2015 R-Pod 179

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   Hello,We're hoping to have our new R-Pod by second week of June.  Looking forward to any tricks and tips you can share.  I know we'll have lots of questions.  We are from Wisconsin and looking to camp within the state our first year and get to know our R-Pod.

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R-PodKids Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 May 2014 Location: Rothschild, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 12	Topic: 2015 R-Pod 179 Posted: 12 May 2014 at 4:45pm
	Hello, We're hoping to have our new R-Pod by second week of June. Looking forward to any tricks and tips you can share. I know we'll have lots of questions. We are from Wisconsin and looking to camp within the state our first year and get to know our R-Pod.

CasaJack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 Feb 2014 Location: San Gabriel, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Posted: 12 May 2014 at 5:13pm
	Welcome and you will have lots of fun.
	Jackdaddy

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4518	Posted: 12 May 2014 at 6:06pm
	Welcome to the group!!
	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

R-PodKids Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 May 2014 Location: Rothschild, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 12	Posted: 12 May 2014 at 6:57pm
	Thank you! I think my husband and I thought as long as our vehicle had the capability to pull the weight of the R-Pod, we could just hook up and go! But we're finding there are several things we need to do first and it's getting a little mind-boggling. We are planning to pull the 179 with an RX-350 which has a limit of 3,500 lbs. We are scheduled to get a brake system installed in my vehicle, I guess so when we brake with our vehicle, the R-Pod will brake as well. We've heard yes's and no's to the stabilizer bar. I'd love your comments on that. And I guess there's the kind you can leave on when you park the R-Pod and the kind you have to take off or you'll jackknife. And now my husband is ordering mirror extenders for my vehicle. (I guess I should use the term TV, right? ) Looks like most people end up getting a different mattress. Ideas for which one turns out to be the best? I see they can get pretty pricey, too. Short-queen sheets probably needed too. Anything else you can think of before we tow this thing away, please pass the info on. Much appreciated!

rascalrv Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 18 Jan 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 72	Posted: 12 May 2014 at 9:19pm
	Where did you purchase your 179? I got mine at camping world in Madison.

NormanHill Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 30 Mar 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 49	Posted: 12 May 2014 at 11:38pm
	I.m also anew owner and struggling with the WD hitch with or without a stabilizer. I've only towed it about ten miles from Camping World to my house in Madison and was surprised by how poorly It towed. Sway and bounce, but this was empty. My TV is a 1998 F150 4x4 w/4.6 v8. I.m pretty sure I didn't have enough tongue weight. Some questions: Does anyone have a floor plan that shows the location of water tanks with relationship to the axle? With this light a trailer, thinking it would have less than 400 lbs tongue wt, will a WD hitch do me any good? If so, any recommendations. I'm used to dual axles so maybe sway control without the WD hitch would make sense, reasonable? We're taking off on a longer trip next week somI want to get this figured out soon. Thanks to anyone with advice!

outermostpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 06 Nov 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 43	Posted: 13 May 2014 at 8:36am
	We use a fastway E2 weight distributing hitch with sway control. Our TV is a 2014 Hyundai Santa Fe rated to tow 5000 lbs. The E2 was $250, is easy to install and easy to connect each time. We weren't sure if we would need it, but decided for $250 it was worthwhile for peace of mind. It does not have to be disconnected for backing up, and you don't have to drive/tow any differently than you would without it. Tongue weight is still obviously important, but the E2 makes it easier to achieve the proper stance. I don't have any experience towing without the E2 but I can tell you that we have had no problems with sway. Probably too late, since you ordered them, but we don't find mirror extenders to be necessary. The rpod is narrower than most trailers, and we have no problem seeing around it.

techntrek Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9062	Posted: 13 May 2014 at 9:30am
	Welcome to both of you. I agree that the mirrors are usually unnecessary since the pod is fairly narrow. The brake controller is mandatory - you might look into the Tekonsha RF since it doesn't involve any work on the TV other than plugging into the power outlet, and almost no work on the camper, to install it. Some here feel fine w/o sway control, I used to tow a popup that was suicide to tow w/o so I was happy to tow the pod for a while w/o. Less hassle. Then I had a bad day with wind and decided to get it, and went ahead with a weight distribution hitch that also has sway control. I have the E2 600/6000 model.
	Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual

CasaJack Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 19 Feb 2014 Location: San Gabriel, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 36	Posted: 13 May 2014 at 10:01am
	I have the WD with stabilizer and I am glad I do especially when we ran into very high winds in Palm Desert, CA about a month ago. I recommend it. I also agree that you probably don't need the extended mirrors.
	Jackdaddy

R-PodKids Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 12 May 2014 Location: Rothschild, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 12	Posted: 13 May 2014 at 12:02pm
	We ordered from Couchs RV Nation out of Indiana so it's getting shipped to us. They are giving us all the bells and whistles and a great price, BUT if we would have told Camping World what we were getting, they would have matched it.