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    Posted: 25 Nov 2020 at 5:13pm
Greetings,
My wife and I picked up "her" R-pod 196 last Friday in Salt Lake City. We had reserved one on order back in September and it took a little longer than expected to arrive. My wife decided we should drive from Montana to SLC on Wednesday even though the R-pod had not yet arrived at the dealer. We visited the dealer on Thursday morning and were told it could arrive anytime, but they didn't know for sure. Well it arrived that afternoon and we hooked up my Chevy Colorado on Friday afternoon.
We headed for Mesquite, Nevada for a shakedown trip and spent three days in the unit before putting it into storage until January. We left it in Mesquite so it would need minimal winterizing for its two month recovery. Everything on board worked which were grateful for. We will see how things look when we return to Nevada and Arizona in January.


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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Nov 2020 at 7:51pm
Welcome and congratulations! I hope you have many fun adventures and make many great memories with your new RPod.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 25 Nov 2020 at 9:35pm
Nice looking setup.  Now you have a few months ahead to plan your pod campouts for the 2021 season.  Have fun.
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Nov 2020 at 12:40pm
Congrats on the 196. You are gonna love it, I think it's a great couples camper for sure. You can do a third person, but it's really great for 2. I can suggest a few good mods to get ready for next season if you'd like. 

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 28 Nov 2020 at 3:16pm
Thanks for the update. Would love to hear what you recommend for mods.
BTW, have you replaced the mattress with a full queen. If so, how does it fit.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Nov 2020 at 9:57am
I just added a 5 inch mattress topper, and it's tolerable. I think replacing it might be the better way to go if you aren't happy with it. A big mod I always suggest, is to get an EMS before all others. It will protect all of your electronics from high/low volts, and a bunch of other possible issues that could harm your camper. I suggest a hard wired unit, do it once and forget about it, but any type is better than none. The pantry shelf holders are not very strong. If you intend on putting much on them, I'd replace the plastic rails with steel rails. Mine caved in after a few months. I put lift arms under the bed, it makes it so much easier to use the storage. There's plenty of other things you can do, but that's a good start. Enjoy the pod, no matter where you camp, it's a million star resort 
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Nov 2020 at 10:55am
I bought a Progressive Industries surge protector already and it works fine. Used it on the first trip. Will buy a short length of chain so I can lock it to the power box if needed. Just ordered a Serta hyrbrid queen mattress from Lowes for a great price of $329 that we will use to replace the short queen. Not sure of the quality, but hard to beat the price.  I plan to put lift arms under the bed and maybe extend the base just a bit for the longer mattress. Want to make sure I don't make it too cramped to get around the side. One of the main reasons for buying the 196 was the North-South bed where my wife and I can get in and out on the sides and not have to climb over each other to get out.  Will look at the rail replacement.
Glad to see Forest River has beefed up the black and grey water discharge pipes with additional support to the frame. All in all, a great travel trailer so far.

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Nov 2020 at 12:34pm
Originally posted by Ricktoon

Glad to see Forest River has beefed up the black and grey water discharge pipes with additional support to the frame. All in all, a great travel trailer so far.
May we have a picture of what they've done to make it beefier?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Nov 2020 at 10:19pm
Trailer in storage right now. Will take some pics when I get a chance

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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 27 Jan 2021 at 6:29pm
Here are some image of the black water outlet and gray water outlets on the 2021 R-pod 196

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