How old is too old?

[Ro646a]

I am in my 70s and in good health, but I am thinking ahead to when I will no longer be able to safely handle my
40 foot diesel pusher.
Is there any consensus as to how old is too old to be doing this?

[wanderingbob]

I am 77 and we travel all the time . My 79 YO brother just turned in his drivers license , he went to sleep twice at red lights in one day . I would guess that we all will know when its time !

[CavemanCharlie]

ferndaleflyer wrote:
Well all you old people over the 4th I drove 1100mi round trip in my DP towing my featherlite trailer with my race car. Drove the race car also. This weekend I will go 800mi round trip once more. I am 80 so motor on as I said before.

:E Wow that's cool. I'm 57 and have given up any dream I ever had of driving a race car. I don't even like driving in heavy traffic anymore.

[ferndaleflyer]

Well all you old people over the 4th I drove 1100mi round trip in my DP towing my featherlite trailer with my race car. Drove the race car also. This weekend I will go 800mi round trip once more. I am 80 so motor on as I said before.

[wa8yxm]

You know it is not to the topic but every time I read this subject line the voices of 3 young men come to mind.. the Kingstion Trio... Bad Man's Blunder

The Judge was an old man (Too Old)
Ninety Three (Entirely Too Old)
And I didn't like the way... The Jury looked at me
(I think they were suspicious)

(They were GUILTY 99 years hard labor (At least they did not hang him)

[Cristian123]

B.O. Plenty wrote:
76 here. Don't mind towing, love to travel. Bending to hook-up and unhook is getting tough and the rough ride ride on some roads is pretty tiring. Have to farm out most of the maintenance now. Don't know how much longer I will go. My body will tell me. It's been fun.


B.O.

You remind me of my uncle. He is 70 and he is very active (sometimes I think he is more active than many young men 🙂 ). He likes traveling and camping. Though my uncle has never been married, he is never alone. He finds partners on the ourtime dating site for seniors (you can check the ourtime dating reviews if interested). And he also always says that his body will tell him when it is time to stop.

[B_O__Plenty]

76 here. Don't mind towing, love to travel. Bending to hook-up and unhook is getting tough and the rough ride ride on some roads is pretty tiring. Have to farm out most of the maintenance now. Don't know how much longer I will go. My body will tell me. It's been fun.


B.O.

[cummins2014]

MFL wrote:

cummins2014 wrote:

ferndaleflyer wrote:
80 Leaving for 500mi trip in a few min. DP towing a trailer

Where is the like button ,one is badly needed . :C

I'll second that 🙂

[olfarmer]

Well, I am almost 77 and feel I can drive the RV just fine. My Mom died at 98 when she slipped on the ice and broke her hip while getting in her car to drive a 40 mile trip. While I can drive just fine and am physically pretty strong, my wife has several medical issues and I can barely get her in and out of the camper. We want to take a trip to Montana this summer to see her sister but I am afraid we may not be able to because of her health. It is not always the driver that forces us to give up the RV! 😞

[d1h]

[MFL]

cummins2014 wrote:

ferndaleflyer wrote:
80 Leaving for 500mi trip in a few min. DP towing a trailer

Where is the like button ,one is badly needed . :C

[cummins2014]

ferndaleflyer wrote:
80 Leaving for 500mi trip in a few min. DP towing a trailer

Where is the like button ,one is badly needed . :C

[ferndaleflyer]

80 Leaving for 500mi trip in a few min. DP towing a trailer

[cummins2014]

Cloud Dancer wrote:
IMO it's 90,....(I'm 81)

I’ll second that !!! :B

[thomasmnile]

dedmiston wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:
Do what you can until you can’t.

Amen to that. None of us knows when our rev limiter will kick in.

Recognition, acknowledgement, and acceptance is the tough part.

I'm late sixties, had cataract surgery and lense implants in 2019. Surgery was a technical success, but left me with real bad glare issues from headlights of oncoming cars driving at night. So, I quit driving at night. Better that than be a hazard to myself, my wife, & others on the road.