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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Topic: hello and questions Posted: 12 Aug 2017 at 6:23pm |
GluyGuy got me thinking how subjective "off road" can be, so I Googled a bit and found this:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Scale_of_River_Difficulty Credit where credit is due, but here's the gist without having to click on the link: Warning: All rating is subjective. Never go on a trail alone and never be afraid to turn around if it gets to difficult. Trail ratings can change as a result of a simple rain storm, heavy winter, or a big gnarly trail rig with 42” tires tearing it up on a wet day. Conditions change daily. Trailsoffroad is not responsible for the accuracy of the ratings listed here on this site and are only considered approximations.
For what it's worth.... TT |
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 at 11:13am |
I apologize for leading this post down the wrong direction. Apparently it was taken by a couple of members as an affront to them. It was not intended to do any such thing. Each of us needs to have our vehicles outfitted as we want them.
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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Happy Tripping
Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473 |
Posted: 10 Aug 2017 at 8:55am |
" ... a bit further." That is the only important thing. Is the bit further predictable? No. the rock tearing out the guts of your black tank, that you didn't see, will wreck things unpredictably no matter the very slight difference between the HRE and the eastern version - both should stay on the better paths. This discussion has gotten too heated for the insignificance of the difference of the 2 Pod versions.
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codycountry
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jan 2014 Location: Wyo Online Status: Offline Posts: 168 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 8:37pm |
Laphraoig and Chohibas, yeah mon. |
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 8:34pm |
Well. That's a little too offensive for a public reply. I'll respond by PM. TT |
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codycountry
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jan 2014 Location: Wyo Online Status: Offline Posts: 168 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 8:00pm |
Tars, Give it up. It's not worth the fight. No one wins in this current discussion that you have decided to intrude into. I see lots of eastern Rpods here in Cody Wy on their way to Yellowstone, and they are mostly "low riders" from back east. I would not own one of that eastern model here in the Rocky Mountain west. The higher clearance Hood River editions are much preferred here, and really the eastern editions are made for the highway and ours can go a bit further. Simple as that. Get over it, and I can't figure out why it is an argument other than the fact that you like to argue. You live in the east and have no business telling folks out west how it ought to be. Or anybody else for that matter. Steve
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Tars Tarkas
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2013 Location: Near Nashville Online Status: Offline Posts: 1446 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 7:41pm |
No axe, but apparently a very different concept of "off-road", How much higher off the ground is the HRE than the regular Ohio version of a Pod with axle risers? Inches are important off road, but the difference between 14" tires and 15" tires is, arguably I'm sure, more cosmetic than substantial. I know you've more or less modified yoiur claim from the HRE being an off road trailer to "off the main path". As Glueguy said, all this is subjective without some set of standards to go by. I know when I think of "off road" it's not a place for any kind of R*Pod, but there are plenty of places we (you or I) can go that are off the main path. I'm not sure that given equal levels of common sense and sanity there are many places you would go with your HRE that I wouldn't go with my 176 with axle risers. Maybe. It's not just ground clearance though. A lot of off roading, in my mind, involves fitting between trees or boulders or driving over them. Here are some things that match my idea of an off-road ready trailer: https://www.pinterest.com/grade8garage/off-road-trailers/ The important thing is that we're happy with our trailers... TT |
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Keith-N-Dar
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 03 Apr 2011 Location: Mayville, WI Online Status: Offline Posts: 1447 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 11:54am |
It was available fro FR. I got mine in 2012 after scraping a stabilizer jack and ruining it. Installed cost from my dealer was about $250 if I recall correctly. Check with a dealer or with FR.
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Keith-N-Dar
Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
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DavMar
Senior Member Joined: 04 Aug 2017 Location: Lexington, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 592 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 11:34am |
So this thread is kind of morphed into what is and isn't off road and now single malt spirits. It kind of wondered away from the original question of is there some "lift kit" for the Pods that are not HRE? Does the factory sell this option ti improve lift and possibly the suspension?
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Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the
wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
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chiman
Groupie Joined: 03 Dec 2013 Location: Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 44 |
Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 10:49am |
Tars,
No trailer like the pod or such others are meant for really hard core "off-road" trails and I think I have tried to make that point and even changed the wording I used to "off the main path" Despite having changed the wording and trying to be polite, I have to say that you and Keith-N-Dar seem to have some axe to grind with whether or not a HRE should ever see anything but pavement. Perhaps you and him are from areas where an HRE pod is not available so both have not had a real chance to test them. codycountry thanks for chiming in on this tread and shows your experience with a HRE pod on "off the main or beaten path" use much like my friends and myself usage and experience. Might some day take you up on offer to get some more dirt under my upgraded tires. As to the single malt, I too prefer the peaty type such as Lacfulan (bad spelling") but no need to split the cost as I always carry an ample supply with me for such around the campfire usage, helps with the cigar use and telling of lies about adventures, fishing and so on. Cheers, Chiman |
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2017 180 "Frog" towed by 2017 Toyota Tacoma with co-pilot "Willow" a 80 lb Labradoodle
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