Hello all.

John4TA, Drag on anytime this is what this forum is for I think?

I ran across this on Forest River site about their warranty some here might find interesting. The whole of it can be read here:

http://www.forestriverinc.com/downloads/TowableWarranty.pdf

Follow it down to near the bottom of the first page where the paragraph starts Purchasers Obligations. Which states you can contact the warrantor (Forest River) to obtain a list of authorized service location you can take your Pod into for warranty work. If this is correct which can be verified by a phone call to Forest River that would mean you might buy your Pod else where but you can get your Pod warranty service done at the dealer closer to your home. Just like you can when you buy a new car and if your local authorize Forest River dealer service department tries to jerk you around maybe another phone call to Forest River corporate legal department would be all you need to do to correct any local dealer "misconceptions"?

I'm not a lawyer but its is interesting food for thought!

As for insurance cost call your local agent and then also call someone like Geico to compare rates. I'd say somewhere around $350 to $400 a year if I had to make a guess, each State is different.

That I will. 

I just ordered the Swift Cub, which is a new model that uses chains instead of jack bars to hold and raise the spring bars (less expensive to manufacture, so lower in price). They are doing a test market special and selling it for $1670 which is $920 off of their regular price. Shipping is $125. The Hensley Cub (older model) is available for $1970. The normal price is $2590. It is a lot of money, but having had one accident where the Equal-i-zer was not adequate to stop the sway from the wind pushing us on ice, I have been looking at this design which is supposed to eliminate even the possibility of trailer-induced sway.

I interpreted the tow package as that for the vehicle. I would agree that the Fastway e2 is a popular choice. I have the Equal-i-zer 4-point sway control hitch and it has served us well. Some others have used the Andersen No-Sway hitch. It has the advantage of being much lighter than either of the two above.

If you are able, probably the best hitch available is the Hensley Cub, but it is very expensive. However, I just called and found out that a special test market offer is available that reduces the price significantly. Anyone interested could call Hensley Manufacturing (800) 410-6580 for details. I am very much considering going for it, especially in view of the one accident I had when we hit ice with a strong cross-wind where the Equal-i-zer was not able to stop the wind from pushing the trailer and starting a sway condition that ended up with us facing the wrong way in the passing lane of I80 in Wyoming.