R-pod Owners Forum : Took the Plunge ... http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : Took the Plunge ... Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 20:22:17 +0000 Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:46:53 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2191 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Took the Plunge ... : Welcome, RPAnnie! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20481#20481 Author: techntrek
Subject: 2191
Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 5:46pm

Welcome, RPAnnie!]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 17:46:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20481#20481 Took the Plunge ... : our HRE 177 is just like the one... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20477#20477 Author: RPAnnie
Subject: 2191
Posted: 25 Oct 2011 at 2:43pm

our HRE 177 is just like the one in the photo - has the black trim and they call the color - cool vanilla -- we just took our first trip this last weekend and loved it]]> Tue, 25 Oct 2011 14:43:21 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20477#20477 Took the Plunge ... : We are putting ours to sleep this... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20427#20427 Author: tpierce220
Subject: 2191
Posted: 24 Oct 2011 at 9:19am

We are putting ours to sleep this weekend, too.  We've spent about 70 days, too, in ¡Podtástic! this summer and have enjoyed every minute of it.  April will be here before we know it, and we can take her back out on the road.  ]]> Mon, 24 Oct 2011 09:19:52 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20427#20427 Took the Plunge ... : Welcome Footsloggers. I know... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20414#20414 Author: Snowbound
Subject: 2191
Posted: 23 Oct 2011 at 10:59am

Welcome Footsloggers. I know you are going to enjoy this forum.
We spent over 70 nights in our pod this summer and this weekend we are putting her to sleep for the winter. Sigh.  But wait! a friend just reminded me it is only 5 months until spring...
 
My first reaction to the black trim was 'Hey that is so cool!"
B
 
]]> Sun, 23 Oct 2011 10:59:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20414#20414 Took the Plunge ... : I too am having trouble deciding... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20410#20410 Author: Elidh
Subject: 2191
Posted: 22 Oct 2011 at 7:32pm

I too am having trouble deciding if I like the black trim or not...also looks like the body is cream colored instead of white?

It is cream-tannish colored.  I saw them at the Hershey RV Show and really thought they looked sharp!


]]> Sat, 22 Oct 2011 19:32:48 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20410#20410 Took the Plunge ... : Congrats on the new camper. I've... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20393#20393 Author: Footslogger03
Subject: 2191
Posted: 21 Oct 2011 at 2:07pm

[QUOTE=techntrek] Congrats on the new camper. I've backpacked a lot over the years, I've done all of the AT in MD and good chunks of it in southern PA. Progressed from a 43 pound pack to almost an ultralighter in more recent years.

Now I mostly pod-camp with the family, gotta get these trips in while the kids still want to go.

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Thanks Tecntrek. My wife and I are/were pretty hardcore distance backpackers     ...but the heart attack in 2008 brought that all to a screeching halt. I was an angry cuss for a while but our love of the outdoors helped us consider the rv thing. We had another teardrop for 3 seasons and totally loved it. But this past summer we travelled east from Wyoming and spent 3 months on the road during all that heat and humidity. 2 adults and a full grown black lab pushed us and that little camper beyond reasonable limits. When we got back home the first thing I did was clean up the teardrop and put it up for sale. We were fortunate and sold it in a couple weeks. During our travels this past summer we saw several R-Pods and even visited Couches place near Cincinnati. Long story short    ...we found ourselves "camperless" and contacted a Forest River dealer about 2 hours south of us. When we first talked on the phone they had three 177's on the lot. By the time we actually visited the dealer they only had one left. It just seemed like it was meant to be.

So     ....now we are just anxious and looking forward to picking it up a week from tomorrow on the 29th. We're not quite as gitty as we were when we bought our first camper so we aren't planning any trips right away. Besides, the weather here in Wyoming is starting to sink and winter camping ain't our "bag". I am planning on getting it parked in our little rv pen next to the garage, plug it in and get a little heater running and then just spending days/weeks learning everything I can about the Pod design and technology. I am a technical type and a pretty handy designer so in all likelihood I will be making some mods/improvements and making it OUR pod.

On a final note    ...our dog's name is "Roxy" - - so we may just end up calling it our "Roxy-Pod". Then again, we tend to use our camper as a get-away vehicle so we may just refer to it as our "E" (escape) Pod.

'Slogger]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:07:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20393#20393 Took the Plunge ... : Congrats on the new camper. I've... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20391#20391 Author: techntrek
Subject: 2191
Posted: 21 Oct 2011 at 10:47am

Congrats on the new camper. I've backpacked a lot over the years, I've done all of the AT in MD and good chunks of it in southern PA. Progressed from a 43 pound pack to almost an ultralighter in more recent years.

Now I mostly pod-camp with the family, gotta get these trips in while the kids still want to go.

Not sure I like the black - the last thing I want to be absorbing heat is the A/C in the middle of the summer! I also don't want the rest of the pod absorbing heat. I like the look, just not the functionality.]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 10:47:18 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20391#20391 Took the Plunge ... : Welcome to the Family. http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20386#20386 Author: WWRON
Subject: 2191
Posted: 21 Oct 2011 at 9:26am

Welcome to the Family.]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:26:19 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20386#20386 Took the Plunge ... : Originally posted by Footslogger03 Originally... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20385#20385 Author: kymooses
Subject: 2191
Posted: 21 Oct 2011 at 9:08am

Originally posted by Footslogger03

Originally posted by iamsmonk

I too am having trouble deciding if I like the black trim or not...also looks like the body is cream colored instead of white?


