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mcarter ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419 |
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First thing my wife looks for is a slide out. I know many folks who just need that extra space.
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Mike Carter
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GlueGuy ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2702 |
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Interesting, and hopefully very light (eliminating the steel frame had to shed a lot of pounds). Might be perfect for someone with an undersized TV. However, we have gotten used to the elbow room in the RP-179. The addition of the slide out really makes a big difference in a small trailer.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417 |
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My wife and I saw a Bigfoot model at a dealer near us. It was much bigger than the Nest. While it was very nice, I don't see us switching any time soon as it would require us to get a TV with a higher rating. It was very nice though.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
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In the foto link posted by StephenH, the sink is next to the fridge with no counter space to put anything around it. I'd sure hate to wash dishes in that sink. The only available place to put wet or dirty dishes on the other side of the trailer. But, like the other fiberglass "egg" style trailers, there is certainly a market, and they're clearly going after the upped end of that segment. For my preferences, we'll stick with our Pod for the foreseeable future.
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Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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furpod ![]() Moderator Group - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
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The "competition" market they are going after is the Oliver. Casita, Scamp, BigFoot, and few others are in the egg camper market, but the crown right now is on Oliver. The guy who designed the Nest, said in an interview after AS bought him out, that the target market, the benchmark for AS, with the Nest, was Oliver. I forget where I read the interview, or I would link it. Another very interesting design, just waiting to "take off" is the Relic.. tiny, but very retro, and for now, retro sells a lot..
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Happy Tripping ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473 |
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You've got to like 'cramped'. I don't like the porta-potti or the apparent lack of a convection/microwave.
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StephenH ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() ![]() Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417 |
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New Atlas has more information than the bare-bones description on the Airstream site. It does have a wet bath. See the link for details.
All told, I prefer our 179. The Nest looks rather cramped. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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lostagain ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2595 |
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Reminds me of a Casita or a Scamp, but the finishes look a little nicer. I suspect the build quality and warranty service might be a little better than the Casita and Scamp, but is it really worth the price difference if you are going to take it to Forest Service and BLM camping places? It's curious, that I wasn't able to find any fotos of the head. I assume it has a wet bath, just like all other trailers in this class. Also a lot of the fotos were taken with lenses to make it look more spacious than it probably is.
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Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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GlueGuy ![]() Senior Member ![]() ![]() Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2702 |
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Looks teeny weeny compared to a 179. Almost 50% more moola.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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Leo B ![]() podders Helping podders - pHp ![]() Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4518 |
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Ditto definitely like our pod better.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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