GSMNP - Elkmont

I know we will be going to Camping World to look at their offers on used trailers.

 

The husband was raised here in East Tenn. , had all the TVA lakes, did a lot of family camping, LOTS of it. We did not have time (or thoughts of it) for camping in our first years, living in Hawaii. The Corps kept him busy, sometime camping!

Only after we had the second child and were in Virginia did we start camping. Maybe it was the mountains, but one baby in diapers (before disposibalies) and a 5 yr. old, one took to camping(he likes to do the back country(Mom takes the kitchen sink), the daughter could not take her hot rollers, but we kept plugging away at it. The wonder was, we still wanted to camp when they left home. Had a lot of years with no camping because we were flying somewhere for vacations or driving places. Did not even think about camping it seems. But at some point the husband wanted to try a motorhome, but had 5 in the space of 8 years, a very good way to lose money in my mind. He is a car person, can take one apart and put together (not that he is going to do that) and was never happy with one , automotive wise. Thought they were mostly a piece of junk. That put him up to a few years ago when he was getting physically tired of driving one. I was glad he was wise enough to reconize it, I note that some men are driving them way past the due date to quit. Dangerous to my mind.  Then we started taking cruises, but had been many places in the world due to his job, we soon had gone where we wanted and they do not interest us.

Recently went to Texas, road trip in order to take the dog, and we are 3 worn out critters. Being from an airline family, I am so disgusted with air travel anymore that only for dire ememgency will I set foot on one again.  Guess I just want to be home in my mountains and take my Pod out, maybe some farther afield, just giving up is not my way.

By the way, the Pod was a 50th anniversary gift from my husband.  He just stays home and worries about me being out "there".  Even grannies get to camp

 

I may go the hillbilly way and wrap my "tares" with something.  They are going to get a flat bottom by sitting on the gravel, not really thinking of jacking it up on blocks. I have noted in the forum that having a cover for it was possibly not the best bet. I know in the past that having a fitted cover for cars have given one "pimples". Pretty expensive to aquire only to find not the best buy.

 

The husband said I would have to let it rest at some point so that we could "finish Winterizing it"

I have not had my last play date in it yet. But coming up soon.

 

Thanks for information

I sort of fell into the Pod experience, husband had quit camping, sold the last coach. I went out and bought 3 man tent the next week, so was back to what we started in many years ago, better tent, a Coleman.  He did get a little jumpy about me in a tent, so suggested something else, I looked at Teardrops, but wanted to stand up! Don't even remember how I got on to the Pod ifnormation, but was pretty much love at first sight and do not need more than that for myself and a small dog. Really cozy little thing. BIG PROBLEM was learning the ropes, never having pulled a thing, trading cars to have proper pulling, and learning to maintain all. I was the inside keeper on coaches

Doens't take much to care for the inside of this one since it is so small, but the outside is a new world for me. BUT if you want something badly enough you most likely can learn it. However slowly.

Thank you for additional information on Winter care, will try one more outing in Elkmont this month while it is open as long as it is not icy. Then put it to bed until Spring.

 

Is there any other way to wrap the tires if I can't spend the money for tire covers this year.

 

 

 

Camping without unhooking is fine as long as the site is reasonably level.  I do it anytime I am just "overnighting" somewhere.  Just as a precaution, I do unhook the electrical cable from the tow vehicle.

 

Regarding my camper/your friend....it is a little easier to move around in the Coleman, vs. the Pod, with Dixie.  It is a little wider (7 feet) and a little longer (less than one foot).  It weighed 3018 lbs. with all of the options, so it is very close to the Pods in weight.  Used ones may be hard to come by, as they just started making them about 11-12 months ago.  Mine was made in January of 2010 and I bought it in March.  She may want to also look at the "Surveyor" line, as there is one nearly identical to my camper.