New owner OLD camper

[furpod]

[quote source="/post/9371/thread" author="@gwbushhog" timestamp="1429073938"][quote source="/post/9339/thread" author="@furpod" timestamp="1429022476"]I have much hope the CL community will become as strong, active and vibrant as the Pod group.  [/quote]How long has the POD group been going?  What do you think makes it so vivacious?  Also, you mention camping events in other areas this year.  We would be interested in knowing of get-togethers in TN.  Thanks, Pod'na![/quote]The first forum went active really only a few months after the introduction of the Pod in '09. The second forum splintered off about 2 years later, and is the far more active of the forums. The FB group is about 3 years old now, +2000 members, near as we can tell somewhere around 20% of all Pod owners on the planet are members. The FB group is the most active of the virtual Podness.. I think, it's partly a matter of the type of person who buys a pod, and also, one of those things where we passed a tipping point of active posting members.. and now the thing sort of drives itself.. We have lots of new first RV types, generally young and tech savvy, used to the e-world, and lots of experienced downsizers willing to share what they know and have done/been. And really, just about everything in-between. I would guess, we have several hundred, if not near a thousand, posts every day on the FB group. People can reach it from anywhere their smartphone has service, and get help with any problem they may encounter, often in seconds to minutes from problem to solved problem. We share TONS of pictures of camp sites, gear reviews, mods, dogs, camping recipes, etc.

Forest River puts on a dozen or more FROG events each tear, open to all FR owners, BUT the podders put on twice as many across the country every year. (We also, don't get uppity about "make" or model)

Next weekend, APR 22-26, for instance, there is the Tink and Ella's Spring Fling in Townsend TN, with +20 campers in attendance, including furpod, AND, the 2nd Annual Northwest Pod Party, at Deception Pass in Oregon, with, the last time I looked, 55 pods and friends. There is ALSO a virtual "camp where you are" event going that weekend.. though I don't have all the details, but it's driven by the FB group. We actually throw out a couple of those every year, I "host" one in the dead of winter, with some competitions and requirements, meant to help break up the winter no-camping suck. The FB group is "a closed group" so I can't link to the event page, and it appears Tink doesn't have the Spring Fling listed at the owners forum for some reason, BUT you can ask to join the FB group, then look under events for more details, if you FB, and if you are interested. I have never been to Tremont Outdoor Resort, so can only say previous Spring Flings have been great, and Tink and Ella have not picked a bad location yet. Call, tell them you are with Tink.. Glad to have you.

[furpod]

OH.. and sorry for running amok in your introduction thread tincan.. which reminds me..

WELCOME! to the group.

[tincan]

LOL, RUN AMOK!

Camper comes home this weekend, a tad bit excited!