(08-01-2026 12:54 PM)WKUYG Wrote:  

(08-01-2026 10:59 AM)TripleA Wrote:  You guys are funny. Some good stuff sprinkled in there, though.

I bet I have never researched any purchases I have ever made more in my life than this trailer. The truck, not so much, but it's pretty straight forward.

Ollie, there seem to be 3 tow package choices on the F-150. I'm figuring out which one I need now.

Btw, Ollie, I'm just getting the basic XLT with the right tow package.

Glad everything is coming together for you because everyone earns the right to at one time or another to say the hell with life and do as they want. Your generation did not get to do that while in their teens to early 20s....

seeing the world on Uncle Sam's dime is not the same. So responsibly came very early.

I had a online friend that changed the way I thought. He was 67 (I was 52) he thought he was in good health but feeling tired. Went to the doctor on a Monday, in early May and dead two weeks later from something he never knew he had till that Monday.

I started working (on my own) at 17.5 middle my Sr year of high school. My whole life was, better not do that, a rainy day is coming.....on the big things, not everything, but things I wanted to do in life. At 50 , the housing market crashed, I saw it coming and was in place to buy up homes dirty cheap. So at 52 after my friend passed I said that's enough and my wife and I spent the next 7 years traveling about 3 weeks out of every month. Mostly followed WKU, football and basketball for every road game and hitting all the places we wanted o see. Now at the point where family is where we want to be with 4 to 6, week, to 10 days, vacations during the year. But even most of those include our kids and grandchildren.

Good luck and I hope it last till you no longer want to do it

Thanks, I appreciate the kind words.

I traveled a lot for work for about 20 years, but not that much recreationally, b/c my wife suffered from depression our entire marriage, and didn't like to travel, anyway.

For about 10 years, I have traveled occasionally with my sister about twice a year, but this is a whole different ball game now. I've been pretty down since my wife passed, but I'm starting to ease out of it as much as possible, I suppose.

I'm starting to look forward to it. Lots of things I've never seen. Grand Canyon, Utah's Mighty 5, Rushmore, Sedona, Glacier, etc. Enough to keep me busy a long time, assuming my health holds up.

So far, so good. I had a physical a month ago. A++. And I had my annual cardiology checkup this past week. Same result, so I should be good to go.

I feel fortunate. At 79 (in 2 weeks), I feel really good, and have absolutely nothing detectable wrong with me, knock on wood, so hopefully, the old bones can hold together until I get all the rambling out of my system.

And I really appreciate all the encouragement here.