Howdy

New here-

Just bought the 2013 RP177 and am towing it with my 2003 Jeep Wrangler Sahara. Far from bone stock, but I can list the upgrades later.

Stayed in it 2 nights in Mayer AZ after buying it in Dewey AZ with me, my wife, chihuahua (cooper) and puggle (Sherman).

First night: 10pm setup. No issues at all. Quiet but a bit chilly in the am so we figure the thermostat is about 4-7* off. No biggie.

Second nitght: Pouring rain... POURING RAIN! Again no issues but we find every time that heater kicks in - we both get woken up. I'll probably just use a little big heat when were not boon-docking.

We headed out towards Pheonix in 25 mph cross winds with 45-50 mph gusts for at least 35 miles. I kept my finger on the brake controller an needed it most of the way.

We're headed to Mesa for the night and then on to either Tucson or Bisbee (our home).

I get tons of looks and lots of questions. This guy is worth EVERY penny.

The wife works via computer and I'm, well I'm the driver and fix it guy.

I hope to find some great articles here on others experiences. I'll also be seriously considering sway bars lol

Welcome!

Welcome and have fun!

Welcome to the forum and to Podding. Hope you have a lot of fun

We must have been lucky, ours is tight. we normally heat ours with a 1500 watt electric heater. I have got up in the morning with frost on the roof and the outside temp at 28 or so and the inside is 72 or 73 and the little heater comes on and off about every 20 or 30 minutes. The outside walls do seem to be cooler though. Donna sleeps on the back (toward the rear) of our 172. We use the dinette short queen to sleep in, the front 2 bunks are used for top storage and bottom daytime naps. Overall the pod seems easy to heat. maybe I need to add a wood stove in the middle of the pod and call it , "smokin pod"