Good Bye to our Rig

[CWtheMan]

Linda & I have decided to leave our RVing years behind us. We have sold our rig. It was like family. Both were purchased new. The Everest (38’ - three slides) in 2003. The truck, a 2004 Dodge dually fully loaded long bed with auto trans and 4.10 gearing. We traveled to all of the lower 48 states and 5 CDN provinces with that rig. The truck never failed. The trailer had numerous upgrades. However, except for tire failures the original running gear including brakes and axles were still with it when sold. Even the original cast aluminum wheels.

http://www.keystoneforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=40&pictureid=310

We are 77 & 80 years old and celebrated our 61st wedding anniversary on October 4th. We are both still active but the medical issues are piling-up making traveling far from home very difficult.

Last year on our 60th we took a sea cruise. This year we visited the Mississippi gulf coast. This weekend we are going to travel up the Blue Ridge parkway to Cherokee, NC and hopefully see the great color changes in the forests. Our new ride is a Honda Ridgeline. Can you believe it, a front wheel drive truck. It's built on a Pilot chassis and rides and handles just like the Pilot.

The following picture was taken at Helena, GA. The parking there is good and the shops and restaurants are very reasonable.

http://www.keystoneforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1075&pictureid=6635

[Sarge2]

Best of Luck with the new life and hopefully you'll be able to enjoy the years to come even if it's not living on the road.... God bless...

[Northofu1]

Hey, it's a lot of memories, a new chapter starts and hopefully it will have a lot more good memories. Nice pictures. :)
Good luck to you both. All the best for the future. Thank you for your insight on tire issues.

[JRTJH]

Cal,

Terri and I wish you and Linda the very best as you start this new phase of your life. Enjoy, look back with fond memories and keep planning for the future !!!!!

[JimQ]

Best of luck Cal and Linda! Congrats on your 61st wedding anniversary! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and wisdom on this forum. It's been appreciated by many, I'm sure. Safe travels to you both !

[chuckster57]

First off, a HUGE congrats on 61 yrs of marriage!! Enjoy your new adventures, feel free to stop by the forum any time and continue to bless us with your wisdom, I have surely enjoyed it.

[Snoking]

The Eagle has landed!!!! Best wishes. Chris

[sourdough]

Cal,

Congratulations on the 61st!! Susan and I wish you and Linda the very best in this new chapter of life. You have shared an immeasurable amount of knowledge and information to the forum members and I know everyone appreciates it and have gained from it. I would say you would be missed, but hopefully, if time allows, you can still join in from time to time.

Good luck and hope you have wonderful times together.

Danny

[CWtheMan]

The Eagle has landed!!!! Best wishes. Chris

Did I ever tell you why I used FastEagle?

During my years in the Navy I served with Fighter Squadron 41 two times. The last time with them I worked on the flight deck as the squadron's flight deck maintenance coordinator. As such, I and all other squadron coordinators had two way encrypted radios strapped to sides. My call sign was FastEagle.

[Steve's 70-5]

Best of luck on your future.

[flybouy]

Wishing you and your wife much happiness in your next adventures.

[Alpine]

The very best to you two as you venture forward into your new phase of living!

[busterbrown]

Good luck in your next adventures. Your postings were a good resource for me as a new RV owner "wet behind the ears". I'd suggest hanging out here every once in while to help keep the knowledge base fresh. Congrats on your 61st wedding anniversary.

[kksfish]

Good luck in your future endeavors.......

[66joej]

Congratulations on 61 years of marriage! Linda looks none the worse for wear, you on the other hand? (just kidding). Looks like a lot of years still to go.
I joined this forum 6 years ago and have learned an immense amount of knowledge from your factual and interesting posts.

As Roy and Dale used to say "Happy Trails to you".:flowers:

[Tbos]

Congratulations on 61 years of marriage. We will miss all your advice and input. We wish you the best.

[wiredgeorge]

Best wishes and prayers for another 61 happy years together! Life has seasons and passing from one to another should be a cause for great celebration! God bless!

[Pull Toy]

From one "Airdale" (VF931 & CVA42) to another turn her into the wind, and enjoy the ride!

Congrats on your milestones! Keep in touch, and please continue to bring your vast knowledge to the table!

Good Luck,

[tech740]

You will be missed on here. Hopefully you enjoy the next chapter. We will be in the blue ridge parkway/Cherokee area next month. Hoping the color is still good then. Good luck and God bless.

[ctbruce]

One chapter closed. New one started. But the same book. Congrats.

