Dano's 179 Jeep Edition

Hi All! We are new, or more accurately soon-to-be-new-owners of a 2017 179, saying hello from PA with a customary forum first post introduction. I'm Dan, my wife is Michele and we are patiently\eagerly awaiting delivery of our R-Pod. This is our first TT and we are upgrading from tent camping. I'm anxious to post a few questions while we wait and dive into some of the tech and mods discussions.

This is our camping rig, the TV is a 2011 JKU Rubicon 6-speed with a few upgrades.



**Skip to page 3 for my personal "Jeep Edition" Modifications, Lift, Wheels, Tires and Details**

I must admit, it took a very long time (2 years) to finally decide which model to buy, plus we are new to the RV lifestyle. We think the 179 offers the best balance of features and comfort.

I'll come back to this thread over the next few months and add some pictures and feedback of our adventures.

Welcome.  That awesome Jeep kind of steals the show from the RPod. :).    I have been deciding which rPod for a year now. I like the 179 (EXCEPT the uneven dinette issue).  I've been leaning towards the the 178, and I like the 180, but I don't think my daughter would appreciate such tiny sleeping spot.    Anything that helped sway you one way or another?  

Originally posted by Leo B Welcome to the group!

Originally posted by xfitpanther Welcome. That awesome Jeep kind of steals the show from the RPod. :).    I have been deciding which rPod for a year now. I like the 179 (EXCEPT the uneven dinette issue). I've been leaning towards the the 178, and I like the 180, but I don't think my daughter would appreciate such tiny sleeping spot.    Anything that helped sway you one way or another?

Thanks for the welcome folks and thanks for the Jeep compliment! It turns heads wherever we go.

I asked my sales guy about the dinette table "sleep mode" and he swears the table drops lower and allows for the extra cushions to sit level on the table top to create a larger sleep area. I told him it sounds obvious that it would do that, yes, but please walk over and try it out for yourself just to be certain because I have pictures of the table being 3 inches too high. He should get back to me soon so I'll post up what I find out.

Honestly, I wanted the 178 first and the wife wanted the 179. What swayed me was the 179's couch. For the 2 of us, it seemed better to have a couch and that it would be far more useful to relax or ride out storms and weather than the U dinette of the 178. We felt even if we ditched the table, we'd still love having a couch.

I found this on a 2017 search which really looks good, that back cushion should fit perfect in the remaining spot: