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I have used several Polar models over the years and I now use a Suunto T3 which is an excellent monitor. If you wish to use one for martial arts, you do not need to worry about the transmitter under a chest protector, you need to worry about where to wear the wrist unit. I wear mine around my...

My camper is a Lance 981. There website is: www.lancecampers.com No you really can not really haul any kind of Truck Camper(or fifth wheel) with a 1/2 ton. Mine is a one ton dually with airbags and custom overloads rated for 13,000 lbs gvwr. Everything that you want to know about this subject...

Here's that shot...

Here's my home base. I can also pull a 6,000 lb trailer with it at the same time. It will go anywhere with 4 wheel drive and has all of the creature comforts, h/c water, inside/outside shower, sat tv, etc, etc. I can load/unload the unit in fifteen minutes with the wireless remote electric...

Sorry I messed up the quotes. Again, good luck.

Let me try this again... I think it is partially a joke - you probably are not headed for the poorhouse, but FIRE?... As long as you keep investing in what you have been told equals personal happiness, you will have no worries, no worries about FIRE anyway. Good luck and keep on truckin', er...

Buying a big expensive "home" can be one ot the biggest obstacles to FIRE. Notice how the real estate industry has brainwashed us all into using the word "home" instead of "house". People are not just buying shelter anymore, they are told that they are buying a failsafe investment. They will not...

This thread reminds me of an old parable.... "We can not all be eagles...there must also be sheep...for food and for shearing."

It was costing me more to work than to not work. My net worth has increased $50 K since I retired 3 mo. ago.

Re: Short Video I took of Kodiak Bears........................ Beautiful animals! I saw nine of them over the course of a 10-day backpack in the Brooks Range a few years ago and that was from eye level - no viewing towers up there!

Whew! Who would have thunk this subject had such universal interest. Seriously, I have begun the foot lotion and it works great. Sandals rule. I have dress up sandals, hiking sandals and my favorites, flip flops. My feet never felt better! I will be making a big clothing donation here soon...

My money manager brother tells me that ninety percent of those that have the option take the lumpsum. Of those, fifty percent p***it away in less than a year and do not care about the tax consequences. As far as the security of a pension annuity goes, you need to not only take into...

Maybe some of the ladies have some advice for me. I notice that my feet are vary calloused and dry from wearing only flipflops on them all of the time. Any beauty hints? Also, what should I do with all of those dreary khaki pants and "work casual" shorts and shoes in my closet?

I am one month into my retirement and I noticed the other day that the battery in my watch had run out, but I do not know when it happened. Was it days ago or weeks ago?....

I am one month into retirement and spent the entire month traveling in my new truck camper. Many USFS and USNP campgrounds range from $ 0 to 5 or 8 per night with the Golden Eagle card. State and Canadian Provencial parks are more expensive - around $20 or so. I plan to do this every other...