Renee & (Phil)

 

We took out our little pod this weekend to celebrate the hot weather, and were shocked that we met another podder at our campground (we went to Percha Dam in southern NM)! They said they just got their pod in Salt Lake City (but they live in New Mexico). I tried to find out more from them but our dogs were barking so loud I barely heard anything!

 

Anyway, we've ordered two 18" high pens to set up outside for the doggies to play in, but until we got it, we just went ahead and brought one of our tall pens with us. It allowed them to go in and out as they liked, while I hung out with them in the pen. That's my husband outside the pen (there wasn't room for him and me both in it).

 

Also, to the front of the pod, you can see that we got this nifty trash/recycling thing from Camping World. It's collapsable and we store it under the seat inside, and when we're set up, we hook it up outside, to the rpod, with the strap that holds the dinette table in place while we're driving. that way we can keep our trash & recycling outside, and since we strap it to the pod, it won't blow away in the New Mexico wind. We also keep an ice chest outside for ice, cokes, and beer, so that those items don't take up space in the little fridge inside. 

  Welcome from us here in Edmonton.

  We just took our pod and dome out for its first real test on our Victoria day long weekend. Regarding the dome, we had it up in under 15 minutes in spite of having to check the instructions a couple of times. It was worth its weight in gold as far as I am concerned.

 Mosquitoes were bad in the evening and it kept them out. The dogs soon learned they would not be bitten on their big snoots inside the dome.  The dogs are both bigger than an cocker spaniel and smaller than a shepherd. (One is our Sally and the other belongs to our kids who were camping beside us.) Sally can be told "stay in the tent" and she will, but we kept a long leash on Kala who is a runner when she gets loose.

  The sun was really bright Sunday morning so we lowered the front flaps to keep it shadier inside until about noon when we rolled them up.  At 8 p.m. we lowered those flaps and zipped up everything when the storm hit...Sally stayed outside in the "tent" (she knows that word) while Kala and the four adults went inside to play Tri-ominoes for a couple of hours. It rained all night which we did not mind as Alberta is a tinder box this spring. In the morning we cooked pancakes on the Coleman stove in the dome with the upper front flaps open and the eaters sitting inside the pod nice and dry at the table.  Inside the dome was still surprisingly dry too with just a couple of trickles across the ground.

I am really glad we bought it and we will put it up anytime we are staying for more than just over night. Regarding your dogs,  I think it would be okay to keep them in if you were there with them. If you went out they could figure out how to get out in a few seconds. Our dogs actually asked to go in one afternoon (mosquitoes) and the other afternoon our grandson, age four, had a two hour nap in there on his air mattress as their tent was too hot and grandpa was napping in the Pod. So that is how it worked for us. We were really pleased with the whole set-up except for mileage

 

I've seen a couple of people mention the EZ Up, so that sounds like a possibility. We'll just have to figure out a pen that's big enough for all 4 doggies but not that heavy and big to carry.

Welcome.  

I may end up in New Mexico at some point when I travel across the country with my Pod.  This forum is the best thing since sliced bread.  I've already learned so much by being here.  

P.s.  I love the snow on the ground in your picture.  

 

I have another question about the dome. We're also looking for some way to let our dogs play while not on leash while we're camping, and that's one reason we were thinking about the dome. Does it extend all the way to the ground, all the way around, so that small dogs can't escape beneath it? Or is there a gap? Thanks again!

p.s. We have thought about bringing ex-pens but they seem just really heavy and unwieldy, and since our dogs are so small, they kind of seem like overkill.

Like David, I just use the New Posts button in the upper-right corner.  There are several dozen posts every day and an email notification would soon clog my mailbox and my BlackBerry would be chirping constantly.

We have a dome, but find it too time consuming to put up and too fiddly to use (zipping up and down, rolling up the sides) once it is up.  We do set it up when we're camping with friends and we'll want the space because its cold or rainy.

 

I'll defer to Admin regarding the "notifications".  There are usually many posts per day, on several subjects.  I (and I suspect many) login frequently and just click on "New Posts" - near the upper right corner.  It will then show you all new posts, since you last checked in.

 

The Dome - some like it, some don't.  There is some set up/take down involved.  I'll defer to those who use them to offer more.

 

PS - It's always nice to see another "K-9" camper.

 

My husband and I just got an RPod 177 and we love it! We have taken it out three times thus far. We bring our four chihuahuas and our conure. I have a couple of questions for the group:

1. Is there a list so that one knows when people have posted? I see that you can ask for email notifications for a particular topic, but I can't see how to get email notifications for any activity on the list.

2. Are there other folks in New Mexico? Are there get togethers in New Mexico?

3. I'd love to find out more about the dome.

 

thank you!

Margo (and Tom)