R-pod Owners Forum Homepage

This site is free to use.
Donations benefit a non-profit Girls Softball organization

Forum Home Forum Home > R-pod Discussion Forums > Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks
  New Posts New Posts RSS Feed: Bypass Valve for Adding Antifreeze
  FAQ FAQ  Forum Search   Calendar   Register Register  Login Login

Topic ClosedBypass Valve for Adding Antifreeze
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123 5>
Author
Message Reverse Sort Order
  Share Topic Share Topic  Topic Search Topic Search  Topic Options Topic Options
rpodcamper.com View Drop Down
Admin Group - pHp
Admin Group - pHp
Avatar

Joined: 26 Nov 2009
Location: Reading, Pa
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 3990 		Direct Link To This Post Topic: Bypass Valve for Adding Antifreeze
    Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 1:34pm
Originally posted by Podsible Dream

Duck42,
My impression from being part of both this and the Rpod Nation forum is that FR participates in only the Nation forum, and for unknown reason has not joined this one. Perhaps some of the 'rogue' nature of the genesis of this forum still exists in their thinking.
Maybe a serious invitation to them to join the owners' forum is needed. We are up to over 1000 members, and to my eye, more active by posting participation than the other.
 
They have had several personal invitations to join this site.  They are aware of it but for some reason they wish to support a Dealer's site vs an owners site.  Forest River preaches about buying local and not just going for slick cheap internet sales person but skips taking that advice.  Forest River has listened to ideas and made changes if you look at the early models to the later models. 
Back to Top
this_is_nascar View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: 24 Jan 2010
Location: NJ
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 466 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 11:24am
Originally posted by TIDALWAVE

It appears that FR no longer installs the Antifreeze pickup hose on the R-Pods manufactured on the West Coast! Seems FR wants to save a couple of bucks. If so, why not make the pickup hose an 'option'? Not all of us want (or are capable) to crawl under cabinets, cutting and splicing hoses.
 
 
Kind of makes you wonder about FR.  If cutting this was the only remaining choice to cut costs, what does that tell us of the quality of everything else that's being used to fabricate the RPOD?  If cutting the "winterization kit" was what they came up with, I'd be concerned about the "quality" of the components which are being used for everything else.
 
Are all the RPODS now coming with that corner shelf in the wet-bath?  Why not do away with that.  From what I've read, many folks don't like it due to the fact it's taking much needed space from an already crammed area.
 
 
"Ray & Connie"

- 2017 R-Pod RP-180
- 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road
Back to Top
TIDALWAVE View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: 21 Nov 2009
Location: MINNESOTA
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 315 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 11:09am
It appears that FR no longer installs the Antifreeze pickup hose on the R-Pods manufactured on the West Coast! Seems FR wants to save a couple of bucks. If so, why not make the pickup hose an 'option'? Not all of us want (or are capable) to crawl under cabinets, cutting and splicing hoses.
TIDALWAVE
Back to Top
P&M View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: 13 Aug 2012
Location: Spokane, WA
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 454 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 8:33am
I would be surprised if someone from FR wasn't checking the two forums from time to time ... it would be a rather bad business decision if they didn't.  I really appreciate this one much more than the other one, having spent a lot of time on both researching the Pod's before buying, but the number of "rah-rah" posts about FR on the other one basically pushed me away.  The fact that this is independent as an owners site and not sponsored by a distributor appeals to me more, and I never even go to the other one anymore.
P & M ... and Comet too!
2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod
2018 Ram 2500
Back to Top
techntrek View Drop Down
Admin Group - pHp
Admin Group - pHp
Avatar

Joined: 29 Jul 2009
Location: MD
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2012 at 10:25pm

Yeah, we are the wild ones over here, breaking away from the pack and going rogue.  Cool to hear that this may now be the "mainstream" forum.  Hug

marwayne, the other forum used to have the list of logins at the bottom, not sure why they removed them.
Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
Back to Top
marwayne View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: 25 Oct 2011
Location: Edmonton AB Can
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 1003 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2012 at 4:57pm
I also agree that there is more action on this forum than the other, but what I realy like is, that there is a record of the people that have been on line every day.
If you want something done right, do it yourself.
2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd.


Back to Top
RPodWeGo View Drop Down
Senior Member
Senior Member
Avatar

Joined: 10 Jul 2012
Location: Salt Lake City
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 112 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2012 at 3:42pm
Agreed with your comments that FR at the minimum needs to monitor the forums.  Customer feedback is important to all manufactures. Note to self, email Kirsten @ FR. Suggest to monitor forums and send a dang valve to those in need, we'll do the labor. 
RPodWeGo
RPod 177
04 v8 Toyota 4Runner
Back to Top
duck42 View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: 10 Jul 2011
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 35 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2012 at 10:48am
We do speak freely on this post, don't we? I hope Forest River appreciates our constructive comments and also takes notice of some of the perceived problems that users experience. The RPOD is a nice concept that should benefit form user input and continuing attention to quality construction and control at Forest River.
duck42
Back to Top
Podsible Dream View Drop Down
podders Helping podders - pHp
podders Helping podders - pHp
Avatar

Joined: 03 Dec 2010
Location: Hightstown, NJ
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 571 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2012 at 10:25am
Duck42,
My impression from being part of both this and the Rpod Nation forum is that FR participates in only the Nation forum, and for unknown reason has not joined this one. Perhaps some of the 'rogue' nature of the genesis of this forum still exists in their thinking.
Maybe a serious invitation to them to join the owners' forum is needed. We are up to over 1000 members, and to my eye, more active by posting participation than the other.
Chris and Walt
'10 RP-171 'Free Spirit'
'13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8
Back to Top
duck42 View Drop Down
Newbie
Newbie
Avatar

Joined: 10 Jul 2011
Online Status: Offline
Posts: 35 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 23 Oct 2012 at 5:05pm
Note to Forest River:
Don't you folks ever read these comments on the forum? It would be nice if you could shoot the forum a message when a simple maintenance change occurs such as the one pertaining to the apparent disappearance of the winterization RV antifreeze hose and valve  in the 2012/2013 RPOD models so we would not spend all our time describing a non existent hose and location to a baffled new RPOD purchaser who actually doesn't have what we are describing . Every previous RPOD has had the RV antifreeze hose and valve, albeit in various locations since 2009. The new coupler and short length of hose looks like a cost cutting step for Forest River  but does not appear to be very user friendly compared to the old valve hose arrangement and comes as a bit of a surprise to fellow RPODERs trying to help other PODERS. A technical note from the factory when this controversy started about a month ago would have been put this to rest and would have been much appreciated. Thanks!Embarrassed
duck42
Back to Top
 Post Reply Post Reply Page  123 5>

Forum Jump Forum Permissions View Drop Down

Bulletin Board Software by Web Wiz Forums® version 9.64
Copyright ©2001-2009 Web Wiz