Is 70 the age to stop towing
I think maybe if you drive a motorhome at 70 you are safe, but pulling anything behind it is not safe.
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FishOnOne wrote:cummins2014 wrote:Mr.Beebo wrote:
I have a cousin who is 87 years old. He just left central Illinois on his way to Arizona for a month. Bought himself a new Ford truck and a truck camper. Left with his 84 year old girlfriend. He;ll be driving 4-5 hours a day and then stopping off at a campground for a day or so. He'll stay in Tuscon with my sister for a week then off to revisit some places of his youth.
He tells me after that he's heading up to Alaska. I asked him how far north will be going into Alaska. He replies "How far north can I go?"
He isn't a typical 87 year old, but he is the only guy I know can do it.
Still cutting down trees, splitting wood, making wine, bio diesel for his car, amazing guy.
Not too bad for a 87, but I got that beat. I spend a good portion of the summer in a little RV park in Montana every year since retirement. I met our friend when we first started there before retirement around 2004.
As usual this friend was on his usual site in the RV park, it was his 40th year on that site. He turned 91 this past June. He tows his 32' travel trailer from Indio, Ca. He starts out in april in Utah for awhile, then moves up to Bozeman ,Mt. in late april. Then to the little rv park where I met him years ago, from first of june , until labor day, then back up to Bozeman until the weather starts to get bad. Then heads home to Indio, until the next April.
This year we don't know what he is going to do. He got diagnosed with cancer while in Montana last summer. He had treatment in Bozeman, and went home late fall. He left his trailer in Bozeman. Would not surprise me to see him in the RV park on the river when we get there mid June. If so we will be celebrating his ninety second birthday in June. Oh! ,and he was still fly fishing at 90, I know because I fished with him, but I'm just a youngster at only 70 :B
Yes ,I still tow a 38' fifth wheel, with not a problem.
Outstanding... Hope you and your fishing partner the very best and easy limits.
He is an amazing guy, first guy I met when I got to the mentioned RV park. I was parked right next to him. RV park is not very big, less then 20 sites. Pretty much the same crowd of fly fishermen every summer. Everybody is usually in the same sites year ,after year.
From talking to him during the holidays, he wants to be back up there. I hope he is .