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I kinda like the black trim myself - - very unique. But the 2012 we bought today is white with whitemtrim. Black trim wasn't an option.

MJ
 
I'm gonna rip off all my trip and spray paint it purple now.  LOLLOL 
 
 I think the black is pretty neat looking, looks most strange around the storage compartments and on the screen door it looks like one giant black panel now.
 
 
Huge congrats on your final decision to get the Pod, they are an enjoyable unit to own!
 
]]> Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:08:41 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20385#20385 Took the Plunge ... : Originally posted by iamsmonkI... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20382#20382 Author: Footslogger03
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 9:36pm

Originally posted by iamsmonk

I too am having trouble deciding if I like the black trim or not...also looks like the body is cream colored instead of white?


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I kinda like the black trim myself - - very unique. But the 2012 we bought today is white with whitemtrim. Black trim wasn't an option.

MJ]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:36:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20382#20382 Took the Plunge ... : I too am having trouble deciding... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20380#20380 Author: iamsmonk
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 9:25pm

I too am having trouble deciding if I like the black trim or not...also looks like the body is cream colored instead of white?]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:25:07 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20380#20380 Took the Plunge ... : Originally posted by Hodge-PODgeJust... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20378#20378 Author: Footslogger03
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 8:53pm

Originally posted by Hodge-PODge

Just curious.  Does your new R-Pod have the black trim like this new 2012?  Even the AC cover is black!   

 

I'm still trying to make up my mind if I like it or not. Except it's a moot point - I ALREADY have an R-Pod! Wink

 


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No black trim on ours. Maybe it's not part of the Hodd River program ?

MJ
]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:53:23 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20378#20378 Took the Plunge ... : Originally posted by dsmiths Great... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20377#20377 Author: Footslogger03
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 8:51pm

Originally posted by dsmiths



Great Slogger, its ok to have a nice bed and a place to enjoy a meal, I used to hump the hills of Southern Indiana, Mushroom hunting, fishing, squirell hunting, genseng, bow hunting, I still love the outdoors and enjoy them at a lower velocity, at 62 I can still hump the hills, but its nice to come back to the Pod and enjoy the outdoors, Your going to have a blast.


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Roger that !   We are both avid outdoor people but I had one of those "out of left field" heart attacks (no history or symptos) so we've had to scale back/modify our activities. RV'ing has openned up a lot of doors. Looking forward to enjoying the outdoors again    ...in oir Pod !

MJ]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:51:02 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20377#20377 Took the Plunge ... : Just curious. Does your new R-Pod... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20376#20376 Author: Hodge-PODge
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 8:47pm

Just curious.  Does your new R-Pod have the black trim like this new 2012?  Even the AC cover is black!   
 
I'm still trying to make up my mind if I like it or not. Except it's a moot point - I ALREADY have an R-Pod! Wink
 
]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:47:35 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20376#20376 Took the Plunge ... : Great Slogger, its ok to have... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20375#20375 Author: dsmiths
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 8:45pm

Great Slogger, its ok to have a nice bed and a place to enjoy a meal, I used to hump the hills of Southern Indiana, Mushroom hunting, fishing, squirell hunting, genseng, bow hunting, I still love the outdoors and enjoy them at a lower velocity, at 62 I can still hump the hills, but its nice to come back to the Pod and enjoy the outdoors, Your going to have a blast.]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:45:43 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20375#20375 Took the Plunge ... : Originally posted by Hodge-PODgeSlogger,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20374#20374 Author: Footslogger03
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 8:43pm

Originally posted by Hodge-PODge

Slogger, after you pick it up, we want pics!  Congratulations.


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Okidokey    ...if I can figure out how to upload pics to this forum you'll have em.

MJ]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:43:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20374#20374 Took the Plunge ... : Slogger, after you pick it up,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20373#20373 Author: Hodge-PODge
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 8:32pm

Slogger, after you pick it up, we want pics!  Congratulations.
]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:32:55 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20373#20373 Took the Plunge ... : Enjoy!! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20372#20372 Author: sfish
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 8:16pm

Enjoy!!]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:16:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20372#20372 Took the Plunge ... : Congratulations!!! I know you... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20369#20369 Author: psaman
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 8:07pm

Congratulations!!! I know you will love your 177 as much as we do!!Approve]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:07:44 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20369#20369 Took the Plunge ... : Well...today was "poop or... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20368#20368 Author: Footslogger03
Subject: 2191
Posted: 20 Oct 2011 at 8:04pm

Well   ...today was "poop or getoff the pot day" !   We are nowmthe proud owners of a 2012 model 177 Hood River Edition R-Pod. We get our orientation and haul it home on the 29th. Big step up for us    ...having moved from a T@B to an R-Pod. Really looking forward to having a bed that stays a bed and a decent place to sit inside and eat a meal, not to mention a nice kitchen area. We come from a long-distance backpacking background, both of us having hiked the entire Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine. So, even the T@B was a huge step for us.

Anyway    ...we're part of the R-Pod community now.

Best regards,

MJ]]> Thu, 20 Oct 2011 20:04:38 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2191&PID=20368#20368