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Topic: Maiden Voyage Posted: 22 Feb 2011 at 7:00am |
Thanks for the post and pictures! It looks like you and the pups had a good time. It gives me hope that one day we will thaw out here and I'll get to do the same.
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iamsmonk
Senior Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 114 |
Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 11:15pm |
I actually watched both videos before we even received our dome. Very glad I did too...the instructions that come with the dome are practically useless. I've always been the type of person that if you show me something once, I'm good to go. I can read and follow written instructions quite well, but there's nothing like seeing it done! Anyone who's not set up their dome yet, check out the videos. Just to to youtube.com and type r dome in the search box.
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Sherrie & Carol,
Henri, Jay & Tanner 2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8 2011 r-pod 177 Let's go camping! |
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Hawkeyes
Groupie Joined: 12 Oct 2010 Location: Iowa Online Status: Offline Posts: 99 |
Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 3:25pm |
Yak Driver has videos on how to set up the R-dome alone or with a partner. Definitely worth checking out.
Your trip looks wonderful. So ready for our "Maiden Voyage".
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Hawkpod
2013 Surveyor Sport 189 2017 Chevy Silverado |
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Goose
Senior Member Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672 |
Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 2:28pm |
Looks like a great time! I found out that the secret to the dome was to clean the burrs out of the track before putting the darn thing up. Sure makes life easier.
Goose
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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marshwatcher
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: Sunny FLORIDA Online Status: Offline Posts: 127 |
Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 12:32pm |
Thanks for the description of the successes and snags on your first trip out. The doggies are too cute...the pictures really are much appreciated. We are still a week or so away from taking delivery on our 176T and hope to do as good a job as you did on describing our first trip out!
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psaman
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 231 |
Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 11:10am |
Congratulations on a great trip!!
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2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod"
2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition" |
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DocTom
Senior Member Joined: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Kansas City, MO Online Status: Offline Posts: 190 |
Posted: 21 Feb 2011 at 7:52am |
Really neat, I was wondering how the dome was going to be to set up? Thanks for posting the pics.
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Brush and Floss, It is the Secret of Life!
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iamsmonk
Senior Member Joined: 14 Nov 2010 Location: North Carolina Online Status: Offline Posts: 114 |
Posted: 20 Feb 2011 at 11:40pm |
Our maiden voyage was a success
It was almost like starting from scratch with the new pod. It towed well, but still wish I had more power for those darned Carolina hills. We will see how the truck pulls it next time vs. the Wrangler! Setting up was a piece of cake, not much different than the pop-up. We had a nice little routine with the pop-up, it's now going to just take a couple of trips to get used to where everything is packed. I LOVE the 'basement". I can get to power cable, water hose and stuff while Carol is unloading the pod. Setting up the dome was a little challenging. Not the actual installation of it, just figuring out what 'panels' we did and did not want to use. We finally settled on removing the entire front panel, leaving the sides which we absolutely loved. We installed the lower screen thinking it would possibly help keep the pups contained, this was before we decided to remove the front panel Not sure we will use it in the future. The only thing we had a problem with was the water heater. This is the first water heater we've had and it was 3 months ago since the dealer explained to us how to use it. Long story short - I had one of the valves turned the wrong way which was mixing the hot and cold water. A phone call to our dealer got us fixed right up. Once I turned the middle valve the right way we had HOT water. The bathroom was nice to have even though it is a bit cramped. It beats having to go outside to the 'cabana' we used to have or having to walk to the bathhouse in the middle of the night or first thing in the morning. The little sink in the bath is really a useless item, but it makes an excellent toilet paper holder. We did not use the furnace but our little electric/oscillating heater kept us plenty warm during the cool nights. We love the refrigerator. It's about twice the size of the one in the pop up and it was great being able to go ahead and put everyting in it before leaving the house. And I don't know how many times I had lowerd the pop-up just to realize I had forgot to unpack the fridge. so I had to crank it back up to get the stuff out, then into the cooler. Packing up was a breeze and it was so great not to have to push and tuck and lower the pop-up or roll up that aggravating awning we had on it. We loved our pop-up and had many wonderful trips in it. But we are totally thrilled with the pod and look forward to many, many seasons in it. Below are a few photos from this weekend:
And these are 3 of our babies!!!
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Sherrie & Carol,
Henri, Jay & Tanner 2004 Dodge Dakota w/4.7 V8 2011 r-pod 177 Let's go camping! |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 18 Feb 2011 at 2:58pm |
Good luck! If you have any questions and have wifi access, post your questions and hopefully somebody can get back to you quickly.
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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Folornhope
Groupie Joined: 22 Nov 2010 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 51 |
Posted: 17 Feb 2011 at 1:00pm |
Mine is still at Jeff Couch's. Didn't feel like going up to Yankee land and bringing it back through all the ice and snow...so our maiden voyage with our pod will be mid March. Looking at about a thousand miles with a fair amount of meandering along the way. |
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