Senior RVing: Why I Am Not Giving Up RV life At 74

Above, yours truly at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument in Montana last summer.

Now that I am 72 (hard to believe, eh?), I noticed that the ol' body is not as agile as it used to be. Mentally, I feel just as good as ever, even though some things take a bit of prodding to remember something. That's why I do this blog. I am better at it now than when I started it in 2008. It is still fun for me to do.

Aging, if we're lucky, is one of those things everyone goes through. The main thing for seniors (people over 65, in my view) is to remain active. That includes traveling, especially by RV. I still enjoy mine. Already this year I attended a clampout in Prescott, Arizona with the Lost Dutchman Chapter of E Clampus vitus, and a few days after getting home, I went with a friend to Houston, Texas for the NRA Annual Meetings & Exhibits. 

Last summer, a friend and I took a long RV vacation and roamed around Utah, Wyoming, Montana, South Dakota and Colorado. Before heading out, I was unsure if I could handle the long drives. As it turned out, everything went just fine. Besides being fun, it was also educational.

RV Travel posted an article in today's newsletter on senior RVing. It starts with:

At 74, John of the Gone with John channel’s biggest fear about RV life isn’t a breakdown, bad weather, or money. It’s the day he might be told he’s done, and has to give up the road for good. That thought sits behind the whole message he shares in the video at the end of this post.

Perhaps you feel the same way. I know these thoughts have crossed my mind from time to time. For John, full-time RV living for seniors isn’t only about travel. It’s about staying part of life for as long as he can.

To read more, go here.