Every man needs a shed
a big shed
not for the wife and kids
yours only
preferably detached from the house
great for poker with the mates and all your gear
this is mine

Sailhack said...

MAN CAVE!!!

--Which requires a couch or some form of seating device in poor condition, yet must be comfortable - not valued at over $5.23.

--A bar fridge - that can keep beers just off freezing temp!

--TV (32-52inch) - obviously now has to be digital - can't use a set top box though as there's no room in the man cave for tech issues (Hi def optional).

--Pool table, foosball, pinball machine or whatever takes your fancy.

--Weight set - bench etc - slowly rusting in the corner.

--Card table, including card decks, chips etc.

--Radio (for when the half-full beer can hits/smashes the telly - can still hear the score).

--Home brew kit.

--Can crusher mounted cleverly so that the can drops througha shute & straight into recycle bin (we blokes do our bit for the environmenty thingo).

Couch should only be found on council pick up days

Bar fridge should be a free one that still works from the 70s

Im starting to think an internet connection over TV these days

Pin ball, the way to go here

Weight set ???? good for resting and hanging sh!t on

A good card table with a awesome set of weighted chips is the only way to go [}:)] [}:)]

Radio with iPod dock, gotta have your fave tunes

Its up to you but just by the beer or better yet get your mates to bring it

I like stubbies

yep love it
love my rusty weight bench collecting dust
love the beer fridge
love the remote control car sitting in the corner
love that work/tool bench

the shed is ours, never to be taken by the Mrs.

What the ****?

no one has mentioned anything to do with fishing gear or surfboards...

You guys should be ashamed of yourselves

I wanna know how yous top fibreglass dust getting on all that crap, or weld slag dropping on the couch.

The back patio is man-space and the shed is for building stuff - or the other way around. A bloke needs 2 areas

can I come and hang in one of your sheds ? because i cant get inside mine because of all the good " it will come in handy one day" stuff .

SandS said...


can I come and hang in one of your sheds ? because i cant get inside mine because of all the good " it will come in handy one day" stuff .

You have to learn to purge Sands, only then will you be truly free My house mate is a magpie and has very many of what he truly only needs one of.

He is my best mate but **** he has taken Murphy's Law of Flat Surfaces to Olympian levels!

Get rid of it all, then you can go when you want to. All you need is two kites, two sets of lines, a board, harness and wetsuit, 1 towel, your dog, fishing rods and some clothes.

Clothes can be kept to an absolute minimum. Down in Nowra recently the lace up shoes that were given me to me by a friend who wanted me to go to Eastwood Rugby club five years ago and thongs were not in order, sadly failed on me. I got an absolute bargain in Vinnies for five bucks. I reckon they would have cost close to eighty new.

They do not wear out as I try not to wear shoes.

Mark _australia said...

I wanna know how yous top fibreglass dust getting on all that crap, or weld slag dropping on the couch.

The back patio is man-space and the shed is for building stuff - or the other way around. A bloke needs 2 areas

Man it would suck if you had all these hobbies and not enough room to play.

japie said...


Get rid of it all, then you can go when you want to. All you need is two kites, two sets of lines, a board, harness and wetsuit, 1 towel, your dog, fishing rods and some clothes.

Clothes can be kept to an absolute minimum. Down in Nowra recently the lace up shoes that were given me to me by a friend who wanted me to go to Eastwood Rugby club five years ago and thongs were not in order, sadly failed on me. I got an absolute bargain in Vinnies for five bucks. I reckon they would have cost close to eighty new.

They do not wear out as I try not to wear shoes.

Awesome. Just awesome. Full marks.

Mark _australia said...

I wanna know how yous top fibreglass dust getting on all that crap, or weld slag dropping on the couch.

The back patio is man-space and the shed is for building stuff - or the other way around. A bloke needs 2 areas

Agreed, and the drinking should stay out of the shed and on the patio. Just "tinkering" in the shed after a few beers ended up with a minor power tool incident and severed nerves in my left index finger. Had only had 2 beers but gave myself a hell of a fright and still have no feeling in the tip of the finger.

Will still have a bevvy while cleaning the fishing gear or servicing the lawnmower etc but I won't use anything more potentially dangerous than a paintbrush if I've had a beer.

felixdcat said...

My space is in the garage, have a small block with no shed, once the MRS asked me why I never cleaned my tools, just stared at her and said nothing.... few days later I did some work on her car so I got all my spanners and greasy tools in the dishwashing machine and ran a 85c cleaning round. She saw me taking the tools out when was cleaned and she nearly killed me....... never asked silly questions about tools ever again![}:)][}:)][}:)]

Way to go Felix. LOL

cisco said...

nebbian said...

The only essential item that every shed must have is a SOLID workbench, with a vice attached.

Everything else is just gravy

You have nailed it there nebbs. This is mine. All steel and dynabolted to the floor.

Please tell me you dont drink that vinegar in the 4xxxx bottle!!
Got to be a mates eh?

My shed has a solid workbench, loud stereo and most of my toys (surfboards, kite gear, bmx, mountain bikes, skateboards)

The couch, pinball machines and bar fridge ended up taking over the dining room along with my homage to my childhood...



Sheds are for building stuff and bike maintenance etc...pinball and bar fridges belong in the house- and yes I do have a very understanding lady....

japie said...

doggie said...

And you must NEVER let your wife/girlfriend clean it, EVER!!

If you have no wife or girlfriend you do not need a shed. The drawback is the house begins to look like what your shed would if you had a girlfriend or wife.

Oh happy days!!!!!

Got hold of an open fireplace off of gumtree (1000 bucks) never used but sat outside so i refurbished it to go into ma new home ;-) turned out a treat ...
You can save alot of $$$$ If you have a good shed.



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