With my profession as a field geologist I seem to be on the road a lot, mostly staying in hotels, sometimes in an RV, and sometimes even in a tent. Much of that time is spent in remote corners of the western US, mostly in and around New Mexico. I am currently writing this from a hotel room in northern El Paso, working on a project in southern New Mexico.
Because of that, and just because it was a fun project I've put some time into building some reloading kits that can be taken on the road.
One of them I demonstrated at the first Rocky Mountain Division meet of the Liberal Gun Club, which I think members enjoyed seeing. We reloaded some 44 magnum and then shot them about 20 minutes later.
I've made four complete kits so far, and they're based on the old Lyman/Ideal 310 reloading tongs and dies, which are still made new with a limited number of calibers, and can also be found used on ebay. To put my kits together I used a combination of new and used tongs and dies. The pictured kit is for 45-70, and others I've made so far are for 38 special, 30-30 Winchester and the already mentioned 44 Mag.
There are a few disadvantages: For some calibers you have to have strong hands (I think people were stronger 100 years ago), there are a limited number of calibers available (more available on ebay used), they neck-size only so they're probably not well suited for calibers/guns which are semi-auto, no carbide dies available, so every case has to be lubed prior to sizing, it's a little slow even compared to a single stage press, and the dies won't fit into a standard reloading press (but adapters are available).
Advantages: obvious portability, using the same system that people used more than 100 years ago, and they're just cool!
Hotel Room Reloading
1We live at a time when emotions and feelings count more than truth,
and there is a vast ignorance of science.
James Lovelock
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
-William G. McAdoo, lawyer and politician (1863-1941)
and there is a vast ignorance of science.
James Lovelock
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.
-William G. McAdoo, lawyer and politician (1863-1941)