new A/C, very quiet - Event Date: 15 Apr 2018

I saw how the walls are made. There is a large machine through which parts go and adhesive is applied. This is lit with a light that shows whether the adhesive is evenly applied. The operator should see if there is any unevenness in adhesive application and fix it. However, we don't always notice things and so it could have been that there was a thin spot in application.

After the adhesive is applied to each layer, the whole wall section is run through a roller press that squeezes the layers together so the adhesive can fully bond them. I don't think the problem would be with this step.

The other potential point of failure would be if there were some contaminant on the surface of the lauan plywood or on the surface of the foam that would prevent the adhesive from forming a good bond. All the work is done indoors, but if perhaps a shipment of materials came in while it was raining and some of the plywood got damp and that was used before it dried, that could make for a weaker bond also. I don't know for sure, but I am speculating as to why some exterior walls could delaminate while others have no issues whatsoever.

+ 1 with Furpod.  

Lostagain....I appreciate your lecture on Capitolism, but I do not want to start my own company. However, FR (Buffett) is gladly taking our money, in return for a shoddy product. Regardless of who his workers are, or what they earn we, the buyers deserve better. I fell in love with the looks, and idea of the R-Pod. I did not get on my hands and knees to inspect the bolts that hold the black tank on place. I bought, what I thought was a good American made item. It was represented to be a quality product. It did not have to be expensive to achive that. If you are happy with yours please enjoy it in good health, but when the siding starts to delaminate, remember the BS you tried to feed me.

Ok, if I can be of help, I will. I strongly believe in "Podders Helping Podders". Happy Trails.

Holy carp... sell.

Please.
It will make all of us feel better if you let the buyers remorse go, and find something that fits your expectations better. Help the American economy, spend more money.

NOTHING made by man is perfect. You don't get Porsche quality for VW money. sh*t happens. Use your warranty. Etc, Etc.

On this forum, many many members got here because they had a problem or question.. so if YOUR view of pod ownership troubles is based on what you see here, your data is "skewed". I don't currently know the exact number of pods built at this point, and don't feel like making the call today to find out, but believe me it's a heck of a lot more then those represented here on this board. Thousands and thousands of owners (literally tens of thousands) have felt NO NEED to come here and ask questions, or had problems or issues.

If you go pull a chair up outside the entrance to a Mercedes Benz service dept entrance for a few days, you will soon be convinced that MBs are trash. It just isn't so.... But it will be the owners you see and interact with views. But you won't see all the owners WHO didn't need to come in.

Same thing here.

I am sorry you had issues, sorry you don't understand that a house that goes 70mph needs regular maintenance, sorry you expect perfection from the world when it just can't be achieved. I feel sorry for you that you can't just go camping and enjoy the experience.

In a world where there are RV's with $16k BATHTUBS.. a $16K camper is no big outlay, even if it was your last $. That's the truth of it. I don't necessarily like it any more then the next guy.. but it is what it is.

Pretty sure the original topic has been covered, dissected, and commented on, as much as needed.

That's it for me. I am out of this thread and ignoring the igblau. Maybe a great guy in person, who drinks top shelf bourbon, loves dogs, and eats thick cut bacon at every meal.. but I don't aim to find out..