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Bill-GA 
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Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
 Topic: Things you should NOT do!Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:07pm |
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I thought it would be interesting to list the somewhat silly or downright dumb things we've done with our RPODs. I'll list a few up front to break the ice. This could become a easy way to pass some knowledge onto newbies.
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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Bill-GA
Senior Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:18pm |
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Don't forget the stabilizers! ... And wheel stops.
On my first long trip in 2012, we pulled into a campground late at night and I was tired from driving. I unhooked the hitch then jumped into the Pod to pop the tent. I felt the back of the camper tilt down then I felt us rolling forward ... Bang! I jumped out, realizing I didn't set wheel stops or the stabilizers. In the morning I examined my TV and saw that the only damage was that the trailer tongue had pushed in my plate/tag about 3 inches. I had to hammer it out flat! Took about 10 minutes.
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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Bill-GA
Senior Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:25pm |
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Here's a water classic! I've done this about 6 times.
We pull into a campsite. About 1 hour later wife says "Water is not working, so I had to turn pump on and run from the tank". I'm thinking ... Is the filter clogged, is a Pod value stuck? After 5-10 minutes of thinking about this ... I go outside and see I forgot to turn the water on at the tap.
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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Bill-GA
Senior Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:30pm |
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Level side-to-side is job one!
I pull into the site, unhitched the Pod. Crank it up or down at the hitch to level it front to back. Then I realize I forgot to level side to side! Gotta hook up the Pod again to the TV, get the leveling pads out and start all over again!
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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Bill-GA
Senior Member
Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Cumming, GA Online Status: Offline Posts: 214 |
Posted: 14 Oct 2013 at 8:48pm |
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NEVER open the cap to the sewer pipe without making sure the value is closed! This only happened to me ONCE. Or .. ALWAYS close the sewer pipe value after a dump! .... enough said!
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Bill & Bev
13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
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wingnut2312
Senior Member
Joined: 25 Aug 2013 Location: MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 231 |
Posted: 15 Oct 2013 at 9:58am |
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First time out I was using the tongue jack to level the pod. Robin kept saying the level bubblewasn't moving very much. I'm starting to break a sweat and new curse words are coming to mind. Suddenly I notice that the hitch is still attached to the tv! Awesome to know that the tongue jack will lift a 6000# vehicle as well as the pod!!
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2014 rpod 182G
Ford Expedition |
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P&M
Senior Member
Joined: 13 Aug 2012 Location: Spokane, WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 454 |
Posted: 15 Oct 2013 at 11:45am |
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Turn off the breaker at the service pole before plugging in AC cord and hooking up to Pod. Remember to turn breaker back on or nothing works ... "The Oven still isn't working! Stupid Oven ... oh yeah, wait a minute"
After turning off water and disconnecting, make sure to open cold tap on sink to relieve the residual pressure in the system. Otherwise you may get to next destination and find that it has leaked, especially if one of the handles gets bumped. Really bad when the cover is on the sink and it then just splashes all over.
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P & M ... and Comet too!
2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500 |
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juzdon
Newbie 
Joined: 05 Aug 2012 Location: Wisconsin Online Status: Offline Posts: 11 |
Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 2:25pm |
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make sure your extension cord reaches to your rPod before you level, block, unhook, and stabilize.
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jato
Senior Member
Joined: 23 Feb 2012 Location: Kewadin, MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 3229 |
Posted: 14 Nov 2013 at 8:54pm |
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Check and double check to make sure the lock for the hitch is in the DOWN position. About 2 months after we got our new pod I was literally creeping (about 3 mph) moving the pod out of the barn when all of a sudden I heard a whoomph. As I looked behind in my rear view mirror, I noticed the pod was 6 feet behind me. Not only did it come off the hitch but I also smashed the plastic holder for my poop pipe. At least I didn't get a ticket and no one else knew about it, until now!
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God's pod
'11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
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HuronSailor
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 10 Jun 2009 Location: Owosso MI Online Status: Offline Posts: 704 |
Posted: 15 Nov 2013 at 7:26am |
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Do not get pod leveled up, awning attached, lawn chairs set up, etc., then realize you forgot to fill the tank with water on the way in.
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.: Mark & Beth :: Silverado 5.3L :: 2018 rPod 180 :.
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