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bhamster
Senior Member Joined: 19 May 2011 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 165 |
Topic: New owner of 171 Posted: 20 May 2011 at 10:45am |
We just picked up our new rpod
171 a few weeks ago and went on our first trip with it last weekend.
Everything went well except a few minor issues (another topic). Here are
some pictures of the new rig:
We'll be roaming around the northwest all summer. Haven't seen any other rpods around here yet, but we just started. |
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Snowbound
Senior Member Joined: 17 Apr 2011 Location: Edmonton, AB Online Status: Offline Posts: 270 |
Posted: 20 May 2011 at 11:56am |
Hi and congratulations bhamster!
We wish you many years of happy podding.
Tom and Bette
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Tom and Bette
in our 177 "The Gastropod" |
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Caverkim
Senior Member Joined: 28 Jun 2010 Online Status: Offline Posts: 111 |
Posted: 20 May 2011 at 12:24pm |
Congrats and Enjoy!
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caver*pod 175/Louisville KY
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marshwatcher
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: Sunny FLORIDA Online Status: Offline Posts: 127 |
Posted: 20 May 2011 at 12:32pm |
BHamster,
Nice looking pod. I like your wheel chucks and stablizer pads (we have the same ones). |
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pmjensen
Senior Member Joined: 17 Aug 2010 Location: South Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 179 |
Posted: 20 May 2011 at 2:22pm |
Welcome to the forum. Pod looks great.
Happy Podding |
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2011 R-176 Nuestro Pod
2014 Silverado |
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psaman
Senior Member Joined: 26 Jun 2010 Location: Corpus Christi Online Status: Offline Posts: 231 |
Posted: 20 May 2011 at 2:36pm |
Congratulations and welcome!!! Thanks for the pictures also, we love pictures!!
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2011 R-177 "Sponge-Pod"
2011 F-150 XLT "Texas Edition" |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 20 May 2011 at 2:48pm |
Welcome. How does the Subaru handle it on the hills?
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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bhamster
Senior Member Joined: 19 May 2011 Location: Washington Online Status: Offline Posts: 165 |
Posted: 20 May 2011 at 3:05pm |
I thought someone might ask Not too many Subarus towing out there, and mine is just the 2.5L 4-cylinder.
It actually does pretty well. When I went to pick up the pod (5 hour drive) I had to go over a mountain pass (I90 snoqualmie pass). I had a strong headwind and sometimes crosswind and even on the steepest grades the slowest I went was 45mph. When I passed my first semi I knew it was doing alright. It's definitely not winning any speed records, but even if I had a more powerful car I probably wouldn't be going any faster in those conditions to preserve my MPG. On the flat freeway I stay around 50-60mph in 3rd gear and get about 13mpg. It handles the hitch weight pretty well also. I've heard that the self-leveling suspension helps with that. It's a bit bouncier, but no problems with sway so far. I did add a transmission cooler (optional), class III hitch, 7-pole connector, and a tekonsha prodigy P2 (which fits perfectly where the breaker panel door is). It took a few nights of tinkering to get it all setup, but everything went smoothly. |
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Iteach5th
Senior Member Joined: 25 Nov 2010 Location: Floral Park, NY Online Status: Offline Posts: 109 |
Posted: 20 May 2011 at 8:30pm |
Sweet set up,, good luck and enjoy from the East Coast
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"Whether you think you can or think you can't, either way you are right"- Henry Ford
2011 RP-177 2009 Jeep Cherokee 1982 Coleman Redwood pup |
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tpierce220
Senior Member Joined: 14 Jan 2011 Location: Oswego IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 281 |
Posted: 21 May 2011 at 12:11pm |
Nice pictures! Happy podding!!
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Adventures with ¡Podtástic!--Life in a Forest River RPod 182G with Tim and Louis and our two cats, Desi and Lucy. Check our website at http://podtastic.info for information on our journeys.
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