Retirement Time

[Cuppa]

Others might advise on the camper trailer, I’ve never had one. I like the look of the swing arm suspension though. Reason I’m posting is only to suggest that you talk to as many folk with traveling experience as you can before rushing into any particular set up. How you plan to travel has an enormous bearing on what sort of ‘accommodation’ will best suit. If planning to stop for reasonably long periods between moves then a camper trailer might suit, but if it were me I would quicly tire of having to put the thing up & take it down all the time. Long trips are quite different to short trips where things that are bearable over a few weeks become rather less so over many months or years.

That Canter seems well priced for such low kms. Woud make a good single person tourer. Rear duals can be converted to ’super singles’.

[pearcey]

I`m with Cuppa. talk to as many as possible who are traveling as you want to.
I`ve done swags tents camper trailers and caravans. Recently did 3 months in Tas with a 14ft 6 inch Supreme getaway pop
van Towed it into some pretty tight places and also hard off road places with out any trouble.
Best thing about it is setup time which is about 2 mins and if not staying we don`t even unhook or put the legs down. For long stays it`s a great base camp and if we want to we can leave it and do Over night with a tent. It`s all up to your choice but the older you get the more luxuries you want(or need ) Think long and hard and the best of luck, to much to see and not enough time

[Woof]

Thanks for the advice everyone, due to finances I will be doing this as cheap as possible as I don't have that much super.
Planning on taking 8 years to do it, then I will be eligible for the pension, so I have to make the $s last.

[PMC]

Well my youngest son just informed me that he is moving out, so I am planning to take an early retirement.
Going to sell everything I own, including The Q and cruise around this great country of ours.
It will not happen until after the Convoy for SIDS & Kids in June.

Scary stuff really......................time to start planning

Good onya Doggy,

All the best with your pending retirement and make sure you look me up when you get up to Coffs Harbour area!

Regards,

Paul

[Woof]

Good onya Doggy,

All the best with your pending retirement and make sure you look me up when you get up to Coffs Harbour area!

Regards,

Paul

No worries Paul, will do mate
Plan on finally meeting as many members as possible on the trip.............those that want to meet me that is..LOL

[TPC]

I have had a camper trailer for about 12 years and it is the tent type, not hard floor and I love it.
When we are stopping for 1 night we do a basic setup and have it ready in about 20 min and when we are having a long stay we set up better and might take 1hr.
If you had a hard floor camper it would be much quicker, I often travel with a mate with a hard floor camper and he always makes a point of sitting down with beer in hand while I am still setting up.
I have thought about going for a rooftop tent but too much hassle to pack up every time you want to drive any ware but as Cuppa said, speak to lots of people and consider what type of traveling you want to do and then decide.

[Woof]

Well it looks like the retirement is not happening yet, talked my youngest son out of moving as I thought that he was making a big mistake where he was moving too.
Bugger, the things you sacrifice for your kids....

[BigRAWesty]

You spend your life from the day they are born protecting them mate.
But other times they have to learn their own mistakes.
This is the best advice my mum gave me when I had no1.
But I'm sure you've made the right call. Even of it has impacted your plans.

[TPC]

Well it looks like the retirement is not happening yet, talked my youngest son out of moving as I thought that he was making a big mistake where he was moving too.
Bugger, the things you sacrifice for your kids....

The things we do for our kids.
They always come first.

[Cuppa]

Possibly disappointing but maybe not such a bad thing in that it gives you more time to research & to set yourself up with what you want.