R-pod Owners Forum : With a heavy Heart http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : With a heavy Heart Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Wed, 29 Apr 2026 22:35:13 +0000 Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:30:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2252 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ With a heavy Heart : Podsible....I fixed your link... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21056#21056 Author: Guests
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Posted: 17 Nov 2011 at 10:30am

Podsible....I fixed your link (http.....).]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:30:36 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21056#21056 With a heavy Heart : Here is a solution we came up... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21055#21055 Author: Podsible Dream
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Posted: 17 Nov 2011 at 10:10am

Here is a solution we came up with using baskets mounted on the wall: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2046&title=storage-solution. I have now mounted them all with the white brackets from the same Closetmaid system using 1/2" x 8 sheet metal screws intothe wood paneling. They hold well and what is in the baskets isn't heavy.

The advantage we have with the small pick up is the ability to keep all the big stuff like the kitchen, a foldup table, and that extra tank of propane in the garage and load it up when we want to go camping - just like the R-pod!

The French Creek park is about 1:45 -2 hrs from us here in central NJ right off the NJTPK. If you want to make it over two days, you could park in our drive ON and then move on the next day.




]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 10:10:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21055#21055 With a heavy Heart : If it's warm then, maybe... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21053#21053 Author: g4royce
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Posted: 17 Nov 2011 at 9:39am

If it's warm then, maybe I can talk G into it ;)

I'm currently just trying to figure out the best way to organize our stuff inside the pod.  There were some Ikea thin plywood desktop organizers I had wanted to mod, but they are discontinued and so I think we may have to build our own.  Your outdoor kitchen system is awesome BTW :)

We don't have much room in the 152 for storage and people, so whatever we do has to be small and comfortable enough for when we overnight somewhere enroute.  Most of the time, we bring soft-coolers instead of the large hardsided one and all our outdoor furniture rolls into their own bag.

 


]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:39:43 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21053#21053 With a heavy Heart : Actually, Tracy, we're hoping... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21052#21052 Author: Podsible Dream
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Posted: 17 Nov 2011 at 9:21am

Actually, Tracy, we're hoping for a January thaw !! ]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 09:21:10 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21052#21052 With a heavy Heart : January camping? brrr!Actually,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21049#21049 Author: g4royce
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Posted: 17 Nov 2011 at 8:56am

January camping? brrr! 

Actually, it's more the issue of black ice and heavy fog on the roads by us :( Not exactly ideal towing conditions.


]]> Thu, 17 Nov 2011 08:56:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21049#21049 With a heavy Heart : So far it looks like the three... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21046#21046 Author: Podsible Dream
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Posted: 16 Nov 2011 at 5:12pm

So far it looks like the three of us. Maybe it's time to renew the thread?]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:12:59 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21046#21046 With a heavy Heart : Nope did not make the reservation... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21045#21045 Author: rpodcamper.com
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Posted: 16 Nov 2011 at 5:00pm

Nope did not make the reservation yet.  was going to see how many others were thinking of coming.]]> Wed, 16 Nov 2011 17:00:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21045#21045 With a heavy Heart : We plan to be there in January... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21031#21031 Author: Podsible Dream
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Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 8:12pm

We plan to be there in January with Techntrek and anyone else brave enough to brave the weather! Have you made reservations yet?   ]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 20:12:56 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21031#21031 With a heavy Heart : Podsible Dream - You will be right... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21029#21029 Author: rpodcamper.com
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Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 5:21pm

Podsible Dream - You will be right in my neck of the woods at French Creek.  ]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 17:21:33 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21029#21029 With a heavy Heart : This trip was to Turkey Swamp,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21023#21023 Author: Podsible Dream
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Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 2:22pm

This trip was to Turkey Swamp, a Monmouth County park. It has a lovely campground with 63 sites with water and electric. All sites are one way pull thru parallel to the road with large tables and a fire ring. Nice bath house with a laundry took. Park has nice lake and hiking trails. it is just south of Freehold and north of I195.
We also camped down at a private campground near Bass River, called Timberline Lake in August. That's when the dome proved it's worth in a terrific thunderstorm!

Doug, we're going over to French Creek for Thursday thru Saturday of thanksgiving weekend. We'll give a report. Glad you like the camp kitchen]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 14:22:04 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21023#21023 With a heavy Heart : Where at in the Pine Barrens?... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21020#21020 Author: this_is_nascar
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Posted: 15 Nov 2011 at 7:53am

Where at in the Pine Barrens?  I've stayed at Wharton State Forest, Atsion, Lebanon State Forest and others.
]]> Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:53:42 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21020#21020 With a heavy Heart : I've seen that box-and-counter... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21015#21015 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 13 Nov 2011 at 10:37pm

I've seen that box-and-counter system in person!  Smile]]> Sun, 13 Nov 2011 22:37:03 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=21015#21015 With a heavy Heart : Thanks for the post and pictures!... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20987#20987 Author: Guests
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Posted: 11 Nov 2011 at 2:07pm

Thanks for the post and pictures! Smile 
 
We got our first snow here in Indy yesterday/last night.  Cry
]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 14:07:21 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20987#20987 With a heavy Heart : We were out in the Halloween storm... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20980#20980 Author: Podsible Dream
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Posted: 11 Nov 2011 at 11:46am

