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What is your "inexpensive" hobby that turned out to be expensive/ you gradually invested lots of money into? (sopuli.xyz)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by plactagonic@sopuli.xyz to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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Edit: so it turns out that every hobby can be expensive if you do it long enough.

Also I love how you talk about your hobby as some addicts.

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[-] plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 61 points 1 year ago

For me it is maybe camping.

I just tested my new sleeping bag - under 0.5kg rated to -5°C. And realised that I bought/ replaced lots of gear to higher quality gear over few years.

[-] foofiepie@feddit.uk 3 points 1 year ago

Ok now you have to share. A decent bag at a half kilo?

[-] plactagonic@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 year ago

It is some feather filled bag (300g). But it is not durable, the fabric that holds it is really thin.

I just picked what my older brother got (but with more filling).

At 5°C it is still in the boxers range inside. The e-shop I bought it from had some details about the sleeping bags like quality of feathers and filling quantity. This one had 900 in quality and 300g of filling.

[-] Nindelofocho@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

trying to get a motocamping setup going. Spent over $200 at REI last weekend just for a tarp shelter and accoutrements and I still have 75% of the list to go which is only NECESSARY items…

[-] coldv@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Oh my! I spent so much on camping! I get so excited by all the gadgets that people come up with.

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