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[Rock Crawler]

I doubt they have disposable cash. Most bought on credit. Retired people with nothing to do and no real long term interests, so this is the FAD, what you have to do. A friend got into that, of course, bigger and bigger until he got out. Says you go park somewhere and people are not very social and stick to themselves. So you sit there looking at each other. Was also into the Bikes, and now into a pontoon boat. Quite sad.

I'm not sure why you would call that sad? It sounds like that guy could be very similar to me, I like to carry a hobby until I begin to lose interest and something more intriguing catches my eye. I've been through dual sport motorcycles, rock crawling with Jeeps, tow behind campers, drag cars, four-wheel drive sled pulling trucks, RC cars, drones, guns, and I'm sure a lot more over my lifetime. but I usually get extremely into something and I will carry that interest for some time and then I will leave it.

 

[Tractorable]

 

[Industrial Toys]

My interests seem to be life long. I will never look for something to do, maybe barring health issues. You see it all the time, people get trailer, sits beside their house 350 days a year for five years, then moved to the end of the driveway or onto the lawn with a for sale sign on it for another five years. Same with many boats.

 

[Fallon]

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Hard to tell, but I bet he'd have been fine if he put the straps under the top pipe rather than over. Depending on how high that wood was stacked those steaps probably didnt have any down pressure clamping the load.

 

[Rock Crawler]

I've had boats, big block jet boat... Loved them, used them, sold them.

I bought a 28" camper last year, we plan to use it a few years and sell for maybe half of what we gave new. Call it rent...

I went through the sled pulling thing for almost a decade, sold all of that for ten cents on the dollar rather than store it.

The Jeep is my next loss, I'm around $60k into it, but my interest is fading and it's hard to sell something that's been used in rocks, is highly modified and has dents all over the body and frame. But when I'm done, I'll dump it for whatever.... I spent the money for the fun I had.

Oh, I went through the diesel truck thing back in the mid to late 2000's. I had to have thrown an easy $150k away in that game! Drag racing trucks and blowing up Cummins engines and transmissions gets pricy...

The gun thing... Somehow it made sense to buy 7 AR, 2 AK, 2 SKS, a couple Glocks, a couple M&P pistols, a couple 1911's, a couple tactical shotguns and a couple XDM pistols..... I've not fired a round in at least 5 years now. Oh, and I bought all of that in Democrat scare periods when prices were fabulous for the gun dealers! I haven't sold that pile off yet, but it crosses my mind now and again. What a waste of money sitting in safes....

I also have a dozen or so RC stadium race trucks, I got into racing in the clay stadium tracks for a few years.... So you know me.... I went all in! Those sit on shelves on my basement wall. There has to $25K in RC crap down there, all untouched for years now.

It's not sad though. It's all things I wanted to do, things that I enjoyed and was interested in, and done with money that I had after paying my bills, putting away for retirement and living life with my family. I don't need to be a millionaire at 80 years old. I need to suck in and savor life now while I'm youngish and have the ability to follow my interests... All while ensuring that I'll have a very comfortable and early retirement.

Nope. Not sad at all.

 

[lilranch2001]

I doubt they have disposable cash. Most bought on credit. Retired people with nothing to do and no real long term interests, so this is the FAD, what you have to do. A friend got into that, of course, bigger and bigger until he got out. Says you go park somewhere and people are not very social and stick to themselves. So you sit there looking at each other. Was also into the Bikes, and now into a pontoon boat. Quite sad.

Maybe you do not have more disposable income in Canada, but many people are now having more than they had just 3 years ago. And tell me, when did this phenomena of many more campers being sold???
( I think about 3 years ago )

 

[buckeyefarmer]

My interests seem to be life long. I will never look for something to do, maybe barring health issues. You see it all the time, people get trailer, sits beside their house 350 days a year for five years, then moved to the end of the driveway or onto the lawn with a for sale sign on it for another five years. Same with many boats.

I wish I could use mine 15 days a year, that would be great. I have camped all my life, only recently with a trailer. I plan to sell mine in a couple years to get a different one.

 

[lilranch2001]

My interests seem to be life long. I will never look for something to do, maybe barring health issues. You see it all the time, people get trailer, sits beside their house 350 days a year for five years, then moved to the end of the driveway or onto the lawn with a for sale sign on it for another five years. Same with many boats.

Reading your multitude of posts, you seem to like to speak in very general terms, and it seems you ASSUME that all people think like you do.

My personal opinion is your assumptions are a million miles off base!

 

[Industrial Toys]

I doubt that. It's an age old human condition to find that ellusive happiness. And yet people try. I assure you, the last thing in the world I would assume is that people think like me. Not from four years of age on for that matter.

And I speak in very general terms because to be exact in your beliefs will probably mean you are wrong.

 

[lilranch2001]

well I guess then for all your yapping, you do not have any illusions that you are changing any minds then.

Personally I know dozens of people who have camped most of their life, and as of right now, I know more people interested in a RV or a motor home now more than ever.....

Just my :2cents: worth