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    Posted: 12 Sep 2016 at 3:01pm
An electric drill with a 3/4" socket makes quick work of setting the stabilizer jacks. It's worth doing for an overnight stay IMO but not if you're just stopping for lunch.
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Posts: 4518 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2016 at 8:49pm
That's a good idea!!
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I had my artist daughter make a cutesy cardboard sign that says "Jack".  I leave it on my seat when the jack is down so I don't forget.
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Posts: 1223 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2016 at 6:18pm
 We have taken showers in a rest area. When you have been traveling for a long time and it is hot a shower is very refreshing. Sometimes if we will be staying a while at a rest area I will lower the tongue jack, just need to remember to raise it when you start traveling again. I agree with all of the above and having a camper while traveling is a big advantage.
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You are all so helpful--thank you! I love this forum :)
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+2, we've slept many nights in truck stops, Wal-Marts and rest stops like that.  I will lower the tongue jack for some stability but that is it.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Sep 2016 at 3:47pm

I agree with all of the above. In fact, it is one of the nicer things about RVing. I'll stop at a rest stop, fix a sandwich, grab a soda pop, give my dog a drink of water, etc. before continuing on. Use the same area as the big trucks....big parking spaces and easy in/out.
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Ditto, we do it all the time.
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Absolutely OK to enter and use the Pod while attached. Just be sure the TV brakes are set and the Pod's not going anywhere. We often make overnight stops without disconnecting, setting the stabilizers, or hooking anything up. Just open the door and climb in.
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Yes, you can use your Pod while still attached to your TV. We routinely pull into a parking lot or rest stop, extend the slide-out of our 179, turn on the radio and enjoy a nice quiet meal. Yes the Pod is a little jiggly without the stabs down, but it is no big deal. 
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