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    Posted: 10 Mar 2014 at 9:36am
We have one for the 182G and it works great! Quick and easy to use. Fingers get a little greasy sometimes when you put it together, but it works like a charm. Used it in the light and dark, even and uneven ground. Definitely worth the little extra money!!
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Mar 2014 at 6:10pm
I agree that the weight rating for the BAL is below the actual weight on a single wheel of the pods.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Mar 2014 at 7:09pm
Originally posted by techntrek

I agree that the weight rating for the BAL is below the actual weight on a single wheel of the pods.
 Did you mean to say the BAL weight rating is above the actual weight of a single wheel on the r-pods? Confused
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Mar 2014 at 11:10pm
The actual weight of the loaded trailer and maybe the weight of two fully grown adults.  Add the occupants too, could be 400 more pounds.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 10 Mar 2014 at 11:32pm
This is a time-proven product, I am not aware of any product failures, and I would not hesitate to use one if I had the need.  I am an old believer in using blocks and will continue to do so.  If one is so concerned about the suitability for a pod, I would not buy one.  'there are more important things to worry about.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2014 at 7:45am
The reason that I asked the original question was that on the Popup Portal, they seem to be widely used. That said, we had no real need for one in the past because our Columbia didn't need to be perfectly level, since it has no refrigerator. And it was light enough that I leveled it using the stabilizer jacks. Never had an issue, much to the naysayers disbelief. The Rpod is going to be a whole new game, so thought I would ask about suitability. I will probably buy one.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2014 at 12:30pm
Originally posted by David and Danette

Originally posted by techntrek

I agree that the weight rating for the BAL is below the actual weight on a single wheel of the pods.
  
 
Did you mean to say the BAL weight rating is above the actual weight of a single wheel on the r-pods? Confused
 
whoops, yes!
 
I'll add that on another camping forum I visit there are a few topics which seem to bring out emotionally-charged responses, for some reason.  One of them is BAL vs. blocks.
 
 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2014 at 12:48pm
I know it says a max weight and I know you should follow it, but I don't know how they decided on it. Our pod is the heaviest and we have two adults, two children and our dog who weighs more than the kids. Full water load and a bunch of equipment stored below. It never budged.
I bought it for the simplicity. No lining up the wheels and blocks. You just slide it on the wheel and crank it up. Easy to use, set up and level the pod.
I've never tried blocks, but the idea of putting the wrong amount of blocks, then backing up to add more sounded annoying to me. I like easy and this fills that need.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2014 at 4:50pm
wingnut, you are probably right.  One thing I failed to mention is that ever since we bought our first new TT with a large slide, we have always installed large level gauges on the front of every trailer we have owned.  All we do is pull into a site, watch the level until the unit is in fact level. We do the same thing when we are using the tongue jack.  I highly recommend a pair of levels for every trailer.  I do carry  plastic leveling  blocks, but so far have never had to use them.  Just something else to consider.   That said, I do see the value of the BAL.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 11 Mar 2014 at 7:28pm
We have found that sometimes, to get the pod in the spot we want for the dome to work.. the trailer needs to be leveled, even though if placed differently we might not need to lift..
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