New RPod Owner in New Mexico

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   Hello everyone,

My husband and I just got an RPod 177 and we love it! We have taken it out three times thus far. We bring our four chihuahuas and our conure. I have a couple of questions for the group:
1. Is there a list so that one knows when people have posted? I see that you can ask for email notifications for a particular topic, but I can't see how to get email notifications for any activity on the list.
2. Are there other folks in New Mexico? Are there get togethers in New Mexico?
3. I'd love to find out more about the dome.

thank you!
Margo (and Tom)

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margobun Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 May 2011 Location: New Mexico Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Topic: New RPod Owner in New Mexico Posted: 23 May 2011 at 1:40pm
	Hello everyone, My husband and I just got an RPod 177 and we love it! We have taken it out three times thus far. We bring our four chihuahuas and our conure. I have a couple of questions for the group: 1. Is there a list so that one knows when people have posted? I see that you can ask for email notifications for a particular topic, but I can't see how to get email notifications for any activity on the list. 2. Are there other folks in New Mexico? Are there get togethers in New Mexico? 3. I'd love to find out more about the dome. thank you! Margo (and Tom)
	Margo and Tom and dogs

margobun Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 May 2011 Location: New Mexico Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Posted: 23 May 2011 at 1:42pm
	p.s. here it is, in White Sands, New Mexico.
	Margo and Tom and dogs

Pawpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Jan 2011 Location: Regina Sask Online Status: Offline Posts: 137	Posted: 23 May 2011 at 2:30pm
	Welcome. We also have a 177.
	Ready to pod around!

Guests Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Guest Group	Posted: 23 May 2011 at 3:46pm
	Congratulations and welcome to the group! I wish you many happy journies in your Pod. I'll defer to Admin regarding the "notifications". There are usually many posts per day, on several subjects. I (and I suspect many) login frequently and just click on "New Posts" - near the upper right corner. It will then show you all new posts, since you last checked in. The Dome - some like it, some don't. There is some set up/take down involved. I'll defer to those who use them to offer more. PS - It's always nice to see another "K-9" camper.

psaman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 231	Posted: 23 May 2011 at 5:25pm
	Welcome from another happy 177 owner!!
	2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod" 2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition"

Outbound Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767	Posted: 23 May 2011 at 6:21pm
	Congratulations and welcome! Like David, I just use the New Posts button in the upper-right corner. There are several dozen posts every day and an email notification would soon clog my mailbox and my BlackBerry would be chirping constantly. We have a dome, but find it too time consuming to put up and too fiddly to use (zipping up and down, rolling up the sides) once it is up. We do set it up when we're camping with friends and we'll want the space because its cold or rainy.
	Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150

margobun Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 May 2011 Location: New Mexico Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Posted: 23 May 2011 at 6:34pm
	Thanks for the replies, everyone! I didn't notice that "new post" button, but will check it from now on. Thank you! I have another question about the dome. We're also looking for some way to let our dogs play while not on leash while we're camping, and that's one reason we were thinking about the dome. Does it extend all the way to the ground, all the way around, so that small dogs can't escape beneath it? Or is there a gap? Thanks again! p.s. We have thought about bringing ex-pens but they seem just really heavy and unwieldy, and since our dogs are so small, they kind of seem like overkill.
	Margo and Tom and dogs

secretbard Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 12 Apr 2011 Location: Budd Lake, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 195	Posted: 23 May 2011 at 6:40pm
	Welcome. I may end up in New Mexico at some point when I travel across the country with my Pod. This forum is the best thing since sliced bread. I've already learned so much by being here. P.s. I love the snow on the ground in your picture.
	2010 Rpod 172 :) 2004 Chevy Trailblazer

Podsible Dream Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Hightstown, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 571	Posted: 23 May 2011 at 7:06pm
	Hi and welcome to the joys of podding and this forum. The dome does not cover the pod side, there is a separate piece of netting that runs in the groove along the bottom of the trailer. The corners and bottom of the dome itself require a bit of assembly to end up with an escape proof containment. Adding the netting increases the number of seams that have to be closed. We are debating whether to devise a system to contain our long haired Siamese, an indoor guy. Probably some sort of lightweight fencing around the perimeter would work best, but that inhibits human movement as well. Maybe a portable electronic fence is type answer.....
	Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8

margobun Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 21 May 2011 Location: New Mexico Online Status: Offline Posts: 26	Posted: 23 May 2011 at 7:32pm
	Thanks again for the replies, and thanks Chris and Walt for the detailed response about the dome. It's starting to seem like maybe the dome is not in the cards for us; I agree, some kind of lightweight fencing would be really good!
	Margo and Tom and dogs