1st Pod'r trip

After weeks of Pod'r sitting in the driveway and being beautified with various mod's it is time for the first outing. We leave tomorrow for a 2 week, 1000 mile trip.  Can't wait!  This site has been so helpful, we love it here.  Will post pics when we return. 

We are headed to the Davis Mountains, deep in west Texas. We were married there and it is one of our favorite places.  It is almost 500 miles from our house but worth the trip to us. High desert mountains, home of the McDonald Observatory and Ft. Davis National Historical site. 

A long drive, but when you live in Texas you get use to it. Where else can you drive all day and still be in the state?

Can't wait!

Good luck, and definitely post pics! We've never been to Ft. Davis, but it's on the list. 400 miles from San Antonio,  but maybe we'll be inspired by ya'll to Pod it that far!

We are back from our trip and had a great time.
 Encountered a few problems and will be taking Podder to the dealer for a little work.  Our first issue was a rookie mistake - we tried to take entirely too much stuff with us.  We use to have a 5th wheel and are still learning how to downsize.

- AC: Would never cool the trailer more than 76 degrees.  The compressor and fan would run and then turn off but the fan would immediately start up again. VERY noisy, but I expected that after reading the forum. Fortunately the nights were in the 60's so we were able to sleep with the vent fan and an open window.

- Small water leak under the kitchen sink. Luckily I keep a dish pan under the sink drain so no damage was done.

- Kitchen drawer slider broke and the drawer had to travel on the floor.  It appears the slider assembly is made of plastic. We may repair this ourselves and replace with a better material.

- The worst was on the way home the driver side tire shredded and took out the fender cover, city water connection cover, furnace cover and tore out the electric brakes.  This was our first trip and the tires were supposedly new.  We purchased a new set of tires the next morning as we did not have confidence in the remaining original tire.

This was enough for Robert to say we were going to sell Podder once repairs are made.  He has now calmed down and is willing to give her another try.  It's disappointing to have so many issues with a new trailer.  We pulled a 26 foot fifth wheel for 12 years and never had a problem. Guess we were spoiled.

One good thing about the pod is the low cost of pulling her. We sold the 5th wheel because the cost of fuel to pull her down the road stopped us from taking her out very often. Fuel costs were less than 1/2 what they use to be.

Waiting to hear back from the insurance company and make arrangement for repairs. 
Other than these issues we had a wonderful time.  Will post pictures from the trip later.  

I use to work as an insurance adjuster so  I knew to take pictures and keep both tires. I am hoping Forest River will help us out.  We have insurance, but it would be nice if they would step up and take care of the deductible.

Still need to crawl under the Pod to see if there was any damage to the undercarriage.