Amateur (HAM) Radio,but haven’t been active in a few years…also,almost anything outdoors!Landscaping,woodworking,fishing,hiking…:>)
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You could set up an Instagram account and trade info off the forum that way 
@Oldhippy I’m a ham as well GM0 callsign
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KO4…since 1991…Advanced Class…CQ…CQ…CQ…:>)
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I was 92 I think. Full class A licence holder. We had to do the CW as well up to 12 wpm. Jeez that wasn’t yesterday 
I had to do 13WPM to earn my GENERAL.I always preferred the DIGITAL modes myself…:>)
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I had a play with PSK when it first came out then had a go with SSTV. Not really active these days at all
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Thought I’d share.
I was in Ecuador in the late 80’s US Army. We started getting radio bounce on VHF for a taxi in New York. While it lasted, we had him driving, not there, the next block. In front of the hotel!! Not that one the one on the next street.
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Ok that’s pretty funny
At the time it was. Middle of the jungle, well flying over it, directing a taxi
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I played with PSK quite a bit…regular ‘packet’ also…I ‘worked’ MIR,ISS and several Space Shuttle missions…An international research station in Antarctica…a tug boat in the Black Sea…and I have QSL cards to prove it!!!..:>)
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Back in the late 80s,when the solar cycle 22 was at its peak,I actually ‘worked’ a CBer who was stuck off road in Louisiana…‘barefoot’ rig…from 5 states away…he gave me a phone # to call his dad…I did …I dont think he believed I wasn’t local…his dad believed it when I called him long distance…:>)
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That is proper nice set of contacts to have in the logbook. I have never tried any of the digital stuff at all
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I recently started a new hobby with my 13 years old son
For his birthday I got him a lock picking set that comes with an acrylic padlock so you can see what you are doing on the inside
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That’s so cool @Mr_Wormwood!
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Very cool! Great idea for a gift and I want one 
Thanks
I found it at Newegg dotcom
Have s look at “Bosnian Bill” and the “lock pick lawyer” on YouTube. They’re brilliant