HEMA. The gear is expensive and the nearest club is over an hour away
yacht racing. polo. anything else that to do I would need to be wealthy. not that I want to do them I just want the cash.
FWIW apparently for polo it’s the people that own the horses that need to be wealthy, because horses, and you have to have a lot of horses. The riders are usually doing it for fun and/or because they’re good enough to get asked back.
This is going off the Jon Huertas episode of Once We Were Spacemen podcast so you know, grain of salt.
yeah I only thought of it because of one of the bs supplement with john walsh who is like. ooh after excersising my polo ponies Im in pain. my thought is. real great opening for making me think about you being like me. your polo ponies.
I really want to do archery. It’s not expensive to buy a starter recurve bow kit, but I’m worried I would buy it and never use it because of my procrastinating nature.
I also really want to join a martial arts studio, I found a place that looks like it teaches some interesting styles, but my fear of being the new guy makes it hard to put myself out there. One day though, one day I will do these things.
arts that come out of jujitsu like judo and akido have falls and that is an incredibly practical thing to learn. hopkido does it to but its very limited roll. jujitsu itself had the most with forward falls (which fyi is scary) and turn arounds.
Gaming. While I loved the arcade as a kid, I just cant seem to get into any modern game. Seemed like the more advanced they got the less I was interested. The last game I tried was RDR2 and gave up on the second mission. Just bored to tears.
Swimming in gold like Scrooge McDuck.
Falconry. I mean, it looks bad ass but then you have to acquire maintain an avian predator that is expensive and likely hates you.
Dude, yes. This has been a secret wish of mine ever since I found out it existed, but I would have no idea where to start. It would be so cool though.
Beekeeping! 🐝
Homies are dying off and it seems like a way to help them and the world at large, even just a little bit.
The bar for entry, however - having a property with a large open space + learning how to do it safely + general time & material resources + not having enough generational wealth to retire early and comfortably to do these things I’d like - means that it’s unlikely to ever happen. The thought of it is nice, though.
You don’t need that much space, I knew a guy with about 2mx2m space in his garden for the hive and that was it. It’s not like raising animals they just fly where ever
But beekeping is for honey bees, they’re not in danger.
A lot of wild bees are in danger, though, but they’re usually not domesticated.
Motorsport, specifically drifting.
Mucking around in digital audio workstations.
Yeah, me too (with learning how to drift). Looks so much fun to do. That, and learning how to drive a motorcycle too.
Machining. I have way too many hobbies already, no money and no space. But goddamn does creating things with my own hands scratch that ADHD itch for me.
Filming and starring in porn and not just collecting it.
thats easy. all you need is a smartphone and a consenting partner or object.
Nazi hunting.
Wing foiling - it’s when you use a foil board with a giant handheld kite:
The feeling is incredible and even better than e-foiling (battery powered foil) when you lock in. However it’s still expensive where decent entry set is 2k usd at least and that will take you several tough sessions just to get up. After that the prices just sky rocket and some high end wings (the parts that are underwater and lift the board) can cost thousands of dollars and you probably want multiple for various conditions.
The main issue is really the perfect condition chasing. Ideally you want strong 5-10 knot wind at least with nice weather out which surprisingly is hard to get unless you live in places that have these perfect conditions. I highly recommend Hua Hin in Thailand if anyone wants to give this a shot!
Rally car racing. (or any motorsport that isn’t F1 or boats/planes, really) But I’m too broke for that.
Every time I see a race on TV, all I think it’s about how I could have aced every inch of every course in my 20s. Grew up tearing up dirt roads, and also never had the money to pursue it past pissing off neighbors. Rally cars always looks fun as hell.
Playing in a garage rock band
Pegging
Tents are quite cheap these days.
(Or just install Feeld for the other kind)
