can't wait to pick up our new 177

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   Hi everyone, we recently purchased a model 177.  It was love at first sight!
We live in northern Ontario and got our r pod at Campkins rv sales in Whitby.
They were very helpful (we weren't a hard sale lol)!  We go March 16th to have the braking system installed in our 2009 Santa Fe, and get the walk through.  I have found lots of helpful information here, and feel confident we have made a wise choice.
We fall into the "empty nest" category, and hubby will retire in two years. 
It will be a nice change from tent camping, and will open up lots of new opportunities for travel.
Our grandson will be two this July and we can't wait to take him out.
The first thing I want to do is train our 4 year old Portuguese water dog where the entance to the R dome is, we had a little mishap with our gazebo last summer!!  She was resting by our feet until the cat wandered by...let's just say there was a new opening after that!  lol
In the meantime we will make plans and wait patiently,  thanks again for all your valuable information, Mike and Deb

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~honey pod~ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 27 Feb 2010 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote ~honey pod~ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: can't wait to pick up our new 177 Posted: 02 Mar 2010 at 7:05am
	Hi everyone, we recently purchased a model 177. It was love at first sight! We live in northern Ontario and got our r pod at Campkins rv sales in Whitby. They were very helpful (we weren't a hard sale lol)! We go March 16th to have the braking system installed in our 2009 Santa Fe, and get the walk through. I have found lots of helpful information here, and feel confident we have made a wise choice. We fall into the "empty nest" category, and hubby will retire in two years. It will be a nice change from tent camping, and will open up lots of new opportunities for travel. Our grandson will be two this July and we can't wait to take him out. The first thing I want to do is train our 4 year old Portuguese water dog where the entance to the R dome is, we had a little mishap with our gazebo last summer!! She was resting by our feet until the cat wandered by...let's just say there was a new opening after that! lol In the meantime we will make plans and wait patiently, thanks again for all your valuable information, Mike and Deb

Outbound Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 25 Jul 2009 Location: Oshawa, ON Status: Offline Points: 750	Post Options Post Reply Quote Outbound Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 2010 at 7:56am
	Congratulations, honey pod! I'm sure that you'll love your new 177! I also bought at Campkins and had a great experience. Make sure to set aside a couple of hours for your walk-through, they're very thorough.
	Craig :: 2008 Mazda Tribute :: 2009 r-pod 171, The Johnnie Ray

PodPatrol Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Moderator Group Joined: 24 Sep 2009 Status: Offline Points: 22287	Post Options Post Reply Quote PodPatrol Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 2010 at 9:37am
	Congrats M&D !!! We also have a 177 and glad we do. We use a Honda Ridgeline for towing, and it does OK. We decided to pull the Pod out of storage this Thursday just to get back inside of it for a few mod-things. It shows signs here of warming up. Let us know how your pick-up goes !!!

pepperpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 01 Oct 2009 Location: Central KY Status: Offline Points: 1420	Post Options Post Reply Quote pepperpod Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 2010 at 10:29am
	Deb Congrats on the new Pod. I think your grandson will love camping. We started taking our oldest grandson when he was 3 and he is an old pro now. Our grandsons are now 2 and 5. They think we bought the 172 just for them (which is partly true ). We intend to take them with us a lot this summer. Happy Camping
	Pepper,Coach,and Henry (a very brave little Maltese) R Pod 172 The rewards of the journey far outweigh the risk of leaving the harbor...unknown

VenturaDi Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 08 Oct 2009 Location: Ventura, CA Status: Offline Points: 94	Post Options Post Reply Quote VenturaDi Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 2010 at 12:30pm
	Congrats and Welcome Mike and Deb! We have a 177 also, and just love it. Take notes during that walk-through as there is SO much info to remember.
	Diane Happy 177 owner! (along with VenturaTom) "We're fools whether we dance or not, so we might as well dance" Japanese Proverb

cane2 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 09 Aug 2009 Status: Offline Points: 89	Post Options Post Reply Quote cane2 Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 02 Mar 2010 at 3:55pm
	We have a 177 not to many of us here. You will really like it,half of the fun is making mods and personalizing the unit to your needs and liking. Welcome.

~honey pod~ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 27 Feb 2010 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote ~honey pod~ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Mar 2010 at 6:39am
	Hi everyone, we dropped into the dealers on Friday and had another look at the pod, we wanted to take some measurements etc. We are all set to go on the 16th for the walk through and pick up...yea! One thing we didn't get was the size of the r dome, I'm pretty sure it is 12' w, but not sure on the depth???

HuronSailor Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Location: Owosso MI Status: Offline Points: 860	Post Options Post Reply Quote HuronSailor Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 08 Mar 2010 at 8:06am
	It's 8' wide, slightly wider than the pod itself.
	.: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: "arrrr"Pod 172 :: My Albums :: OurPod Blog ::

sylviablue Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 30 Aug 2009 Location: Kentucky/CR Status: Offline Points: 1060	Post Options Post Reply Quote sylviablue Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 09 Mar 2010 at 7:07pm
	Welcome to the pod family.
	In the end there's just a song comes cryin up the night

~honey pod~ Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 27 Feb 2010 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote ~honey pod~ Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 17 Mar 2010 at 4:33pm
	yea!!! we went yesterday to pick up our pod. Love it and can't wait to get my "stuff" in there.