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    Posted: 23 Jan 2018 at 5:10pm
Originally posted by Richand Cindy

We went into the 179 again at the Tampa RV show.  It is hands down the best floor plan IF (and unfortunately a big IF) you do not want a dry bath.

I agree ... I'm really happy with our wet bath (which makes good storage ;-) but I completely understand why many people would want the dry bath. I'm really glad there are options, it seems like the 189 and the 190 accommodate a lot of people who were previously "this close" to being happy with RPods. 
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Originally posted by Richand Cindy

We went into the 179 again at the Tampa RV show.  It is hands down the best floor plan IF (and unfortunately a big IF) you do not want a dry bath.

In our case, it was not that we didn't want a dry bath. It is just that we felt we could tolerate the wet bath since we wouldn't be spending much time in it and we would get much more use out of the large kitchen and storage.

As in so many things, it is a matter of personal preference.
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Originally posted by StephenH

As in so many things, it is a matter of personal preference.


And compromise.
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Congrats!

Want to add a kitchen vent though to help remove fumes...

Enjoy!
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That would be nice. I can kind of understand why there isn't one. The way the stove sits, it would be hard to have a vent hood that would be effective. If the stove were closer to and parallel to the wall, then it might be easier but it would make for a much clumsier reach when trying to use it.
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Originally posted by StephenH

That would be nice. I can kind of understand why there isn't one. The way the stove sits, it would be hard to have a vent hood that would be effective. If the stove were closer to and parallel to the wall, then it might be easier but it would make for a much clumsier reach when trying to use it.
Someone just needs to figure out how to install a Jenair in that location.
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We had the same feelings as StephenH.  The bath is tolerable.  Up to now, our trips have been short (5 days or less).  This summer will be our first long trip with the pod.  15 days to Banff National Park.  We may have a different opinion when we get back.  Overall, we love our pod.
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Posts: 6419 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Jan 2018 at 12:41pm
Even our longer trips have not changed our minds as to the relative value of the larger kitchen vs. the dry bath. The one thing that I would like is a walk-around bed, but that is not possible to get in the width of the 179. None of the small trailers which do have a walk-around bed have a kitchen as nice as the 179's.
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