Posted on Mar 16, 2016
SPC Nicholas Cureton
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Since departing the military I have tried many hobbies and learned many skills to keep up moral. With no command staff to institute mandatory fun, I've been left to my own devices. I always seem to try new things and after a while circle back to weapons. I.e. Target shooting, building rifles, hunting, reloading ammo, etc. I fish as well, hunting and fishing are my two biggest ones. What types of hobbies have you tried, taken up, revisited and so on?
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SSG Ray Strenkowski
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SFC William "Bill" Moore
Knife making, primitive camping and getting ready for completing the 3 Spartan races. But I will never stray far from hunting and fishing!
SPC Nicholas Cureton
SPC Nicholas Cureton
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Living off the land and primitive skills is fun. My buddy and I do that. Learning local foraging items. And I just finished my first forge so I can start making knives as well!
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I brew my own beer and wine and also ride my bicycle uncomfortably long distances.
SPC Nicholas Cureton
SPC Nicholas Cureton
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I am not a drinker but have always been fascinated by home brewing.
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You could try making your own cheese or pickles, same general concept. Gardening is a good time too.
SPC Edward Robinson
I go hiking up here in Montana along the Yellowstone River searching for Montana agates, petrified wood and plain agates along with finding sticks that I make into walking sticks. I hand sand the sticks after they have dried for one week, then stain them with a natural stain sealer, then put one coat of polyurethane UV protected let them dry then sand them again, one more coat of polyurethane once dried it's a rubber tip on the walking stick. I give my walking sticks away to friends and family. Had one of my walking sticks taken up on Bin Nevis ( Beinn Nibheis - Scottish Gaelic) in Scotland the highest mountain in the British Isles. I sent two of my walking sticks to a friend of mine in Scotland (Nikki and her husband) along with three jars of Huckleberry Jam.

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