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02-13-2019, 05:53 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: Southeast Texas
Posts: 110
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How long can I expect to camp?
We're only 74 years old this year and in fairly robust health. DW asked the other day on a walk, since we're thinking about buying a new trailer, "How much longer do you think we'll be able to do this?" Practical one, she is! I suspect another 10 years at least. What does the Forum opine?
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02-13-2019, 06:02 PM
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Georgia Rally Coordinator
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: GA
Posts: 24,474
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Big question. If your health stays good and you feel comfortable towing or driving your camper there are folks in there 80s still camping but not doing long trips. Me I may make it another 6 years as I'm 76 now. Just my 2 cents. Later RJD
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02-13-2019, 06:23 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Warsaw,NC
Posts: 7,184
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Daisy Boykin I think will be 82 this year and still camping. Me I’m 73 and feel 25 but if I make 80 that will be it for me. Now if something happens to DW then I’ll find a 19 year old have a bunch of kids and start over
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02-13-2019, 06:46 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2018
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 145
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Only 3 posts on this topic, and it may be my favorite of all time.
Y'all have a few years on me. But I guess I'll just have a bunch of years camping to look forward to.
Keep going, have fun!
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02-13-2019, 06:53 PM
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Retired Old Fart
Join Date: Nov 2018
Location: McDonough, GA
Posts: 971
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Well I don't know anyone who can predict the future. Case in point, 2 years ago the DW and I were making plans for retirement. Fast forward to today and she is disabled with limited mobility, had a heart attack, and I'm not too far behind her. Health can change suddenly without being predictable.
Don't stress about "how much longer can we..." Just do it and enjoy the time you have. Better to enjoy some time travailing than to have not done so because of concerns and find out later you could have had another 10 or more years enjoyment if you would have just done it.
The rest will work it's self out.
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Sold the 246RKS in 2023
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02-13-2019, 06:59 PM
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Member
Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Somerset County
Posts: 81
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DH and I are in our mid 60's and just bought a new CC Silverback with a 15 year 'mortgage'...lol.... we're hoping to be able to pay it off early and enjoy many years of camping. True, things can change in a blink of an eye but we have the mindset that we're going 'full steam ahead' while we can and leave no stone unturned! 
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02-13-2019, 07:30 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2016
Location: NE Florida
Posts: 962
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I’m 68, my bride is 63. I had quadruple bypass surgery in 2006. My bride had AVM brain surgery in 1997. We are on our 4th RV as of today. Took delivery on our new Cardinal and F350 in 2018. If our health holds out, we intend to wear them both out.
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02-13-2019, 07:52 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Warsaw,NC
Posts: 7,184
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I’m in great health, I had AFib a few years ago but had a ablation and all is good now. Only take a cholesterol pill, DW is ten years younger than me. I had a little problem about having to get up to much at night, had a procedure done one week ago that is supposed to take care of that. Dear Sister passed away last Sunday, she was 78. You never know about life but we plan on camping a few more years. We went to Alaska in 17 and I want to go back this year. We have a little great granddaughter that we have fell in love with and it’s hard to leave her. We have seen a lot of new places and still more to see, met a lot of very nice people, hope to meet many more
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02-13-2019, 08:28 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
Posts: 17,334
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76 and plan to camp til i drop. if wrangling the trailer gets too much i'll just get a small motorhome.
had an Uncle that was still going strong into his 90's. I think the key is to stay active and I cant see anything wrong with being active out in the fresh air.
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02-13-2019, 08:31 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2017
Location: North of Seattle, WA
Posts: 17,334
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Quote:
Originally Posted by spock123
I’ll find a 19 year old have a bunch of kids and start over
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Find that 19 year old and you may not live long enough to have those kids. Some things just sound better than they actually are 
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"A wise man can change his mind. A fool never will." (Japanese Proverb)
"You only grow old when you run out of new things to do"
2018 Flagstaff Micro Lite 25BDS
2023 f-150 SCREW XLT 3.5 Ecoboost (The result of a $68,000 oil change )
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02-13-2019, 08:39 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2013
Posts: 1,460
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TitanMike
Find that 19 year old and you may not live long enough to have those kids. Some things just sound better than they actually are |
Old joke by DH when I turned 40 he said he wanted to trade me in for two 20’s
Punch line - you are not wired for 220 [emoji6]
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02-14-2019, 09:23 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Sep 2014
Location: Northen IL
Posts: 8,320
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My parents are in their mid 70's and still camping. Although they are on a seasonal site so no towing, setting up or tearing down to worry about.
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02-14-2019, 09:32 AM
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Member
Join Date: Oct 2017
Posts: 60
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My late Grandmother was driving a class c motorhome and towing a 18 ft bass boat behind it at the age of 92 !!!
Yes I said 92 . We still laugh at that every family reunion. She was a bitching about the young wipper snappers going slow in fast lane.
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02-14-2019, 09:54 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 577
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Last year we saw a couple arrive at the KOA in Gattlingburg in their old motorhome...
I'm almost sure they are pushing 90s...
I told my wife: I can see us doing that 
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02-14-2019, 10:04 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2016
Location: About 30 miles west of Beantown.
Posts: 4,034
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It really depends on your own health. My wife is only 52 and her declining health makes me wonder if we can get in one more full season.
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02-14-2019, 10:20 AM
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Denver To Yuma In 90 Days
Join Date: Mar 2018
Location: Yuma, Arizona
Posts: 3,882
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I live in a +55 RV park, and I can attest to the fact that most of those big monster motorhomes that are here for the winter were driven in by 80 plussers.
So, by that standard...you've got a lot of camping time left!
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02-14-2019, 10:22 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Southwest Alabama
Posts: 9,850
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While nobody knows what's going to happen, I think you're being pretty realistic guessing ten years. We're 64 & 65 and we figure another 20 years if we're lucky..
As DWard51 says.
Quote:
Don't stress about "how much longer can we..." Just do it and enjoy the time you have. Better to enjoy some time traveling than to have not done so because of concerns and find out later you could have had another 10 or more years enjoyment if you would have just done it.
The rest will work it's self out.
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Gotta go campin!
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02-14-2019, 10:29 AM
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waybeck2018
Join Date: Sep 2018
Location: Central Alabama
Posts: 763
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I married a younger gal so that extends our potential camping time. And, we have a grandson who can now set up/connect, break down and disconnect by him self. Soon, he will be old enough to drive as well. And, he loves to camp/travel with us. Being in relatively good health we think we have at least 10 years ahead of us alone, factor the grandson in and off we go for more.
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02-14-2019, 10:33 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2017
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Posts: 504
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Quote:
Originally Posted by TitanMike
Find that 19 year old and you may not live long enough to have those kids. Some things just sound better than they actually are |
When my wife turned 40 I told her I was going to trade her in for two 20 year olds. She laughed and explained, "You're not wired for 220!"
Things can get challenging as we age (I'm 74 now), but we still get away every now and then. This was with the Pup.
https://72land-n-sea.blogspot.com/20...-2017.html?m=1
This was with The Duck.
https://72land-n-sea.blogspot.com/20...-2015.html?m=1
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02-14-2019, 10:42 AM
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Just as confused as you
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: south central Wisconsin
Posts: 5,108
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It just may be enjoying the rv lifestyle will help you stay healthy enough to enjoy it longer.
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