When we left Sweden for a 1 year long motorhome trip, many people wondered what we were going to do. make all the time. Of course you're travelling around and seeing and experiencing things, but there are also plenty of times when you're curled up in your car. In a motorhome you live in a small space, but that doesn't mean there aren't plenty of things to keep you busy. Here are some tips. What do you usually do in your motorhome?
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1) Socialising
When you live in a small space and travel together, you often end up spending even more time with each other than you do at home. Sometimes people ask if it isn't "hard"? Turn it around and think that it is positive to have time to talk and socialise! Sometimes you also get nice neighbours at the campsite or pitch. Take the opportunity to invite your neighbours over for a glass of wine!
2) Cooking
Cooking in a motorhome can often take up more time than in the hustle and bustle of everyday life, so it's the perfect opportunity to experiment! But isn't cooking in a motorhome complicated? Not at all! Most motorhomes have three hobs and many have an oven (or Omnia oven) and a grill. Almost everything can be cook in a motorhomebut it can be useful to avoid things that require a lot of workspace.
3) Fix up the home (motorhome)
A motorhome is a home, and one that needs a little extra care from time to time. Maybe it's time to fix those broken drawers, create new storage systems, buy new furnishings, install new lighting or sew new curtains?
4) Reading books
Travelling is often the perfect opportunity to read all those books you don't have time for in your everyday life. If you don't want to carry around a lot of heavy books, a tablet is a good option. Unlike an iPad, a reading-only tablet doesn't have an illuminated screen (which helps in the sunshine) and because they're so simple, the charge lasts a very long time.
Another option is to check if campsites have bookshelves with leftover books - you can exchange your read books for some that someone else left behind!
5) Travel planning
We tend to think that travelling is best when you combine planning and spontaneity. Of course, some travel planning is already done at home, but you can plan the details while travelling. Or why not plan for a future trip? Bring guidebooks, maps, lists of sites/campsites and the internet.
6) Watch TV/film
When you pull into a campsite or caravan park, you often see the TV aerials on the motorhomes around you folded up. Many people watch TV in their motorhomes and even when abroad you can subscribe to Swedish channels. Another option is to bring along a bunch of films or good TV series. Many people have the TV in a cabinet by the seating area and some also have a TV by the bed. We have a loose TV that we put in the seating area or hang on the tailgate - then you can also watch TV outdoors!
7) Listen to music
Motorhome holidays can be the perfect opportunity to listen to old favourites and discover new music. We have a number of music videos in the campervan that we like. We never have time to watch them at home, but in the campervan it happens from time to time!
8) Surfing the web
Today it is relatively easy to access the internet even when travelling. Many campsites have WiFi, as do restaurants, bars and cafés. You can also get a dongle or a mobile internet hub to take with you in your campervan or buy a sim card for an (unlocked) mobile phone and use it as a modem. There are lots of different things you can do online: read the news, hang out on social media, etc.
9) Blogging
Why not start a blog and write about your motorhome trips? The blog becomes a kind of diary and a way of remembering trips and places, as well as providing you with travel tips and new friends.
If you are ambitious about blogging, you can open your own domain on a web hosting service and download the free WordPress software. If you want to get started quickly and easily, you can immediately start blogging on one of the many blogging portals available, such as Blogger, Blogspot, etc.
10) Working at the computer
Do you have a job that you can do remotely via computer? Or are you travelling a lot and need an extra source of income? Then you can kill two birds with one stone - travelling and working at the same time. Possible jobs that can be done remotely include freelance writing, translation, selling photos, selling adverts on a blog, etc.
11) Be creative: write, paint, do crafts or edit photos.
Do you dream of spending more time on that creative activity? Perhaps you want to write a novel, paint pictures or develop your photography? Or maybe you have a craft project in the works? When you're at home, it's easy for time to slip away, but a motorhome holiday can be the perfect opportunity to get creative. Make sure you have the equipment you need and you'll be able to get creative whenever the mood strikes.
12) Playing games/TV games
Games are a great way to pass the time when travelling! Why not pack cards and regular board games? If you have access to electricity, you can also play games on a computer, Playstation or similar. Do you have children or young people who want to play while you drive? Hang the video game screen behind the driver's seat and connect the electricity with a converter (which converts 12 volts to 220) and the journey will go quickly for those in the back!
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solan says:
Sure, no problem at all with inventing things both inside and outside. But sometimes things don't turn out as planned...when we started winterising the car, I had an idea to take up drawing again. The production so far is four Christmas cards! In four years! Isn't that an impressive collection? Take care, it's so much fun to follow you 🙂 .
10 September 2015 - 9:14
Marina says:
In other words, no more risk of being idle!
10 September 2015 - 9:31
Mr Steve says:
In other words, there's a lot to do in a motorhome, and the only limit is your imagination.
10 September 2015 - 10:00
steel city anna says:
Would not have any problems with any of the points except one, would be crazy not to be alone 🙂 four years in a studio is not far from a motorhome. It's really cute that you get along so well with each other! (And no offence to my husband, there is no one who can tell me that I have a great need for solitude, no matter who it is).
10 September 2015 - 10:47
admin says:
Solan, haha, quite interesting! But I understand exactly what you mean. It is very easy for time to go to a lot of other things, which you have not thought about. I recognise that!
Marina, the risk does not seem imminent... 😉.
Steve, yes, that's probably true! 😉
Steel City Anna, people are of course different. I think we feel that we get our alone time when we read or sit at the computer. We curl up at either end of the car and don't talk to each other for hours 😉.
10 September 2015 - 14:43
BP says:
In other words, you absolutely do not need occupational therapy. Good for you!
10 September 2015 - 16:09
Veiken says:
How on earth do you find time to travel and look around? 😉 Time goes so fast and now you have been out for a long time. "Soon" home trip so.
Answer: No we didn't know the bride and groom, but someone asked me to take some pictures. Some were ok, others a disaster. That's what happens when you're not a professional!
10 September 2015 - 17:56
admin says:
BP, that's not necessary, fortunately 😉 .
Veiken, haha, I must admit that time flies, and that a year goes by very quickly! Thanks for the answer. Yes, of course it is so when you take pictures. But that's why you take a lot of pictures! 😉
10 September 2015 - 18:09
Ditte says:
I have only lived in a motorhome for a short time and that was in New Zealand and the time passed there anyway.
But I can see great similarities with boating. Admittedly, one can connect the computer to the phone and it works, but there are no longer times on the net. Since we did not have electricity on board but got it via solar cells, I had rechargeable batteries and they gave some power to the phone and computer. Other batteries were also included so it was easy to charge.
But since we rarely stayed in manned boat jams, it becomes more primitive and that was exactly what we liked. But we were not out more than maybe 5 days in a row and then there was a harbour with facilities during the day.
Nice to read how you spend your days.
10 September 2015 - 20:13