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Topic: Are you up yet?
Posted By: Jenga Jack
Subject: Are you up yet?
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 2:00pm
We frequently camp with other friends, and in the morning it's hard to tell if our friends are up, awake and ready to start the day. Does anyone have any clever ways to show your camping buddies that you're awake a ready for company?

Most RVs have tinted glass, or there's minimal lights on inside that can't be seen from the outside.

We thought of placing something on the picnic table, a small flag on Pod's door handle etc. but can't think of an easy, recognizable signal. Any ideas...? Ying Yang







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2014 R-Pod 178 aka the "Kobra Pod"
following a 2015 4Runner wherever it may wander



Replies:
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 2:04pm
Seeing someone outside brewing coffee and/or cooking breakfast on the camp stove is a good indicator. Smile

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS


Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 3:25pm
+1, I wait until I see people active.

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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."


Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 4:02pm
We camp with a dog... LOL.. if it's light.. we are up. Maybe walking on the beach, in the woods, whatever.. but... we.. err.. well.. me and the dog, are up...Wink

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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 4:24pm
If I smell bacon, or am cooking it, that is a failsafe indicator.Approve

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God's pod
'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake
"...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."


Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 4:55pm
The dog trick works for me as well. Pomeranians are small but they have even tinier bladders, so its get up at first light or face the consequences. At least he lets me know....

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1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
2015 Rpod 179 - sold


Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 5:31pm
We are early risers so very early, I'm usually sitting outside sipping on a mug of coffee while my wife makes arepas and chocolate on the stove inside, trying to stay warm.  

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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost


Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2019 at 6:17pm
I had to look up arepas since I had never heard of them before. They sound delicious. Unfortunately, I will never find out. I have a problem with corn. It causes migraines and other problems such as skin rashes. It took me years to trace down the cause of my migraines. Once I stopped eating corn, I no longer had them. I have not had the recurring rashes either. It seems like it is some component of the corn other than the starch since corn starch does not seem to cause problems. I miss corn on the cob, but I will continue to stay away from corn since the problems it ccauses are much worse than any benefit it might offer.

It turns out it runs in the family. My mother said she had to stop eating corn also although she did not go into specifics of what it was doing to her.

OTOH, pancakes are great as I have no problem with gluten. They can be done with the griddle plate on our Coleman grill-stove along with bacon and eggs. Smile


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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS


Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2019 at 10:21am
Wow. That is really too bad. I really love corn, and it would be difficult to not have it. According to https://acaai.org/allergies/types/food-allergies/types-food-allergy/corn-allergy - this article , the likely culprit is corn protein...

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost


Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2019 at 10:34am
StephenH, that's a terrible situation.  There is nothing like a good cornbread cooked in a cast iron skillet or Dutch oven with bacon grease.  And here in Colombia arepas are as ubiquitous as tortillas in Mexico.  

My wife gets migraines and we have yet to identify the triggering mechanism except possibly very bright lights.  It's a really disabling syndrome.  She takes naproxen sodium immediately on getting the "little light spots" in the field of her vision and immediately lies down in as dark a space as possible.  Thankfully, they usually don't get worse, though she feels yucky for the rest of the day. 


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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost


Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2019 at 11:05am
Originally posted by GlueGuy

Wow. That is really too bad. I really love corn, and it would be difficult to not have it. According to https://acaai.org/allergies/types/food-allergies/types-food-allergy/corn-allergy - this article , the likely culprit is corn protein...

That is what I think also.


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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS


Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2019 at 11:05am
Originally posted by GlueGuy

Wow. That is really too bad. I really love corn, and it would be difficult to not have it. According to https://acaai.org/allergies/types/food-allergies/types-food-allergy/corn-allergy - this article , the likely culprit is corn protein...


Which, I believe, is all in the germ. I don't know if you can get de-germed corn or not.

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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod"
2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4
Three cats


Posted By: Jenga Jack
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2019 at 1:44pm
What I was really looking for is a clever way to show if you or your camping buddies are up & at'em.

Here in Oregon we camp all four seasons. So there's plenty of days it's too cold to cook outside, too wet to sit outside, still dark at 7am, and our friends don't have a "dog alarm". There's lots of times when we would enjoy company inside our R-Pod, but friends are reluctant to stop by for fear of interrupting something (use your imagination)

So again, any ingenious ways to signal "we're up, c'mon over"?

With all due respect, and sympathies for medical issues, let's keep to the subject. Please...


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2014 R-Pod 178 aka the "Kobra Pod"
following a 2015 4Runner wherever it may wander


Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2019 at 2:13pm
Up? Porch light? Shades up? Anything that you would come up with would have to be coordinated with the other party/parties. A signal, to be understood, must have a common meaning to all parties. Other than that, any signal is up to you and your friends. I apologize for the thread drift.

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS


Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2019 at 3:34pm
Originally posted by StephenH

Up? Porch light? Shades up? Anything that you would come up with would have to be coordinated with the other party/parties. A signal, to be understood, must have a common meaning to all parties. Other than that, any signal is up to you and your friends. I apologize for the thread drift.


Porch light isn't good for us because we usually leave it on all night unintentionally.

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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod"
2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4
Three cats


Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2019 at 6:30pm
IF internet is available and both/all parties have phones then once you are up either txt. or ping everyone else in your party to let them know it is alright to come over.

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God's pod
'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake
"...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free."


Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2019 at 10:17pm
Originally posted by TheBum

Originally posted by StephenH

Up? Porch light? Shades up? Anything that you would come up with would have to be coordinated with the other party/parties. A signal, to be understood, must have a common meaning to all parties. Other than that, any signal is up to you and your friends. I apologize for the thread drift.


Porch light isn't good for us because we usually leave it on all night unintentionally.

I do that quite often myself.


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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS


Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2019 at 7:33am
How about hanging a little flag or something on the hand rail at the door?  It can be as simple as a dishtowel, or as complicated as a hand embroidered flag with picture a pot of coffee  brewing.

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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost


Posted By: Jenga Jack
Date Posted: 06 Feb 2019 at 1:04pm
Thank you everyone for your suggestions and good humor. Happy Podding!  Smile

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2014 R-Pod 178 aka the "Kobra Pod"
following a 2015 4Runner wherever it may wander



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