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    Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 4:49pm
Just a thought here.  Everyone agrees (so it seems including myself) that MPG seems to fall in about half (maybe not quite half but close) when pulling the pod.  I wonder if it would be worth the investment to attach an air deflector on the TV to shoot the resistance up and over the pod.  I'm not even sure if those deflectors (hope everyone knows what I mean by that) even really work or make much of a difference, just a fleeting thought.. 
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Posts: 3990 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 17 Jun 2013 at 3:32pm
I saw no change in mpg after installing the risers. We tend to go to one state park more than others and did all kinds of playing for improved mpg and only found that the position on our kayaks on the roof seemed to help (v shaped) 
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I never noticed a significant change in gas mileage between with and without Risers. I had my trailer a year before I put on the risers.  
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Charlie:  What do you mean by 'hook up the pod'?  Hooking it to the hitch literally due to the weight which obviously reduces gas mileage or hooking up the wiring and using the TV system to charge the pod?  Just want to clarify.  I could possibly see how risers could reduce mileage, as it would be up approx 3 more inches in the air, but your right, probably minimially. 
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Probably unmeasurable impact on gas mileage. The real decrease in gas mileage happens when you hook up the Pod. My dealer said the risers were worth their weight in gold. He was only half right. They are worth TWICE their weight in gold.  
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WinkHusband nixed the ideas of risers.Said gas mileage would decrease significantly. .....anyone noticed this?
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Adding a new set of stakes to our list for next shopping trip.  Currently I have the exact number I need but no spares so I never thought to just stake one at that corner and then small bungee cord it!

That should work nicely!
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Posts: 214 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jun 2013 at 9:32pm
I got some small bungee cords (6-10") and I use them with tent stakes (looks like large nail with plastic head).  I think there's a tab on inside corner of Dome which I use with bungee and stake.  Did this last year ... seemed to work well as I remember.

I may have also used small bungee from Dome to bottom of stabilizer.  Experiment and see what you can do. I was 3 weeks in one location and it held up well.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 16 Jun 2013 at 9:20pm
I've just always hated that I can't stake my dome down in the back.  On one side it's fine cause the cooler sits on the flap, but the other I never have anyway to do anything with it.

Annoys the crap out of us.AngryAngry
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You can order it from Forest River.  Then have a RV dealer put them on.  The only part of my R-Dome that doesn't "fit" is the skirt.  It doesn't reach the ground.

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