Questions for rpod owners

Awesome, thanks so much for all the info everyone! 

We finally got to check out a 179 last weekend, and all 3 of us loved it!  However, a lot of other people have also loved the 179s recently, and they're a little hard to come by, so we're not sure what may happen...... The one we got to look at had just been sold the day before, but since we'd gone so far to see it, the dealer was super nice and let us have a look inside.  We have a lead on a used one ('14) but it's a looong way from here and we're not getting much info on it.  So......we're still looking.......

A solar system of some sort is very appealing to us, as we do like to go camping in places where electricity may not be available.  RV parks are not for us unless we're passing through and desperate for someplace to stop for a night!  And since r-pods don't really have room to store a generator and we'd rather not have it in the tow vehicle.....  solar it is! Not many rv dealers around here know much about it, much less stock anything, so we'll have to keep on looking into that.  The search continues...!

The water pump definitely makes noise, but I don't have a problem with it.  The furnace and the air con are a different matter.

Soundproofing is great, I think. 

I don't use a WDH or sway bars.  I haven't had a bit of trouble over closing in on 10K miles.

No problems with dust and no experience with solar, but I think a lot would depend on the kind of camping you do.  If you do mostly beaches and deserts you'll be a lot better off than in forests and mountains.  We use a small generator to keep the batteries topped of and to use the air con and microwave when we want.  Those don't work at all on battery power, of course.  From what I've heard you'd have to be pretty conservative with your twelve volt usage to get a week out of 2 six volt golf club batteries without topping them off.  Solar panels might be enough to keep you going though.

We love our pod.  It's getting a bit of age on it but is still in great shape.  This forum attracts the people who love their pods and the ones who have problems with them.  Most issues are resolvable and this place is a great resource.

TT

Welcome.  Expect the water pump to be noisy.  Even if you put it on a mouse pad and wrap all the pipes with insulation you will still hear it.  

We have a 179 and have no issues with the water pump.
Its quiet but we camp mainly outside campgrounds.
We travel many Kms of gravel with no dust inside living or cargo areas.
These trailers are a good buy for what they are. Perfect for 2 and a dog.

   I think most small campers have noisy water pumps it depends how they are mounted that can make a difference. You can make changes yourself to make them quieter. Outside noise the r-pods I think are fairly quiet most of your noise comes from the windows you can make or buy heavy curtains that helps a little. Depends upon tow vehicle if you need sway control but most even with a full size truck prefer sway control. When you look at one ask sales person to allow you to listen to water pump in operation and sit inside for a few minutes to listen to the outside noise. And I think a big advantage that wasn't mentioned is having a active owners forum that you do have with a r-pod.