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Podsible Dream ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Hightstown, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 571 |
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Has anyone had eyes on or hands on the FR Palomini?
Looks like a wider version if the R-Pod. |
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Chris and Walt
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r-Griz-pod ![]() Newbie ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Jul 2014 Location: Greenville, IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 9 |
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A little late on the response but we looked at them before purchasing a 177 a couple of weeks ago. We liked the configuration of one of them but there was no comparison on the quality of the construction and looks of the Palomini. They may both be made by FR but you can't tell without the label.
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Mountainrev ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 22 Jul 2014 Location: Eagle, Colorado Online Status: Offline Posts: 193 |
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Thanks for the info. We are very seriously considering purchasing a new 2014 177 (after 20+ years of camping with popups). I am nearly ready to pull the trigger on a great deal, but my wife is starting to get cold feet. One of her main issues is the lack of a real canopy (she's not a fan of the R Dome). So we started looking at Palominis on the internet tonight. I've never seen one in person, but the pictures seemed to indicate what you stated. Could you elaborate a little? Any specifics you liked about the R-Pod over the Palomini, other than perceived quality issues? Thanks. |
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JStrube ![]() Groupie ![]() Joined: 11 Aug 2014 Location: Atwater, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 90 |
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I can tell you the roof was lower, I can stand in the RPod bathroom, not the Palomini. I did like the layouts though.
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Podsible Dream ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 03 Dec 2010 Location: Hightstown, NJ Online Status: Offline Posts: 571 |
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RE the R-dome. we have spent the last 10 days here in Maine, New Brunswick and on the Gaspe in Quebec. it has rained at least 6 of the days including the last three straght here in Gaspe. The dome is a life saver - keeps you dry, gives you another room and means you can cook outside even in the rain. we never cook inside the pod--couldn,t imagine the grease and smells in the bedding and curtains after several days in the rain!! we have a camp kitchen i made and a 2x4ft folding table in there to eat on -and collect stuff on! when the weather is nice it acts as a screen room, andwhen we are away, it keeps prying eyes out of our stuff. e have used silicone spray liberally on the track and replaced any protruding screws, i made a pull reinforcement with a cord on it, we can install it in less than five minutes.it i wouldn't trade it for an open awning or canopy at all. we are some happy campers! Walt
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Chris and Walt
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furpod ![]() Moderator Group - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
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Just to pile on the dome thing.. A dome can do EVERYTHING a "regular awning" can do, and tons of stuff it can't. Once you have done it, it can be put up, staked down, in 5-6 minutes. At the Goshen rally, 32 of 36 pods had their domes up..
We looked at the Palomini at a show last year.. wasn't impressed. Can't say exactly why.. |
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HuronSailor ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Location: Owosso MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 704 |
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We have a home made awning and the dome. In rainy or crowded conditions we use the dome, otherwise we usually opt for the canopy.
There are ready made options out there other than the dome if you really don't want it. If the dome isn't already a part of the package you're considering, a canvas shop can make you a simple awning cheaper than buying a new dome, even using much more robust material, like Sunbrella. If by real canopy you mean one that's permanently attached and rolls out like other RVs, then no. You'll have to invent that yourself. |
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.: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :.
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fwunder ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
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My dome still smells like the BBQ chicken I grilled during a cold and rainy afternoon. Not, necessarily, a bad thing!
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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Hairy Podders ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 05 Mar 2014 Location: Northwest Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 217 |
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Fred, my problem, in your pod, would be the fact that I'd be continually hungry!
This weekend the wife is going to make baked beans in the convection oven. I hope the Pod smells like baking beans & not the aftermath.... ![]() |
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Darryl, Julie & Lindsey
Cooper & Libby- Devoted Canines 2014 RP178 2006 Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon |
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fwunder ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676 |
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This is when the 10hp Binford 5000 bathroom exhaust fan comes in very handy!!
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2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits
2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks! |
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