If you’re itching for the next addition to your gameroom then the Airworks XXL Foosball Table will do quite nicely, even if you do need to tear down a few walls.

The XXL Foosball Table has no less than 182 plastic men spanning across 23 handles (on each side) down a 24 foot playing field, literally. We pity the friend relegated to the goalie stick. [via UrbanDaddy login required]

Cost: $27,000 @ Airworks

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I’m from the South, not the Deep South, but the South… Ok, maybe just below the Mason Dixon line, but I lived there long enough to have an appreciation for good barbecue, sweet tea, and firearms. Fortunately for me, I can get barbecue and sweet tea in the area. But it’s harder to find a good place to target shoot. In NYC, you can’t just go to your friends’ back yard and shoot 22s at tin cans. Probably more so because it’s harder to find an actual back yard. This is where Manhattan Shooting Excursions can help. But before you call the FBI, and tell them a dark-skinned bearded man is talking about guns online, I have to say this is all legit. Really.

Manhattan Shooting Excursions organizes safe shooting events for corporations, clubs, and individuals in the New York City area. They focus on providing a safe and fun environment where you can learn the shooting sports. And no, they don’t do events in any of the five boroughs, but they do provide transportation to their ranges upstate, in New Jersey, and in Pennsylvania. Their credentials include:

• Licensed in New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut
• Certified to instruct 11 shooting disciplines, 5 since 1986
• Instructor Training Certified since 2000
• NYS Armed Guard Certified
• NYS Hunter Training Instructor since 1993

They offer open excursions that teach various techniques and use a wide range of arms. They recently held an event where participants learned to shoot and reload from cover and on the move, using several 9MM carbines and 12 gauge shotguns. If that doesn’t suit you, they also offer events in handguns, trap and skeet, civil war arms, and cowboy action arms.

What this means to you: You can learn a fun new sport with out attracting the attention of the NYPD.

Cost: varies from $235 -$1000 @ Elite Shooters

Heli-rafting. How damn awesome does that sound? Makes you want to just stand up and yell out a guttural roar of “I heli-raft therefore I am man.” Read the OARS itinerary overview and you might know what your next big splurge (figuratively and literally) will be.

The Klinaklini is a fresh-water thoroughfare that snakes its way through dense moose, eagle and grizzly habitat. Successfully descended for the first time in 1997 by O.A.R.S.’ Brian McCutcheon, the Klinaklini is many different experiences wrapped into one. First, a dramatic flight over the Coast Ranges to Nimpo Lake and an enchanted evening in gorgeous lakeside cabins. Next, it’s off to the river by seaplane for your adventure indoctrination. After challenging the steep gradient of the upper Klinaklini you’ll be rewarded with an exhilarating day of heli-hiking around an impassible canyon before being transported back in time to the ice age and the scenic splendor of Silverthrone Glacier. The trip ends with sweeping views of a grizzly bear sanctuary and return flight down a 60-mile fjord to the Pacific. This wilderness expedition fits into a week, but your memories will last you a lifetime.

Full itinerary after the jump.

Cost: $6495 @ OARS

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1. Walk up to plate and point at centerfield
2. Rail ball over fence
3. Tip hat at all basemen as you saunter past on way back to home plate

Those are the only things you’ll need to do at your next company or summer league softball game with a Mizuno Techfire Crush, give or take a few beers post facto. The Mizuno Techfire Crush Composite is a Mizuno patented design of composite and Banzai aluminum (great name) blended together to create one of their best performing bats. It has a 12 inch barrel, not technically approved for ASA play (even better), and limited in availability.

Cost: $200 @ Sports Authority

The GoPro Digital HERO 3 Sports Camera is easy to use during any activity. This shockproof/waterproof wrist camera makes it easy to shoot digital video and photos during your favorite sporting activities. Miniature size and patented versatility combine with TV resolution video and 3 megapixel photos to form a highly-convenient and fun sports camera.

You can use this camera while you surf, ski, hike, bike, kayak, or climb. The GoPro has various mounting options available which means you can mount this bad boy on just about anything. The GoPro is durable, with crack proof poly carbonate water housing and glass lens and is water proof down to 100ft.

This camera has a 3 megapixel photo resolution and 640×480 video resolution, with 16mb of internal memory, expandable to 2GB.

What this mean to you: Having a hard time convincing the guys at the office of the glorious feats you pulled last weekend while you were out slaying the field as a weekend warrior? Fret no more, have them wetting their pants when you show them the footage of you catching that mysterious big kahuna…

Cost: $140-$180 @ GoPro Camera

Re-issued decks are the Mitchelle and Ness jerseys to the skate world. I can recall plenty of times when I was out skating running into some older dude claiming ‘I used to skate’. I would hand them my deck and they would try to pop and ollie, there’s nothing like knowing that you still got it. That’s why as being a distinguished fellow myself, I keep my own deck handy.

Powell Peralta is a staple in skateboarding history and their re-issue of the Skull & Sword deck has me day dreaming of the times I used to kill it every time I set my eyes on it. The Skull & Sword was one of Powell’s first graphics from infamous artist Vernon Courtlandt Johnson and the graphic was so popular it became their official team board.

I own a couple re-issues myself and whether it be for cruising down the street to the nearest bodega or using it as a nice piece of décor, a guy should always have a board handy.

Cost: $62 @ SK8supply.com

Squeeze in one half sled, one half adrenaline rush and you’ve got yourself way to occupy the last of the winter months. If not, I’m sure the slopes in colder climates will serve just as well for your run on the Mad River Rocket.

The Mad River Rocket began when an architect named David Sellers tried to find a way to slide down the hills of Vermont. What started as two toy toboggan’s sliced in half and pinned together and since then transformed into what you see here - a snow forging rocket.

The hull of the Mad River Rocket is fabricated from thick, virgin polyethylene. Sure-grip, ribbed knee pads are designed for comfort and performance and a quick release belt. There are two holes drilled into the bow for the inevitable walk uphill or trek from the lift.

What this means to you: We’ve had a Mad River Rocket for over a month now. We took it with us on the last couple of ski/board trips and in less than two runs all our cronies were clamoring for a turn at the helm of the Mad River Rocket. The inevitable comparisons to the sled scene in National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation were shared with liberal outbursts of “Clark, the shitter’s full.”

Cost: $100 @ Mad River Rocket

Ultimate Frisbee and Frisbee Golf aren’t the yuppie college past time you might think it is. Recognized and organized, it’s an intricate game that involves skill.

Whether you’re competing regularly or just looking for a disc to toss around in your backyard consider the 175 gram Discraft Ultra-Star. It’s the official disc of the Ultimate Players Association as well as tournament play.

What this means to you: 175 grams is a decidedly harmonious weight well balanced for casual tossing, distance and consistency. It’ll make you look like a champ.

Cost: $10 @ Discfly