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    Posted: 02 Jun 2013 at 9:42pm
Todd, 

"déjà vu"!    I camped many a night in my Pod, but the last 3 nights last week at Lake Lanier, I felt the hinge as well and I was thinking/hoping the board would help. Thanks for the insight.  

Yes it would be nice to get the dimensions if you would post them  - though I'm not sure if my 2010 has the same dim's as yours. 

I'm really looking forward to getting this mod installed.

Thanks again.  Bill
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We used 3/8 thick plywood. This actually helps to flatten the mattress out when it is down. We could feel the tent hinge at night before we did this mod. Now we do not feel the hinge and our mattress sit flat. The 3/8 is more than sturdy enough to hold all 3 of us if we are watching tv. The way we have the backrest supported makes the whole thing pretty sturdy. The full length piano hinge with the wings the catch the sides of the camper really strengthen it up. Not much flex even in the middle. I did sand the entire backrest and put several coats of poly on it to smooth and seal it. No worries about splinters if you rest your arm on the back. I can get you our dimensions if you like.

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Originally posted by ToddLat

All,  If you want to do something easy to help make the dinette a little more usable, check out the dinette mod that we did.  It is on the forum as 176T dinette mod.  It lets us use the dinette much better than without the mod.  makes it so much easier to sit and eat, watch tv, play games, etc.  We posted the pics in August/Sept 2012 right after we picked up the Pod.  You will have to have the tent deployed in order for this to make sense though.  We dont use the pod without the tent deployed so it makes sense for us!  Also makes a lot of sense for those with more than 2 people!

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ToddLat,  Great mod for the backrest. What is the thickness of the backrest? 3/4 " plywood? Does the thickness effect the feel of the mattress when you sleep on it?   Thanks, Bill
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Hi fellow 176T'ers.  
I bought my 2010 176T used, privately and it came with and air mattress I NEVER USED.  I bought a short Queen (60x75) foam mattress and have used that successfully. I just tried stowing tonight by folding it in half and it seems to work well.  I also saw that backrest that swings up and I will DEFINITELY be putting that in - 176T shortcoming (IMO) is no seats facing TV in front entertainment area and no dinette area with foam mattress NOT folded.  I got rid of the heavy table and use TWO pieces of 3/4(?) plywood to fill in where table was. I take out one piece when camping (mattress down) to create more room. I can show pictures if your interested. My 2010 model and dimensions may be different from yours.  My tent is still in great shape and it's easy to setup.  Warning! DO NOT FORGET to put down stabilizers before opening tent or you'll be surprised when the unhitched Pod begins to tilt from your weight in the tent! Smile

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We removed the FR mattress and use an IKEA futon mattress with a 2 inch memory foam topper. We do fold up with it in place. it does not fit perfectly but it travels well and does not fall out of place. We do not add any extra straps to hold it up either. It does not look the best from inside but that is not important to us as we pop the tent as soon as we get squared up. If we need to get in while on the road, there is still enough room for two. We do not carry the FR table either so we have more room in there.   That darn table is also heavy and too big for the area. We don't use the dinette as a bed so no need for that table anyhow
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here is the link: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2980&title=pr-176t-dinette-mod . great mod!


although we are planning on using the tent, we would love it if our topper or replacement mattress could fold up into the existing space, rather than needing to be removed to fold the tent up. waynemaw and toddlatt, do yours fold up in the existing space? thanks so much for the info.
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Can you repost your mod?  I tried searching it but had no luck finding it.
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We keep the tent down all the time.  For me it would feel to confined without the tent out.  We just fold the mattress up during the day to use the full dinette.
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All,  If you want to do something easy to help make the dinette a little more usable, check out the dinette mod that we did.  It is on the forum as 176T dinette mod.  It lets us use the dinette much better than without the mod.  makes it so much easier to sit and eat, watch tv, play games, etc.  We posted the pics in August/Sept 2012 right after we picked up the Pod.  You will have to have the tent deployed in order for this to make sense though.  We dont use the pod without the tent deployed so it makes sense for us!  Also makes a lot of sense for those with more than 2 people!

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Well,  we actually use an electric heater and not the propane heater unless we absolutely have to.  We had nights down to 31 degrees over the past weekend and the electric heater kept us all warm and dry.  We did experience a bit of condensation but nothing that really bothered us.  I highly suggest a small ceramic heater if you are at a campground with electric hook up!  It will keep the 176T nice and warm and NOT use your propane!  Keep that for cooking and hot water!

Hope that the 176T is all that you think that it would be.  It sure is for us!

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