I travel with a compact lathe, tools, saws, hand planes and clamps that I can use in a canopy with sidewalls. The tools are small enough they fit in totes in the bays, or under the benches inside. I get a lot of satisfaction out of hand work, and can literally lose track of time. If I need lumber, I go to a commercial hardwood supplier and get what I need, rough cut to length and planed to thickness. Costs only a few bucks, and allows me to quietly enjoy my work.
Frankly, it's a solitary thing for me, so someone standing over my shoulder at a group shop is not my cup of tea.