R Pod 195 Tow Vehicle Suggestions

The r-Pod 192 and our Sonoma have essentially the same layout, except that we didn't want an uncomfortable folding couch bed.  It's easy to fasten a cutting board to the side of the galley cabinet that folds up and down for additional counter space.  With the cutting board in the up position, there is counter space equal to the 179 and the larger fridge comes in handy.  But all that being said, the 192 and Sonoma weighing in about the same, need a TV with a towing capacity above 5000 lbs.  So, if you want to stick to a TV with a 5000 lbs. tow limit, best to stay with a 179 or equivalent in weight.

Guess it depends on the kind of camping you do, if you have water and electric hookups and mostly cook outside or use the microwave a dry bath might be more important to you than the kitchen. If you boondock and take 2 minute showers to save water then you’re not spending time in the bathroom anyway. We almost always use the stove because I have to fire up the generator to run the microwave, so a cover for the stove wouldn’t help in our case. The weather, daylight, and bugs all have to cooperate before we’ll cook outside so that’s left for the occasional afternoon bbq, most of the time we’re cooking inside. I wouldn’t want to trade storage space and weight to have a second outside kitchen. The 179 counter space lets us set out ingredients, a dish drainer, and a 2.5 gal water dispenser, and leave things out until we relocate.

My wife uses the micro wave for just about everything so in our 189 we put a towel over the burner glass and use that area for food prep and dish drying.  We also have a 2 burner Coleman for cooking outside which helps when cooking the more odiferous food. We have been using campgrounds so we use their showers and our shower stall has become our food pantry.  I got an expansion bar that fits across the shower we use to hang clothes.  If we ever needed to use the shower we'd have to move everything.  We haven't boondocked yet so it works for us.

The problem with the 189/190 models is the tiny kitchen counter space. Can’t cook without stuff on the table, no good pantry area, and can’t leave dishes out to dry. IMHO.

Luckily my dog sleeps through everything except a bag of chips opening!