We were out in the Halloween storm in the Free Spirit and plan to go to French Creek SP near Reading, PA for part of the Thanksgiving weekend. Fortunately we haven't had any hard freezes yet here in central NJ so the pod is still in ready-to-go mode (as is the outdoor water piping to the barn and the little pond -that's how warm it has been!).
Anyway the storm was interesting, it alternated snow, sleet and rain, but the temperature never got below freezing. We were at a county park in the New Jersey Pine Barrens - all oak and pines and shrubs: before the snow started we sat out and watched deer scoot through the gorgeous yellows and browns of the fall leaves. Later, there were several bouts of snow that accumulated 1-2 inches on the dome and then we pushed it off. The dome is amazing, except where there was a valley with snow accummulating in it, there was absolutely no leakage inside. We got a poly patio rug at the W-mart and had that on the ground. A good thing too, because the packed sand in our Pine Barrens campsite allowed 1/2" or so of water to buildup on the sand and leaves as the snow and sleet melted and before it was absorbed. The rug was just thick enough to provide a somewhat dry surface and prevent sand from being tracked into the pod. We cooked on the Coleman stove in the dome with the flaps over the end doorway open for ventilation (the bottom of the Pod was open for flow thru ventilation). With the stove during cooking (only) and a little electric heater the dome stayed fairly cozy. The furnace kept the inside of the pod at 60-62 overnite without draining the tank. In spite of the nasty weather we had a great time! Sunday we cleaned off the car, drove home about 15 miles for church and then went back and got the truck and trailer, by then the snow had all but disappeared and the roads were dry.
With the trip coming up in two weeks, I hope to avoid a full winterizing until we return. Here are a few of photos.

It doesn't pay to use flash when it is snowing!


Lovely autumn in the Pine Barrens.


What a way to wake up...


That is a layer of water all over the site!


My pride and joy -I made the box on the left about 30 years ago, the second one three years ago or so, and the top about 10 years ago, for our tent camping days.
]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 11:46:14 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20980#20980 With a heavy Heart : We winterized early last month... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20975#20975 Author: g4royce
Subject: 2252
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 at 10:25am

We winterized early last month during the freak snow storm we got here in the NE. Cry  However just these past 2 weeks, daytimes highs were in the 60s.... 

However, as we've put off a lot of stuff over the summer, we're now catching up on chores around the house and thinking of mods we want to do to the pod Wink for next year.


]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:25:02 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20975#20975 With a heavy Heart : Yes, it sleeted hard and furious... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20971#20971 Author: tpierce220
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Posted: 11 Nov 2011 at 8:54am

Yes, it sleeted hard and furious yesterday afternoon for a few minutes--enough for the sleet pellets to coat the ground.  It did melt quickly, but it sent the not so good reminder that winter really is around the corner.  Oh well...it does give me some time to think about where we'll go for next year.  Big smile]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 08:54:29 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20971#20971 With a heavy Heart : We had our first real snow Wednesday... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20965#20965 Author: Keith-N-Dar
Subject: 2252
Posted: 11 Nov 2011 at 5:32am

We had our first real snow Wednesday and it is still in the back yard.  It will be gone by the weekend, but I know more is to come.  And we are in the part of the year when we drive to work in the dark, and home in the dark again too.

Our Pod comes home in 4 1/2 months!!
]]> Fri, 11 Nov 2011 05:32:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20965#20965 With a heavy Heart : Hopefully we will have a short... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20964#20964 Author: sfish
Subject: 2252
Posted: 10 Nov 2011 at 11:26pm

Hopefully we will have a short and mild winter! ]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 23:26:50 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20964#20964 With a heavy Heart : your right F-Pod, we are about... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20961#20961 Author: dsmiths
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Posted: 10 Nov 2011 at 7:00pm

your right F-Pod, we are about 45 minutes from Lake Patoka an 8800 acre lake  and the lake is 20 minutes from French Lick, we could park and drive to French Lick and tour the Casino, French Lick is one of Al Capones favorite gambling joint ( I am not a big gambler) they have restored the dome and the casino is plush, the small Bistro's about are very resonable on their prices, Donna just likes having the bathroom right there in the middle of the night, us guys can go outside and check the tires LOL]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 19:00:24 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20961#20961 With a heavy Heart : We're winterized and covered... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20959#20959 Author: HuronSailor
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Posted: 10 Nov 2011 at 4:34pm

We're winterized and covered too, snow flurries today. So sad ...

... okay, enough of that. Break out the snowshoes and XC skis!
]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:34:13 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20959#20959 With a heavy Heart : You know.. you can still camp..... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20958#20958 Author: furpod
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Posted: 10 Nov 2011 at 4:28pm

You know.. you can still camp.. it just will be without running water.. you know, how you used to camp a month ago.. Smile

Still have heat, TV/Radio/DVD, indoor cooking, etc..

Our current plan has us at Energy Lake at LBL the week after Thanksgiving... A recent development *may* put the kibosh on that trip, but if all goes well, we will be there.

We "winterized" a month ago, have camped since.
]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:28:49 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20958#20958 With a heavy Heart : I went ahead and winterized... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20955#20955 Author: dsmiths
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Posted: 10 Nov 2011 at 3:14pm

I went ahead and winterized the pod today, Weather people saying Southern Indiana will hit hi 20's tonight, we only got to use our 172 twice since our recent purchase and were hoping to get in a couple more short trips, but wife made plans for next couple of weeks, then its Thanksgiving, Bleah----- I guess I will have to be happy just going inside and making small modifications, I used the cheat sheet posted earlier and it was fairly simple task to winterize the water system. Now Come On SPRING !!!Ouch]]> Thu, 10 Nov 2011 15:14:43 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2252&PID=20955#20955