Hobby Thread - November 15, 2025 [Mobile Rex]

Welcome hobbyists! Pull up a chair and sit a spell with the Horde in this little corner of the interweb. This is the mighty, mighty, mighty officially sanctioned Ace of Spades Hobby Thread. A spin of the Ace of Spades Wheel of Hobbies (TM) landed on RV life.

Are you thinking "I don't like the great outdoors and I don't have an RV, but I am curious how others do it. I'm eager to learn more. I can't wait to get into the content!" I knew it. Enjoy.

[Top photo: Yosemite Falls from tankascribe ]

What are you hobbying?

As per usual Hobby Thread etiquette, keep this thread limited to hobbying. All (legal) hobbying is welcome. However, politics, current events and religious debates can live in threads elsewhere. Pants are optional. Puns are welcome and encouraged but don't get your nuts cracked.

Play nice. Don't be a troll and do not feed the trolls.

This theme started as a combination of camping and RV traveling. Your humble correspondent enjoys the treat outdoors but neither camps or travels in an RV. I know enough to be dangerous, but wouldn't call either a personal hobby.

Given the lack of knowledge, I consulted the interweb. It became clear very quickly that camping and RV life are two different things. After consulting the Wheel of Hobbies, the decision was made to focus on RV life for this post. We'll do a separate camping focused theme in the future.

I was also blown away by the magnitude of blogs and social media videos there are from people attempting to live a mobile life and support themselves through online platforms. There are SO MANY. I don't know which are credible or worthy of Hobby Thread content, so I've made a good faith effort to pick a few.

In the same vein, most of the RV material on the interweb is from people devoted to full time RV life (as opposed to weekend or holiday outings). I'm sure they are out there, but the part timers seem to get lost in the noise of those who are living on the road full time.

There are a number of other RV people that use RVs to support other activities. They are a means to an end. They tow the horse trailer and provide a place to stay during a weekend event. Same for cars or motorcycles. RVs are a portable living room and there are many different designs for different needs.

With all that as context, looking for help in the gray boxes to help on this one on RV life.

Are you an RV family? What do you have? How often do you take it on the road? Are you living on the road or have you lived out of an RV full time? Lessons learned? Tips for those considering getting into it? Best trips? Horror stories?

Tackling the logistics:

If you don't know what you don't know, how do you know if you're doing it right?

Oh the glamor and excitement of living on the road!

Planning to retire and take up full RV life on the road? Be informed about the costs and logistics implications. Here are a few things to consider: 15 Reasons You'll Regret an RV in Retirement

As you might imagine, this article riled up the RV community and there are many posts that take issue with the "clickbait" headline and content. One thing I've learned in the prep for this post is that the full time RV community fiercely defends the RV life.

Motorhome testing. Not Consumer Reports.

Fancy an English campervan holiday?

What is "workamping"? Full time RV people that work part-time or full-time. Some roles earn money but others are trade for an RV spot and hookup. Knew it existed but never knew it had a name.

Top five questions about workamping answered

What kind of jobs? Think of jobs that are seasonal or periodic. Think of jobs that involve taking tickets, staffing a visitor center or a front desk, cleaning up or setting up, etc. Campgrounds and RV Parks, Theme Parks/Amusement Parks/Tourist Attractions/Circuses/Carnivals, Dude Ranches/Outdoor Outfitters/Lodges/Cabins/Motels/Retreats, Motorsports, etc. More here.

Because when you think of the Hobby Thread, you think of financial advice. Also a reminder of the perils of turning your hobby into a business.

Utah is amazing. This video has RV/camping tips for Utah, but also a lot of pretty pictures of beautiful places. Good people if you where to find them. You know who you are.

Sometimes it is a about the journey. Sometimes the journey takes you somewhere worthwhile. If not for things like this, RV life would just be about driving in circles.

Did you miss the Hobby Thread last week? We did a fall food theme. The comments may be closed, but you can re-live the content.

Notable comments from last week:

Words of wisdom:

"Because despite all our troubles, when things are grim out in that wide round world of ours, that's when it's really important to have a good hobby." Posted by: tankascribe at June 22, 2024 07:41 PM (HWxAD).

If you have trouble finding something in the content or comments that resonates with you, contribute something from your personal hobbying. We will feature a different theme next time. What are you hobbying? We love showing off Horde hobbying. Send thoughts, suggestions and photos of your hobbying to moronhobbies at protonmail dot com. Do mighty things.

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