Greetings fellow Pod-lings
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Topic: Greetings fellow Pod-lings
Posted By: Mowillys
Subject: Greetings fellow Pod-lings
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 2:14pm
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Just bought an 2011 R-177 at Economy RVS in Southern Maryland, took it out for its maiden voyage over Memorial Day with only a few small issues. Had a blast, more room in it than you think.
Just took it back up to the dealer to fix the entry step, which sheared the studs and nearly threw me underneath the wagon....not that I'm petite or nuthin', but really? Also had a small issue with the LH burner not burning through the stove diffuser, but from underneath, and a few small "attention to detail" sealant issues.....but overall, I'm havin' a blast!
Light enough to haul behind my 2008 Rubicon 2dr too! Oh yeah, my wife Tammy loves it too! I wonder if I can claim this thing as a marital aide?
Turned lots of heads at the local campground, no one had seen one before...shoulda charged admission!
Lookin' forward to meeting some of y'all on the road! When's the next east coast pod-in?
Tank sends.....
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Posted By: psaman
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 2:19pm
Welcome and congratulation!! Sorry to hear of the problems, the dealer should make them good. We love our 177 also. 
------------- 2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod" 2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition" |
Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 2:41pm
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Congrats and enjoy!!!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY |
Posted By: Chuck
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 4:04pm
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We also did our maiden voyage with our new 177 Memorial Day weekend. Hope you love yours as much as we love ours. We won't be making any east coast Pod rally's but if you want to come to the upper Midwest we'll get together. ------------- Z-pod Chuck Janet & Bogie the dog '12 RP 177 1972 Shasta 1400 2005 Ford F-150 5.3L V8 |
Posted By: Hodge-PODge
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 4:43pm
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Just made my first trip in the 177, too. And like you, I just love it! So much easier than a pop-up. Enjoy podding arround! ------------- 2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge 2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
Posted By: Snowbound
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 6:17pm
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Congratulations! Hope to see you online, if not on the road.
------------- Tom and Bette in our 177 "The Gastropod" |
Posted By: pmjensen
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 6:58pm
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Welcome and congratulations. Hope your Podding adventure will be fun and as enjoyable as ours have been Happy Podding ------------- 2011 R-176 Nuestro Pod 2014 Silverado |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 8:07pm
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Welcome! There is a thread around here about a NE get-together. I was already going to be at a family reunion August 10-14 in Ogunquit, ME and I think others here are going to piggy-back onto that for a roundup. We still are waffling on the campground, I hope to have an answer tomorrow. I see you've discovered that 'pods lead to tours and meeting your camping neighbors. Its happened to all of us! Feel free to post a review of your dealer in the Dealer Review section. ------------- 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: tpierce220
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 8:21pm
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Happy Podding and hope that your trailer problems get fixed soon. ------------- Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys. |
Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 9:27pm
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Welcome to the forum and to Podding! We spent the Memorial weekend on the Delmarva peninsula at Janes Island State Park. Nice place, we posted some photos in the adventures section. Love to see some of your journeys.
------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: jayber
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 10:25pm
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Congrats and welcome, sorry to hear you had problems right off the bat.
------------- Jay 2010 Honda Odyssey RP 171 aka PodInn |
Posted By: Tri-Pod
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2011 at 10:59pm
Howdy and welcome to the poders world. We are new owners also and it's so nice to have this forum for question and help,  ------------- 2010 PR 176 sold 2012 replaced with 2013 SP 240 w outside kitchen 2012 Toyota Tundra Crew Max 4x2 5.7L V8 Me, My Honey, and Max our GSP |
Posted By: FISHTAIL
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2011 at 9:54am
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Cool, a local! I'd say welcome, but you were here first. I don't have mine yet (leaving to pick it up tonight) but we bought a 176 from RV Nation. I've got a 550 mile drive ahead of me after work tonight to go get it. I'm glad I found your post though, that gives me two more things to check out when I get there before I leave with it. What do you think of it otherwise? Still happy?
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2011 at 9:03pm
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Fishtail, a shame you are going so far, the dealer I bought from in southern PA sold to me (and someone else here) within a few hundred of the Ohio dealer's price.
------------- 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: FISHTAIL
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2011 at 5:41pm
Where in Southern PA? I didn't search that far for dealerships, I just looked around MD and VA. The local dealer here was way more than Ohio, so I just made the trip. I read all the stuff about the two different forums, and understand that place may not be the most popular here, and the salesmen were very.."salesmany", but the guys in the shop doing my walk through were great. They did well by me, and I enjoyed the trip, so I'm not upset I made the trek. |
Posted By: tdrace
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2011 at 8:39pm
Glad you had a Great Trip! Enjoy your POD  Mine makes me smile everytime I see it. a couple of people from Texas bought from Couch's and had it shipped to them. Welcome!------------- tdrace's 2018 180 2010 FORD F150 V-8 equalizer e-2 hitch Sisters on the Fly #1569 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2011 at 7:21pm
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Since that was the best deal you found I don't hold it against you for buying there! http://www.stoltzfusrvs.com - http://www.stoltzfusrvs.com ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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I just hated knowing you were going all that way when you could have gone closer. We bought from Stoltsfus RV
Posted By: FISHTAIL
Date Posted: 12 Jun 2011 at 10:39pm
Cool, I was just thinking there might be some bad blood between this forum and that place. While I didn't mind the drive at all, a shorter drive would have been fine with me. Especially considering it cost me about 300 bucks in gas to make that trip. I have some more questions for you about that place though, but I'll take it to PM's. I've hijacked enough of this thread. |
Posted By: Ourpad
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2011 at 5:50pm
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Congrats on your new R Pod. Best wishes aand happy trails ------------- Renee & Phil |