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    Posted: 10 Mar 2018 at 4:55am
Originally posted by lostatgain

It looks like D-Bal Max works and is really nice for a millennial couple or a young family, but for those on the other end of the age spectrum, I prefer the creature comforts of our Pod.  It's nice for old bones to have a little heat at times in the morning, nice to be able to be out of the weather and bugs, nice to be able to take a leak in the middle of the night without going out into the cold,..... and I don't buy the claim that it takes 90 seconds to set up unless everything is done automatically.   

I wasn't aware of this product. It looks neat. I'd definitely consider this if I weren't happy with my current set up. Cheers for linking this nonetheless, Mjlrpod.
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Yawn, we did the PUP's for 30 years, the last being a Jayco 6 sleeper that my son and I could set up in about 5 minutes, BUT it is still canvas, some national parks prohibit you camping in certain areas because of wildlife AND it is still cold in the off season when you get rain, snow, sleet, ect.  I am just peachy fine with our 2011 R-Pod 177 now going on year 8.
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The Opus is a subsidiary of PurpleLine. They make several interesting products, and if you really, really want to get off the road, this could be an option. However, I really don't like the soft-sided trailer concept.
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That NO BO is cool. Like LEO my wife is a 19.5 fan. I did find two at a dealer in TN. They are about 20K, but have some really nice amenities.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 3:29pm
Originally posted by Live2Camp

I understand why some people are drawn to tent trailers, I'm not one of them. This one looks pretty cool but for tent camping I'd rather just sleep in one of the tents we already have (yes I have several, some people collect stamps, some collect antiques, some collect ... etc. etc.). they're all quick and easy to put up and don't have to be towed. Also I would never cook food next to a tent, cooking is always done well away. But that's just me and each to their own of course! I love our RPod, I didn't see it coming but really happy to have it. And for us it's a great balance to camping choices, until we no longer want to camp in anything but our very comfy and roomy RPod :-) If anything I can imagine a more ruggedized RPod-like trailer at some point. 


Take a look at the mentioned NoBo.. Built in the same plant as the R-Pod and Surveyor...
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I understand why some people are drawn to tent trailers, I'm not one of them. This one looks pretty cool but for tent camping I'd rather just sleep in one of the tents we already have (yes I have several, some people collect stamps, some collect antiques, some collect ... etc. etc.). they're all quick and easy to put up and don't have to be towed. Also I would never cook food next to a tent, cooking is always done well away. But that's just me and each to their own of course! I love our RPod, I didn't see it coming but really happy to have it. And for us it's a great balance to camping choices, until we no longer want to camp in anything but our very comfy and roomy RPod :-) If anything I can imagine a more ruggedized RPod-like trailer at some point. 
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the dry weight of the offroad version is over 2870 pound.  Pretty heavy for a popup camper, but probably sturdy for sure.  But, no bath, no indoor shower or a/c.  and spendy for sure.  
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Posts: 4508 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 9:45am
We started in a pop up many years back, it had more set up and wasn't as good in the weather.
Though it is pretty cool looking.
We are kind of checking out the No Bo 19.5 model. Pretty enticing! 
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 09 Mar 2018 at 9:01am
Just say no to any kind of pop up.. Wink

Especially any PUP from Australia.. besides the wet canvas issues of all PUPs, That one, just like all the other Aussie Adventure Trailers that make it here, it's stupid expensive. The FOB base MSRP on that is a few pennies shy of $20K.. you can be sure, shipped and imported here, it's close to $30K real money.. for a tent on wheels.

If an expedition trailer suits your style.. maybe look at http://turtlebacktrailers.com/ little less expensive, and American made.. FR just brought out the NoBo series, not exactly the same, but the 10.5 is pretty close, and real world pricing seems to be a bit under $10K..

All that said.. expedition trailers are looking very good to us in the future, and she has been researching them pretty heavy. I like several of the Aussie models.

Everything is a trade off... LOL
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It looks really nice for a millennial couple or a young family, but for those on the other end of the age spectrum, I prefer the creature comforts of our Pod.  It's nice for old bones to have a little heat at times in the morning, nice to be able to be out of the weather and bugs, nice to be able to take a leak in the middle of the night without going out into the cold,..... and I don't buy the claim that it takes 90 seconds to set up unless everything is done automatically.  
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