I want to go, heh what do I do to pass the time? sheesh the computer takes up most of my time! (RV.net, geocaching, facebook, etc) I don't work, now I am no longer motivated to work I haven't worked for almost 7 years and I am pretty much unemployable for gainful employment (money is not an issue for me) but I am a good volunteer.
I like geocaching, seeing the sights, etc
I went to WA for a month by myself it was my first time being home away from home that long in a single period (the most was 2 1/2 weeks but it was all medical/OHSU)
I like meeting people who are accepting, the last RV.net group I went with was the best group I've ever met on my own (not through a friend or family member kind of thing).
traveling is another thing I like to pass my time with but that means being in my TV rather than in my 5ver .
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Wow. Thanks. I've been doing this for a long time. I got into it because of an interest in both history and shooting, combined with a ethnic (PA Dutch) heritage for gunmaking. I actually served as an unpaid apprentice to a well-known gunmaker (camped in my RV in his driveway for weeks) years ago to learn the trade. For me it is just a side-hobby, way behind the dogs and bird hunting, and it takes me several years to complete a rifle.
That particular rifle is an exact copy of an existing rifle, made by a Herr Poser in 1690. I was able to take measurements, rubbings, photographs, etc of the original, including the internal lock parts and such; and built this one from those. I liked the fluted buttstock - an unusual feature on such guns.
Here are a few more pics. This is a close up of the little guy on the sideplate:
The rigger guard is heavily chased and engraved and the lock is scratch built and engraved:
Close up of the front finial on the trigger guard:
Close up of the rear ramrod thimble - also chased and engraved in the original baroque pattern:
Interestingly, I can work on a gun even in a crowded campground (places I usually avoid) because the parts don't look enough like a gun to alarm anyone ("Mommy - that man has a GUN!"). The chasing and engraving takes a great deal of time and it just looks like I'm working on an innocuous piece of jewelry.
Thanks again for the kind thoughts about the rifle!!
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larry cad wrote: Full timers, especially the men, when you are full timing, and parked at a particular location for an extended time, what activities do you do to pass the time? Obviously the hobby, activity would have to be appropriate to RV living, which means not taking up a lot of room, and would have to be something that is theoretically endless. Cleaning and fixing the RV doesn't really qualify, and there is only so much time you can spend reading books. What I'm talking about are things such as hobbies that are easily transportable, and easily pursued while staying in a campground, in an RV, for several months. I also don't included "going around to see the sights" at the location as that runs out very quickly too. I prefer activities that are mentally stimulating, rather than hours of playing cards or other games too.
Trying to teach myself bass guitar. It passes the time and eventually I hope to do some RV jams.
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Can't believe no one mentioned golf??? We were able to find enough space to store our golf clubs, even with all our fulltiming "stuff", and try to find a nice little municipal course wherever we sit for more than a few days....helps to keep us in shape too!
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larry cad wrote: Full timers, especially the men, when you are full timing, and parked at a particular location for an extended time, what activities do you do to pass the time? Obviously the hobby, activity would have to be appropriate to RV living, which means not taking up a lot of room, and would have to be something that is theoretically endless. Cleaning and fixing the RV doesn't really qualify, and there is only so much time you can spend reading books. What I'm talking about are things such as hobbies that are easily transportable, and easily pursued while staying in a campground, in an RV, for several months. I also don't included "going around to see the sights" at the location as that runs out very quickly too. I prefer activities that are mentally stimulating, rather than hours of playing cards or other games too.
What do you do now that you feel is mentally stimulating ??? Please give examples other then going to work.
We fulltimed for 5 years. Never had a problem keeping busy. Here is just a short list of things and activities that we did: 1. Yes, sightseeing and visiting any and all museums in the areas that we were in. Most of them are free or donations and well worth the time. We love learning about the local and regional history of the areas we visit, and the locals love to talk about it. 2 - Photography - love that digital technology! Took pictures of anything and everything. Keep them on an external drive and a Picasa website. 3. - Birdwatching - great activity, even if you have never done it before, which we hadn't. Still learning how to identify them! 4. Better half got into sewing cards - she loves it, takes up little room in the RV and not hard to get started. 5. I have 2 RC cars that I love to pull out and rip around with. 6. IF you like to read, get a Kindle or some other type of electronic reader! Should have done it sooner! Would have saved a lot of space and weight on the rig! 7. I did a travel blog to let family and friends know where we were and what we were doing. Generally having a far better time in better weather than they were having!! There are a number of websites that make it very easy to do.
Hope that gives you some ideas. We stay(ed) in as many national and state parks as we can. those are always great fun to get out and explore.
Enjoy
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If it's your nature to stay busy it's easy to do so while retired and full timing it around the country. For me it's golf and fishing. Sometimes I do both at the same time. On the weekends I do yard sales and flea markets. If I'm lucky I'll spend a few days researching my finds and another couple of days posting items on eBay auctions. I do small simple things like old postcards, military patches, pin buttons or anything small and easy. Old fishing lures are very popular as are old cigarette lighters like Zippo or Ronson. I'm not in it for a huge profit. I enjoy the hunt, research, writing the posts and waiting to see what the final offer will be. I also write a lot of posts on internet forums. I belong to about thirty of them from boating, fishing, diesel trucks to RVs. Some subjects I write about often and others are just a passing fancy --- like this one.
Not going to read the pages of responses but the original question presupposes a wierd, IMO, mindset... that full timing would have anything at all to do with how I spend my spare time. Guess if I was used to a big carpenter shop or a big garage to build stock cars or something, it might be something I'd think about. But nothing we do for relaxation is shut down due to being on the road - just the opposite, if anything.
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