…and why?
Excluding the obvious such as clothes and utensils.
Game consoles.
I enjoy collecting and modding them more than actually playing lol. Generally I suck at games.
Now I do play them. But I spend a lot more time figuring out better ways to use them and getting the best quality out of them possible, or trying to use og hardware but playing any game (like ps2 over ethernet)
This is so wholesome.
I just like to dink around with things, its fun!
Penis ornaments. Why? Why the fuck not? Shout out to @CelloMike@lemmy.world for the amazing wooden starship model.
I need more
Classic cars. Triples is best.
Watches …
Sure. But if the divine only wanted us to wear one watch, why are we born with four limbs?
And still I never wear more than two at the same time …
Vinyls and CD’s.
I don’t need four power drills, I want four power drills.
I like having two so I can switch between drilling pilot holes and driving screws.
So, the oldest cordless drill I have is this old Black & Decker 12v thing, my dad bought it in like, 2002. It has a quick detaching chuck, and under the chuck is a 1/4" hex collet. So you can load a phillips or torx driver bit in that, then mount the chuck over it and chuck in a drill bit, then you can drill your pilot holes, pop the chuck off and drive screws.
And other than that minor innovative feature it’s crap. The build quality on even consumer-grade power tools has increased a lot since I was in high school; I’ve got some of the new SB&D Craftsman tools that are a lot nicer to handle; that old B&D creaks and squeaks as it flexes in your hand, it’s not overmolded and the bare ABS slips around in your grip, the controls feel like you’re twisting lego bricks, the batteries are long out of production and it’s the only tool I have that takes that standard, and it’s a 20 year old brushed motor 12 volt tool; it’s the size of my 20v drills but less powerful than my little 12v mini Bosch drill.
Guess.
I never quite wrapped my mind around knife/flashlight collecting. I have one of each that I EDC and I did quite a bit research to find the ones I like the best (Benchmade Bugout and Wurkkos TS22 - both in green). Carrying anything else would mean leaving home the one I like the most which doesn’t make any sense.
I don’t judge. It’s just one of those things I have no theory of mind for.
To each their own. I mean, some people collect spoons of all things.
Spoons. Not knives. Madness. (Next you’re telling me it’ll be forks.)
I can’t really wrap my head around collecting anything, be it knives, Pokémon cards, video games, or classic cars.
Maybe the closest thing I have to a collection is seeds, but I plant those to grow stuff. Is that a collection? Maybe! I guess you’re not disqualified for using the things in your collection.
I collect cool rocks.
Maybe collecting is a mental illness.
There have been times when I’ve thought that but I think the test has to be based on how much it affects or doesn’t affect the rest of your life. If you’re spending huge amounts of time and money on it while the rest of your life and relationships suffer, it’s probably an issue. If it’s mostly a hobby that occupies a reasonable portion of your life, it’s fine.
It does bother me though that some collecting hobbies seem to be mostly about spending money and trying to achieve a complete set rather than a mixture of stuff of collecting, repairing, researching, and visiting people, and going to shows etc. I’m all about variety in life though, so that may be a personal bias of mine.
Knives and pocket tools, basses (electric/upright/electric upright), 10 mm sockets
10 mm sockets
This is a lie. One will never suffice. That thing will disappear the second you look away.
