Greasing the Grooves

He was/is smart enough to know when to retire the motorcoaches(driving ability). Then we started a period of cruises, wow , that was different. The rub was that I still wanted to camp and went out and suited myself back up in tent, etc. Did that for almost 5 years, enough time for him to SEE that I was serious, so he was the one to suggest something else, which ended up being a Pod.  He does visit when his time allows, but it is just not his thing anymore. Add to that his age(which is some older than I am and that is ancient) So the caring part of him wants me in something more solid than a tent even when he is at home and hoping that I can handle something that I have never done before.  I know there are other women out there that are doing the same thing, so I am not so unsual, just only a year old when it comes to pulling anything and doing the hooking up. I DO have a sense of accomplishment and Wonder that my determination  still holds forth, had to do things for children and household many times while he was on the other side of the planet.

One question I get, which suprises me each time, is am I not Afraid to be out there by myself! With normal common sense, I have had to do it as a lot of single women/parent have done. And being around other camping people is a pretty safe place, the family values are in place or the very young couples are building those values. 

 

Now, I feel better that I don't let the husband take "heat" .  I am kind of ornary about working out a problem when I run into it and I was pretty determined to have that awning work and workable by myself. I was raised by an engineer, married an engineer(when he was not in some cockpit or the other) and raised 2 engineers. I, myself, did not finish college, I am the "arty" one in the family, but running into a snag like this gives me great pleasure to figure out without that engineering degreeJust kind of still use the KISS principle for myself.

 

I like the design with the strengthing pole, have not yet used my awning, in fact today is first day this year I have had TIME to take the Pod out to camp.

 

This is a great site for ideas and since it is a POD site everything kind of helps someone sometime.

 

 

 

I don't know whether to laugh or to cry!  All that work getting the awning ready. . . oh my . . . and a wet cottonball!

 

Speaking of the fridge -- I know you were talking about your fridge at home -- but I'm not really pleased with the one in the RPod.  I have mine on the highest setting but it doesn't get as cold as any fridge I've had before.  I put in a fridge thermometer and the temp is barely in the acceptable zone.  So I put in a battery operated recirculating fridge fan from Camping World but it doesn't seem to make any difference.  Does anyone out there have a suggestion for improving the cooling performance of the fridge?

 

Diane

 

As for the lights -- I know a lot of others use them, but I don't feel like I need them on the pod.  I used those kind of lights when I tent-camped for years, and then when I camped in my pop-up I put them on the awning.  I will be using my R-dome for the first time this camping trip -- I wonder if I will change my mind. 

 

I haven't noticed anyone using rope lights on the ground, but I can see that it would be a good idea at night.  It would keep you from tripping over things don't you think?