my little home 2012 176 - Event Date: 27 Oct 2015

  hi, i'm brodysmom56 and brody is my handsome corgi travelling buddy. we got our rpod 2 years ago and have been dragging it all over the place as i am retired and always looking for adventure, from weekend trips with friends to weeks on the road exploring the west. we live in montana so the winter is the time for us to get out and see stuff. last year we did a trip to the grand staircase escalante in utah and probably took the trailer on roads that in hindsight, were more suited for jeeps than trailers. i've become a pro at turning around in tight places.....not that i wanted to be. we also did a trip in march to death valley and then toured a lot of nevada. i did not see any extraterrestrials on the extraterrestrial highway. rats.

in about a week we will be taking off for a giant loop trip through southern utah, new mexico, arizona, and then back home. i love this trailer. it's like my favorite little home and if i'm not out camping in it, i tend to take a good book and just go read there. i've already learned a lot about the trailer from reading stuff in this forum and appreciate any advice or help.

i tow my trailer with a red 2013 nissan frontier, 6 cyl. i think we look pretty adorable. happy and safe travels everyone!!!

Hi Brodysmom! I just picked up my R-Pod 172 today. I'm a widow and my husband and I had a fifth wheel and 2 trailers over the years. I sold our trailer when he died and now I miss it so much. Unfortunately, I didn't ever back the trailer when my husband was alive and now I'm having great difficulty learning to back into spaces! Any tips for me? I wish I were retired but I'm not yet, so it's mostly weekend trips for me and then a couple big trips a year. I will be traveling with two Yorkies to keep me company. Don't know what I'd do without them! 

Originally posted by CampingGma Hi Brodysmom! I just picked up my R-Pod 172 today. I'm a widow and my husband and I had a fifth wheel and 2 trailers over the years. I sold our trailer when he died and now I miss it so much. Unfortunately, I didn't ever back the trailer when my husband was alive and now I'm having great difficulty learning to back into spaces! Any tips for me? I wish I were retired but I'm not yet, so it's mostly weekend trips for me and then a couple big trips a year. I will be traveling with two Yorkies to keep me company. Don't know what I'd do without them!

campinggma! hey i'm a grandma too!! yay for us! my 3 year old granddaughter likes to play hide and seek in my rpod. there are like 2 places to hide......but we have fun.

backing up is one of those things that gets better with practice. the 5th wheel is actually easier to do than the pod. i had to back up a gooseneck 6 horse trailer in my job so i got some practice. the pod is a bit more touchy and less forgiving. just give yourself lots of room to pull forward and start again. take deep breaths, take it slow and you'll be fine. i think backing up is so counter intuitive that i almost always have to pull forward and try again. i tend to overthink. if you get frustrated, just stop for a few breaths. once you get a good line, take it slow and make little adjustments. it'll go right where you want and you'll feel amazing.

if you get out west, let me know! yorkies are adorable and i don't know how anyone travels without our furry friends. they make everything in life better!

I see you are in Montana. I've visited there, but just briefly and would love a trip to Montana!