My first 'pod-in-the-wild sighting
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Topic: My first 'pod-in-the-wild sighting
Posted By: techntrek
Subject: My first 'pod-in-the-wild sighting
Date Posted: 04 Sep 2010 at 12:57pm
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After owning our 'pod for over a year, I finally saw one in the wild (never saw one on the road or in a campground). 5 pm 9/3, on I-695 north of Baltimore at Greenspring Ave. Curious if they are a member here... ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Bigbit
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2010 at 9:43am
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I never spotted another one in the year that I had my 'Pod, but in February, we were camping with the 'Pod at Anza Borrego Desert Park near the Salton Sea in Southern CA, when this guy on a bike excitedly aproaches me, and says, "That's the same trailer that we have!".
Turned out, it was exactly the same model (175) with the same feature set, although he had purchased his from a different dealer... He was camping in a private RV park on the other side of town, and I never did get to see his rig.
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Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 07 Sep 2010 at 12:59pm
I saw my first today, or was it yesterday? At any rate, it was going west on I-10 somewhere between Jacksonville, FL and New Orleans, LA. How is that for a location?!! I'm getting old and was VERY tired!Terry (Did you know you can put a 7' long bicycle inside an R-Pod!) ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 16 Oct 2010 at 11:40pm
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I finally saw one in a campground today. A family just up the lane from us has a 172T. I told them about this forum so maybe they'll drop in.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: ToddsPod
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 1:51am
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I have seen a couple on the road, but never camped. I did see this last week on I-10 on my way home from Lafayette, LA between Laf and Lake Charles somewhere.
 As for where the pictures came from, when clearly some one had to be driving, and you know I would never endanger the general public by trying to fumble with my cell phone while driving 70mph on the freeway to take a picture, let's just say I had a passenger take it.
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'07 Dodge RAM 1500 ST Longbed QuadCab 4.7L V8 --- '10 Forest River R-Pod 172 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 29 Nov 2010 at 12:55pm
 ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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Posted By: Folornhope
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2010 at 1:01pm
| I've seen two so far, the first one (that got me interested in R-Pods) was a 176T at either the state park or national park outside Huntsville TX. The second was at a private RV park in North Platte Nebraska (?), saw that one on the way to Sturgis. |
Posted By: cfernandz
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2010 at 9:02am
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The first time my wife and I saw an R-pod was this past year in Panama City, FL during Thunderbeach Bike Rally. That's also what got us interested. Maybe that was somebody on here??
------------- Carlos |