Poor Forest River quality control

Originally posted by David Originally posted by Gavin You can have a  ton of problems out of an R-pod and have one literally fall apart going down the road and kool-aid drinkers here would still try to rationalize any redeeming qualities of the r-pod....they have been sold an addiction to aesthetics... simply been played by  the marketing strategy of Forest River.Part of that marketing strategy is having tje customer take another sip of kool-aid and being sold on to a remote idea they wont eventually burn out a transmission on an anemic vehicle not even designed to pull it. Sell it and get something  far better and roomier for the same price and enjoy camping Gavin, In case you have not gotten the hint, most of the members here do not appreciate comments of this nature. They are pleased with and proud of their Pods. They allow and recognize a wide range of perspectives and opinions but, there are limits. You may feel as you will. However, this is not the right venue to practice Pod bashing or, worse, questioning the intelligence of any member(s) of this forum.   Perhaps another forum, like RV net, would be a better fit for you. Good bye, Gavin.

go blues!!   hogone

Originally posted by jato THANK YOU DAVID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I purposely stayed out of Gavin's last round of attacks on purpose as Holy Scripture points out:"A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own mind."  Proverbs 18:2"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him."  Proverbs 26:4"A fool always loses his temper, but a wise man holds it back." Proverbs 29:11A different individual is Gavin.  If I don't like something, I leave it behind and move forward . . .that is progress.  To live in the past and bring up dead bones accomplishes nothing except hard feelings and animosity.

This is probably the best way to deal with offensive posts (as mentioned above in Proverbs 26:4). Some personalities "feed" upon causing others to become upset.

Please understand that, personally, I take no pleasure in "parking" someone. However, continued/ongoing toxic remarks need to be addressed in order to keep R-Pod Owners a pleasant and informative place to come.

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I purposely refrained from replying to Gavin here. After many years of participating in Fidonet, I have learned one thing: Leave the moderating to the moderators!

I used the "Report Post" option under "Post Options" instead. Thank you David for taking action. I wish Gavin had found it within himself to just let it go and go make a positive contribution in the Dutchman forums (if they exist) instead of hanging around here attacking a product which, while not perfect, is certainly of a sufficient quality that we have purchased and are enjoying them.

I just finished re-caulking the kitchen window in my 2016 R179. The silicone caulking (presumably done by the dealer as I understand they just come with the rubber seal from the factory) was not done very well. I'm not going to just complain though about how bad it is. Instead, my mods will show what I did about it.

Originally posted by Patriot Dave Rpods could be a Great Travel Trailer but until quality control issues are corrected at the factory, Rpods will be just another good trailer......... among other good trailers. There are two books out there I suggest every manager at the Rpod factory read, "Good to Great" and "Built to Last" both written by Jim Collins. They could become a Great Trailer and RV company.

I would like to add the following to my earlier post.
Being a Newbie I have learned a lot here. Completing some of my mods I have seen a few things regarding workmanship that bugged me but, nothing that I couldn't take care of myself with very little effort.
Each one of us takes the Rpod from being a good RV to a being Great RV as we complete our own personalization. Yamaha motorcycles used to have a great theme "Make it your own" in other words they build a good bike and you make it your own and in so doing turn it into a Great Bike. Thats why I owned two of them at one time and still have one.
I am transforming my 179 from Good to Great. And am enjoying doing so.