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    Posted: 25 Oct 2012 at 5:22pm
We may be at an advantage, since the only previous camping experience we had was tenting-  talk about storage issues!

Our 177 is not as large as our neighbors in most campgrounds, yet we find it quite comfortable for 2 or 3 day outings.  Do we have fabric "shopping bags" full of fresh linens on the way out, and "dirty laundry" on the way back?  Yes, indeed.  Is there a gigantic cooler straddling the tailgate of our Cherokee?  Yup!

When we first set out, Joyce had a "Things We Need" list.  I asked her to start another list of "Stuff We Don't Need"  They are approximately equal at this point.

Oh, and with the R-Dome, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels are very happy to be along!

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Welcome!

I imagine it would be hard dealing with little storage after coming from something larger.  There are some great mods on this forum.  We plan on adding a shelf in the back for clothing.

We just got the rPod 171 last week and are back from our first weekend.  The shower is definitely small so we are going to have the sink removed before next spring. My husband isn't handy so we are going to talk to the dealer about doing that for us.  Every inch helps.  When it first came out the bathroom didn't have a sink.  I wonder if they will eventually go back to doing it that way.

I'll be interested in hearing how things come along with yours and if the pod grows on you.
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Sammycamper - It sounds like they may have missed closing in all the Air gaps.  Look for any place they may have drilled the floor to put pipes in and see if they sealed all those.  Fridge area as you alread found out, look by the door and see if there are any cracks of light coming in and also under the bathroom opnd the vent and look for any holes not sealed.  I had several in ny 2009 - 171 rpod 
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Originally posted by dsmiths

Donna likes the size of the shower/head because there is no room for me to get in there when she is in there, dog gone the luck.
 
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Here is what I would do to find the place were the draft is coming from. close the door and windows turn on the bath fan high speed and check with a smoke pencile or put a very light ,fuzzy dawn on the end of a stick and hold it into places were the draft could come from.
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Originally posted by techntrek

Not sure why you had a hard time keeping yours warm, one benefit of the pods is they have a ton of insulation.  We use a small electric heater on low when we have hookups and it rarely runs.  Even when I camped in January and it got down to 10 F degrees it wasn't working very hard to keep the heat in - even with a window cracked open and the vent cracked open to help control humidity.  This past weekend I camped without hookups and it got down to the 40's, the furnace was set to 55-60 overnight and it didn't come on that often.
 
If ours had behaved that way, we wouldn't be disappointed. The cold air leaks were a MUCH greater disappointment than the space. We knew the R-Pod would have less storage space than we're used to; but we expected the benefit of a cozy pod.
 
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Donna likes the size of the shower/head because there is no room for me to get in there when she is in there, dog gone the luck.
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Welcome.  We went from a huge popup to the pod and don't have any problem packing for a week, odd that you are having so much of a problem.  One thing that helps us a lot is we added 3 lidded containers which we keep outside just under the edge of the pod.  Two hold trash & recycling, the 3rd holds our shoes.  Our clothes go in a rolling duffel bag which rolls under our bed (in the 171).  The drawers only hold more permanent things like cooking utensils.  The shower is tight in ours even without the small handwashing sink that the newer pods have.  I recommend removing it if you can.

Not sure why you had a hard time keeping yours warm, one benefit of the pods is they have a ton of insulation.  We use a small electric heater on low when we have hookups and it rarely runs.  Even when I camped in January and it got down to 10 F degrees it wasn't working very hard to keep the heat in - even with a window cracked open and the vent cracked open to help control humidity.  This past weekend I camped without hookups and it got down to the 40's, the furnace was set to 55-60 overnight and it didn't come on that often.

Ironically the Visa 19 footer caught my attention some time ago and I'm now seriously considering the 23 foot model.
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Posts: 111 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2012 at 9:08pm
Yes, Travis and Carrie, I looked at the RPod before I bought it. I knew we would have to pare down; but I simply underestimated the problem of putting a weekend's worth of two people's clothes, towels and normal carry-ons someplace when there's no place.
 
The problem with heat isn't the furnace, P&M, it's cold air leaks that I haven't been able to isolate. One area I did find was along the side of the refrigerator. I temporarily stuffed some paper towels in there, and that helped considerably.
 
I plan to spend this weekend converting the panel under the sofa seat to gain better access to the sizable space under there. Plus, the temperature is forcast to be cold enough that I might be able to track down some of those cold air leaks.
 
Meanwhile, it sure is cute in our driveway. I definitely don't hate the R-Pod; and, like you say, Paige and Pete, I may very well learn to love it if we can make a few of the right modifications.
 
Thanks.
 
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Posts: 216 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Oct 2012 at 9:17am
We have had two large RV's in the past and have always brought more "stuff" than we needed to. The challenge and pleasure of having our RPod is that we only bring what we need and we make sure everything has a designated "home". To me, it brings me back to more realistic camping than when we were dragging around or driving around one of our big RV's.
Part of being an RPod owner is thinking of innovative ways to stash your "stuff". Give it some time, you might fall in love with your RPod.
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