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    Posted: 03 Jun 2019 at 10:24am
This is the fourth year for this event. It takes place at Jellystone at Whispering Pines just east of Lindale, TX. This year, the event coincides with the Masters Challenge (Dog) Agility Cup in nearby Tyler. If you're a cat person, the Tiger Creek Animal Santuary has several large cats that they care for.

Reservations can be made by contacting Jellystone at Whispering Pines at 903-858-2405. Mention the R-Pod event when you call to make sure you get a spot in our allotted area.
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Posts: 966 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jul 2019 at 11:56pm
Man, no offense, but I looked at their website and watched the video....umm....

No thanks.

What we really need is an r-pod boondocking rally in the middle of nowhere. And kid-free.
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Posts: 1407 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Jul 2019 at 10:39am
Wow, there's some real negativity creeping into these rally announcements lately. Not every event is going to be for everybody, so if this one is not for you, there's no need to crap on it. Just ignore it and move on.
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Posts: 966 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Jul 2019 at 11:14am
No offense intended, I guess it came across that way. I'm sure the rally is gonna be fun for families.

But since r-pods are also used by singles and couples, maybe something more suitable for us 'elders' might be possible in the future. Just sayin.
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Posts: 7 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 18 Jul 2019 at 11:23am
I certainly agree.  How many 'podders' are family units?
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Originally posted by podwerkz

No offense intended, I guess it came across that way. I'm sure the rally is gonna be fun for families.
But since r-pods are also used by singles and couples, maybe something more suitable for us 'elders' might be possible in the future. Just sayin.


The event at Lake Texoma is in a state park and predominantly couples or singles attend. Granted, there's not much in the way of attractions nearby (other than the lake), but I enjoy just hanging out amongst the trees, even if they're bare at that time of year.

If you don't like the current offerings, start your own. The first R-Pod rally in Texas that I'm aware of was in Tyler, organized the first year by one person and we took it over the second year. We now organize both Texas R-Pod rallies. If anyone wants to take one of them off our hands, I'd definitely be open to that. I, for one, would be glad to attend a Texas event where I wasn't one of the organizers.
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Posts: 966 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jul 2019 at 11:56am
Originally posted by TheBum

  
If you don't like the current offerings, start your own. The first R-Pod rally in Texas that I'm aware of was in Tyler, organized the first year by one person and we took it over the second year.

Tyler?

Nobody lives within 300 miles of Tyler...on purpose, anyway.

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Hey the First Annual Texas Boondocking Pod Rally will be held in Quartzsite Arizona in January.

Yall come!

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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2019 at 6:59am
Well unless you want to park out on the BLM land and go to shows, there's probably more to do closer to Tyler than to Quartzite.   Dallas metro is 1.5 hours. Quartzite is only half an hour from Blythe but then, you're in Blythe.Tongue 

I like the idea of a boondock pod rally, but how about doing it somewhere which is a nice quiet scenic destination in its own right?   Somewhere in the Rockies or the Appalachians? Or if you like the desert, Organ Pipe in the early spring? The desert around Quartzite isn't particularly attractive.
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Posts: 966 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2019 at 10:49am
I know this bucks the trend a bit, but I'd want a boondocking off-grid (no pun intended) situation during a work-week time frame, say Tuesday thru Friday...during the school year...example September or October... That way the campgrounds tend to be a lot less crowded. Temperatures would be milder so probably no A/C needed.

Of course, this rally might be only 2 r-pods in the middle of nowhere...but actually, I'm OK with that too!

BTW, the Quartzsite area has a lot to offer...lots of stuff to do during the winter season...but I was kidding about dragging a Texas Rally two states over.

But I will be there anyway!
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Posts: 5290 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jul 2019 at 4:22pm
+ 1 on the Sept/Oct time frame, best time of year for adult camping. Weather is great but kiddies are back in school. Only downside for solar weenies is the lower solar irradiance levels in the fall. Spring is better from that perspective. 

You can get the same effect though with dispersed National Forest or BLM camping any time of the year. Campgrounds? Campgrounds?  We don't need no stinkin' campgrounds.  

I'm sure Quartzite is fine, just not the best scenery the Sonoran Desert has to offer the winter/spring visitor. 
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