R-pod Owners Forum : First trip with new tow vehicle https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Camping Adventures : First trip with new tow vehicle Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:21:23 +0000 Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:47:55 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2082 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ First trip with new tow vehicle : Congrats on the new TV! https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19851#19851 Author: Caverkim
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Posted: 29 Sep 2011 at 12:47pm

Congrats on the new TV!   ]]> Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:47:55 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19851#19851 First trip with new tow vehicle : I'm new here...but, we took... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19831#19831 Author: travelite
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Posted: 28 Sep 2011 at 7:40pm

I'm new here...but, we took the motorcycle to Colo. last year, it was so high up my got sick....the bag of coffee blow up like a balloon......Thumbs Up]]> Wed, 28 Sep 2011 19:40:23 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19831#19831 First trip with new tow vehicle : Thanks for all the comments. I've... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19367#19367 Author: iamsmonk
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Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 10:57pm

Thanks for all the comments.  I've not checked the mileage pulling the pod yet.  I'm getting about 18.5 mpg during daily driving without the pod.  The campground we usually go to is only 30 minutes away and this weekend I just didn't want to go top off the tank just to check my mileage.  We are planning to go a bit further on our next trip, 1.25 hours one way.  I plan to do a mpg check during that trip and will let you know.
 
BTW: my new graphics for the truck arrived today and I plan to apply them this weekend.  Will post pictures after the job is complete.
]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:57:13 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19367#19367 First trip with new tow vehicle : Pod looks nice with the new... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19349#19349 Author: kymooses
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Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 5:35pm

Pod looks nice with the new TV!!
 
 
We spent most of our weekend in the rain as well, I was miserable breaking camp today.  The radar was green for miles all around.  Confused
]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 17:35:34 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19349#19349 First trip with new tow vehicle : Great looking setup! Glad... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19345#19345 Author: Guests
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Posted: 06 Sep 2011 at 4:56pm

Great looking setup!  Glad it is working out well for you.  Thumbs Up]]> Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:56:54 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19345#19345 First trip with new tow vehicle : Definitely good looking together!... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19331#19331 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 9:03pm

Definitely good looking together!  Of course I gotta ask... what was your mpg? Wink]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 21:03:41 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19331#19331 First trip with new tow vehicle : Looking good, Serrie! The rig... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19327#19327 Author: Podsible Dream
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Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 6:32pm

Looking good, Serrie! The rig has a long lean look to it... You are making me wish for a V8... ]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 18:32:59 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19327#19327 First trip with new tow vehicle : Originally posted by TerryMCome... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19325#19325 Author: furpod
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Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 5:45pm

Originally posted by TerryM

Come guys, just put on your swimming trunks and break camp in the rain!LOL  I have had to do it in the rain and it is NO fun!  BTW, that is a good looking setup!

Terry


20 years camping in Uncle Sam's biggest, heaviest, most dangerous "RV". All kinds of weather, all kinds of terrain. I have been in rain so heavy we had to run the bilge pump continuously, so cold my sleeping bag froze to the top of the tank.. with me in it. So hot we "cooked" our MRE's by just laying them on the back deck... I didn't mind. In fact, tanks are fun. I would of stayed longer if they would of still let me play with them...

But the MRS.. well, lets just say she doesn't see it that way. We have ridden 60+ miles in a day on a bicycle in the rain, never a complaint. But if it's raining at the start of a ride, and we don't HAVE to ride.. she doesn't. Which means, we don't. So "if" it's raining, OK. But if she knows it's GOING to be raining..

She has been watching the radar for down there in Tenn. all day.. saying.. look, still all green..
]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:45:43 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19325#19325 First trip with new tow vehicle : But you get a shower at the same... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19324#19324 Author: Pawpod
Subject: 2082
Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 5:18pm

But you get a shower at the same time !]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 17:18:30 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19324#19324 First trip with new tow vehicle : Come guys, just put on your swimming... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19322#19322 Author: TerryM
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Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 4:44pm

Come guys, just put on your swimming trunks and break camp in the rain!LOL  I have had to do it in the rain and it is NO fun!  BTW, that is a good looking setup!

Terry
]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 16:44:21 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19322#19322 First trip with new tow vehicle : Looks good. I don't think... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19314#19314 Author: furpod
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Posted: 05 Sep 2011 at 8:20am

Looks good. I don't think the Pods are quite as "light pulling" as they look, a V-8 is a good call. Looking forward to seeing the truck graphics..

We had the same sort of weekend.. Down in middle Tennessee, by Sunday morning they were predicting a inch + of rain/thunderstorms overnight with "steady" rain Monday morning, so we packed up and eased home Sunday evening..
]]> Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:20:25 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19314#19314 First trip with new tow vehicle : We finally got to take our first... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2082&PID=19311#19311 Author: iamsmonk
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Posted: 04 Sep 2011 at 11:38pm

We finally got to take our first trip towing the pod with my new-to-me Dakota Thumbs Up  It's been 4 LONG weeks since I traded my V6 Ranger for the V8 Dakota.  I'm thrilled with my new ride.  We did not use my Equalizer hitch.  I've not taken the time to re-adjust it for the new truck.  I want to add axle risers to the pod as soon as I can get the extra money and I don't want to have to play with the Equalizer twice.  I used the drawbar that I used with the Ranger and the tongue was way to high.  Luckily I had another drawbar which was lower and it put the pod right where it should be.  We pulled out Friday morning for Kings Mountain State Park.  The ride was great.  I was able to pull the hills just fine.  Sway was not an issue.  We ate supper and were sitting by the campfire when the breeze picked up a bit and heard thunder in the distance. We covered or moved anything we did not want to get wet and were enjoying the evening until we saw our first flash of lightning.  Into the pod we went Ouch  We were cozy and dry.  Saturday and Sunday were beautiful.  But the weather forecast said we were in for possible storms tonight and probable heavy rains tomorrow so we decided to pack up and come home tonight.  It's no fun breaking camp in the rain Unhappy  Now that I know I have a truck that will take us where we want to go, we will start frequenting other campgrounds more.  Below are photos of the pod with the new truck.  My new graphics for the truck should be here next week and I'm excited about getting them on.  Will post more photos when it's done.
 
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