Cane2 - Thanks! Actually I put up an 40-80m (Alpha Delta) dipole on a side mount, since that picture was taken. I have gotten so lazy, I don't even make my own dipoles. I have a GAP Titan vertical that will do 40-80m - sometimes one works better than the other. When I hit the lottery or, marry a rich widow, I'd like to try the BigIR, made by SteppIR. I still don't have anything for 160m. As is, I am good 3.5 - 440 mhz.
Understand about the fond memories vs. age catching up. I still have my dome tent that I purchased a few years ago. Who knows, if the urge to use it strikes..... but, the ground seems to be much harder than it used to be
. I, too, enjoy seeing younger people getting out and enjoying camping and the outdoors. There's more to life than X-boxes, Wii, and i-phones and lots of beautiful places to experience..