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    Posted: 06 Oct 2013 at 8:33pm
Please allow us to introduce ourselves.  We recently bought a barely used 2010 R-151, and have already taken it out for two weekend trips.  We've named our Pod "Boots" because we had to upgrade to a heftier vehicle for towing than my 2006 Jeep Wrangler, and ended up with a 2007 black Ford Explorer - that we named "Dora".  And since Dora's best little buddy is "Boots", there you have it! 

We haven't made any major modifications yet, except to peel off the outside ribbon decals.  However, my husband is a technical theatre teacher and fine-scale modeler, so being the artistic type, he just wasn't satisfied with the way Boots looked.  We plan to take it old school, and "vintage" Boots up a bit, which is fine for me; probably with some black to match Dora. 

We decided to get a travel trailer since we're not as young as we once were, and crawling in and out of a tent, and getting up from sleeping on an inflatable mattress, is not as easy as it once was.  Plus, we were just tired of dealing with tents in inclement weather, and the possibility of the local wildlife paying us a nocturnal visit (although in my 25+ years of camping in Florida I've never had that problem thank God!). I also was intrigued with the whole vintage trailer idea, and we figured this route would be quicker and easier for our introduction to a travel trailer than finding an old wreck of a trailer and trying to restore it.

Looking forward to reading your posts!
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Posts: 9059 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 06 Oct 2013 at 9:41pm
Welcome.  Don't forget your map!
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Welcome to the world of podding!!! rex pHp stuart fla
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Welcome to the group!  I can't wait to see what Boots will look like.

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  Welcome to the Owners Forum, Boots looks like a good fit. Unlikely any animals will bother you during the night now.     David and Danette
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Welcome to the world of podding!  You are getting a lot of response from fellow Floridians.

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Welcome!  You will definitely have a blast out podding around!
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All of us Florida Podders gotta get together some time.  It could be called....Florpods!LOL

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Originally posted by TerryM

All of us Florida Podders gotta get together some time.  It could be called....Florpods!LOL
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Getting together might be a good idea, but not so good when the snowbirds are nesting on the best camp sites.  I wonder how many "Florpods" or pods from neighboring states would be interested.

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Heh,,,we are snowbirds!! :):) we head down to Florida in a week,pulling our rPod,,,will park it where we live in Fort Myers for the winter,,,and then take it out to the many beautiful state parks! Can't wait to get on the road!
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