new A/C, very quiet - Event Date: 15 Apr 2018

Originally posted by lgblau Why is all this nonsense necessary. I have been an RV’er si ce 1995, and have never head of some of the things involved with the R-Pod. It is crazy.

Define "nonsense." I see from your signature that you own an RP179 like I do. Some things may not bother you but may bother someone not familiar with small camping trailers who buys one and then is surprised that noise that would not be noticed in a large RV is very noticeable in a small one. For me, I remember spending some nights in my parents' motor home which was not small by any means. I remember the AC in that motor home being very loud, so I was not surprised at the unit in the R-Pod. I found out that running so the fan stayed on low constantly instead of letting cycle on and off and change speeds between low and high made for a much better experience.

Originally posted by lgblau The nonsense is from the fact that the R-Pod is poorly engineered, from the leaking seams to the a/c that is probably to big for the interior space. The nonsense is from the complaints about the screws, being screwed into thin air, and the shower floor with no support under it. This thing appears to be the Edsel of the travel trailer industy.

Yes definitely..

That's why it's the number one selling unit in it's class, and literally spawned a return of the small camper segment all by itself. It isn't a honda civic or porsche turbo. It's a small little house that goes down the road, and is built as inexpensively as possible.

Your best bet, at this juncture, is to sell your 179 soon. It's start of season, a relatively new unit, with most of the kinks worked out. It will NEVER be worth more then it is right now. Call it a lesson learned. Take the proceeds of the sale and apply to whatever camper your research has shown to you to be built perfectly. Airstream (3 x $$$), Oliver (4x$$$$), etc. Or, just walk away from the whole camper deal. Your call.

 

I feel so left out, I've never had any problems with mine.  Well except for the outside shower handle cracking from residual water I left in it over the weekend.

I would think that an outlay of $16000, should give me more than a years worth of maintenance free use. I realize that it is low budget, but shouldn’t quality be a factor no matter what the price. 

I am not talking about cheap “China”stuff. This is American made. Why would you accept less.