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jerseyjim
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Nov 09, 2018

Moving on....had a great run

Last nite, our 17 year old motorhome sold. So many memories, kinda sad but relieved. Almost feels like we lost an old friend.

Wife and I started "camping" in the early-mid 70s with a Honda 750 motorcycle, air mattress, sleeping bags and pup tent. Babies started coming, bought a used popup, found the 5 of us could camp for 5 days for less than one nite in a hotel. Made sense. Then we found we really liked it.

Bought a used 1986(?) 22 foot SCOTTY, (only made them for, I think, 2 years,) had that for 4 years, then a new 1990 DUTCHMAN TT.

Retired in '99, , in 2001 sold the house and bought a new DOLPHIN motorhome...traveled the Country for 2 years,then bought a small house and then snowbird time for 4 years in New Mexico and Arizona.

Best part was we met folks and had experiences one simply cannot get at 400 mph at 35,000 feet.

On this forum for quite a few years. Found it interesting. Good info, bad info but always entertaining.

Keep it safe and enjoy !

jimmy
  • Good luck Jimmy. I'm both looking forward to and regretting getting to the day when we do the same.
  • Reminds me of the two happiest days of `boating' `rving' `sailing' or whatever; one when the item is purchased and the other is when it is sold.
    We don't like to say the camping/biking season is over but prefer `until next time'.
  • Thanks for participating on the forum and may you continue to enjoy every day!
  • Best of luck. Come back from time to time and help enlighten some of us with our issues. We appreciate your input on the forum. Enjoy life!.....Dennis
  • "had experiences one simply cannot get at 400 mph at 35,000 feet."

    I will fly but would rather drive like you, Jimmy. See you down the road.
  • jerseyjim, good luck on your future endeavors.

    We, like you, started the "camping" experience in the early 70's, and are much closer to the end than the start.

    Again, Good luck