Stage 2 of 4 for buying R-Pod
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Topic: Stage 2 of 4 for buying R-Pod
Posted By: Neserk
Subject: Stage 2 of 4 for buying R-Pod
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2016 at 9:10pm
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This is my introduction thread. It is going to be long. :) I'm in my mid forties. I fell in love with camping in my early twenties, I was a tent camper and loved getting in the great outdoors on the weekends. I found it incredibly relaxing and took my mind off of whatever stressors I was currently experiencing. Fast forward to 30. I moved to California. I love California, I can't imagine living anywhere else. But camping in Southern California was another matter. I've been a few times, but not like I did when I lived in Pennsylvania. Mostly it gets too hot. Four years ago, my husband, step-son and I went on a family vacation up the coast of CA. I convinced my husband to go camping (his preference was primitive camping or a hotel, I prefer a campground with a hot shower) because we could stay gone longer. We compromised and stayed at campgrounds with the exception of when we were in San Francisco, where we stayed in a hotel. We also bought a Queen size blow up bed so as not to have to sleep on the ground. This is the trip where we first saw the R-Pod. We checked into RV rentals and things like that, always too expensive. "Might as well stay in a hotel." This past summer we went on fly-road trip. That is, we flew east, rented a car and spent a lot of time driving. This renewed our discussion about buying an R-Pod. While he drove and I was bored i started doing some research. I discovered the R-Pod 171! Perfectly small. A dedicated bed. A shower and toilet! Light weight! Next was what do we tow it with? We drive Honda Civics. So this brings us to stages. Stage 1: We decided to buy an R-Pod. Stage 2: We need a towing vehicle, so we are making room in our budget to purchase a Honda Odyssey. That should happen in a year. Stage 3: Buying a Honda Odyssey. Stage 4: Buying an R-Pod. The goal is when I'm 50 we will have an R-Pod. That gives us a two summer window, as my birthday is in the winter (the summer before or after I turn 50). As I am a planner, I've already planned a 20 day road trip for the R-Pod. We also decided to take it to a campground with full hook-ups (Yosemite, likely) when we first get it so we can find out how it works. Follow that with a trip to Joshua Tree (no hook-ups) for the experience. Ultimately we want to be able to go out for a weekend or a few days in the middle of the week to get away. For me, if I want to be in nature I need to camp, staying in a hotel and then going out to a national or state park just isn't the same. So that is me and our future R-Pod intro. -- Denise |
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2016 at 9:20pm
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Welcome. Since you don't have the TV (tow vehicle) yet, you should consider something with more than a 3500 pound tow rating, especially with a long road trip - likely through the Rockies - in the plans. Something like the Odyssey will work well on flat lands and slow back roads. I owned a Sienna. It just won't have anything extra to give you on highways when you hit head winds or steep grades. ------------- Doug ~ '98 Coleman ('05-'09) ~ '10 171 ('09-'15) ~ 2008 Salem ('14-'23) ~ 2019 Keystone ('23-now) ~ 
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Posted By: Neserk
Date Posted: 20 Aug 2016 at 10:23pm
| Thanks for the info! Part of the reason I posted "the Plan" is to get the feedback! |