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voisj
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Topic: new R-pod owner 180 Posted: 01 Aug 2016 at 1:23am |
Dave,
Good call on the lug nuts! Two were only finger tight.
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John&Sue,SLO,CA
2016 180 HRE, 2013 F150 Eco Boost
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Leo B
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Posted: 31 Jul 2016 at 8:50pm |
Gotta love that Adrenalin rush!!
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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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voisj
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Posted: 31 Jul 2016 at 8:41pm |
What about... north to south Echo summit hiway 50 Carson pass Ebbets pass Sonora pass Tioga pass and that one by Lake Isabella
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John&Sue,SLO,CA
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voisj
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Posted: 24 Jul 2016 at 5:20pm |
Just pulled Back into the driveway in SLO. Toyhaulers sold it to us for ----, which beat everyone else by $1500 to $3000 may be worth the drive. Picked it up on friday and headed out! We ended up near Edison lake at 9000' in a nice camp area with a nice lake (Portal Forebay). Road in was a treacherous 23 mile, one lane, windy, narrow, cliff on one side ,boulders on the other road. Was awesome and scary at times, but it keeps the riffraff out! The trailer tracked very well and my truck didn't even know it was there. The campgroud had pit toilets and no water. I'll post my story and such after in settle in. rgds John
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John&Sue,SLO,CA
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jdtrotter
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Posted: 22 Jul 2016 at 9:25pm |
Looking forward to hearing about your experience. We are seriously considering the 180 and not sure what dealer we will use. The closest dealer is Fresno, except there is no road over the mountain, so we may use one in Reno.
Have a great time and hearing all the details.
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dayman
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Posted: 22 Jul 2016 at 6:27pm |
Ours was winterized from the factory and had to be sanitized before we used the water. See if the dealer will de-winterize for you too.
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voisj
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Posted: 22 Jul 2016 at 12:01pm |
Thanks for the info! I'm sure I'll have more questions in 2 hours ,we are Hitting the road now to pick it up. And thankshanks to all gave me newby tips!! rgds John
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John&Sue,SLO,CA
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birderdiane526
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Posted: 22 Jul 2016 at 10:06am |
Hi Dave! Great information! Thanks!
Hope all is well with you and Cheryl.
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Diane and Michael
2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE)
2007 Toyota Tundra
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jato
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Posted: 22 Jul 2016 at 5:05am |
You manually set it to propane, the icons on the left side show what mode you are in.
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'11 model 177
'17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost
Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake
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voisj
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Posted: 21 Jul 2016 at 9:40pm |
Thanks for the fridge tip, is there a three way switch that you set to your preference or is it automatic? They wired my batteries together, and i planned to mount a marine style shutoff/1/2/both. never thought about just using one at a time. I'm pondering this one;) rgds John
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John&Sue,SLO,CA
2016 180 HRE, 2013 F150 Eco Boost
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