how practical would a small ham radio be - fix a dish to the truck?

hmmm very impractical Jennifer!

Photography? You could post your efforts on JU.

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Reply #17 Photography? You could post your efforts on JU.

I guess I should have added the qualifier "inexpensive". Photography can be a pretty expensive hobby to do right.

How about whittling or wood carving? No one seems to do that anymore. All you need is a knife and a hunk of wood or if you are weebelo (cub scouts)like my son a pocket knife and a bar of soap.

How about whittling or wood carving? No one seems to do that anymore. All you need is a knife and a hunk of wood or if you are weebelo (cub scouts)like my son a pocket knife and a bar of soap.

I used to do that, Too messy for the truck.

Jewelry making?  I am not talking Solitair diamond rings, but fashion jewelry stuff.

Along a similar vein, crocheting is good. I can't knit, but I can crochet. Crocheting is also very easy to learn.

You're right, while it would be great to have a guitar on the road, you could wreck a pretty good guitar in short order even if you tolerated the space impositions.

I think knitting or crocheting would be a really spiffy idea. There's something zen about it, so if you needed help relaxing it might hit the spot as well.

Been thinking about taking up quilting myself. Crocheting or knitting semms very practical as well. I like to do "blackworking" on occasion, which is essentially embroidery using only black thread. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackwork_embroidery). I also need a hobby as I spend far too much time in front of the television. I've lately realized that I only work and watch tv, so my New Years resolution is to knock it off and get a hobby.  

Been thinking about taking up quilting myself

Quilting is something you can do in a truck Mason. Most of the work is small and you can do it all by hand. Even when you piece it together, you don't need a lot of space if you use large diaper pins instead of regular sewing pins.

It's fairly easy to learn and there are tons of books on it at fabric stores. Not to mention the stores usually offer classes. I know that might not be for you, but you can get the number of the woman who does it and pay her to teach you in steps as you are in town.

It is addictive though, so consider yourself warned. heh

Hey check this out. It's a guy who carves crayons. I thought it was kind of cool. http://www.petegoldlust.com/carvedcrayons.html

Oh how about becoming a grafitti artist. You could leave your tags all over the country. All you need is spray paint. http://wallspankers.com/wsgraffiti.htm

I have a quilt that I need to finish. It's not for me. Takes too long. I need instant gratification. I do love picking fabrics and colors out though. I just transferred that to paper.

I have run out of ideas...................

Oh how about becoming a grafitti artist. You could leave your tags all over the country. All you need is spray paint. http://wallspankers.com/wsgraffiti.htm

naughty!

Some good suggestions here, not counting the graffiti artist. I appreciate them all, thanks.

I've always thought canoe and/or boat building would be interesting. No way it would work in the truck though...