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mtshastadog 
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Joined: 24 Jul 2014 Location: Northern CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 5 |
 Topic: r-pod for 4Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 1:07pm |
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We want to purchase an r-pod but are not locked into any particular model. What model is best for sleeping 4 (2 adults,2 teenagers)? Is there one that has a queen bed and bunks in the same unit? We live on the West coast and probably want a Hood River Edition unless the East coast version has the same ground clearance.
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MoPod
Senior Member 
Joined: 10 Oct 2013 Location: Pittsville, MO Online Status: Offline Posts: 105 |
Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 3:14pm |
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We have a 176 which has a dinette that coverts to queen and two bunks in the front. The upper bunk as been partially removed because the bunks we so tight. Depending on the age/size of your teens they may be very uncomfortable in them. Another thing to consider about the bunks is the comfort of the mattresses. The mattresses that came with the camper were thin foam - not great. I replaced mine with 8" memory foam mattress which sleeps great, but makes the space between the upper bunk even more limited.
My advice would be to visit a dealer who has lots of different models in stock and to sit/lie/stand in them with all the people who will be in the pod with the door shut. We did this at a dealership in Salem OR when we were looking and the experience really clarified what models we could and couldn't use. Another possibility if the kids are big teens is to set them up on cots in the dome. Although I've never spent the night in the dome, I have been known to nap in there from time to time. |
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Bill & Nancy
2015 RPod 179 Previously 2010 RPod 176 2014 Explorer Sport |
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kymooses
Senior Member
Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 4:03pm |
If you're out west you most certainly end up with a HRE Rpod if you buy one. But yes the east ones either do or can have added the same ground clearance for the most part. There would be a tiny tiny tiny difference with the HRE's larger tires but that would be inconsequential. Plenty of Pods can sleep 4 adults. A 182g would come close to fitting what you're looking for as it has bunks and then a dinette which can be a queen bed. But nothing has a queen standalone bed and bunks both. A 178 has a queen bed and then a dinette that can be a bed at the opposite end and also would sleep 4.
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COSPod
Newbie
Joined: 20 Jan 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 38 |
Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 5:24pm |
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Unless your teens want to sleep in same bed, you have 172, 176, 182, basically the same sleeping setup for each, you have 2 bunks, then dinette converts to bed. We tend/try to just keep the dinette setup as a bed unless the weather is bad, just less work to keep switching it around (kids not eating in camper is also nice bonus)
172 - biggest bunks, but least room as no slide out 176 - you get a slide out so more "hallway" space, but you lose some bunk width 182g - take a 176, flip the bunk with dinette, stick the garage on the back as already mentioned, I'm not sure how teens would like the smaller bunks of the 176/182. I'd highly recommend going to see a dealer and looking at least at a 172 and 176. The 182 seems about the same inside as 176, just a garage on back. It's kind of a tradeoff of small bunks for a bit more hallway space.. hard to make a call there as 172 is pretty tight on the interior with just 2 adults. The other aspect is cost, as with anything more options means more cost. For reference/opinion, i have a 172 and 2 small kids. The biggest challenge we run into is storage space, particularly for a longer trip, we tend to use about 1/3 of each bunk for clothes. That works when kids are little, teens would probably be more a challenge. We added numerous storage hanging pocket things, hooks, etc, but still have a hard time between the clothes/food. Though you do get better and more efficient each trip . |
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp 
Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 5:57pm |
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As mentioned, the 178 can sleep 4, same as the 171, with the dinette slightly tighter with the size of a "RV double", and the queen is a "RV queen", both slightly smaller than the equivalent home version.
We have 4 total in our 171, and when our kids got bigger I built a semi-permanent bunk above the dinette. When camping we spend most of our time outside, even when raining, so we rarely have problems with space except right at bedtime (if the kids don't go to bed first, which they often do). However, when touring (not camping) there are times when we are all in the pod for 10-12 hours at a time, like at truck stops, and then things feel tight at times - but really most of that time we are on the beds reading, on the net, or sleeping.
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 7:03pm |
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Welcome to the group!!
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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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JStrube
Groupie 
Joined: 11 Aug 2014 Location: Atwater, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 90 |
Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 9:30pm |
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Teens sleep outside in my household... Tents are great for them, plus keeps options open for adult fun. Check out your local toy hauler liquidators for a good price. They had a good stock on hand when I looked.
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2012 181G
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mtshastadog
Newbie
Joined: 24 Jul 2014 Location: Northern CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 5 |
Posted: 03 Sep 2014 at 11:30pm |
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Thanks everyone for your useful responses and advice. You gave me key things to look for when we head down to the dealers.
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mtshastadog
Newbie
Joined: 24 Jul 2014 Location: Northern CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 5 |
Posted: 04 Sep 2014 at 12:10am |
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kymooses - thanks for your reply.
The 176T looks very interesting. Any knowledge about this model? My wife wants to take this thing off-road and I am very concerned about ground clearance and the tires. Can we swap out the standard tires for larger, off-road tires? |
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kymooses
Senior Member
Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 04 Sep 2014 at 8:49am |
This is just a general statement of knowing and watched the "t" model owners over the years. A lot of people are initially interested in them. A lot of people like the thought of the hybrid feel so it feels like tent camping again, and then still others like the thought of the extra space and more room to sleep. What ends up happening is the tent bed overhangs the dinette area a bit and is in the way for some owners, inevitably tents end up leaking (some owners haven't had this issue but more than a few have reported it; afterall it is a tent. They are of course harder to heat and cool but that's not a huge issue. The last thing I've seen owners complain about is just simply that it's a tent and requires more setup, if it's wet when you break camp you're going to have to pop the tent back out at home to let it dry etc. I've seen owners love "t" models for the whole time they've owned them, but once they've moved on to something else they've commented they wouldn't own one again
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