Further to " Is this getting older" thread 131569
Submitted: Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 at 07:07
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Member - Ross N (NSW)
As an older traveller what items are in your kit that would not have been there in your younger years?
My kit now includes a rubber kneeling mat used not for prayer but for saving my knees when getting down under the vehicle or camper.
Ross
Reply By: vk1dx - Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 at 08:24
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 at 08:24
It's not just for only age reasons, a long term illness doesn't help, but I can't lift the spare onto the rear carrier. So I got a jack strap and had made a bracket that mounts on the carrier and supports a Jack Strap and we lift the spare up that way. The bracket looks like an inverted capital "L" with some extra bracing. The picture explains it.
The one that annoys me and I know that I shouldn't feel anything - just ignore it. Bending down to put the socks on. I know that we do "wear down" as we age but why the bloody hell do the feet and toes seem further away. Beats me.
Phil
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Follow Up By: Roachie Silverado - Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 at 17:58
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 at 17:58
That is a much larger tyre than most of us would have to hoik around.....even compared to my 35s!!!
I have had to buy an aluminium fold-up motor bike ramp which I place against the side of my canopy in order to get my spares up/down. I slide them down the ramp on their side, but to get them up I roll them up the slope.
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Follow Up By: vk1dx - Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 at 18:52
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 at 18:52
The only photo I could find. Not my tyre or even my place. Just to give an idea.
Phil
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Reply By: Member - Outback Gazz - Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 at 19:13
Wednesday, Feb 10, 2016 at 19:13
Howdy
When I was younger, I took
young women 4wdriving and camping !
Now I'm much older, I take old women 4wdriving and camping lol !!
Happy and safe travels ( albeit a bit slower )
Cheers
Gazz
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Reply By: Member - John T (Tamworth NSW) - Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 at 07:49
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 at 07:49
Hi
Ross and the other oldies
Seems this getting "old" is catching and like most of the other replies it is a bugger. One reply mentions putting socks on. For the life of me I cannot understand how my legs are getting longer as I age. We always carry a
well stocked
first aid kit and there are now more prescription drugs than band aids LOL. We still love to travel and with the AOR Quantum it is more comfortable than with the Trak Shak - with no time at all in setting up.
I am looking at getting a local business to alter the bracket that carries the spare wheel on the Quantum as it is a long way off the ground and like all 4x4 wheels it is dammed heavy.
Age travels all.
I like Muz's idea of the scotch keeping the pains at bay.
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Reply By: Member - Gary R M (VIC) - Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 at 19:39
Thursday, Feb 11, 2016 at 19:39
G'day
Ross, not sure if this'll get past the moderator but being
well into my mid 60's I've been advised that there are certain things you cannot ignore and I agree with their sentiment.
These being, never walk past a
toilet, never trust a fart and never waste an erection.
Obviously you can't pack these in your kit but they are useful concepts all the same.
Cheers, Gary M.
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