Boy, I'm excited to read this thread. We are camping right now, on our way to Florida. Yep, we're snow birds. I chose not to bring my small machine with me, couldn't think where I would be able to store it out of the way, and couldn't see myself sewing on the little table. Last year it was too cold to sew outside the whole time we were down there. I did bring some hand work to finish off Christmas gifts. Next time I will pack my little machine! Thanks for all the info.