Maiden Voyage in GA

 

I had the same experience during set-up that others on this forum have described -- I had barely gotten the electricity and water attached when someone from a nearby campsite came by to ask for a look-see.  Very nice people in a tent -- they had 2 gorgeous (and very well-behaved) Boxers with them.

 

We learned pretty quickly how to do a dance we'll call the R-Pod shuffle .  It was a great first trip, very uneventful except that we were disappointed that the local seafood place was not open.  Everything worked perfectly, the furnace kept us toasty warm, and the itty-bitty Pomeranian was delighted to be able to jump up on the bottom bunk.  At home, he's just not big enough to jump up on normal, house-height furniture, which leaves him hopelessly jealous of the Boston Terrier. 

 

Back home, we wanted to set up the Chatterpod as temporary sleeping quarters for the company descending on us next week.  Because we do not have 2 feet of level ground on our property, I bought a tri-step leveling device -- made for campers, it's a heavy-duty yellow plastic "ramp" with 3 levels that you drive the low-side wheel onto.  Where I was hoping to set up, near water and electricity, I had to take the left wheel all the way up to the 3rd level to get the r-pod balanced (previous owner thoughtfully mounted level-indicators on the front and left corners).  The left rear stablizer barely touched the ground when I extended all the way.  I've used chocks and all 4 stabilizers, but I guess I'm wondering how secure it is -- worried that it will somehow fall off the that 3rd step or something.  Has anyone used one of these and found them to be. . .okay?  dangerous?  Would it be better to take the slope front-to-back instead of side-to-side, and trust the wheel chocks to keep us from rolling downhill (into the pond!) during the night?

 

Any and all advice welcomed!  In the long run, I may have to borrow a box-blade for the tractor and level a "parking pad".