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    Posted: 30 Jun 2013 at 4:52pm
Glad to hear we have covers now.  Guess it took them a year or two after the 18x series before they got them ready to sell.

But $400.  Meh, I think I'll pass.
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I called Forest River/r-pod and spoke to the parts department. They do make them to fit 178s and 180s models. They quoted $400, plus I imagine shipping costs. I talked to my dealer, and they got one in and said it was $575. They then said they would match the $400 price. But, that's a little high for me. Still deciding on my options. We might just add on to our large barn/garage.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jun 2013 at 10:38am
Originally posted by LindaP

Forest River emailed me and said to call the parts manager at (574) 642-3119 Ext 209. that he is 99% sure there are covers to fit the larger pods.

Let us know who you talk to Linda and what they say.

When we bought our 181g I called about a cover and they didn't have them large enough for our models back then.  If the case has changed now I'd be very glad to know!
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Forest River emailed me and said to call the parts manager at (574) 642-3119 Ext 209. that he is 99% sure there are covers to fit the larger pods.
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Welcome.
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Just purchased a new 178. Going on the first trip tomorrow . I have been camping in an aliner for the past 10 years so the r pod is like a mansion. I love it!    I have been looking for a cover for it but can't find one big rnough. Anyone know where I can purchase one?
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Congrats on the Pod purchase and welcome to the forum!  Have a blast on your trip out to Cape Cod!
P & M ... and Comet too!
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Welcome! Good times ahead. It usually takes a few trips to get your own "routine" down. A lot of what you learned with the pop up will come in handy. I hear you about the pop up. I loved it when we first bought it. Used a pop up off and on for 16 years. When we bought the pod I was so ready to give all that up. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE the pod. It's like the pop up without all the tent trailer jazz. We still enjoy cooking/socializing outside so the pod is perfect.This forum is a great place to trade info and hints or complaining and bragging. We all love pictures, eh hem...
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Posts: 9062 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 12 Jun 2013 at 9:10pm

Welcome!  We felt the same way at the end with our popup.

JCMoran, you can run the fridge for a month on a full tank of propane if you don't use propane for anything else.
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Star We have a 2014 178 also!  Our first trip is coming up in 2 weeks.  We've been yard camping from time to time, getting used to it and making it our own.  I've had the fridge running on propane for the last week and a half and it doesn't seem to be using any gas.  Starting to look funny at the gauge.  hehe

Have a great time making it your own.  I recommend checking out the mods forum to see what others have done to theirs.
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