Final Mods (for now!)

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   I have put the final mods on our new 177.  At least until we can finally take it camping a few times to see what else I want to do.  I do plan to eventually add lights to the fenders, but that will be later in the spring.  I don't plan on any night traveling til then anyway!  

So here are my final mods:
Curtain (valance) on tension rod to hide under bed storage.  The tension rod makes it easy to take down in case the heater is needed (which is under the bed).

These are the graphics I put on the back and beside the door:

These are coasters I made...

Close up of coaster-

And these are the doors I made to cover the cabinet area under the fridge.  It came with one of those stretchy net things that you can see through.  Don't like seeing pots and pans as soon as you open the front door! So this is my solution-

Close up shot of the doors-

I made the vinyl graphics, the coasters and the doors.  The doors and coasters are a process called dye-sublimation.  If anyone is interested in custom items such as these, or the vinyl lettering...let me know!

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iamsmonk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 114	Topic: Final Mods (for now!) Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 10:44pm
	I have put the final mods on our new 177. At least until we can finally take it camping a few times to see what else I want to do. I do plan to eventually add lights to the fenders, but that will be later in the spring. I don't plan on any night traveling til then anyway! So here are my final mods: Curtain (valance) on tension rod to hide under bed storage. The tension rod makes it easy to take down in case the heater is needed (which is under the bed). These are the graphics I put on the back and beside the door: These are coasters I made... Close up of coaster- And these are the doors I made to cover the cabinet area under the fridge. It came with one of those stretchy net things that you can see through. Don't like seeing pots and pans as soon as you open the front door! So this is my solution- Close up shot of the doors- I made the vinyl graphics, the coasters and the doors. The doors and coasters are a process called dye-sublimation. If anyone is interested in custom items such as these, or the vinyl lettering...let me know!
	Sherrie & Carol, Henri, Jay & Tanner 2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8 2011 r-pod 177 Let's go camping!

rpodcamper.com Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Location: Reading, Pa Online Status: Offline Posts: 3990	Posted: 03 Feb 2011 at 11:20pm
	Very nice looking!

TerryM Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 16 Nov 2009 Location: Saint Augustine Online Status: Offline Posts: 1950	Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 3:54am
	Looking good. I really like the frog! Terry
	RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 04 Feb 2011 at 6:50pm
	I like the lettering and graphics. I've considered adding something on the outside but I don't know what yet.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

Pawpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 10 Jan 2011 Location: Regina Sask Online Status: Offline Posts: 137	Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 8:38pm
	Looks real good!
	Ready to pod around!

Goose Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672	Posted: 05 Feb 2011 at 11:34pm
	SWEET Goose
	Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee

Caverkim Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 111	Posted: 26 Feb 2011 at 7:10pm
	Love the graphics!
	caver*pod 175/Louisville KY

Hodge-PODge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Location: Calhoun, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 539	Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 5:06pm
	Iamsmonk, do you mind sharing how you made the vinyl lettering and applied it? Can it be done with a desktop printer?
	2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge 2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it."

iamsmonk Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 114	Posted: 20 Apr 2011 at 10:15pm
	Hodge-PODge: The lettering is not printed, but cut out of vinyl on a vinyl cutter. It is the process used in sign making shops (which I do for a living). If you are interested in getting something done for your Pod I'd be happy to work with you. You can let me know what you want, where you want it, what color you want it and I can guarantee you won't find a better price! I can email you a layout of the design before I cut it to make sure you are happy and there's no surprises. It is very easy to apply since it's just basically a decal. Let me know if I can help you out. How far is Calhoun from the SC state line? I'm just above SC in NC so we're practically neighbors!
	Sherrie & Carol, Henri, Jay & Tanner 2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8 2011 r-pod 177 Let's go camping!

Hodge-PODge Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 11 Apr 2011 Location: Calhoun, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 539	Posted: 21 Apr 2011 at 12:08am
	I think I may see what you can design because I really like what you did on your pod. I have something fairly simple in mind. Let me play around with some graphics and I'll show you what I sort of have in mind and I will email it to you, and then you can play around with it and come up with a suggestion or two. So we are fellow Carolinians then! I was born and raised near Wilmington, but I now I live about 60 miles north of Atlanta, Georgia, not far off I-75. My mom lives in Brevard, N.C., and once in a while I will travel I-85 north from Atlanta, cross the S.C. line and go up the Foothills Pky and then go north on the Pickens Highway up to Rosman, then Brevard. However, it's closer for me to just cross the GA mountains cross over into Murphy, N.C. and go up through the Nantahala Gorge and on to Asheville, then Brevard. I bet you are a little familiar with most of these places since you're not too far away.
	2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge 2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it."