Originally Posted by
popover
I'm 70. I don't longarm, but I still stack hay and carry 50# sacks of feed. Being old doesn't have to make you feeble.
I suspect that you are in exceptional physical shape.
I was speaking from experience of the toll it takes on me and other longarmers I know. It is mental as well as physical, especially custom work that is done well. I can still carry 50# sacks of feed, walk my dogs at least 3 mile every day, and manage to ride and 800lb + motorcycle but I am only in my late 50's. I also have fibromyalgia and CFS. I can only manage to longarm for a few hours a day on weekends plus I work full time. I belong to a longarming group and the vast majority of them don't foresee being able to maintain doing it much beyond their mid 70's, at least not for clients. Average burn out rate in the business is 10 years. Many give up their client base and volunteer work and only quilt for themselves. Not all are like that but Sval needs to be realistic. She has posted before that she has health issues.