Pictures of tow vehicles and trailers - R-pod Owners Forum

This is my third try to post my first entry. The first one on 5 September came out with no text or picture. The last time, I did get the following Note when I attempted to Review Post:

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Operation not Allowed

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I hope this third time will work. I reduced font size and also downloaded the picture rather than pasted it in.

I am the proud new owner of a 2015 Hood River Edition, R-Pod 179. I had always been a tent camper but after passing 70, I am enjoying the change to the luxury trailer life. Three trips so far – Snake River, Crater Lake and Washington coast - with the next one to the North Cascades coming up in a week. My ’95 Blazer, 4.2 liter pulls this trailer just fine with a little slowing on the hills but it certainly cuts our gas mileage. I did add overload springs to assist with a little sagging.

I have enjoyed reading the various entries on this site. It stuck me that Forest River has actually made some of the changes that users have asked for. I found this very encouraging. So far my wife and I have been very pleased with our R-Pod. It is a great configuration for a couple – and we were joined by out grandchild on the last trip. I guess there are always ways to improve, even good products. I would suggest the following:

1. 1. Run both the black water and gray water valves into one drain so the drain hose doesn’t have to be changed from one to the other.

2. 2. The smoke detector on the 179 with the rear kitchen is very close to the stove burners (the installation instructions recommend 20’) – this results in normal cooking setting off the alarm. Some type of exhaust fan or hood with filter, over the stove would be nice. But I realize with the sloping roof this might be an awkward installation.

3. 3. The curtain slides don’t go quite low enough, allowing light to come in right above your head. I intend to solve this problem by gluing a 2 1/2” or 3” strip of cloth along the bottom edge of the curtain to block the light.

4. 4. The tent track on the side of the trailer had sharp edges that cut into the plastic slide piece. I easily smoothed this out with a round file so I see this as just a minor quality control issue.

5. 5. The faucets in the bathroom sink should be centered over the sink. The off center placement sometimes allows some water to splash on the floor.

On the Crater Lake trip, I thought our refrigerator had broken, one night when it just stopped working. We had a plug in site and all the power in that area had gone out for about an hour but the refrigerator didn’t come back on when power was restored. The next morning I found the governing fuse was just loose. We had traveled over a washboard road the day before and it must have worked loose. I pushed the fuse back in and the refrigerator worked just fine.

This picture is on the Washington Coast:

Thestone…

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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171

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Blue's Pod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 25 Aug 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 61	Post Options Post Reply Quote Blue's Pod Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Pictures of tow vehicles and trailers Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 7:30pm
	Doug there is a picture of it in the introduce yourself, under the topic New Pod This Week, on page two.

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	Here is our 179 one day after purchase in Iowa, heading back to Texas...
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thestone Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 11 Aug 2014 Location: Richland, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 2	Post Options Post Reply Quote thestone Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2014 at 2:43pm
	This is my third try to post my first entry. The first one on 5 September came out with no text or picture. The last time, I did get the following Note when I attempted to Review Post: Request object error 'ASP 0104 : 80004005' Operation not Allowed /RTE_popup_preview.asp, line 65 I hope this third time will work. I reduced font size and also downloaded the picture rather than pasted it in. I am the proud new owner of a 2015 Hood River Edition, R-Pod 179. I had always been a tent camper but after passing 70, I am enjoying the change to the luxury trailer life. Three trips so far – Snake River, Crater Lake and Washington coast - with the next one to the North Cascades coming up in a week. My ’95 Blazer, 4.2 liter pulls this trailer just fine with a little slowing on the hills but it certainly cuts our gas mileage. I did add overload springs to assist with a little sagging. I have enjoyed reading the various entries on this site. It stuck me that Forest River has actually made some of the changes that users have asked for. I found this very encouraging. So far my wife and I have been very pleased with our R-Pod. It is a great configuration for a couple – and we were joined by out grandchild on the last trip. I guess there are always ways to improve, even good products. I would suggest the following: 1. 1. Run both the black water and gray water valves into one drain so the drain hose doesn’t have to be changed from one to the other. 2. 2. The smoke detector on the 179 with the rear kitchen is very close to the stove burners (the installation instructions recommend 20’) – this results in normal cooking setting off the alarm. Some type of exhaust fan or hood with filter, over the stove would be nice. But I realize with the sloping roof this might be an awkward installation. 3. 3. The curtain slides don’t go quite low enough, allowing light to come in right above your head. I intend to solve this problem by gluing a 2 1/2” or 3” strip of cloth along the bottom edge of the curtain to block the light. 4. 4. The tent track on the side of the trailer had sharp edges that cut into the plastic slide piece. I easily smoothed this out with a round file so I see this as just a minor quality control issue. 5. 5. The faucets in the bathroom sink should be centered over the sink. The off center placement sometimes allows some water to splash on the floor. On the Crater Lake trip, I thought our refrigerator had broken, one night when it just stopped working. We had a plug in site and all the power in that area had gone out for about an hour but the refrigerator didn’t come back on when power was restored. The next morning I found the governing fuse was just loose. We had traveled over a washboard road the day before and it must have worked loose. I pushed the fuse back in and the refrigerator worked just fine. This picture is on the Washington Coast: Thestone…

Leo B Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508	Post Options Post Reply Quote Leo B Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 10 Sep 2014 at 5:01pm
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	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171

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	Welcome, thestone. All of the slide-out models have the separate gray/black dump valves due to the layout. The non-slide models have them together. Welcome dave and meg, look for the Post Reply button at the lower-left of each thread, which will put you in "full edit" mode. Then look for the little button with the picture of the tree.
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	The best way is to have a URL address for your photo. Paste it into your reply or you can simply upload it using the utilities above the message box.

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	Our 2014 179 and 2006 Tacoma at Neys Provincial Park in Ontario
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	Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171