RE: Who knew what they were getting into with this hobby?
This is one of my cheaper hobbies.
Try :
Boats
Guns
Camping via travel trailer
Trucks
Astronomy
Motorcycles
As far as bang for the buck.. Well this is one of the top 2 in my book.
When ya get older. the old saying: "The difference between men and boys is the size and cost of their toys" is oh so true....