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    Posted: 05 Jun 2018 at 10:17am
Hello Forum. My wife and I just purchased our first camper ever. We found a 2016 179 for a good deal locally. We love the lay-out of the camper a lot.  Nice and roomy for the space. We have both grown up back packing, tent camping, and car camping but have never owned a camper. With our aging Lab who has arthritis and still wants to be involved in our travels, purchasing a camper was a logical choice for us. It may seem crazy to some but not to us. Any way looking to gain as many tips and advice from the r-pod community here. 
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jun 2018 at 10:47am
Not crazy at all. Pets are family as far as I'm concerned. I think you'll find that everyone else here traveling with pets feels the same way.

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Welcome to the group! Congrats on your 179!!  
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Posts: 2707 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jun 2018 at 10:58am
Welcome! Hope you like your 179 as much as we like ours!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Jun 2018 at 12:05pm
Originally posted by ouRdogPod

Hello Forum. My wife and I just purchased our first camper ever. We found a 2016 179 for a good deal locally. We love the lay-out of the camper a lot nice and roomy for the space. We have both grown up back packing, tent camping, and car camping but have never owned a camper. With our aging Lab who has arthritis who wants to still be involved in our travels purchasing a camper was a logical choice for us. It may seem crazy to some but not to us. Any way looking to gain as many tips and advice from the r-pod community here. 



If it is crazy, then I must be too! Back in 2005, I had a 1/2 ton GMC Sierra truck. My previous German Shepherd was aging and could no longer jump up into the cab. I got rid of the truck and bought a 2005 Dodge Caravan. I removed all of the seating, except for the driver and passenger bucket seats. Being a much lower vehicle, with wide side doors made travelling possible. I also bought a popup camper that the Caravan would tow easily.

Also, welcome to the Forum!
The 179 seems to be one of the more popular floor plans.

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Many owners start RVing BECAUSE of pets.. :)
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+1 - Our dog doesn't stay home and we board him seldom, the RV provides us a space for him versus trying to find lodging that will take him :)
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Last year we did the same thing. Our Golden Retriever turned 15 and was slowing down quite a bit. We still wanted to vacation with him, so we purchased an RPod 177 to bring him to different places. We had some memorable times with him. Enjoy your time camping with with your dog!

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Posts: 204 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Jun 2018 at 12:25am
Cool! We just bought our 180 and took a one-night maiden voyage with it last weekend. Our four dachshunds were a little confused but I think they'll take to it right away. Puppies LOVE to come with. I couldn't dream of traveling without them. We used to take them in the tent trailer but my wife was always worried they would fall between the canvas and the bed during the night and fall out on the ground. The rPod is so much nicer!
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