What do you wish...

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   Be sure to ask for a dual 6 volt battery setup instead of a dual 12 volt setup.  There are several reasons why it is better.

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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	Topic: What do you wish... Posted: 09 May 2014 at 2:27pm
	Be sure to ask for a dual 6 volt battery setup instead of a dual 12 volt setup. There are several reasons why it is better.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

TriumphRider Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 May 2014 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 13	Posted: 09 May 2014 at 11:46am
	All, Thanks for the replies! I will ask the dealer to install a dual battery setup as I hope to be doing some dry camping if I can get the Boss to go along on a "roughing it" trip or two. I will be sure to add a battery disconnect myself as soon as I get the Pod home. The outside shower seems like a good idea too, as I feel that the less moisture one introduces into a trailer the better. That will definitely be one my list of future enhancements! Thanks again, and keep 'em coming! TriumphRider

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: 09 May 2014 at 11:34am
	Both excellent suggestions. I've considered eventually getting the Tekonsha Prodigy RF (the wireless one). Only catch for me is I tow the pod and a utility trailer so there would be more "fiddle factor" moving the control box from trailer to trailer.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

TriumphRider Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 May 2014 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 13	Posted: 09 May 2014 at 11:32am


CasaJack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 Feb 2014 Location: San Gabriel, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Posted: 09 May 2014 at 9:28am
	Have them install an on off battery switch on the trailer near the batteries this way you won't have to disconnect them when you are not using your Pod. Congratulation on your purchase.
	Jackdaddy

fwunder Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Oct 2013 Location: New Jersey Online Status: Offline Posts: 1676	Posted: 09 May 2014 at 8:35am
	I wish I would have asked for a Tekonsha P3 brake controller instead of the Voyager. I upgraded myself. Big improvement for me. Got a barely used Voyager if anybody is interested. A gift certificate for 600 gallons of gasoline to cover our summer trip! fred
	2014 RPod 178 => MyMods and Buying Habits 2008 4Runner Limited 4.0-liter V6 Yes, those are wild ponies dining on grass while dumping tanks!

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: 09 May 2014 at 8:11am
	We later had an outside shower added (we used the one we had on our popup a lot), and a set of "3rd" brake lights, like you see on cars and trucks. The factory brake lights are too small and too low to be seen by anyone other than the person right behind you. I should have had these 2 things added right away.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

RandD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 15 Apr 2014 Location: BC Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 3	Posted: 09 May 2014 at 1:15am
	We upgraded to 2 6volt batteries, and LED interior and exterior lights.

TriumphRider Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06 May 2014 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 13	Posted: 09 May 2014 at 1:05am
	You had asked your dealer? Or what would you have done differently? We will be picking up a 179 in the next few days and I was wondering if there was anything you wished you had known from the start, or were there any mods you would have had the dealer complete before you picked up your prize? A dual battery set up, perhaps, or... Any other hints for a Pod newbie would be appreciated! Thanks, TriumphRider