Home office from rpod?

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   Hey everyone, 
I've been a fan of camping my entire life and love the look of the r-pod. I want to buy a small camper for my wife and future child (coming Feb 2014) to go camping in, but here's my thing. We live in a small home in Indianapolis (2 bedroom, no HOA, small but big enough backyard for an r-pod). 

We've been looking for a new place to live but haven't found what we're looking for just yet. I also work from home and my wife will likely stay home for awhile after the baby is born. I do a lot of conference calls during the day and I'm concerned that I won't have a quiet place to work from. So would it be possible to work from an r-pod camper? I'm worried about being comfortable in hot and cold months. In the dead of winter I will likely just work from the basement though. I wouldn't plan on hooking it or using the shower or sink when it's in the backyard.

What are your thoughts? Is it crazy?

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flak9 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 16 Sep 2013 Location: United States Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Topic: Home office from rpod? Posted: 17 Sep 2013 at 3:51pm
	Hey everyone, I've been a fan of camping my entire life and love the look of the r-pod. I want to buy a small camper for my wife and future child (coming Feb 2014) to go camping in, but here's my thing. We live in a small home in Indianapolis (2 bedroom, no HOA, small but big enough backyard for an r-pod). We've been looking for a new place to live but haven't found what we're looking for just yet. I also work from home and my wife will likely stay home for awhile after the baby is born. I do a lot of conference calls during the day and I'm concerned that I won't have a quiet place to work from. So would it be possible to work from an r-pod camper? I'm worried about being comfortable in hot and cold months. In the dead of winter I will likely just work from the basement though. I wouldn't plan on hooking it or using the shower or sink when it's in the backyard. What are your thoughts? Is it crazy?

Keith-N-Dar Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447	Posted: 17 Sep 2013 at 5:05pm
	No reason it wouldn't work. I had a co-worker that used his class C motorhome as his office at home.
	Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150

Tars Tarkas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1452	Posted: 17 Sep 2013 at 6:18pm
	Might be a zoning issue but it should be easy enough to make it comfortable to work in even year round. Winter moreso than summer because the air con is so loud. I'd probably go with "easier to be forgiven than to ask permission" if it is a zoning issue, but that depends a lot on your town and your neighbors. It may not be a problem. TT
	2010 176 FJ Cruiser

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 17 Sep 2013 at 7:35pm
	Welcome.
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thadd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 06 Oct 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 53	Posted: 18 Sep 2013 at 12:10pm
	Admittedly it was only for about two weeks, but I work from home and when we put our house on the market I had to sacrifice my office so I worked in the R-Pod. This was in Pennsylvania winter and I found it quite comfortable. I could still get the wifi from the house and would shift between relaxing on the bed with the laptop on my lap and the table as my mood dictated. Also, it was an interesting conversation piece on my Skype video conferences.

P&M Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 13 Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 454	Posted: 19 Sep 2013 at 4:30pm
	M has used ours as her "office" several times when we have been out podding, though not nearly for the length of time you may be talking about. She has stated that she would have no problem using it as an office alternative to the one she has in our house, if she was scheduled to work at home for a week and we wanted to take off.
	P & M ... and Comet too! 2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500

Paige Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 23 Jul 2012 Location: Upstate NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 216	Posted: 19 Sep 2013 at 5:23pm
	We live on a lake during the summer months,,not in the rPod...but when we get too many overnight guests, the rPod becomes a guest bedroom!
	Paige and Pete 2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents