Greetings from a potential R-Pod'r

Hi All, I'm on a flight to Chicago (150,000 air miles so far this year), so I thought I'd say hi. My wife and I live in Central Oregon, surrounded by so much beauty, and to counteract all of my time spent on planes and in hotels, we are looking at trailers. I also envision many great trips when I retire in 2017.

Funny, we started looking at R-Pods, then my wife got on a bigger trailer kick (she's usually frugal and simplistic) and we found a zillion trailers that looked great, but they are all "too much". Plus, my little ol' Ridgeline only pulls 5,000lbs, meaning another truck would be needed.

Well this past weekend, I brought the trailer thing up, and said I'm off the big trailer idea and want to go back to looking at R-Pods. She agreed we need to go back to smaller/simpler!

So, we're pretty set on a 183G-mostly for the "full-sized" head (I'm 6'2 and 210lbs) and the garage. It's also a good layout for us and our yellow lab, Toby. My thought was to go into our local dealer on Dec 23 or Dec 30 with checkbook in hand and see what kind of deal we can cut. Hopefully we'll be all set for some adventure come Spring. Wish us luck!

Welcome to the forum! Good luck on your potential purchase.
If you have any questions or want opinions, we have a lot of very smart and experienced folks here.

I guarantee you will be height challenged in the little Rpod as the bed is shorter than you. It's not a residential mattress nor is the bathroom going to accommodate your size unless you plan on using the bathroom and shower facilities outside of the trailer.

Many folks your height have sold their Rpod after a few weeks with buyers remorse. Seriously spend a lot of time in the Rpod before purchasing.

You might want to consider another tow vehicle. We towed our new 179 behind my sisters Honda Pilot and only got 11 mpg towing on flat lever road at sea level at 57 mph.

I was very surprised at how much the mileage was effected by the R Pod. With out the trailer at 75 mph we usually get 22-23 mpg.

That said it towed just fine.

Thanks All, I do fit in the shower, and I do sleep on my side, and seemed to fit on the bed, but that is one aspect we are looking at.

I've towed a lot in the Ridgeline, and am well aware of the fuel mileage. It's going next Summer, but the main thing was to have a tow vehicle that can work for a few months.