New Podder Here!!
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Topic: New Podder Here!!
Posted By: Grandpa Hiker
Subject: New Podder Here!!
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 3:27pm
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DW & I saw our first R Pod last October while we were camping in our popup at Myrtle Beach State Park. Every since then we have been talking, researching, lurking in website forums,, etc. We finally bit the bullet today. Our 179 is on order & we will pick it up in March. I retire the end of March & cannot wait to get the pod on the road. DW still has to work another year so I have to contain my enthusiasm!!
------------- Rob & Becky 2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!" |
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Posted By: Podster
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 3:54pm
Welcome! and Congratulations on your new 179 acquisition!  ------------- Cliff & Raelynn Ranger 4.0/178 (1/2 ton 5,800lb tow capacity) |
Posted By: Grandpa Hiker
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 4:03pm
Thanks!! Now we have to come up with a cute name for our pod!! ------------- Rob & Becky 2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!" |
Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 5:26pm
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Welcome. Goose ------------- Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee 
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 5:28pm
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Welcome. Many, like us, moved from a pup to a pod. ------------- 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: Pod4Two
Date Posted: 12 Jan 2015 at 8:14pm
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Welcome ! ------------- Ina & Philip Kennedy 2011 -177 2014 GMC Z71 4x4 |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 6:28am
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Welcome to the group!! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 9:28am
I have had mine three years and still have not come up with a name that both my wife and I like. Welcome to the Forum. ------------- Sean, 2011 Rpod RP-173,2009 Jeep Liberty Rocky Mountain Edition 
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 12:05pm
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Over 5 years and we never came up with an official name, it has always been "the pod". ------------- 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: MissyBuck
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 4:16pm
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Welcome! ------------- Melissa (and Buck) 2015 RP 178 aka Podimus Minimus 3/4 Ton Suburban TV |
Posted By: LLSJKS49684
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 5:45pm
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March will be here before you know it. ------------- Larry and Jan 179 2015 2005 Silverado 2500HD Diesel |
Posted By: Grandpa Hiker
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 6:33pm
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Only 72 days left!! Blink twice & I'll be cleaning out my desk!! ------------- Rob & Becky 2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!" |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 6:51pm
I think you stole that from us (VBG). ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: fwunder
Date Posted: 13 Jan 2015 at 9:18pm
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We call ours "the Pod". The uppercase "P" was DW's idea. She's the creative one. 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: LLSJKS49684
Date Posted: 14 Jan 2015 at 9:54am
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I did that five years ago. Guess what, traveling can be a full time job! Enjoy...travel safe... ------------- Larry and Jan 179 2015 2005 Silverado 2500HD Diesel |
Posted By: karen&warren
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 9:43am
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Big day for us, we are picking up our 182G this afternoon from the dealership. We have sold our diesel truck and 26' trailer with slide. We will now be traveling in 2013 Ford Explorer w/R-Pod in tow. We are very excited but nervous too. Will we really be able to leave all the extra stuff behind and make this work? I think we can, but what a change!! I'm looking forward to lightning up, but I keep wondering, where will I put my clothes? There will be my husband Warren, myself, Karen, our 8 year old son Sam (our late in life baby) and often times, my sweet brother (that has down-syndrome), and last but not least our golden-doodle Molly. Thinking about naming it the DoodlePod, but haven't decided for sure.
Let the adventure begin!!
------------- Karen L. |
Posted By: JStrube
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 10:44am
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Bringing my clothing is still the biggest challenge. I am putting the shelf above the bed in my pod. That will solve the problem. I love the Garage! THe only thing I want but don't have room for in this trailer vs. the one I sold is my motorcycle. Oh well... Bikes can go in the truck. ------------- 2012 181G |
Posted By: LLSJKS49684
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 11:07am
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We are going down the same road here. We just sold our 35ft 5th wheel, moving to a 179. Downsizing and determining what earns it keep does require a reassessment from past travel lives. Anxious to hear how it works for you...we get our Rpod in March. Looks containers/storage boxes for the truck is part of the solution. Enjoy...happy travels in the new 182G. ------------- Larry and Jan 179 2015 2005 Silverado 2500HD Diesel |
Posted By: Grandpa Hiker
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 12:24pm
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LLSJKS49684, We get our 179 in March also. I also retire at the end of March. So, I am counting days for two reasons!!  ------------- Rob & Becky 2014 Ford Explorer 3.5 SOHC V6 2015 R-179 Pod aka Piddle Pod "Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!" |
Posted By: Craneman
Date Posted: 16 Jan 2015 at 3:27pm
Would be interested in how well the explorer pulls the r pod Moe ------------- Jo and Gary, 2010-174,2011 F150 
Jo and Gary 2010 174 2011 Ford 150 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 17 Jan 2015 at 11:49pm
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Welcome, Karen. We somewhat downsized when we bought our pod, going from a popup which was nearly 30 feet long when open, to the 17 foot pod. You'll adjust. Now we've gone the other way and own a 26 foot TT. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual
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