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    Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 10:19am
I'm sure this has been mentioned in the past. Do you know when the 2016's will start arriving at dealerships?
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 21 Jan 2015 at 8:24pm
Originally posted by LePodders

I'm sure this has been mentioned in the past. Do you know when the 2016's will start arriving at dealerships?

Late Fall, third/fourth quarter for 2016 dated models.
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thanks for the info. We just put our 171 up for sale and planning to buy the 179. I am a bit concerned with the separate black and gray tanks drains, especially while using a campground with full hook ups.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 9:19am
Originally posted by LePodders

thanks for the info. We just put our 171 up for sale and planning to buy the 179. I am a bit concerned with the separate black and gray tanks drains, especially while using a campground with full hook ups.

A lot of the Pods have the separate tank dump areas.  If you're wondering if that would be changed on the 2016's it wouldn't be.  They separate connections to dump or whether it's one together is based on the floorplans of each model and whether it will or will not accommodate both tanks being beside each other.

A lot of owners love and are moving to the 179, I think you'll enjoy it a lot.
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We have ordered a 179 & expect to take delivery in late March. I am retiring at the end of March. So I have a lot to be excited about!!
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 10:39am
Originally posted by LePodders

thanks for the info. We just put our 171 up for sale and planning to buy the 179. I am a bit concerned with the separate black and gray tanks drains, especially while using a campground with full hook ups.


Many RV's are set up this way, including both of ours, is a non issue.
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Posts: 90 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 11:19am
What seems really silly is that on my 181G, they could easily have made one outlet.  Might have cost $20 more, but the tanks are side by side.  I saw someone did this mod on the other board, but could not find a link to what they did exactly.  I think it was the guy who posted pics of the shelf above the bed.  I might do mine that way, as soon as I can make sure there are no turds left in the tank.
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Separate tanks aren't a big deal when camped on a site with full service.  Only the gray tank should be left open; the black tank needs to wait until it is at least 2/3 full.  That will take days, even a full week for a couple.  So the black tank only needs to be connected maybe once or twice over a week of camping.
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Posts: 1108 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 12:37pm
Originally posted by techntrek

Separate tanks aren't a big deal when camped on a site with full service.  Only the gray tank should be left open; the black tank needs to wait until it is at least 2/3 full.  That will take days, even a full week for a couple.  So the black tank only needs to be connected maybe once or twice over a week of camping.

That's how I do it...no big deal. 
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Posts: 1676 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 22 Jan 2015 at 1:12pm
I like the separate tanks. We fill about 10 gallons per day gray water with showers (15 when DW washes her long hair). Much less black water. With a 5 gallon bucket it's easy to empty every day or two @ camp wash station and the bucket stays [relatively] clean. I'm thinking my bucket might get a bit nasty from black tank nasties if the tank outlets were combined.

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