New Member Saying Hi!

Hello - New member just stopping in to say hi.  My wife, 7 year old son and I bought a 2013 182G back in January and have to say we just love our Pod.  We've tent camped for years, and still do with our son being a Cub Scout and when I do multi day expedition Jeeping into places the pod just can't go.  We talked about getting a camper for about four years and seriously looked for the past two or so.  I was dead set on a small tear drop because I really wanted a small camper and also loved the rear galley cooking area; however it wasn't a good fit for a family of three with two English bull dogs.  So when my wife learned about the Pods she knew it to be the one we could both love...she was right....I moment I saw the 182G in person I knew it was "the one", it had everything we both wanted in a camper. 

We're really into Jeeping, I own three (JK, XJ, CJ7) and use our 2012 Rubicon Unlimited as our primary tow vehicle.  I know the Pod is pushing the TV 3500 weight limit but we still pack like tent campers and on our maiden voyage last month, it made the three hour trip each way trip to one of our favorite off-road parks with ease...no complaints.  We just spent the weekend on our second trip to a local campground less than 15 min from out home and I was able to take advantage of the electric tent sites tucked away in the woods rather than the RV sites in the sun with zero shade.  The jeep once again towed the Pod with ease, even with the added weight of a full water holding tank.  I don't think I would tow with full water long distances, however the campsite was so close to my house it was a no brainer.

Even though our four door wrangler seems to tow with no issues, we have been offered a 2004 Dodge Dakota 4.7 V8 for a ridiculously low price from my wife’s brother that we may buy it for no other reason than using as a tow vehicle....still doing some more research. 

Anyway...This is a great forum I've been reading for a few months....I'll try to post some pics....some of you may have already seen them on Facebook.  I wanted to join mainly to say THANK YOU to everyone that has posted about their experiences and their pictures of little modifications they've done...really really helpful.