NEW Rpod Owners

I would at least go with a friction control bar.  That has been our SOP with our Explorer towing a 177  since 2011.  When we picked it up the dealer told us it wouldn't be necessary and for the 4 hour trip home we thought he was right.  We got it near the beginning of March 2011 and towed it home in an amazing snowstorm; there was quite a bit of snow on the roadbed.  However the first time we took it on a dry road a couple months later we found out that the tail was wagging the dog, couldn't go any faster than 40-45 w/o the trailer swaying behind us.  That was rather unnerving.  After that we got a friction bar for around 50 bucks, well worth it, no problems since, even when fighting some extremely strong crosswinds in the west and mid-west.

R&J.......welcome back. Love your 179 down under! New Zealand/Australia is on my bucket list of places to camp in the bush someday. I always wanted to drive some type of "expedition vehicle" to Alice Springs for fun! We are new to our 179 also but it's just one in a crowd of many out here in Oregon as we are only 40 miles from the factory in Dallas, Ore.

Thank you David!

Howdy. We recently bought a used 2015 R-Pod 171. Pulling with a 2014 Jeep Grand Cherokee. Got the chance to take it out for the first time to Seneca Rocks, WV. It was a great time, the only problem was a cut hose on the black tank rinse plumbing (posted about it here). Otherwise pulling with a weight distribution hitch and a friction sway bar was a dream in the Jeep. This is our first modern camper, we used to roll around in a home made gypsy wagon that we were very proud of, but we were ready for some modern comforts.