Picking our 177 up in 2 weeks, a daunting 1st trip |
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Paige
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 23 Jul 2012 Location: Upstate NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 216 |
Topic: Picking our 177 up in 2 weeks, a daunting 1st trip Posted: 08 Oct 2012 at 2:03pm |
The Rockies were daunting in May with snow and steep grades so please be careful!
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Paige and Pete
2010 177 - RPug 2012 Rav (six cylinder) New York & Florida residents |
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Bill Ky
Groupie Joined: 05 Aug 2012 Location: Kentuky Online Status: Offline Posts: 45 |
Posted: 08 Oct 2012 at 1:39pm |
Traveling in December you may use quite a bit of propane for heating. Ordinary fix for that would be to use an electric heater to conserve propane, but not sure if it's a good idea or doable with a small child and multiple pets. So you may want to consider carrying an extra propane tank or getting pod setup with dual propane tanks and an auto switch over regulator. Another option I'm looking into is building a bracket to hold a 40 pound tank which will double my capacity and use the 20 pound tank as a back up.
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Bill & Marilyn, Tinker Belle (Yorkie), Sparkle (Mini Dachshund) & Tootsie (the turtle) '12 RP175 '07 Dodge Ram 1500
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g4royce
Senior Member Joined: 20 Nov 2010 Location: PortStLucie FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 335 |
Posted: 08 Oct 2012 at 10:51am |
Welcome!
Bring an extra set of sheets and more towels than you think you will need. Also bring lots of quarters for laundry and for dog washes. The pod can feel really small when you have a smelly animal, so I'd recommend having a list of dog washes close to the campground so you know where to go if when you need it. Bring enough hydrogen peroxide and dawn for all your animals and a squeeze bottle to mix it in just in case one gets skunked and shares it with the others. |
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ChaiPod
2009 RP152 2011 Hyundai Santa Fe 3.5L V6 |
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thadd
Groupie Joined: 06 Oct 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 53 |
Posted: 08 Oct 2012 at 9:22am |
Yup, Sacramento will be our new home. We're really looking forward to all the places we'll be able to get to for weekend trips in the R-Pod.
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 07 Oct 2012 at 6:10pm |
Welcome. So is that going to be a permanent move from PA to CA?
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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thadd
Groupie Joined: 06 Oct 2012 Location: Sacramento, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 53 |
Posted: 07 Oct 2012 at 6:53am |
Hi fellow R-Podders! We're very excited to have just put our deposit down on our 2012 177. We're going to pick it up and have the tow vehicle (a 2008 Highlander Hybrid) all set up in two weeks.
We're looking forward to vacations in the R-Pod, but one of the first challenges is going to be using it to help us move our 3 dogs, 4 cats, and 7 month-old baby (she'll be 9 months when we take the trip) from Pennsylvania to California (by way of Texas for Christmas). We've done lots of long road trips and are used to staying in KOA cabins with the dogs so we know a little bit what to expect, but would still appreciate any advice more seasoned campers have to share!
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