Design

According to several sources, the general architectural and design trend is for men to take traditionally male-only spaces, and enhance them with improvements and masculine aesthetic choices. Man caves can be equipped with accessories such as refrigerators,[6][17] vending machines,[7][17] putting greens, kegerators,[5] giant TVs,[5] musical instruments including gear such as microphone stands and amplifiers,[9][11] pool tables, boxing rings,[15] and entertainment centers. A man cave may also be fitted out with a bar and sports memorabilia such as trophies.[11][14] In the book Where Men Hide which Publishers Weekly described as an affable but only “sometimes thought provoking” guide, author James Twitchell and photographer Ken Ross explore areas where men like to be alone.[18] According to Twitchell, some public male-only spaces, such as the barbershop, are declining, while other spaces are taking their places, and the author tries to show the attractions of the "grimy garage."[18] The book suggests that "men make their own spaces for good or ill", according to Publishers Weekly.[18] Twitchell focused on communal man cave spaces such as male-only groups in megachurches, possibly a modern-day replacement for declining attendance at male-only clubs such as Masonic lodges.[19] Twitchell noted that some anthropologists have speculated that these spots are a place for men to bond before hunting or war, and where they can "smoke or fart" and tell the "same jokes over and over again.