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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    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.

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      Camp stoves and fuel! I can buy a lot of bic lighters and cheap metal camping mugs for the cost of a dang Jetboil stove and fuel.

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        I love my pocket rocket, nothing like getting up early in the morning and boiling some water super quick for some coffee, then heat some more water for some quick oatmeal and sit in my chair and just decompress

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        When I can I just make fire. I have some camping stove, really cheap one, but I use it maybe 2 times per year.

        The cheap one I have is for ethanol/ urotropin tablets.

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        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.

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      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…

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