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Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 9:57pm

New to the forum and wanted to introduce myself. New owner of a 2017 RPOD 180. New to RV'ing as well. We purchased this primarily in the short term for our 22 old son who moved back home (with the rest of his adult siblings) in the wake of Covid-19. He was relegated to sleeping in the garage and we took pity on him. However, longer term we hope to do some camping in the Pacific Northwest and I'm getting past wanting to do it in a tent.

2017 RPOD 180 Hood River
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Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 10:03pm

Welcome and congratulations! I hope the current situation eases and you can get some camping in. We reached the point of being beyond tents some years before we found out about RPods. Our 179 has been a great way to travel. We too are waiting for things to open up so we can get some camping in.

StephenH
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Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 10:07pm

Thanks StephenH. Out of curiosity, where in NC? One of our daughters (who had moved back home for a bit) is doing Teach for America in Weldon (Northampton County). She is just finishing her first year back east and has one to go on her commitment but is already talking about grad school at UNC. We've been out a couple times in the past few months before pandemic crazy to visit. Beautiful state.

2017 RPOD 180 Hood River
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Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 10:10pm

Wake Forest in Wake County, Northeast of Raleigh. Chapel Hll is west of us.

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Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 7:42am

Welcome to the forum.

We live in Chapel Hill and both of us are UNC grads. It is a great place to live and study. There are many great graduate programs here and I'm sure your daughter would love it.

Let me know if we can help you

enjoy your pod once you can get it moving-it's a great way to travel

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Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 8:22am

Welcome to the forum.

We've been using our 179 as a temporary home for our 22 year old grandson. We had to quarantine him because his janitorial job at Virginia Tech put him at high risk and my elderly father has COPD and would almost certainly die if he contracted Covid. The problem we ran into was after a few weeks the back tank got full and with the lockdown its hard to find an open dump station. He's got his own apartment now so its worked out.

1994 Chinook Concourse
1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft
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Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 9:09am

We have the sewer access/clean-out pipes in our yard. There are two, one near the foundation and the other nearer to the circle. I verified these are sewage by observing down through after removing the cover and flushing the toilet inside the house. Once I verified, I just run sewage hose from the RPod to the pipe. It has worked out well for us. I did have to purchase and store extra sewage hose to have enough to reach, but I keep them in a large Rubbermaid tote. With the hoses inside capped and the lid on, I slide that into the crawl space under the house. I've not had any problem with odor or pests.

If we had a septic tank, it could still possibly work, but I would definitely make sure we were using only biological agents for treatment. Formaldehyde would kill the bacteria needed for the septic tank to work.

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

ouR escaPOD mods
Former RPod 179
Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

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Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 9:30am

If I thought I’d be using the rpod at home again during a pandemic I’d think about putting in a drain for it. Could happen. I haven’t been in the new house very long but there appears to be an access point in the far end of the back yard. Thats about 75 feet from the parking pad. At least it’s downhill...

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

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Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 11:41am

Our septic tank is in the yard just 15 feet or so away from the driveway. If we needed to empty the black tank, it would be easy to get close enough to run the hose into the septic tank. Haven't needed to do that (yet), but we've discussed it.

bp
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Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 2:19pm

We have a clean out right next to where we park our trailer. The only problem is it's on the wrong side and it's a bit uphill from the discharge point. I got an anti-gravity device to help the flow, but haven't tried it yet. The guy I bought it from said it comes with a 5 year anti-gravity guarantee. Until I get it all assembled, I'll just pull the trailer in tongue first and will be right next to the clean out with no uphill problems.

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Fred & Maria Kearney
Sonoma 167RB
Our Pod 172
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s2anderson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Apr 2020 Location: Newberg, OR Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Topic: New to the Forum Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 9:57pm
	New to the forum and wanted to introduce myself. New owner of a 2017 RPOD 180. New to RV'ing as well. We purchased this primarily in the short term for our 22 old son who moved back home (with the rest of his adult siblings) in the wake of Covid-19. He was relegated to sleeping in the garage and we took pity on him. However, longer term we hope to do some camping in the Pacific Northwest and I'm getting past wanting to do it in a tent.
	2017 RPOD 180 Hood River 2014 BMW X3 xDrive28i

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417	Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 10:03pm
	Welcome and congratulations! I hope the current situation eases and you can get some camping in. We reached the point of being beyond tents some years before we found out about RPods. Our 179 has been a great way to travel. We too are waiting for things to open up so we can get some camping in.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

s2anderson Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Apr 2020 Location: Newberg, OR Online Status: Offline Posts: 4	Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 10:07pm
	Thanks StephenH. Out of curiosity, where in NC? One of our daughters (who had moved back home for a bit) is doing Teach for America in Weldon (Northampton County). She is just finishing her first year back east and has one to go on her commitment but is already talking about grad school at UNC. We've been out a couple times in the past few months before pandemic crazy to visit. Beautiful state.
	2017 RPOD 180 Hood River 2014 BMW X3 xDrive28i

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417	Posted: 28 Apr 2020 at 10:10pm
	Wake Forest in Wake County, Northeast of Raleigh. Chapel Hll is west of us.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

Pod People Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 22 Sep 2011 Location: Chapel Hill,NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 1088	Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 7:42am
	Welcome to the forum. We live in Chapel Hill and both of us are UNC grads. It is a great place to live and study. There are many great graduate programs here and I'm sure your daughter would love it. Let me know if we can help you enjoy your pod once you can get it moving-it's a great way to travel Vann
	Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 8:22am
	Welcome to the forum. We've been using our 179 as a temporary home for our 22 year old grandson. We had to quarantine him because his janitorial job at Virginia Tech put him at high risk and my elderly father has COPD and would almost certainly die if he contracted Covid. The problem we ran into was after a few weeks the back tank got full and with the lockdown its hard to find an open dump station. He's got his own apartment now so its worked out.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417	Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 9:09am
	We have the sewer access/clean-out pipes in our yard. There are two, one near the foundation and the other nearer to the circle. I verified these are sewage by observing down through after removing the cover and flushing the toilet inside the house. Once I verified, I just run sewage hose from the RPod to the pipe. It has worked out well for us. I did have to purchase and store extra sewage hose to have enough to reach, but I keep them in a large Rubbermaid tote. With the hoses inside capped and the lid on, I slide that into the crawl space under the house. I've not had any problem with odor or pests. If we had a septic tank, it could still possibly work, but I would definitely make sure we were using only biological agents for treatment. Formaldehyde would kill the bacteria needed for the septic tank to work.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 9:30am
	If I thought I’d be using the rpod at home again during a pandemic I’d think about putting in a drain for it. Could happen. I haven’t been in the new house very long but there appears to be an access point in the far end of the back yard. Thats about 75 feet from the parking pad. At least it’s downhill...
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

GlueGuy Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2702	Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 11:41am
	Our septic tank is in the yard just 15 feet or so away from the driveway. If we needed to empty the black tank, it would be easy to get close enough to run the hose into the septic tank. Haven't needed to do that (yet), but we've discussed it.
	bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

lostagain Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595	Posted: 29 Apr 2020 at 2:19pm
	We have a clean out right next to where we park our trailer. The only problem is it's on the wrong side and it's a bit uphill from the discharge point. I got an anti-gravity device to help the flow, but haven't tried it yet. The guy I bought it from said it comes with a 5 year anti-gravity guarantee. Until I get it all assembled, I'll just pull the trailer in tongue first and will be right next to the clean out with no uphill problems.
	Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost