My Dad retired in 1972 at age 62. The folks bought a TT because my Dad had the travel bug. My Mom, not so much, especially towing a TT. So a couple of years later, they swapped for a new '74 Coachmen Leprechaun and towed a VW bug. Mom was OK with that because she wasn't being tailgated by something bigger than the car.
They'd call every so often to tell me where they were, but they eventually hit all 48, and flew to Hawaii.
They never had any repairs on the Coachmen other than regular maintenance. My Dad passed away in '86 and my Mom sold it, so that's 12 years and a bunch of miles.