[notanlines]

Cal, congrat's on the 61st. I'm kinda like Joe; Momma's looking pretty good, but you need to pick it up a little! Nah, not really...somebody gave the advice a few posts ago to never stop planning, VERY good advice.

[CWtheMan]

I forgot to post a pix of our new ride. It's in the reference below.

http://www.keystoneforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1084&pictureid=6636

[Snoking]

I forgot to post a pix of our new ride. It's in the reference below.

http://www.keystoneforums.com/forums/picture.php?albumid=1084&pictureid=6636

This would look good behind it.

[Gegrad]

Congrats on the 61 years! Sorry to see you leave, but the best wishes in your next chapter. Thank you for all of your tire insight, I have learned more than I ever thought I would reading your posts.

[German Shepherd Guy]

Thank you Cal for the help you gave to me when I first got my 26RBPR and was considering new tires. I am thinking just because you have retired the rig you are still planning on commenting and giving advice? After all you are kinda famous or infamous on this list. Carrie and I are only at 45 years and we look like we have been run hard and put away wet compared to you two!
Oh, I like the looks of the new ride.
Oak

[CWtheMan]

This would look good behind it.

Actually we are considering the Nest for our short (3-5 day) trips to FL or the Gulf Coast.

We also like up-state NY along the St. Lawrence, where the fishing is GREAT.

https://www.airstreamofsouthflorida.com/default.asp?page=xInventoryDetail&id=5831053&p=1&s=Year&d=D&sq=nest&fr=xAllInventory

[Retired Copper]

Wishing both of you all the best. Thanks for being here and for your service.

[chuckster57]

This would look good behind it.



Saw a cricket in person today, Interesting.

[greyhair]

I can't imagine my self saying goodbye to RV. Probably I would not sell my rv and just place it in our backyard and maybe stay there for an overnight just to think of the past.

[Modifier]

We also are celebrating our 61st wedding anniversary. We are 83 and 80 and have been RVing for 56 years. But I did not know quitting was an option. I thought it was like marriage. Both are a lifetime commitment. We camped on the Blue Ridge Parkway in July and at Smokemont near Cherokee in September. Lots of luck in your new endeavor.

[CWtheMan]

We also are celebrating our 61st wedding anniversary. We are 83 and 80 and have been RVing for 56 years. But I did not know quitting was an option. I thought it was like marriage. Both are a lifetime commitment. We camped on the Blue Ridge Parkway in July and at Smokemont near Cherokee in September. Lots of luck in your new endeavor.

We just came back from Cherokee. It's colorful at this time of year, we go every October, our anniversary month. We were 19 & 16 when we got married making us 80 & 77, a little younger than you guys.

https://www.brioitalian.com/cherokee_casino.html

[travelin texans]

Actually we are considering the Nest for our short (3-5 day) trips to FL or the Gulf Coast.

We also like up-state NY along the St. Lawrence, where the fishing is GREAT.

https://www.airstreamofsouthflorida.com/default.asp?page=xInventoryDetail&id=5831053&p=1&s=Year&d=D&sq=nest&fr=xAllInventory

We looked at the Bambi Airstream 10-12 years ago at the Ft Worth RV show, the "show price" was over $48k for a 16' RV!!!! I told the sales person that recycled aluminum beers can prices must be way up to charge that kind of money for 1/2 a RV, he didn't thinking it was funny.
Can't imagine, didn't open the link, the price on the tiny ones shown above that you'd have to go outside to change your mind.

[CaptnJohn]

Congrats on 61 years, we have our 50th coming soon. We have been in Maggie Valley since the 1st of the month and leave the 31st. We were in Cherokee today. Have fun in whatever and everything you do in the future!

[Jim2366]

Congratulations on your 61 years! I hope that even though you sold your truck and RV that you stay here on the forum since you have so much to share. I would like to read about your favorite RV stories.

Jim2366
Married 40 years
Ram & Cougar 5th

[Jim2366]

We drove from Missouri to Pete's RV in Indiana. We traded the 2016 Heritage Glen travel trailer for our new 5th wheel cougar. The people at Pete's RV could not have been nicer and everything went great. We left Friday morning and then on the way home spent the night at a KOA and got a good night's sleep. Everything works great, I will have to get used to the electronic pad that does everything, lights, slides, havoc, awnings, ect.

Jim2366
Ram & Cougar 5th

[SummitPond]

Cal

From one dislocated Mainer family to another, all the best to you and your DW.

And best wishes with your new TV and Nest. Maybe our paths will eventually cross on the backroads.

Ken