R-pod Owners Forum : First time out http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : First time out Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 14:58:50 +0000 Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:12:39 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2176 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ First time out : I with you Hodge-Podge, I also... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20300#20300 Author: tdrace
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 11:12pm

I with you Hodge-Podge, I also have to back by myself. ]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 23:12:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20300#20300 First time out : Where did you get the back... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20298#20298 Author: dsmiths
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 9:17pm

Where did you get the back up camera, I think that would really be a great feature.]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:17:56 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20298#20298 First time out : I had some kind of system reset... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20297#20297 Author: Keith-N-Dar
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 9:16pm

I had some kind of system reset and shot a blank.

I was trying to say Dar has become quite good as a spotter.  I did get a set of tools that's name escapes me with telescoping poles, magnets and yellow foam balls.  One goes on the truck hitch and one goes on the trailer part, and when the balls touch things are lined up.  It works perfectly and helps to avoid yelling.  I also got a pair of FRS handi-talkies and Dar talks me into the site so I don't have to try and figure out hand signals that turn out to be swatting skeeters.  Much more peaceful!
]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 21:16:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20297#20297 First time out : Keith-N-Dar, your post is... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20292#20292 Author: Hodge-PODge
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 8:50pm

Keith-N-Dar, your post is invisible!]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 20:50:48 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20292#20292 First time out : http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20289#20289 Author: Keith-N-Dar
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 6:33pm


]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:33:34 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20289#20289 First time out : Gee, y'all are lucky. I... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20281#20281 Author: Hodge-PODge
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 3:19pm

Gee, y'all are lucky.  I have to keep getting in and out of my car to make sure I'm backed up in the right spot!  No spotters for me . . . but then again, I'm not apt to run over anyone, am I?  (Oh, and I do have a back-up camera - makes hitching up so-o-o-o-o much easier, so, on second though, maybe I do have my own kind of luck.) Tongue

Diane
]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:19:57 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20281#20281 First time out : LOL! Well, if you keep backing... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20279#20279 Author: techntrek
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 2:58pm

LOL!

Well, if you keep backing up and put a dent in your rear bumper, that would count as a personal foul.    ]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:58:47 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20279#20279 First time out : Backing.. uhoh. But glad you enjoyed... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20278#20278 Author: furpod
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 2:32pm

Backing.. uhoh.

But glad you enjoyed your first camping trip. Hoosier is very nice, about 45 minutes north of us.

Our backing "problem " stems from the fact that I learned how to back a trailer, or tank, in the Army, and they have a very easy to use set of signals...... that my wife doesn't know yet.. "pushing" her hands at me is (A) nearly impossible to discern in the rear view mirror, and means "personal foul" to me.. not "stop"...lol
]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 14:32:24 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20278#20278 First time out : Congrats on a good trip. You'll... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20270#20270 Author: techntrek
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 12:32pm

Congrats on a good trip. You'll get the hand signals down with practice. Things like "instead of waving your fingers, show me with two hands how much room I have left". My wife is still working on that one. I also have some safety rules, like "everyone stays in the car (except Mom of course) while I'm backing up", and for my wife "I'm not moving until I can see you in my side mirror, if you later disappear I'm not moving until I can see you again".

On a related note, my wife knows some basic sign language because she uses it in her classroom. We were talking to another family this weekend who taught the alphabet to everyone in the family partly so they can communicate with each other from a distance. I thought that was a really great idea so I'm going to ask my wife to teach us. Might help with backing up, too!]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 12:32:57 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20270#20270 First time out : Happy you had a great time. We... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20266#20266 Author: pmjensen
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 11:21am

Happy you had a great time.  We are in our 60's also and have enjoyed our 176 for a little over a year.  Fortunately, we don't have to put ours away as we can camp here in So. TX year 'round. 

Happy Podding
]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 11:21:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20266#20266 First time out : It looks like you had a wonderful... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20263#20263 Author: tpierce220
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 8:54am

It looks like you had a wonderful time being out.  It takes practice getting backed in...there are times when all I hear is a voice but no partner telling me where to go...yet in the great scheme of things, we're getting a lot better backing into a camping spot.  

Happy Podding!
]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:54:47 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20263#20263 First time out : Glad to hear your first trip... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20260#20260 Author: kymooses
Subject: 2176
Posted: 17 Oct 2011 at 8:43am

Glad to hear your first trip out was a good one.  A little ceramic heater is definently a wise purchase.  We were in Souther Indiana this past weekend also and our little heater we take had us hot and opening windows in the middle of the night.  Plus it's very quiet!
 
Good luck on the hand signals.  Let us know how those work out!
]]> Mon, 17 Oct 2011 08:43:48 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20260#20260 First time out : That's the thing about Podders,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20249#20249 Author: psaman
Subject: 2176
Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 8:09pm

That's the thing about Podders, always looking forward to the next trip!!]]> Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:09:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20249#20249 First time out : Congratulations on your maiden... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20248#20248 Author: sfish
Subject: 2176
Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 7:47pm

Congratulations on your maiden voyage. I hope you have many more Happy Camping trips in the future.]]> Sun, 16 Oct 2011 19:47:23 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20248#20248 First time out : Picked up the RP-172 last... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2176&PID=20247#20247 Author: dsmiths
Subject: 2176
Posted: 16 Oct 2011 at 7:32pm

Picked up the RP-172 last Thursday and set out Saturday morning for Hoosier Nat Forest, was better than expected, its pulls great, seems like it likes 55 to 60 mph (remember when u double the velocity the drag increases 4 times) really hilly in Southern Ind. I did not break anything, Wife and I are going to have to work on hand signals when I am backing into a spot. (folded arms tells me nothing) We had a Blast, cooked outside and in, I(yes the smoke detector went off for a good laugh) we walked about 3 miles in the hills (good for 62 year old bellies) Just like a couple of High School kids. The furnace is a little noisy in the middle of the night, time for a ceramic heater. making a too do list. Can't wait for the next trip, I think we can get in at least 1 to 3 more trips before having to winterize. Donna is alreay planning on next spring. thanks to all for the tips, it made our first trip out really a great memory with more in the Future.
see ya on the road. Dane and Donna.
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