Behold the Mancave, former Manspace of the Month (December 2006). It's a 3200 sq ft pole barn where I keep my car collection, among other things.

There's a loft with a poker table and lounge. I keep a well-stocked bar with a well-stocked beer fridge. I've also set up a big screen projector in one corner with surround sound and vintage theater seats on wheels in case I need to move them out of the way for big parties or if I need seating elsewhere.

The place is loaded with posters, banners, pictures and road signs. Since the main reason I have the place is to store and work on my cars, it has a car and track motif.

Of course, there was no way my wife was going to let me build a car barn - much less a poker lounge and beer bar - in the backyard. So I set up shop about five miles up the road. Even she likes to hang out here now though.

My buddies are always dropping by to play poker, watch movies or drink beer. I even cook a mean pot of turkey chili.

- Text and photos by Steve Kump, Gallon, Ohio, December 2006