Ok, I keep talking about this, but it is getting close. My wife retires October 31 and we hope to be on the road by December. We are selling everything maybe even the kids. Well except my tools.My question is; does anyone do Pen turning or any lathe work while on the road? It is fairly quiet. And I can sell these things on Etsy or even the occasional swapmeet. We stay at one RV park that host swapmeets. But they are very small.Thanks, Dave

No personal experience, but I did see a guy in Palm Springs with a miniature wood shop in one of the cargo bays of his motor home - he could slide it out and either work with it that way, or pull individual tools out and work with them on his picnic table. I don't know what all he had in there, or what he did with it, but I did see a small wood lathe and a scroll saw.al

I've seen several RVers over the years doing pens. None in the past couple of years.If I'm going to be doing work in my space, I will let the RVers in the spaces around me know and ask them to let me know if it gets on their nerves. I will check with the two closest every so often too make sure they are still OK with it. I've even gone outside of the park to do some of the work. Find a nice shade tree and use cordless tools.Good luck.

I don't have this hobby but thank you for giving me the idea! No, just kidding. If you have something you love to do that's portable and won't drive the neighbors nuts when you're parked near someone, by all means do it. Take it along! We (those of us on this forum) love our lifestyle, but it doesn't necessarily mean a 180 degree turn from when we lived in a stationary house. Even better if you have a market on etsy.

Thank you for the thought of asking my neighbors if it is OK and checking in with them.Also the next time we go out I will have to be more watchful of what the other RVers are doing. I never looked before.Thanks

I often asked my neighbors if my knitting bothered them :) Seems the only ones bothered were those who didn't think to bring it with them :)Seriously....bring your hobbies along....If I were to fulltime again, I would HAVE to bring my sewing machine :)

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the_bear_II
Explorer
Aug 12, 2014
I've seen several RVers over the years doing pens. None in the past couple of years.

If I'm going to be doing work in my space, I will let the RVers in the spaces around me know and ask them to let me know if it gets on their nerves. I will check with the two closest every so often too make sure they are still OK with it.

I've even gone outside of the park to do some of the work. Find a nice shade tree and use cordless tools.

Good luck.
aslakson
Explorer
Aug 12, 2014
No personal experience, but I did see a guy in Palm Springs with a miniature wood shop in one of the cargo bays of his motor home - he could slide it out and either work with it that way, or pull individual tools out and work with them on his picnic table. I don't know what all he had in there, or what he did with it, but I did see a small wood lathe and a scroll saw.

al

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