First time out

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Picked up the RP-172 last Thursday and set out Saturday morning for Hoosier Nat Forest, was better than expected, its pulls great, seems like it likes 55 to 60 mph (remember when u double the velocity the drag increases 4 times) really hilly in Southern Ind. I did not break anything, Wife and I are going to have to work on hand signals when I am backing into a spot. (folded arms tells me nothing) We had a Blast, cooked outside and in, I(yes the smoke detector went off for a good laugh) we walked about 3 miles in the hills (good for 62 year old bellies) Just like a couple of High School kids. The furnace is a little noisy in the middle of the night, time for a ceramic heater. making a too do list. Can't wait for the next trip, I think we can get in at least 1 to 3 more trips before having to winterize. Donna is alreay planning on next spring. thanks to all for the tips, it made our first trip out really a great memory with more in the Future.see ya on the road. Dane and Donna.

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dsmiths Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Oct 2011 Location: Southern Ind Online Status: Offline Posts: 866	Topic: First time out Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 7:32pm
	Picked up the RP-172 last Thursday and set out Saturday morning for Hoosier Nat Forest, was better than expected, its pulls great, seems like it likes 55 to 60 mph (remember when u double the velocity the drag increases 4 times) really hilly in Southern Ind. I did not break anything, Wife and I are going to have to work on hand signals when I am backing into a spot. (folded arms tells me nothing) We had a Blast, cooked outside and in, I(yes the smoke detector went off for a good laugh) we walked about 3 miles in the hills (good for 62 year old bellies) Just like a couple of High School kids. The furnace is a little noisy in the middle of the night, time for a ceramic heater. making a too do list. Can't wait for the next trip, I think we can get in at least 1 to 3 more trips before having to winterize. Donna is alreay planning on next spring. thanks to all for the tips, it made our first trip out really a great memory with more in the Future. see ya on the road. Dane and Donna.
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sfish Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 18 Sep 2011 Location: Bloomington Mn. Online Status: Offline Posts: 134	Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 7:47pm
	Congratulations on your maiden voyage. I hope you have many more Happy Camping trips in the future.
	sjf

psaman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 231	Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 8:09pm
	That's the thing about Podders, always looking forward to the next trip!!
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kymooses Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807	Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 8:43am
	Glad to hear your first trip out was a good one. A little ceramic heater is definently a wise purchase. We were in Souther Indiana this past weekend also and our little heater we take had us hot and opening windows in the middle of the night. Plus it's very quiet! Good luck on the hand signals. Let us know how those work out!
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tpierce220 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: Oswego IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 281	Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 8:54am
	It looks like you had a wonderful time being out. It takes practice getting backed in...there are times when all I hear is a voice but no partner telling me where to go...yet in the great scheme of things, we're getting a lot better backing into a camping spot. Happy Podding!
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pmjensen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Location: South Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 179	Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 11:21am
	Happy you had a great time. We are in our 60's also and have enjoyed our 176 for a little over a year. Fortunately, we don't have to put ours away as we can camp here in So. TX year 'round. Happy Podding
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techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 12:32pm
	Congrats on a good trip. You'll get the hand signals down with practice. Things like "instead of waving your fingers, show me with two hands how much room I have left". My wife is still working on that one. I also have some safety rules, like "everyone stays in the car (except Mom of course) while I'm backing up", and for my wife "I'm not moving until I can see you in my side mirror, if you later disappear I'm not moving until I can see you again". On a related note, my wife knows some basic sign language because she uses it in her classroom. We were talking to another family this weekend who taught the alphabet to everyone in the family partly so they can communicate with each other from a distance. I thought that was a really great idea so I'm going to ask my wife to teach us. Might help with backing up, too!
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furpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group - pHp Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128	Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 2:32pm
	Backing.. uhoh. But glad you enjoyed your first camping trip. Hoosier is very nice, about 45 minutes north of us. Our backing "problem " stems from the fact that I learned how to back a trailer, or tank, in the Army, and they have a very easy to use set of signals...... that my wife doesn't know yet.. "pushing" her hands at me is (A) nearly impossible to discern in the rear view mirror, and means "personal foul" to me.. not "stop"...lol

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059	Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 2:58pm
	LOL! Well, if you keep backing up and put a dent in your rear bumper, that would count as a personal foul.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Hodge-PODge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Location: Calhoun, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 539	Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 3:19pm
	Gee, y'all are lucky. I have to keep getting in and out of my car to make sure I'm backed up in the right spot! No spotters for me . . . but then again, I'm not apt to run over anyone, am I? (Oh, and I do have a back-up camera - makes hitching up so-o-o-o-o much easier, so, on second though, maybe I do have my own kind of luck.) Diane
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