Just getting started
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Topic: Just getting started
Posted By: IOWA GIRL
Subject: Just getting started
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 7:19am
We just purchased a new to us 2016 R179. I am so happy; she is adorable. (Could anything as cute as this little trailer be anything but a she?) Neither my husband nor I have ever stayed in a camper before, never gone to a camp ground. We think we are going to use this little trailer primarily on some land on a lake we have in northern Minnesota, but reading thru some of the posts on this forum has gotten me excited to perhaps do some traveling with the Rpod also. We have already gotten some good ideas from the forum about ways to modify to improve her. The map on her side and some stickers in the outside storage tell us that this little trailer has traveled all the way to Key West and also to Wall Drug, in SD. Iowa girl |
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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 7:59am
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Welcome to the group!! Congrats on your 179!! We really like ours!!
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: densmorema
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 8:16am
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Congrats on your 179, have fun. ------------- Mike and Cherie Michigan 2015 R179 2016 silverado |
Posted By: M&M
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 9:32am
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Congratulations! We picked up our 179 back in August and have had her out a few times. It is our first camper of any kind. We couldn't be happier. We consider her our vacation home on wheels! Enjoy and Happy Travels!
------------- 2017 179 "Big Sexy" 2012 Honda Pilot |
Posted By: john in idaho
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 10:08am
| It will also double as a guest cottage at home. |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 12:08pm
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Congratulations and welcome! We enjoy our 179 also. It is really a very versatile little trailer.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 3:21pm
| 179 here too. Welcome to the family! |
Posted By: Bama Pod
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 6:46pm
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Picked up our first RV (Pod180) at beginning of November. I took my GoldenNoodle to the local state park for an overnighter on 11/18 before winterizing. Being a city dog she immediately fell in love with the forest, taking hikes, and chasing squirrels. I had so much fun watching her have the time of her life. She's still grinning and ready to go again as am I. Enjoy your Pod!
------------- Bama Pod Huntsville, AL 2017 Ford F250 2017 Airstream 26U |
Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 6:53pm
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wow, my RP172 is MY first trailer also. I did have a pop up, but it's not even close. I have to wait till may 2017 before i can take her out on trip number 1. I guess we all get attracted by the same things. ------------- 2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 30 Nov 2016 at 10:41pm
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IOWA, you will enjoy your 179 to be certain. We have thoroughly enjoyed our 177 since we purchased it in March 2011. We have given countless 'tours' to many curious onlookers at campgrounds, stores, rest stops, filling stations, or any other place we decide to stop for a spell. For us it was a move up from pop-ups for 29 years. We have gone to the Rockies 3x and Smokies once as well as numerous trips in the midwest, especially the U.P. of Michigan. AND to top this off, you will find a lot of great advice and wisdom and be garnered on this site, we have certainly benefited many times, you will also. ------------- 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: IOWA GIRL
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2016 at 9:04am
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Thanks for the warm welcome. I feel like we just joined a wonderful new club. I suspect we will have to try our hand at traveling with our 179. Our pod was supposed to be a little snack shack, reading nook, a convenient place to pee when we come off the lake, and maybe an occasional place to sleep by the lake, but I am already wondering what life on the road would be like. We are thinking about taking her for a spin out to Mt. Rushmore next spring, before we take her to northern Minnesota, where she is supposed to reside. IOWA GIRL
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2016 at 12:47pm
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Welcome. Lots of ways to use a camper. One advantage of a hard-sided camper (vs. a popup or tent) is they are much easier to use for touring. ------------- 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: StephenH
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2016 at 2:43pm
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Mount Rushmore is one stop we want to make. Yellowstone has been a long-term dream for us. I hope we can make that trip in 2018. Please take your 179 out for a spin. You may decide that having your little house trailing behind you is something that is fun, especially if it frees you up to visit places you might otherwise have skipped.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: birderdiane526
Date Posted: 01 Dec 2016 at 4:50pm
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Welcome and congrats on your 179! We full-time in ours and love it! Definitely hit the road and travel - you will make many great memories! 👍 ------------- Diane and Michael 2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE) 2007 Toyota Tundra BLOG:Podding in Paradise, birderdiane526.blogspot.com |
Posted By: CampCat
Date Posted: 17 Dec 2016 at 4:08am
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Stephen H, Sylvan lake Sp is a nice place if u like key hiking. Centrally located. Black Hills, u can't go wrong. ------------- Patrick&Deanna, Scion xB, Clark Vertex Hammock "PuppypPod", crosswind kayak Starting from scratch😄 |