sinecure ·
Oh, and anything with an engine.
HotRodMatt ·
pete wood ·
Love the flathead jammed way back in it. Should handle a treat.👍
HotRodMatt ·
It's original back to the kick up.pete wood wrote:That rod chassis is a nice bit of Fab work. Is it from scratch or based on an original?
Love the flathead jammed way back in it. Should handle a treat.👍
Engine is all the way back because it is for a HAMBster (see the Drag Racing forum).
kustomkool ·
HotRodMatt ·
malcolm ·
bond ·
ColumBUS ·
scarlet, ive been looking for some likeminded theatresports people for a long time! last time i competed was in the regional james ann theatresports challenge in high school, 2 years back. should get together and hatch some evil plots over a cup of coffee and a plate of puppies.Scarlet wrote:I do theatresports...see www.impromelbourne.com.au .....though its been a while..and I'm a great cook...well a chef anyway, so I guess its also my job ....I used to be a cocktail bartender, and know some mean recipes (you can still buy a 'nasty martini' at Polly on Brunswick street).... I write.. look up on Myspace annanee, and see my blog for my poem challenges..... the last one was a fairy tale about two lesbians, a Grace jones, and Sleepy the dwarven assassin......Oh, and I eat puppies
[ Edited on 28-5-2006 by Scarlet ]
Schmoburger ·
You could say I am a nerd! 🤓
I'm fond of old british cars too... particularly minis and old Morris Commercials... but unfortunately I dont have any right now (altho I found a nice Morris J2 at a wrecker that I wouldnt mind getting my hands on 👍).
h ·
yeah couldn't agree more..Dasdubber wrote:Surfing - although at the risk of sounding cliche, its more a way of life than a hobby.
been keepin an eye out for old and unusual surfboards - the latest aquisition is a 10'2 O&E hawaiian gun; specifically built for wiamea bay.. surfing every week, vw's, doing improvements on my house..
just completed a complete bathroom now moving out to the back yard do do a fully landscaped, terreced bbq area with paving, pergola, water tank and another shed to store more vw stuff of course..:thumb
5lam ·
Other than that I'm usually working on my Mazda RX7, or my Mazda minitruck. I love downhill mountain bikes, music and I used to draw a fair bit.
I have a fairly big Die-cast Car collection too. a few Volkswagens, and Mazdas, and DUB models.
And I'm into body piercing and tattoo's :bounce
bugbrained ·
hey mickkk glad to see you have shared your hobbies mate , got a nick name for you now mick einstein :thumb . and mr bungle i have a mal here ive had since my earlly teens 10ft stringer made in south coast geelong .
stoked to see such a great response and gives some of us a chance to share our other hobbies that we have in common . keep them coming guys and gals
bugbrained ·
fekkinell ·
Hey... I love your photos... Especially the black and white ones... I'm a student photography newbie at the moment, ive got a few digital shots at http://fekkinell.deviantart.com if you wanna have a looksie.... not quite at the same standard though hehehe 😀Starbug wrote:apart from vw's... i have an extremely serious traditional photography/darkroom hobby ( www.flickr.com/photos/asterope/ )
bugbrained ·
decked dubby ·
to weird TV shaped salt and pepper shakers,
I also collect and restore push bikes, old guitars, the list goes on.....🤪
Schmoburger ·
MickH ·
Starbug wrote:apart from vw's... i have an extremely serious traditional photography/darkroom hobby ( www.flickr.com/photos/asterope/ ) i also collect retro furniture/kitchenware/fabric and once ive got enough money, i'll be buying a road bike and one of these:
so i'll have all my cycling whims taken care of.
The VW has taken a back-seat to my other hobbies atm (the bug being 100kms away doesnt help much)
Lurve the B&W pics....actually they all look good!!! Especially the ones of you😘o
No real hobby as such apart from VW's but i like to collect "gadgets" and electronics....have a nice record/gramaphone collection from the 1900's but have not played them (about 120 odd) they probably sound like crap.Looking after kids takes up any time i would have had spare....
