Whats your other Hobby

[ValleyGXL120 Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close ValleyGXL120]

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My Hobby is riding dirt bikes in the S.A. reliability trial series. Very much the same as car rallys. Uses public roads to get to competative sections. duration of events can range fro 6 -24hrs. all tools and spares must be carried by the rider and no outside assistance is permitted. Events are generally day/night so good quality lighting is required. the stator and wiring on my bike is wound up to 160 watts so I can run H1 and H4 lights. a lot of competitors are now using HID lighting.

[chester Advanced Member Find all posts View Profile Close chester]

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OTHER hobby :shock: I can barely afford the one let alone have another one :P :P

Boof ive seen a hilux green with a lexus in it that makes me think your holding out on us

[pearlie Member Find all posts View Profile Close pearlie]

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Photography is also one of my hobbies but dearest to my heart is SCUBA diving.
BTW, thanks guys for those useful photography links in previous posts.
Of course, one needs a Prado to lug all the equipment around the country side and I do mean from west to east to north and south and back again!!
Currently waiting for days off to dive the Yongala wreck, just south of Townsville.

[bgreeni Member Find all posts View Profile Close bgreeni]

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I am sure you will love the Yongala. Have been there a number of times as I previously lived in Townsville. Best wreck dive i have ever done, and that is quite a few now.

[Daz Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Daz]

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Nothing specific, but things that I enjoy are Diving, fishing, marroning, camping etc

I have also spent quite a few in my local Apex club. We are a younger persons Service Organisation, with a club in Busselton

There are clubs across Australia, and they are always looking for new members

http://www.apex.org.au/
http://www.apexfoundation.org.au/
http://www.apex.org.au/about-us/apex-history.aspx

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Nothing specific, but things that I enjoy are Diving, fishing, marroning, camping etc

You live in a great spot for diving. Must get down there again this summer and dive the Swan again.

[Daz Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Daz]

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Yep, done the Swan twice. Easily the best dives I have done in my couple of years of diving.

Mainly chase crays and abalone, with the odd recreational dive.

Bsn Jetty probably 2nd best dive. Its a bit of a secret treasure that one........

[IanW Lurker Find all posts View Profile Close IanW]

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My other passions are photography and AV stuff.

Details of my Home Cinema are here: http://www.avforums.com/forums/membe...ild-house.html.

My other passion is photography, but I never seem to get enough time for this these days. :cry:









Ian.

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One of my other hobbies has proven to be as expensive as running the Prado.

I built my cobra (RMC Shelby replica) between 1996 - 1999. I stopped counting when I had receipts for a bit over $25,000. I then went a bit overboard on the engine by replacing every bit and buying a whole heap of gear from the US including alloy heads and other flash bits. I couldn't help myself and did the dash and door trims in carbon fibre which I hand made by vacuum forming the fibre to aluminium sheets. I tried to save some money by painting the machine myself.

I conservatively estimate that is has cost me a bit over $50,000. I'm on the second gearbox and second set of rubber after only 25,000km. Now I have a nasty grinding noise from the bottom of the motor. I think this will be an expensive repair as I can see a nice shiney 347 stroker crankshaft going into the little 5 litre to make it feel better.

Have a look at the beast at: www.cobracarclubwa.com and follow the links to members cars and then Dave T page.

[KybraBoss Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close KybraBoss]

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I know this might sound a bit sad but one of my other hobbies would have to include in work.


Although not a brilliant photo, these two ships have a combined length of close to 600m, have a closing speed of about 45km/hr, weigh about 120,000 tonne, the value of the ships and cargo is close to 200 mill, and are passing only 150 metres apart within in the confines of botany bay. I was the pilot on the Mearsk ship (the blue one) and mate of mine is the pilot on the one with the cranes.

Lindsay

I'd sooo love to have your job Lindsay.
My hobbies-
Sea Rescue, Yachting, Geocaching
I'd have a bigger boat and more accesories on my prado if I didn't buy so many boating and 4wd magazines

[Mrs Fishnut Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Mrs Fishnut]

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Must be something about Prados that attract so many people with similar interests.
Mr Fishnut is into cycling - we both love watching the Tour.
We both scuba dive, though I am far more fussy re: water temp.
Both love the great outdoors, camping and exploring. Love travelling to other places when finances allow.
Recently upgraded our point and shoot to a DSLR and started to explore this more passionately. (Thanks to the site links - have just joined AusPhotography and wasted many hours already!).

Really is a pity (for me anyway) that work gets in the way of all the other things I would rather be doing 8)

[JamesC Member Find all posts View Profile Close JamesC]

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I love fishing and really really love spear fishing, although last Friday I got wedged under a bommie, not very pleasant. Tore some great big holes in my wettie getting myself out of trouble and have a really nasty coral cut across my arse.

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I love fishing and really really love spear fishing, although last Friday I got wedged under a bommie, not very pleasant. Tore some great big holes in my wettie getting myself out of trouble and have a really nasty coral cut across my arse.

News headline: Underwater wedgie cuts Prado diver's arse :shock: :lol: :lol:

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Must be something about Prados that attract so many people with similar interests.
Mr Fishnut is into cycling - we both love watching the Tour.
We both scuba dive, though I am far more fussy re: water temp.
Both love the great outdoors, camping and exploring. Love travelling to other places when finances allow.
Recently upgraded our point and shoot to a DSLR and started to explore this more passionately. (Thanks to the site links - have just joined AusPhotography and wasted many hours already!).

Really is a pity (for me anyway) that work gets in the way of all the other things I would rather be doing 8)

Other great forums for photography are:

www.fredmiranda.com
www.photoforum.com.au

I love photography it is a really great hobby that I would love to take further, I am currently exploring the courses available to do through http://www.acq.edu.au/Courses/DIG-digit ... rview.html .

[WizudOfOz Junior Member Find all posts View Profile Close WizudOfOz]

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Yep, photography for me too, particularly underwater.

Many a dollar spent on camera equipment can I say & when you start looking at taking SLR's into the water it tends to get even more expensive.

A few photos below. More at http://fujak.com