Thread: Other "old time" hobbies

Originally Posted by anthogia

I'm into Cowboy Action Shooting which is every month we go out we dress up like cowboys in certain styles and we shoot cowboy era guns in competition. There is a lot of stipulations on what kind of clothes you can and cannot wear and you must use certain types of rifles pistols and shotguns only. It's a helluva lot of fun!

Nobody dress up as an Indian?

Originally Posted by Lemur

Nobody dress up as an Indian?

Lol- not that I've seen!

There is one hobby that I like that I guess would be considered "old time" since don't think many do it anymore and it is called reading.

Reading is particularly relaxing this time of year. A good book or the paper, a Manhattan, and a fireplace. Can't be beat.

I hunt with a flintlock rifle, shoot a yew wood English Selfbow with cedar arrows,throw knives,make fire with flint and steel,trap beaver,mink,muskrat,otter,fisher and have many fur hats from the animals I catch,perk my coffee,cook with cast iron pans, and in my spare time...run some Lionel Trains on my layout.

Originally Posted by Theseus

Does golfing with clubs that don't have over sized heads count as an "old time" hobby.

I recently updated my clubs - I was using a set of Ralph Guldahl signature clubs from the 1930s. I am now using a set of Titleist from the 70s.

Not so much a hobby yet but I can see this turning into one... I started carrying a pocket watch and am really liking it.

They're kind of like razors in that they're older but better (kind of debatable in the case of watches) than current production pieces. There is also am insane amount of variety, different levels of rarity and quality, and they're just interesting things to me.

The only real "old fashioned" thing I do is fly-fish and tie my own flies. I almost enjoy the tying more than the fishing.

Originally Posted by Tbox

The only real "old fashioned" thing I do is fly-fish and tie my own flies. I almost enjoy the tying more than the fishing.

I see a lot of us have tried, or do fly fish. The last time I went fly fishing I caught what must have been a 5 pound bicept (my own).

Originally Posted by MrBlimp

I see a lot of us have tried, or do fly fish. The last time I went fly fishing I caught what must have been a 5 pound bicept (my own).

I have only caught some of my clothing a couple of times. I do seem to catch the ever popular tree fish and the hybrid limb fish. I love fly fishing tho. We went last summer to Colorado and did a 4 day backpacking/flyfishing trip. It was a blast. If anyone is interested, my brother-in-law has a video on youtube of us fishing. Here is the link: