How often do you play?

[Tactical Pith Helmet]

How much does a use able fishing or golfing hobby cost to get started?

Second hand set of clubs from the charity shop £15, bag from same £5, and practice on the school field after the kids have fucked off home, £8 a round at my local ancient uncared for site... OR £2K on clubs alone and £100 per hour lessons, sky's the limit club fees etc.

I use the same DAM rod that my grandfather bought me for my ninth birthday, along with the tacklebox and seat that my dad got me for he same event.   £150 a year ticket at one of the county's best waters.  Or you could do marlin in the Caribbean and pretend to be Hemmingway for Christ knows.  

Anyhow, airsoft.  Like George I play once a month but March to October filmsim or milsim (350 mile round trip so £80 diesel plus £75 ticket).  Skirmish a few times in the winter.  Much prefer to get away properly once a month and truly unwind, but then Mrs TPH travelled a lot for work in her earlier youth, so family hols are not required, and since we play together with our lad, and sometimes our daughter, it is family time.  

Leaving the heavy theory out of it.  If you decide to learn new lessons when undertaking the same task, you'll get more out of it.  Apply it to hobbies and they don't get stale.  Complex airsoft games employ so many skills that I doubt I've enough life left to exhaust them even if I did develop them.  

 

[DanBow]

Thank you all for replying, I don't feel too bad about only managing once a month or so now. 

 

[concretesnail]

How often do I play? A lot less than I'd like to. this year has been shocking with only a couple of events and no skirmish days. Life, family, funds, everything has seemed to be stacked against it this year but i live in hope and look forward with anticipation when i do manage to have the stars align.

 

[Krisz]

How often is constantly?

Hope you don't mind but I'm pinching that. ?

Used to play every weekend in the first year but airsoft is just way too demanding financially and free time wise. I was like a proper crack cocaine addict. In the second year I played every second weekend. And I dialed it back this year so I manage to play once a month.

 

[SheriffHD]

Start of the year didn't play a single time, nephew kept insisting I take him and now it's given me the itch again and I've been going twice a month.

Downside to being an adult though is picking and choosing what hobbies to sink money into.

Airsoft, golf, kayaking, and snowboarding when I can. 

 

[Cannonfodder]

Thank you all for replying, I don't feel too bad about only managing once a month or so now. 

No need to feel bad about how often you play, especially if you have other commitments like work or family. Anyone who expects others to make slinging plastic their main priority over more important things like family or being able to pay bills is simply a cunt 

 

[JimFromHorsham]

Played one morning in the last 6-7yrs

prior to that 4-5 milsim weekenders a year for 3-4years .

prior to that at least once a month plus the weekenders for maybe 10yrs ? 

 

[Jaylordofwaargh]

Once this year, was meant to be two but train strikes and working in hospitality. Twice last year....

More next year guaranteed as my kid turns shooting age

 

[Cannonfodder]

One thing I've noticed since i don't get every weekend free anymore is that I'm far more picky about where i play and what I want from a site

 

[Jaylordofwaargh]

One thing I've noticed since i don't get every weekend free anymore is that I'm far more picky about where i play and what I want from a site

Exactly so.

My two games were Oakham to shoot with a particular group of arseholes for a day and Newbury to shoot with family. 

Now I could have maybe gone to a "London" site two other times balancing family and work but choose an extra day with family instead of 3 hours on a bus and maybe a decent skirmish.

 

[Jacob Wright]

Try to get out once a month with my team, with a 24h Milsim at some point during the year. Tend to take a month off in the summer so 10/12 games a year I guess. 
 

However, this year has been full of weddings and other events so we’ve not actually got to a game day  together since April ?

 

[Egon_247]

I try and get out once a month with the boy. Shift work doesn't help matters but we spend a fair amount of time teching our pews and the boy (13) is getting pretty good at it. 

He loves it when we go, usually end up taking one of his mates too. 

I try and get right into it but he's usually run off and is busy organizing an attack or whatnot.

I can't lose him on the field, I can usually hear him barking orders at fully grown men....?

 

[Gunboat Diplomat]

Well due to the boy now playing cup games as well as league games, we now have football on Sat and Sun each weekend which means airsoft is on hold. 

 

[Shamal]

Well due to the boy now playing cup games as well as league games, we now have football on Sat and Sun each weekend which means airsoft is on hold. 

WHAT!! 

Sit down and reflect on what you have just said. ?

 

[rj1986]

I've been out twice this year i think.

If it were a football club, this would count as a rebuild year i think. Sorting out kit, selling some things, buying some things.

But i do want to try and get a cqb game in pre-xmas.

 

[Keldon]

Well between my local site closing and a new local just strating up have only been twice this yeah. Work doesnt help where I work 2 out of 4 weekends. Also sorting our house out after a major water leak has taken much of my time this year. Hopefully by Christmas it will be alsorted ready for a new year of airsoft to come. 

 

[cart3rlfc]

And everyone on here probably has 10+ guns for the 1 once a month skirmish (count me in on that to) ?

 

[Gunboat Diplomat]

WHAT!! 

Sit down and reflect on what you have just said. ?

It actually turns out he doesn't have a game this Sunday, but none of my local sites have a skirmish on Sunday either.

Annoying as I've just upgraded both gnus so would be good to try them out.  

 

[Cannonfodder]

And everyone on here probably has 10+ guns for the 1 once a month skirmish (count me in on that to) ?

I thought it's mandatory

 

[cart3rlfc]

I thought it's mandatory

Of course ? one for each month of the year