R-pod Owners Forum : Newbie's http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : Newbie's Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 04 May 2026 03:17:05 +0000 Wed, 23 Dec 2015 19:59:38 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7296 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Newbie's : Originally posted by hogonei... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68497#68497 Author: techntrek
Subject: 7296
Posted: 23 Dec 2015 at 7:59pm

Originally posted by hogone

i have heard the bears love 178's.  hogone

Big smile
]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2015 19:59:38 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68497#68497 Newbie's : i have heard the bears love 178's.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68493#68493 Author: hogone
Subject: 7296
Posted: 23 Dec 2015 at 7:34pm

i have heard the bears love 178's.  hogone]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2015 19:34:38 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68493#68493 Newbie's : Welcome and you will love the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68492#68492 Author: Rovingjh
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Posted: 23 Dec 2015 at 5:20pm

Welcome and you will love the 178.  We purchased one in October and took it to Utah for a week....we love it!  We really like the dinette in the front, personal preference of course, but it worked reall well!]]> Wed, 23 Dec 2015 17:20:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68492#68492 Newbie's : ill never forget the time (just... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68482#68482 Author: hogone
Subject: 7296
Posted: 22 Dec 2015 at 7:05pm

ill never forget the time (just one of many) i lead a group of teenagers on a trip in the boundary waters.  as one knows, the biffy is back in the woods away from camp.  well one of the campers came running full steam back to camp with there pants down screaming "theirs a bear back there".  i responded "ya right".  well next thing you know the bear came bumbling down the trail into camp!!  he/she was a nice bear though!!  it was not uncommon on my many miles of hiking to stumble upon bears.  my pal (journey, a minnesota siberian husky)would take off at them.  usually about 2-4 hours later; and me continuing on my hike, journey was at my side(granted wore out!).  hogone
]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2015 19:05:44 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68482#68482 Newbie's : Welcome. I bet your wife couldn't... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68471#68471 Author: techntrek
Subject: 7296
Posted: 22 Dec 2015 at 12:09pm

Welcome. I bet your wife couldn't bear to hear that story after she woke up.

I was backpacking with some friends in Shenandoah and a bear untied our bear bag early on Sunday morning while several of us slept in the open not all that far away. Don't know how he did it, there was no damage to the cord that was tied around the tree. At least he only got most of our last meal and didn't get into a can of hash (that was long before I went ultralight). Once we realized what was going on we grabbed some pans and scared him away. I kept a plastic bottle he chewed through as a memento.]]> Tue, 22 Dec 2015 12:09:31 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68471#68471 Newbie's : Originally posted by hogonei... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68461#68461 Author: furpod
Subject: 7296
Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 9:07pm

Originally posted by hogone

i would say it wasn't just a ham sandwich, had to have been more (and probably staged).  lived for years with black bears, 99.999999 harmless.  just be aware of there presence, use good judgement.  hogone
 
LOL, I don't know where you were at, but in the High Sierras where I grew up, it happens. With regualarity. Not staged.
]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2015 21:07:45 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68461#68461 Newbie's : Welcome ronw345from ron_whitt... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68459#68459 Author: ron_whitt
Subject: 7296
Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 7:59pm

Welcome ronw345   from ron_whitt north of 49 in Ontario. We were camping in tents with friends... A black bear walked between both tents (they were about 5ft apart. And circled the tents before taking off. Like everyone else not a lot of sleeping the rest of that night... At least the pod will make it little harder for the bears to get in...]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:59:03 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68459#68459 Newbie's : i would say it wasn't just... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68458#68458 Author: hogone
Subject: 7296
Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 7:27pm

i would say it wasn't just a ham sandwich, had to have been more (and probably staged).  lived for years with black bears, 99.999999 harmless.  just be aware of there presence, use good judgement.  hogone
]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:27:04 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68458#68458 Newbie's : Welcome from up here in Utah.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68457#68457 Author: Rockin the Pod
Subject: 7296
Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 7:24pm

Welcome from up here in Utah.  Not far from Texas and a lot to see and do here.  Congrats on the pod!]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2015 19:24:29 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68457#68457 Newbie's : Bears happen.. and honestly,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68455#68455 Author: furpod
Subject: 7296
Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 6:09pm

Bears happen.. and honestly, a camper isn't much of a deterrent. I have seen black bears disassemble a Buick for a ham sandwich.

On a side note.. Welcome!! :)
]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2015 18:09:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68455#68455 Newbie's : Welcome to the group!! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68452#68452 Author: Leo B
Subject: 7296
Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 4:37pm

Welcome to the group!!]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:37:53 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68452#68452 Newbie's : Welcome,Many years ago backpacking... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68451#68451 Author: ronahue
Subject: 7296
Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 4:01pm

Welcome,
Many years ago backpacking in Glacier National Park we woke in the morning to find Grizzly Bear tracks within a foot of our tent. Let's just say I didn't get a lot of sleep the rest of that trip.
]]> Mon, 21 Dec 2015 16:01:45 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68451#68451 Newbie's : Hello, we are Ron and Joenie... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7296&PID=68450#68450 Author: Ronw435
Subject: 7296
Posted: 21 Dec 2015 at 3:37pm

Hello, we are Ron and Joenie Wright. We live about 35 miles east of Dallas, Tx. Both are retired and  are going to be R-podders soon.

Well we pick up our 2016 R-178 this Wednesday.  To say the least we are quite excited as we love to camp and have been camping in a tent.  Well that all changed in Colorado when a bear walked within 10 feet of our tent one night.  Needless to say I did not wake my wife up or she might have still been running to this day......lol and there would have been a big hole in the side of the tent.  Of course it was a sleepless night the rest of the night for me!

That made our decision to buy a trailer quite easy after that.  We have looked all the R-pods over and since we both snore like, uh , the bear that went by, we liked the 178 for the front and rear sleeping arrangement. And since this will be a 2016 1/2 it has the under mount sink which is nice.
I have been looking at the site for quite some time and have to say that it is nice to have a place to go where others use the same equipment.  Its nice to see the Mod's that others have made and already have many that we want to do to ours.

We look to sharing our adventures with everyone and reading about everyone's experiences.

Hope to see ya on the road.
Ron

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