Re: Stus-List when to go cruising

[Dr. Mark Bodnar]

What about a collapsible hand cart? http://www.handtrucksrus.com/trucks/bp/lg/220650%20[zoom].jpg With a bunch of straps you should be able to transport several jerry cans Maybe combine that with a collapsible bike or one of those little electric stand up scooters http://image.made-in-china.com/2f0j00VjtTKSWEhfcJ/120W-2-Wheel-Electric-Stand-up-Scooter-HP103E-.jpg Hell - I'd love to see you bombing down the road  one the scooter trailing a train of jerry cans! --------------------- Dr. Mark Bodnar B.Sc., D.C., FCCOPR(C) Bedford Chiropractic --------------------- There is no cure for birth and death save to enjoy the interval. - George Santayana On 10/02/2014 11:10 PM, j...@svpaws.net wrote: Curt: Lighten up (just saying).  I was lucky, I went cruising when I was 45.  Now I'm planning my next cruise (a longer one) which I'll do when I'm sixty.  My point (and I suspect Wal's) is to go as soon as you are halfway ready, but don't postpone needlessly. Life has a way of stepping in.  I've heard lots of 5 year plans - yours sounds pretty darn committed.  Good luck and enjoy.  You shouldn't care what anybody says, least of all me. As to Wal's comment - I've also lugged jerry jugs for miles in 100 degrees (Turks).   Gotta figure out a better way.  Not sure about the rolling hitch thing however. No discouragement - pure encouragement. John Sent from my iPad On Feb 10, 2014, at 9:43 PM, Curtis <cpt.b...@gmail.com> wrote: Bah Humbug!!! I'am 51 I will be 52 bin March. I , No, We are leaving in 5 years. I will be 57 and Ill wait no more. and We will be back when we retire at 62. Well, unless she has not had enough. I love my dream. I want it so bad. I have a boat I have been putting money and time into the dream. I hope your advise " John" is not for us to give in to life. I spent the best years of my life giving to everybodys cause. Its now my turn. Thank you very much. Just saying. Curt. On Mon, Feb 10, 2014 at 8:52 PM, j...@svpaws.net <j...@svpaws.net> wrote: Well said... John Sent from my iPad > On Feb 10, 2014, at 6:52 PM, Wally Bryant <w...@wbryant.com> wrote: > > *GO* while you still can.  Someone mentioned the number of retirees who buy a boat to 'go cruising' with varied results.  I've seen countless big bucks boats that were tricked out for cruising, and the owner was waiting for retirement and the pension, but died first.  Heck, my brother-in-law recently died at the ripe old age of 57. > > Even if you live long enough to retire, you might not be physically capable to handling the lifestyle.  A few years ago I heard some woman screaming "HELP ME HELP ME" (apparently she didn't know how to use the radio) so I jumped in the dink and went full throttle.  Her husband had dislocated his hip stepping into the dinghy from the beach.  That was a big deal, and the Mexican I > > Normal cruising adventures can be challenging.  Getting from the dinghy to the boat in 20 knots with a good chop can be a challenge. I'm something of an expert at timing, and can wait for the perfect moment to step on the side of the dinghy and do a 1/2 flip to end up on my butt on deck, and also can find the handrail without thinking.  It's good to know your boat.  But it's getting harder, and I'm only 56 years old.  Think about doing that while tossing groceries or Jerry cans on deck.  Done it. Oh, my back. > > Speaking of Jerry cans, imagine needing to fuel up and the nearest place is two miles away in the desert.  It's easy to hike two miles in 105F heat with eight empty Jerry cans -- you just take a spare piece of rope and toss them over your back.  But getting the full Jerry cans back is a challenge.  Yes, I have trudged back and forth for a full 14 miles in 105F heat, carrying a six gallon jug of fuel in each hand for each return trip.  And I won't do it again. (Tip:  Take a sail tie and wrap it through the handle, and lash a rolling hitch on your upper forearm.  Thus the weight is borne by your shoulders, and your hands can be used to maintain control without cramping.) > > Yeah, yeah, yeah.  To be perfectly honest, the 2008 debacle left me in bad shape, and I took a good look at the big picture and knew that I should forget my dreams and go back to work.  Then I said 'EFF IT.' > > We are not voyagers.  We are sources of revenue. > > Hey, dinner is ready.  I could shoot my mouth off on this topic forever, but I need to eat. > > Wal > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album > http://www.cncphotoalbum.com > CnC-List@cnc-list.com _______________________________________________ This List is provided by the C&C Photo Album http://www.cncphotoalbum.com CnC-List@cnc-list.com -- "All men dream: but not equally. 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