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    Posted: 27 Feb 2012 at 11:27am
Just reserved site 61 for the roundup in Aug. Sites are going fast. See you there. UPWILD
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Feb 2012 at 11:43am
Excellent. I'll get an updated map online ASAP.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Feb 2012 at 6:10pm
Music festival passes received today!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 8:39am

We reserved site 96 yesterday; it looks like there are only about 20 sites or so remaining. Looking forward to Poddin' in the Porkies Smile


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 1:19pm
Hey Philstat hope the snow is gone by then  About two feet plus there right now. See you there.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 Mar 2012 at 4:22pm

Upwild,

we just got back from a 15 day journey to GA and FL with the pod. We were greeted with a blizzard back in Madison WI. Has snowed for three days since. What a way to come home!

The Pod did very well being towed behind our 11' Dodge caravan. We averaged 13mpg, the lows being 9.5 in heavy rains and headwinds, to a high of over 15 on the back roads. No "tail wagging" with a standard hitch setup. GA and FL have some really great State Parks, which is what we stayed in pretty much the whole trip.

Looking forward to meeting other Podders in the Porkies. 


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 05 Mar 2012 at 8:45pm
Philstat, glad you had a good trip and made it back before all that wind down south. im sure mpg would be bad in 90mph winds. Another nice park on the way to the porkies is the one on Lake Gogebic. Check it out
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 03 May 2012 at 10:43pm
We'll be there!  We've been going to the Porkies Music Festival for years (never missed it).  Very laid back.  Eclectic music and lots of fun.  Lawn chairs, beer, great music and chit-chat---lots of fun.  Rain or Shine.

Just bought a 2011 model 177 this week, but we reserved a campsite at Union Bay several weeks ago in anticipation.  Could be trouble getting a site now for the Music Festival weekend.

There is a very nice Township Park campground on Lake Superior in Ontonagon (15 miles east), and a private campground called River Pines is still operating in Ontonagon as well I believe.

We hope to see some podders there.  I'll be picking your brains on tips and techniques with this little wonder.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 04 May 2012 at 8:55am
Originally posted by KayakkrazyUP

We'll be there!  We've been going to the Porkies Music Festival for years (never missed it).  Very laid back.  Eclectic music and lots of fun.  Lawn chairs, beer, great music and chit-chat---lots of fun.  

Great, congrats on your new pod! Let me know which site you're in and I'll add you to the map. I'll also post contact info for the other campgrounds, thanks for the info.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 May 2012 at 11:14pm
We reserved site 80 at the Union Bay campground. Just got the 2011 pod 177 last week but now have to find a dealer who can repair a bad leak in the back of the Thetford toilet, which I was aware of before we bought it. The previous owner did not properly winterize it last fall, so I fear even worse. A lesson for me. I'm just glad that everything else seems to work great. Can't begin to tell you how much this forum has helped, since I had no manual or anyone to tell me how things worked.
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