So I saw some other disc golfers on here - and kfir reached out talking about archery... I think we have a collection of people here who enjoy deep diving into learning new skills.

What range of interests (other than slinging) do we have here as a group?

For me I tend to wax and wane through the following:
Archery
Slingshots
Disc-golf
Squash
Bushcraft
Knife making
Spoon carving
Prepping
Gardening
Sauerkraut making
European Scything

For me its:
Hiking & Exploring abandoned places
Drawing & Writing
Wood- & Metalwork
Sewing
Sauerkraut eating
Programming

Sculpture. I love working with my hands and tinkering.


Archery with a ring. https://dzen.ru/video/watch/63b9b922838a4c4c05a4180b

throwing a knife, etc.
https://dzen.ru/video/watch/63cecccc2533f13a1f89efeb

Spin sticks - Contactstaff. https://dzen.ru/video/watch/65678ec809164b530f12e79c

Whip.
https://dzen.ru/video/watch/689100ce0cd43e7f868c1a79

Garden and vegetable garden.

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Definitely archery. And even more so bowyery.

Gardening is also great, even with a small growing space. Old tomato and pepper varieties are the best!

I'd love to get into blacksmithing too.

And, of course, video games.

@Snow Serg that contact spinning is amazing! it was so mesmerizing... Your archery was crash hot too!

@Yfir - My fav tomato is always tommy toe - I get so many for so long and they are completely pest resistant. If you ever need seeds let me know!

I also forgot to put on here:
Geocaching
Strongman training
Ukulele
African Drumming

My wife is a very tolerant person...

Thanks!! It's great when there's enough heat to grow a good crop. We have a very short summer and it is difficult to grow heat-loving plants. Ukulele are great!!

CrazyBrave333 wrote on Dec 8^th, 2025 at 10:09pm:

My fav tomato is always tommy toe - I get so many for so long and they are completely pest resistant. If you ever need seeds let me know!

Thanks! I actually planted a couple of those this year, glad I did since you recommend them.

  I tried gardening here at my current house a few years ago.  At my former house anything I planted grew.  Not so here.  I discovered that there are Squash Bugs here.  I never heard of them before.  They get inside of your plants and eat the stalks and stems from the inside out.  The plants initially appear healthy then suddenly collapse and die.  Squash, cucumbers, melons, pumpkins, or anything related is fair game to them.  Also my vegetable patch is more shaded here so sun loving veggies like peppers of any sort grow very slowly.  Tomatoes grow OK here. 
     I might try my hand at gardening again this Spring.  This time I'll plant stuff that grows well in limited light and isn't affected by Squash Bugs.  Radishes, turnips, beets, broccoli, rutabagas, and a few others should grow fine here. 

This is mine
Slinging*
Crabbing/crayfishing
Metalwork and woodwork
Owning fish tanks and reptiles
Rc cars
Metal detecting and gold panning
Camping

Hi everyone.

These are mine:
Slinging
Games:
  -board games
  -card games
  -dice games
  -video games
  -game theory (veeeery superficial, but appreciative of the field)
  -history of games (also superficial)
  -tabletop role playing games (DEEP in the rabbit hole over the past year)
Fountain pens and fountain pen inks
Calligraphy (least)

I'm also a big fan of sauerkraut, especially now around the holidays.

Thanks for your posts! I forgot gold panning too.. Cant afford a good detector yet... I live amongst plenty of goldfields so its a great family activity...

Many many skillsets on this forum!!!

Blow pipe shooting
Woodwork
Leatherwork
Cooking
Kimchi making, sauerkraut is boring :D
Soap making + a few balms etc
Amaro making / drinking
Strength training
Swimming
Gardening
Minimalist bushcraft
Jews harp
Botany
Walking up hills
3D Drawing/CAD

Soon
Bark tanning
Shillelagh making + fighting
HEMA / German Longsword

That's a broad range man! Love it!!!

I wanna make kimchi but dont know how to make it vegan without the fishsauce... And sauerkraut it highly exciting, I reject your assertion! for example--- it sparks so many heated conversations in our house... usually starting with - "Dad how much longer is that kraut gonna be stinking up our house!?!?"

Any yoyo throwers here? I forgot to add it to my list.

