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We both retired at the same time. He doesn't have a problem at home with things to do, just on the road. I am the one who refuses to just, repeat the 'just' stay home. I like being home. But........ I am just looking to find something he can really get in to when we are out and about. If he had something that he could do as easy on the road as at home, I think he would enjoy being out more.
When kids were at home, we camped a bit and he taught them fishing and such. But that was because we both wanted them to at least know about camping and have the skills to enjoy that. They do and as adults go camping, much to the discomfort of their other halves. They don't like camping. Now hubby doesn't want to fish, and I don't want to eat fish. So, he is looking for something.
We do kayak or rather he tolerates, and I enjoy. The idea of a metal detector is something I think he will enjoy. He loves finding treasures. I gave him a small drone for Xmas once, but it is still sitting in the box. Maybe if I drag that back out and force him to learn about it, he will have fun with it. We have bikes, but he isn't into that as much as I am. I got US a new camera on the first try at road tripping, but mostly he just points and says take that picture.
We have done mini golf a few times, but that is not at a camping spot so still looking for something for there. We are finding a few new things.
I love all the ideas everyone has given me, and I have a few ideas to try hopefully we will come up with some good stuff. Hopefully some of these will also spark others to say hummmmm that might be fun.
 
I can relate to your husband, and to you. It will be hard for me to shed the "must get more done" mindset when I retire. But I also can't stand the idea of doing household projects for the rest of my life. So, the search for a motorhome. Though I love to read, I know I'll fight boredom on down days until I learn to relax. I am a planner, and I suspect your husband is too. I know I'll spend evenings looking at the next day's route and finding interesting stops. If you are flexible, leave your itinerary open and let him plan the next leg on each stop.
 
The last week in July 2022 we were at a State Park in Indiana for a over a week. My wife still works (on line) from home (in the camper) but I retired in January of this year.

For the first time, I found myself bord. The wife told me, why don't you go out and check fire pits and if they need attention, why not just clean them out. So I did. I walked the section where we were parked and checked and cleaned out over 100 fire pits. It took me 2 days to do it as the brainless-idiots who were camped on those sites earler left all kinds of garbage in them. So, one by one I clean them out.

Once I got over being pissed at the stupidity and inconsiderate pigs who threw everything from condemns to banana peels, to aluminum cans and foil, to batteries, to plastic, nails, watermellon rinds and burnt wires from Fourth of July sparklers, I started taking it in stride.

The following week, we were in North Carolina where I worked as a campground host. One of the duties was to keep the fire pits cleaned out when people left. Those pits were all on concrete foundations, easy to clean out.

So you know, if you ever find yourself board at any campground, you can always self-volunteer and help keep the trash and fire pits cleaned up. That involves walking the grounds and not encroaching on people who are actually camped, but checking those sites that are empty. If every one did this, just the camp sites beside them on both sides, we all could make a huge difference!

Board.... volunteer yourself to help the campground in some way or another. You'll get satisfaction out of it, and it really helps the campground and park staff ... a lot!
 
One thing I did was purchase a metal detector.,when i’ Board, I dig it out and check the volleyball courts and the beach if they have one of course
 
Surfing, Kayaking, Fishing, metal detecting and hiking. Depends on what part of the country we are going to. Of course, metal detecting is illegal in National Forests. So you have to be careful. Which is a bummer, because up off of the East Fork of Azusa CAnyon in the San Gabriels, there used to be a large gold mining town called Eldoradoville. I've been dying to detect that area for years. There are no ruins or anything, but I know where it used to be. But that is National Forest land.
 
Vanbrat said:
We are getting ready for a long road trip. About 3-4 weeks. I'm sure not as long as most of you have had, but we are newish to this type of travel.

I have never had trouble with being alone and working on hobbies. Hubby on the other hand, unless he is driving says he is bored... So my question is what hobbies does everyone do when out and about?

I carry my watercolor kit, my sewing kit, crochet work, writing stuff, and several books. If on a beach trip my sandcastle kit. He plays chess and ONLY chess. We have an old little TV for movies if inside. And he always brings his computer. But he doesn't like to play around with that for fun.
What do you folks do in those quiet times?
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maybe, this will help:

The United States Chess Federation - Chess Clubs

The United States Chess Federation
www.uschess.org www.uschess.org
 
How about starting a blog of your trip? He can set it up using something like Blogger before you start and then post summaries of places to stay and see each day.
 
Thank you. I also did separate blogs for my UK trips in 2018 and this past May - June. As I tell my friends, I use an Excel spreadsheet to tell me where I am supposed to go, my GPS to tell me how to get there, and a blog to remind me of where I have been!! (Need to at my age. :giggle: ) My UK blogs are listed on the right column of my RV blog, but you have to scroll down to find them. I tried to post a lot of helpful hints for Americans traveling to the UK.

Writing a blog is a good way to keep relatives and friends updated on where you are and what you are doing. It takes some time to take photos and write a narrative, but it is a good record of travels. It is also something that maybe grandchildren and great-grandchildren will enjoy when they are old enough someday.

The blogs took a little time to set up, but it was really not that difficult.
 
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DutchmenSport said:
The last week in July 2022 we were at a State Park in Indiana for a over a week. My wife still works (on line) from home (in the camper) but I retired in January of this year.

For the first time, I found myself bord. The wife told me, why don't you go out and check fire pits and if they need attention, why not just clean them out. So I did. I walked the section where we were parked and checked and cleaned out over 100 fire pits. It took me 2 days to do it as the brainless-idiots who were camped on those sites earler left all kinds of garbage in them. So, one by one I clean them out.

Once I got over being pissed at the stupidity and inconsiderate pigs who threw everything from condemns to banana peels, to aluminum cans and foil, to batteries, to plastic, nails, watermellon rinds and burnt wires from Fourth of July sparklers, I started taking it in stride.

The following week, we were in North Carolina where I worked as a campground host. One of the duties was to keep the fire pits cleaned out when people left. Those pits were all on concrete foundations, easy to clean out.

So you know, if you ever find yourself board at any campground, you can always self-volunteer and help keep the trash and fire pits cleaned up. That involves walking the grounds and not encroaching on people who are actually camped, but checking those sites that are empty. If every one did this, just the camp sites beside them on both sides, we all could make a huge difference!

Board.... volunteer yourself to help the campground in some way or another. You'll get satisfaction out of it, and it really helps the campground and park staff ... a lot!
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I like this one. How about taking a couple of plastic bags and cleaning up trash on the beach or in the woods? Maybe even the desert?? I am at a beach along the Washington coast right now and noticed today how much plastic was on the beach. Most of it is in tiny pieces, but I'll bet camp hosts could provide a rake of some sort.

I met a pair of camp hosts once at a campground which was almost empty because the lake was nearly dry since the COE had drained it to repair the water out-take towers. This volunteer couple spent their summer cleaning up literally tons of junk from the dry lake bed--tires, boat parts, car parts, etc. Even a bit of this kind of cleaning can be helpful and satisfying.
 
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