WHITMAN'S TRY-POD |
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ClintWhitman
Newbie Joined: 20 Jan 2013 Location: Val Verde, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 1 |
Topic: WHITMAN'S TRY-POD Posted: 20 Jan 2013 at 1:14pm |
Hello fellow Pod owners and yes I am a newby of the first order. We purchased our pre-owned R-pod a 2010 171 !! We only had it 10 minutes as we were driving away pulling it with our Tacoma pickup and we named it Try-POD. A little about us?
We have waited 2 years (saving) in order to pull this off. The economy has not been great and has had our purchasing in the dumps for the last 5 years. But we said the heck with it and found a wonderful 171 that looks like it has never been used. I am an astronomer and well known in the astronomy community. My friends call me (aveman here are a few pictures of one of the events my wife and I host CSPAMP http://flic.kr/s/aHsjvwMpdv This event is held on Mnt. Pinos in august every year and this coming year will be CSPAMP VI. These are usualy 3 day events and we stay in the parking lot on top of the mountain. Well as the owner of this new contraption it has allot of features and I have already spent a few hours on the group reading about the bells, whistles and honkers. Cant wait to take her out for a night or two. Our goal is to pull "Try-pod" with "Mickey" our 1966 El Camino. We have been restoring her for years.. What do you all think???? Clint AKA (aveman
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Seanl
Senior Member Joined: 19 Sep 2011 Location: Fredericton NB Online Status: Offline Posts: 633 |
Posted: 20 Jan 2013 at 2:19pm |
Love the El Camino I have no idea how well it will pull the pod. My first thought is that you might need to beef up the rear springs but I am saying that with no idea what the El Camino came with for rear suspension. Keep us posted on how it works.
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Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition
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rex
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 24 Sep 2011 Location: stuart fla Online Status: Offline Posts: 119 |
Posted: 20 Jan 2013 at 3:01pm |
Welcome to the world of podding,I have a 2010 171and pull with 2006 tachoma,love the El Camino,happy trails to you rex pHp stuart fla
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 20 Jan 2013 at 3:19pm |
Welcome! The Camino looks like it has a fairly long wheel base which is good for towing. I wouldn't worry about the rear springs - instead look into getting a E2 or Equalizer weight distribution hitch (lots of posts around here about them). It will greatly improve the ride and handling. Combo of the pod + Camino will look great.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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rpodcamper.com
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Location: Reading, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 3990 |
Posted: 21 Jan 2013 at 8:34pm |
welcome looks like a nice combination. When I was out in Banff last june on the highway i spotted a r-pod being towed by an old station wagon and it looked great!
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