Even though I don't like eating sauerkraut, I think it's a great thing. Really healthy for your gut and plenty other things. Natural medicine!

CrazyBrave333 wrote on Dec 23^rd, 2025 at 6:04pm:

That's a broad range man! Love it!!! I wanna make kimchi but dont know how to make it vegan without the fishsauce... And sauerkraut it highly exciting, I reject your assertion! for example--- it sparks so many heated conversations in our house... usually starting with - "Dad how much longer is that kraut gonna be stinking up our house!?!?" Any yoyo throwers here? I forgot to add it to my list.

I also wanted to try making Korean kimchi from cabbage. But for now, I made kimchi from green long beans. I don't like the fish sauce, so I replaced it with regular soy sauce. I really liked the result. I think cabbage kimchi with soy sauce will also be very tasty.

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Love those different colours!

I haven't tried kimchi before. What's it like?

Beach bob wrote on Dec 24^th, 2025 at 5:50pm:

На что оно похоже?

Kimchi is a traditional Korean pickled vegetable snack. Kimchi is a delicious juicy and often spicy snack. Kimchi is well preserved due to the acid contained in the marinade.

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I lived in Seoul for 13 months.  I had kimchi made the old fashion way, where they bury it in a clay pot to ferment over the Winter.  In Korea they make it VERYYYYYYYY spicy. Great stuff!

Ooo I like this topic. My hobby is collecting hobbies, especially weird niche ones.

Late Iron Age/Viking fighting (sword, spear, axe with a shield, some wrestling and Dane Axe/polearms)
Some Historical Reenactment
Nålbinding (like a very old style of knitting... sort of)
Weaving
Backstrap weaving
Hand spinning with a spindle (Honestly a lot of fibrecraft stuff related to spinning and weaving)
Bouldering
Some woodworking
Sourdough baking
Kombucha fermenting
Very occasional data bending art
Very occasional stick throwing
Very occasional bolas throwing
Very occasional axe throwing
YouTube video making (which I'm getting back to now)
Also some kimchi making though with mixed results so far.

Edit:

OH!

Also:
Visible clothes mending (this is something I've really got into the last 2 years or so)
Magnet fishing when I have a magnet that isn't lost to the watery depths (RIP magnet 1 and 2)
Also I designed a TTRPG a few months back and I don't want it to be my last so lets add that as a hobby.

Rat Man wrote on Dec 25^th, 2025 at 8:53am:

I lived in Seoul for 13 months.  I had kimchi made the old fashion way, where they bury it in a clay pot to ferment over the Winter.  In Korea they make it VERYYYYYYYY spicy. Great stuff!

I didn't reach burying-it-in-a-clay-pot level of authenticity, but I think the multiple cups of Gochugaru/Chilli flakes per cabbage got me close enough ;D

Soaked apples were my favorite treat when I was a kid. And I still love it very much. It's very easy to do this. But it is important that apples should be tough and should be stored ready-made in a cold place, just like cabbage.
the recipe for a 3 liter jar.

Ingredients:
- apples - 2.5 kg.;
- honey - 2-3 tablespoons;
- salt - 1.5 tablespoons;
- leaves of raspberries, cherries, grapes, currants, lemon balm;
- water - 1.5 liters


5-6 days if you are cold or 2 days if you are hot and then we put it in a cold place. The apples will be ready in 2 weeks. It's very tasty.

https://dzen.ru/video/watch/62ff42679de8555df65a487e

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I've never heard of those before. I'll have to give them a try

Snow Serg wrote on Dec 31^st, 2025 at 3:07am:

Soaked apples were my favorite treat when I was a kid. And I still love it very much. It's very easy to do this. But it is important that apples should be tough and should be stored ready-made in a cold place, just like cabbage. the recipe for a 3 liter jar. Ingredients: - apples - 2.5 kg.; - honey - 2-3 tablespoons; - salt - 1.5 tablespoons; - leaves of raspberries, cherries, grapes, currants, lemon balm; - water - 1.5 liters 5-6 days if you are cold or 2 days if you are hot and then we put it in a cold place. The apples will be ready in 2 weeks. It's very tasty. https://dzen.ru/video/watch/62ff42679de8555df65a487e

Sounds like a great way to store apples and keep them tasty.