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[ Edited on 29-5-06 by Mick H ]
Special Air Service ·
The Ducatispete wood wrote:what's the Duke?
My other vices are surfiing & triathlon
Cheers
Brendan
Desert Bug ·
Other than VWs (which has taken up most of my hobby time for 40+ years), I like building stuff from other peoples rubbish, and have built a couple of one-off custom 4x4s.
I like the challange of proven people wrong when they say "it can't be done", gives me a great deal of satisfaction.
Will scan in some pics when the scanner is going again.
Cheers, Ian.
warb ·
now thats classic... love it!..bugbrained wrote:the mal on my second ever beetle my boy now 21 he was 2 then. the mal is proudly in my house hanging from the ceiling now .
Starbug ·
decked dubby: sweet!! another ericofon collector!! atm i have 1 that i picked up for $10 at a garage sale... hopefully one day i will find a red one for $10... but more likely $150 🙁
good to see a few mountain bikers around 😀 i havent cycled much for the past 5 months, and im feeling icky... best be getting off my bum and buying a new bike! maybe us brisbane mountain biking dubbers can have a little bush bash on the bikes one day?
mscabrio ·
also collect cabbage patch dolls .........
bugbrained ·
Scarlet ·
scarlet, ive been looking for some likeminded theatresports people for a long time! last time i competed was in the regional james ann theatresports challenge in high school, 2 years back. should get together and hatch some evil plots over a cup of coffee and a plate of puppies. [/quote]
yeah, for sure... its awesome stuff hey?.... thats one of the main reasons I came back to Melbourne... I've competed in a few seasons with impro Melbourne, but the Belvoir street crew in Sydney were cliquey and a bit snooty....so its great to be straight back into rehearsals tonight, for shows coming up in a couple of weeks.... gonna have to get some solid adult diapers.... I'm rusty as .... you in Camden?... the only thing I could suggest, is check out the Actors centre in Surry Hills...they do some good solid improv classes there, once a week....drop ins, so you can go whenever
if ya make it down here though, you're on mate!
baybuscamperkid ·
way cool, Im getting the vintage boards as well, nothing quite likee them to ride. learnt to surf on a 6'4" Ram twinny (MR replica) and i am currently the proud owner of a 5'10" '78/'79 Carabine single which is an insane weapon in fast breaks like Snapper and a '60's Rob Teys (woolseley?) 8'ish convex bottomed beast/pig board which is like nothing else on this planet to ride.h wrote:yeah couldn't agree more..Dasdubber wrote:Surfing - although at the risk of sounding cliche, its more a way of life than a hobby.
been keepin an eye out for old and unusual surfboards - the latest aquisition is a 10'2 O&E hawaiian gun; specifically built for wiamea bay.. surfing every week, vw's, doing improvements on my house..
just completed a complete bathroom now moving out to the back yard do do a fully landscaped, terreced bbq area with paving, pergola, water tank and another shed to store more vw stuff of course..:thumb
Boozer ·
bugbrained ·
Chewy ·
(but its also my job..)
kombibob ·
started about 6 years ago was quite competitive for a while but have broken too many bones trying to stay near the top .
don't take it as serious now just have fun and cruise.
[ Edited on 30-5-06 by kombibob ]
bugeyedbabe ·
Kombibob that looks so kewl. Pity about the broken bones though.
VW's WERE my hobby...now their my passion. I got into them as a distraction from my life...never knew they'd become it :P
Scarlet ·
if anyone wants any more info and piccies..I do features, and bird baths, and all sortsa stuff..U2u me!
bugbrained ·
1303Steve ·
I was scout leader, I followed my son from cubs to scouts. I made a lot of very good freinds with parents and kids. I taught one my older scouts how to drive, got his liscense 1st go. I retired this year when my son went to venturers, I feel i needed to give him some space.
I also edit the Club Vee Dub Sydney magazine and also look after the clubs website.
So Im doing lots of house stuff now, then I can get back to the Beetles.
