old_man's Offroad Teardrop Trailer Build Thread

[old_man]

Have been too busy to post up lately, I am an aerospace engineer and couple that with a roughly 3 hour commute every day cuts into you discretionary time.

 

[smritte]

Good to see your still kicken. Us old guys are getting fewer and fewer.

 

[old_man]

Good to see your still kicken. Us old guys are getting fewer and fewer.

Gone to way too many funerals in the last couple of years. I keep getting things fixed and keep on plugging along. I used to think 73 was old, guess what...I was right.

 

[L Berg 06 XT]

Gone to way too many funerals in the last couple of years. I keep getting things fixed and keep on plugging along. I used to think 73 was old, guess what...I was right.

Oh my gosh! 73 isn't that old. Ya we have those aches and pains and groans when we get up out of our chairs, but hey we're still kicking it down the road. There again, I've been watching my high school yearbook comments and the list is getting shorter every year. Three of my prior girlfriends from high school have all passed on. Guess I am getting old too.

Love your trailer by the way. Always wanted to build one myself. Got a small Harbor Freight trailer back a lot of years, but its still in really good condition. Still want to convert it to a camper. Still thinkin about it.

 

[old_man]

I have had three orthopedic surgeons retire out from under me. I have had 20 orthopedic surgeries and a half dozen other surgeries including cancer.

 

[PCO6]

Gone to way too many funerals in the last couple of years. I keep getting things fixed and keep on plugging along. I used to think 73 was old, guess what...I was right.

I'm 73 too and likewise, too many funerals including both of my younger brothers. Maybe our XJs help keep us going.

 

[L Berg 06 XT]

I'm 73 too and likewise, too many funerals including both of my younger brothers. Maybe our XJs help keep us going.

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I hear ya. My brother passed away last year at 83, sister is still kicking it down the road at 80 and i'm at the end of the line at 73. Like Old_man I had cancer is 2015, but I refused chemo as I really don't feel like they know what they are doing...so I cured myself...went total organic food for six weeks and cancer was gone. Still eating organic food and haven't seen a doctor since 15. Guess I'm doing OK.

 

[old_man]

We need to coordinate and surviving old farts weekend outing.

 

[PCO6]

I hear ya. My brother passed away last year at 83, sister is still kicking it down the road at 80 and i'm at the end of the line at 73. Like Old_man I had cancer is 2015, but I refused chemo as I really don't feel like they know what they are doing...so I cured myself...went total organic food for six weeks and cancer was gone. Still eating organic food and haven't seen a doctor since 15. Guess I'm doing OK.

I see my Doctor once a year and hopefully no more. Every time I see him I ask him how he's feeling and so far so good ... for both of us!

 

[PCO6]

We need to coordinate and surviving old farts weekend outing.

I get out with with a group of old farts once a year and with several of them 3 or 4 times a year. The big group is usually about a dozen guys for 4 nights and the age range is from about 60 to mid/late 70s. We haven't lost any one yet!

 

[old_man]

I didn't see any wives in that pix. Is that how you all live so long

 

[PCO6]

I didn't see any wives in that pix. Is that how you all live so long

It's a well known fact that wives generally have a happier life than their husbands. The reason is quite simple when you think about it. Most wives ... DON'T HAVE A WIFE!

 

[smritte]

I have had three orthopedic surgeons retire out from under me. I have had 20 orthopedic surgeries and a half dozen other surgeries including cancer.

Still eating organic food and haven't seen a doctor since 15. Guess I'm doing OK.

This proves it.
We drank from the hose, didn't use hand sanitizer, rode bikes without helmets and fell out of trees.
This is why we live longer.