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    Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave

    Step 10: Fill Your Cave With A Grown Man's Hot Wheels Collection

    Step 8: Watch Live Races, Connect To Jalopnik And Listen To Bay Area Punk Rock

    Step 3: Lighting

    Step 7: Men Play Games Too

    Step 1: Find Yourself A Nice, Cozy Garage

    Step 4: Secure Your Man Cave With An Impenetrable Garage Door

    Step 5: You're Gonna Need A Lift And Some Tools

    Step 6: Keep Your Tools Nice And Organzied

    Step 2: Installing Easy Clean Flooring, Insulation And Drywall

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    Image of astrocramp astrocramp
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    Surprised there were no goatse references to "man cave".
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/18/09

    @astrocramp: There were.
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    You guys are missing the prerequisite sign.


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    Image of Triborough Triborough
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    No wall of license plates?
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/18/09

    @Triborough: Those are in my bedroom.
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    How about dirt floor, no electricity and just enough room for one car and 5 bikes? It's a life of luxury right in the ghetto, I tell ya...




    I have no idea if this is going to work, why did preview go away?

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    Image of junkman junkman
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    Way, way too prissy to be a real car guy's man cave. Oil soaked cat litter, residual Bondo dust and deposits of Naval Jelly coated iron oxide are essential. Pinups. Real pinups. OK, you gotta' have a tv to watch all the good programming on Speed between 1 a.m. and 2 a.m. and a wireless connection to find junkyard parts but those should be the only nods to the 21st century.


    Finally, AI didn't even mention the ultimate man cave accessory and the thing I'm most proud of in my place; a commercial grade urinal.

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    Image of Ford Tempo Fanatic Ford Tempo Fanatic
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    I will be very surprised if this works.

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    05/18/09

    @FordTempoFanatic Needs Struts.: And lets try it again!


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    Image of Plecostomus [Tyrrell] Plecostomus [Tyrrell]
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    Several men in my neighborhood have these. One bloke has a semi-transparent garage door to show off his Miata and the other car he keeps stored on his lift. Asshole.


    And he doesn't have the only 6-car garage in my neighborhood, either. I'm glad SOMEONE one-upped his voyeuristic ass.


    A man-cave doesn't necessarily have to be indoors... oh fuck it, I just don't have it in me to go on.

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    Image of If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face If FromaBuick6 has to watch one more Chevy commercial, he's going to punch Howie Long in the face
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    Yeesh, Jalopnik. You're doing it all wrong.


    1) 2.5 garage, at least 25x25. Wide enough to get the car doors open and still store junk along the sides. Preferably enough room for tools/storage/workshop in the back. Detached at the back of the house...attached garages on newer tract houses are absurdly small and too close to the woman you're trying to get away from.


    2) Screw that. Dirt and cold/heat keeps the women away and adds "character." A space heater in the winter will suffice, and just open the door in the summer.


    3) That's what flashlights are for. Why add anything more to take away from the dank you established in step 2. The dank!


    4) One-piece, rotten, rickety wood garage door with ancient, rickety opener. Again, it's all about the ambience.


    5) Craftsman tools from garage sales or your old man. They aren't new, but they have the ever-important character and if they break, Sears will give you a new one. The only lifts you need are cinderblocks for the section of lawn you'll no longer have to mow or driveway you'll no longer have to shovel.


    6) Meh, organization is in the eye of the beholder. If I know where it is, it's organized.


    7) Get the fuck out.


    8) Laptop/iPhone, ancient TV set,(bonus for wood veneer trim) stereo system recycled from a previous vehicle.


    9) Ancient fridge for beer (bonus if avacado green or harvest gold) and a stool for sitting. After being bent over under a hood or underneath a car, I'd rather stand, anyway.


    10) I vote for a classic driver and a PCH beater. The "good car" can sit out in the cold.

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    Image of Paul Y. don't drive too fast. Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    There's no mention of a kegerator. FAIL.
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    Image of .357 .357
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    My man cave would just be me, my E-type, a giant TV (for Top Gear) and a fridge. (for beer)
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    Image of lilwillie lilwillie
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    Two man caves, actually three man caves I can call home I have my home cave, work cave, and farm cave.




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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/18/09

    @lilwillie's E21 leaks no more.: You're living the life, surely.
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    Image of Ray Wert Ray Wert
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    @Rock517: You do realize I'm going to ban anyone who again bitches about the limitations of our tech system. There's little I can do about it, but I'll be damned if I'm going to listen to y'all complain.
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    My "garage" is 20' by 8' and has a 4' wide door... However, it has a nice plywood floor, drywall and track lighting. It also contains my beach cruiser bicycle, metal cutting lathe, a drill press, a metal cutting band saw, lots of hand tools... Any excuse is a good excuse to buy more tools! The main reason I don't have a project car (or two) is the lack of proper space. Even my driveway is shared, so I only have room for my one car...
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    Image of MarywithanM™ MarywithanM™
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    So I if I can locate the above type of structure I will be able to encounter the most elusive of creatures, The Perfect Man?
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    Image of mytdawg mytdawg
    05/18/09

    @MarywithanM: Didn't you get the memo? The "Perfect Man" is gay. The major flaw in hetero guys is liking women...
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    Image of MushyHeirloom MushyHeirloom
    05/18/09

    @mytdawg: Incidentally, you're correct.
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    Image of v8corvairpickup v8corvairpickup
    05/18/09

    In reply to Ten Steps To Creating The Perfect Man Cave
    Is it just me or are the roof joists going the wrong way in that first photo? Shouldn't they be going with the pitch of the roof rather than perpendicular to the pitch???
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    05/18/09

    @v8corvairpickup: I thought the same...but look inside. The joists are running the right way, the wood on the near side appears to by just holding up the eave extension.
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