Steve
kroozzn63 ·
empi ·
I practice Capoeira, it has been a passion of mine since i was about 17 or so , i also like lowrider bikes ,have several at the moment. And now have (on its way) a new hobby, some thing that i have wanted since i was a little boy...
and yes i will fit one of these....
geez just think of all the NOS veedub accessories i could get if i could go back in time. BWHAhahahahahaha!!!
[ Edited on 6-6-2006 by empi ]
squizy ·
empi ·
decked dubby ·
empi ·
Schmoburger ·
on that note...neglected to mention, I'm also rather an arty farty type, as it seems are a lot of us here... drawing, painting, ceramic sculpture, and even a little photography here and there. 🙂
nicole ·
nicole ·
bajachris88 ·
Other hobbies outside of dubs? Heaps.
-Hanging with friends
-Definitely guitar
-Writing/analysing music
-Cruising
-Boating/fishing
-Exploration (IE: traveling, day/night tripping)
-Going with mates into a local music store and put our grubby skin all over their merchandise and jamming Hehe
-Uni has to be one, but that has no choice but to be a hobby, cause if i don't get it done, i'm screwed. Sad, but tru.
-Hanging with my mates family in buccan, has become a local occurance, so much to do there 😀 (got an engine swap on a celica happenin soon ), + watch alot of old movies, play pool on their table, swim in their pool, jam, hoon in acreage. Tis great.
[ Edited on 7/6/2006 by bajachris88 ]
pangalactic ·
barls ·
im a home brewer i do beer which some of those present have had tasted my beer, i also make some cyzers( honey apple cider) and a mean alcholic ginger beer. apart from that im a good spectator for the gfs soccer team and all round nice guy
vwtyp2 ·
empi ·
Pangalactic. hey there Chris nice Vespa , painted up one the other day at the workshop. pop in.
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Wild1 ·
http://i23.photobucket.com/albums/b366/choptick/good%20photos/IMGP0131.jpg
as well as fencing, rockclimbing and veedubs
Doug Sweetman ·
Just kidding 🙂
My current faves (in no particular order);
1). Trying to make my son giggle (sounds so soppy, but all new dads will agree with me)
2). Reading - Robert Jordan is my main right now, but anything from DaVinci code to war histories and all forms of Fantasy
3). EV Cars - my old man and I entered our first (he has done 3 with his school kids, and we thought it sounded like fun) last year, came 3rd in classs. They are basically electric go karts built for a 1 hour endurance race, organised by Murdoch Uni.
4). Our two Jack Russel dogs (8 & 6 yrs old)
5). My rose garden......
6). I play hockey (Metro 3D's for Fremantle).
7). GKR Karate
8). Red wine, port and dessert wines 🙂 Bring on the botrytis baby 🙂
I have plenty of stuff that I'd like to do..... but there never seems to be time / money. I shot competitive Air Rifle for 5 or 6 years thru high school and Uni, have given that up, no time now.
I cant believe, that out of all of us, there is only one person will admit to playing WoW !!!!! Surely there are more..... I played for a few months up until Bryson was born, then gave it up, but want to get back into it. My old man and both brothers are mad keen.
h ·
yep hmmm mmmm sweet whites, dessert whites - bring that on for sure and rough thick rich tannany reds and white ports.. yummo :thumbDoug Sweetman wrote:8). Red wine, port and dessert wines 🙂 Bring on the botrytis baby 🙂
[ Edited on 9-6-2006 by h ]
Doug Sweetman ·
Oasis ·
BOOMERDOG ·
since 1976 i have been a skateboarder,turned pro in 1989,was, up till last dec team manager/team rider for a uk skate company,had the color centre spread in the jan issue of the american concrete wave mag.
skating has taken me around the world & had some great times.
beware: if you own up to owning a pool i will possibly find out where you live & try to empty it to skate it...[you think i'm kidding...lol]
other things include..old skool punk,thrashin the shit outta my guitar,motocross,drag racing /rods/kustoms
there rant over...lol
me on european tour in madrid last year..
bajachris88 ·
Thanks alot sum 41 - Grab the devil by the horns and fuck him up the ass
!
Was fun at the time.
I LUV IT LUV IT LUV IT THOUGH :P