New 178 owner
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Topic: New 178 owner
Posted By: pieropod
Subject: New 178 owner
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2017 at 2:32pm
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Howdy, We bought a 2018 178. We've been looking at small campers for almost 10 years and finally bought. We almost purchased an aliner - I think we couldn't have gone wrong either way. Though, after our first long weekend of glamping in the POD we are very excited to make the purchase. Its just 2 of us and our 60lb dog. I'm 6'2', its more cozy than I imagined. I race cars and we love to hike. Hoping the POD gets us closer to the action. A few lessons learned from our first outing -
Excited to join the group, PPod |
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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2017 at 3:07pm
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Welcome to the group!! Congrats on your 178!!
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 21 Aug 2017 at 4:55pm
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Glad to hear you had an uneventful shakedown camping experience with your 178. Hopefully you will make and have many joyous memories with it. We have certainly been blessed with our 177 for the past 6 plus years. ------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: GnarPod
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 1:01am
| My wife and i also purchased a 2018 178. We LOVE it! With my drive on leveling wedge and drill adapter for the stabilizers, I am set up and disconnected in under 10 minutes. This is sooooo much better than the old hybrid trailer we started with! |
Posted By: podzilla
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 4:51pm
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The wife and I love our 178 The crooked pod. We are taking it to Woodstock this weekend, can't wait. ------------- 2018 R-Pod 178 The(Crooked Pod) 2016Jjeep Cherokee Trail Hawk |
Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 24 Aug 2017 at 7:49pm
Do they still serve breakfast in bed for 400,000 in Woodstock?  Sorry...flashback. fred
------------- 2014 RPod 178 => https://goo.gl/CV446f - MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
Posted By: Rossjt12
Date Posted: 25 Aug 2017 at 2:00pm
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Me too - Got my new 178 late last fall - took some local "shake-down" trips (parked on my daughter's driveway in Gainesville for a week....(plugged into a 120 outlet with 30 Amp cable adapter and got my AC working...no sweat.) So took our first long trip late June-Early July....pulled my R-Pod with my 2006 Chevy Tahoe V8 5.6 - 18 days out...first from home in Orlando, FL to Blufton / Hilton Head, S. Carolina...overnights in Roanoke Rapids RV Park, nice then onto to KOA in West Chester/Philly, PA....very very nice... then onto to Battle Row Camp Ground, Bethpage State Park, Long Island, NY...several days - then drove North Shore to Orient Point - loaded Tahoe and R-Pod on ferry across LI Sound to New London, CN..drove up thru RI to south of Boston area - Wompatuck State Park...visited Boston...then drove through VT up to Montreal KOA....then to Quebec City...then back through NY State to Princeton, NJ - then onto Charlotte, NC (run down KOA)...then back to Orlando - 4109 miles roundtrip. We scheduled to drive no more then 6 hours each leg so we get to the next stop at mid-day early enough to see some sights that day...early starts makes the difference - we did do a couple of 10-11 hours runs....too long... My only advise for travelers using either the PA or NJ Turnpikes - get an EZ Pass...Tolls are expensive - $38 bucks NJ across the Varranzano Bridge... Now back in Orlando and will do short trips to KOAs / RV Parks on East and West Coasts. The R-Pod 178 is the best choice for the feel of spaciousness end to end. Happy Travels to you R-Pod-ers out there.. |