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Topic ClosedNew (almost) RPod 179 owner. - Event Date: 24 Mar 2015
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    Posted: 25 Mar 2015 at 8:14pm
The furnace is a DC and LP hog, so if you'll use it often off-grid you should consider a 2nd tank.  We rarely did and rarely filled the single tank.

If you want to mount a decent bike rack on the back, you should consider having a welder reinforce the receiver.  Others have done that.
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On Saturday I ended up putting my name on a new incoming 179. Now I need to sell my 2013 172.....Should get the new one at end of April or so. I will ask to have a WD hitch put on and upgrade the Fan-Tastic fan to the fanciest model with remote and thermostat because I don't see using the air conditioning unit much....

I hope my Volvo XC90 with 5000 pound limit will do ok as a TV because it towed my 172 great, but there is a weight increase.....time will tell if I made the right decision to get the 179.

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We installed a window in the door of our 179. LOVE it,
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Posts: 143 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 02 Apr 2015 at 5:55am
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I hope my Volvo XC90 with 5000 pound limit will do ok as a TV because it towed my 172 great, but there is a weight increase.....time will tell if I made the right decision to get the 179. freezingalaskan

We picked up our 179 @ Couch's in Ohio on Monday. Towed it back to Virginia with my 2014 Ford Explorer which also has a 5,000 lb. limit. Crossed the mountains in West Virginia & Blue Ridge Mountain in Virginia. Averaged 13 - 14 mpg. 
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"Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass, it is about learning to dance in the rain!!"
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Originally posted by freezingalaskan



I hope my Volvo XC90 with 5000 pound limit will do ok as a TV because it towed my 172 great, but there is a weight increase.....time will tell if I made the right decision to get the 179.

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A significant part of "the tow" is frontal area.. the 179 has the same as the 172. You may be a bit slower off the line with a few.. OK, quite a few more pounds.. but at speed, you should see/feel very similar. The rear profile is a bit less aero then the more pod shaped 172, but neither is as sleek as they would seem.
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