My dear friend who helped me get started on my sewing journey travels in her van and has a few sewing machines, one of which she keeps in a little black ottoman - it fits perfectly. She cannot use it in her van though, unless she had a power source running to it which is rare. Most of my traveling friends will just hand sew, though. I think it would be hard to do it on the road, but some women do, which I commend them for! If I were traveling, I think I'd leave mine behind and try to use a friend's if it were available :-)