Forum: Handicampers Discussion Group

Hey, Lefty, lemme hijack your "forum" for a moment to remind all vets that Home Depot has a 10% discount program in effect until November 11, good for up to $200 off your purchases. I used it to pick up two Husky torque wrenches. Just show something that shows you served. On the same theme,...

Well I had polio in 1956 and have been pretty mobile execpt for using my mobility scooter the past 12 years. Well in Feb of this year I fell and ended up tearing my quadricep tendon in my left kneee. Besides ouch, I am pretty much stuck to not moving since I can not put full weight on my bad...

"The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has announced changes to certain benefits and programs that take effect in 2010. These changes include a delay until June 30, 2010 in out-of-pocket payments for pharmaceuticals. This means the department will delay a scheduled $1.00 increase to $9.00, in the...

I don't know how long this has been available but here is the National Archives' link for requesting Veteran's Military Personnel Records electronically. It's official; DD-214s are NOW Online. The National Personnel Records Center (NPRC) has provided the following website for veterans to gain...

Lefty: I filed for the hypertension almost a year ago. The last time I heard from them they said that it was not included yet. And so the wait continues

As Shakespeare was once heard to remark, " To MAS or not to MAS" there ain't no question. This ain't your Grandpa's peg leg. Things have really changed in the last 20 years. Marlo Anatomical Socket http://www.prosthesis.pl/fotki/masopen.jpghttp://imagesme.net/tuvie/c-leg.jpg I'v been working...

There will be a lot of updates to this area over the next few weeks. I've been doing the VA shuffle re-learning how to walk. And, this has kept me from doing anything with this section. TTYL.

I am 36 and I have had Fibromyalgia for over 7 years now. Diagnosed 4.5 years ago. With it comes a lot of other useless bits and baubles I could do without. I don't act my age, some days I don't even look sick. So what is a girl to do. Fibro takes every ounce of energy you use on a Monday...

I bought a 2009 Heartland 3055RL last spring. I've been playing with the insides of mine. http://www.heartlandrvs.com/media/images/models/floorplans/3055RL.jpg So far, I've replaced all the incandescents with fluorescents. Gotten rid of one chair and footstool. Put in a freezer, a washing...

Don't know about you...but, I never keep the oven pilot light lit. Wastes propane...and really difficult to get lit when you do use it. I'm not sure what the right size for the flame to be..mine is about 1/3 the size of the one on my old Airstream. It's difficult to find, get lit and keep it...

If you are active duty, retired, or disabled at 100% there are a lot of military camp grounds available to you. This site has been recently updated and has a really good new look. Military Campgrounds for Fun and Frolic He also sells a CD of the available campgrounds that allows for updates...

If you are 100% or have been permanently and totally disabled for a service-connected disability your wife and kids are eligible for free medical treatment. Kind of like the old CHAMPUS but for veterans. Ans, if you are disabled, no matter the percentage, you cannot afford insurance for your...

Do any of you guys have any idea what federal benefits NG personnel get from the VA or the Federal Government? I was contacted by an individual asking about possible help for a family member at the VA and the chance for a VA Pension. What I was able to find out...and it was not much...is that...

This doesn't have anything to do with mods etc or making a rv more hadicaped friendly but I thought I would share these pictures. As I laid there in the hospital my first thought was of my family and a close 2nd was the thought of never camping in our Bighorn again. On June 8th 08 I fell 22' off a...

Here's my list add on to it. 1. Meet Bob & Patty face to face. Gotta see if he's a big a jerk as I am. 2. All new teeth. I wanna leave a beautiful corpse. 3. Drive to Quartzite. 4. Spend a week in Boron. 5. See some old Army Buddies...thank them for the memories. Both living and at...

Ok, Jim asked me to do a little blurb about myself. Those of you that have been exposed to me...or overexposed...may wonder how I can do anything little. I'm a Vietnam Vet. First, last and always I will always be a Vietnam Vet. All of my friends were either WWII or Korean War Vets. One built...

What next? Good question. You got a good doctor? Dealing with the SS can be an eye-opening experience and terrifying ordeal. http://www.heartlandowners.org/forum/picture.php?albumid=31&pictureid=130

So, you're laying there flat on your back...the bills are piling up...the bank account is going down....and you're wondering where the car payment is coming from.... Then an epiphany happens....you got Social Security! Right??!! I mean you paid into it for 25 years....the woman across the...