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Tioga_George
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Nov 26, 2016

Never Too Late To FullTime

In 1995 when I reached my 57th year, I wanted to buy an RV sooooo bad! I believed then, that buying an RV was not something that my budget could afford. So all I did about that yearning, was to subscribe to Motor Home Magazine.

CANCER
In 2001 I was diagnosed with Non-Hodgekins Lymphoma, cancer of the lymph glands. I figured that I was a dead man. However, I lucked onto a terrific oncologist, and he saved my life.

I received chemo-therapy. After six months of that, radiology. By July, 2002, my doctors just let me recover. No treatment from now on.

On February 25, 2003, my oncologist doctor informed that I was "in remission".

[COLOR=]AN RV ENTERS MY LIFE
I left his office and drove directly to Manteca Trailer in the Town of Manteca, California. I got a 1991 Fleetwood Tioga, 27 feet long.

After cancer, I did not even consider if I could afford the Tioga. I figured then, that I could do anything that I set my mind to do!

TI0GA AND I GET MESSED UP
Fast forward to 2014. My TiogaRV and I got into a terrible accident. Tioga was destroyed. I had serous heart problems. After that, I lived in a senior apartment for two years. No thought of RVing again even entered my mind.

FATE STEPS INTO MY DESTINY
Making a long-story short, I now own two RVs. A 29 foot Apex Coachmen Trailer. And a Scamp 13 foot Trailer. The Apex is my Home Base. The
Scamp [Scampy] is my camping trailer.

Tomorrow I shall reach my 79th birthday. I believed that I was too old to ever RV again. But here I am fulltiming again.

I am posting this topic to you from Mission Beach in San Diego. Scampy is here with me. We are Day Camped here. Close to the water.

  • At about age 78, my dad bought a truck that came with a tall shell. He and his lady friend went on a couple of camping trips with it. In fact, my dad did so many things in his 70s, 80s, and early 90s that it was quite amazing.

    A couple of years ago, I met a 78 y.o. man hiking in AZ. The trail was was pretty long, and not a beginner trail.

    Go George!
  • Thats the spirit. I am always pleased to hear from folks that have been there, done that, given adversity the middle finger and got back on the camping horse. Welcome back to the fray.

    Daryll
  • Great to see you back into RVing. I followed your stories. What a nice set up you have now. Best of both worlds. God Bless.
  • Your story makes me smile. You're out there enjoying life