r-pod & trailer newbies

Retirement brought a desire to camp again; age demanded something other than sleeping on the ground.  We've selected an r-pod 171 to begin our travel trailer adventures.  Reading posts in this forum helped us make our decision, and we've decided to sign up here.  My first post is this introduction.
We towed the trailer a bit more than 200 miles to home without event.  We will spend our first night in it on Wednesday.  Preparations for that adventure have begun, and we are excited.
Theory vs Practice (first confessional): Over a two hour period the dealer carefully explained the use and maintenance of the trailer.  I listened carefully and took copious notes.  Our arrival home brought our first opportunity to practice set up.  With r-pod "leveled" and tires "chalked", I jacked it up from the truck ball at which point the trailer decided to twist.  It rolled off my wood block, drove the end of the jack into the ground, and drug it about 4 inches.  I was sure I had broken something.  My helpful neighbor, who has a large travel trailer, saw the fuss and came over to help.  He worked with me on the PRACTICE of leveling things up.  I'm happy to report the trailer is set up, nice and level, beside my driveway.  Nothing was damaged, except perhaps for my ego. 
This forum will be my resource to help me learn the lessons with a minimum of problems.

Congratulations.  In the same boat age wise.  Change the mattress immediately. 

Hawkpod,
     So your nightmare involved the pod dropping from its blocks?  I felt fortunate that nothing was broken. 
     What happened with you?

Welcome!

Our principle intended use is camping at high-desert lakes, or other remote places, with limited service.  For example we plan to camp at Wilson Reservoir next week.  There is no power at any of the campsites.  Staying there with battery power only doesn't seem viable.  I'm looking at 1000W generators, quiet of course.  
The campground has a single manual water pump and we won't need to haul water.  However, the pod will have a purifier.   
Surprisingly this place has a dump station so we can unload before departure.  That's handy because the last 16 miles to and from the reservoir is a 2-rut dirt road and the less the trailer weighs the better it will be. 
Oh, the bass and trout fishing is pretty good at this place.