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    Posted: 31 Jul 2015 at 10:01pm
There were discussions on that early on, on this forum.  Even go the max 8 feet wide like many campers and there would be room for a walk-around queen.  The length could be kept shorter, too, with some floor plans, since the total area would be the same.
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Posts: 1447 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 31 Jul 2015 at 9:25pm
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Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar

I like it, but the pod I will buy is dry bah, but more important a bed with three sides open.


Doubt there will ever be a pod with the bed turned. The pod is what it is. To turn the queen bed, the pod would have to be at least a foot wider. I seriously doubt that happening, FR already has several shorter length trailers with a north south bed and wider stance. The narrowness of the pod concept is part of it's appeal and design criteria.


It could be wider by having the weels inboard instead of having fenders.  Lots of towables are built that way.  I am not a marketing person and don't know what kind of work FR has done to look at this market.  I just know I am keeping what I have unless they make one that I like better.
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Dry bath = good!
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I like it...it is a nice model....but my future still says 183g, or as I call it...the perfect pod.  Thanks for the great video!
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I really wish they put the dinette on the slide so it had a bit more counter space (and my head wouldn't sleep right next to the fridge). Love that full bath! Don't understand why there isn't a fan in there.

Also wish for over bed cabinets like the ones over dinette in the 179. I still want those in my 179.
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I agree with both of you on that , would love better access to the bed, but really doubt it will happen!
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 30 Jul 2015 at 8:33am
Originally posted by Keith-N-Dar

I like it, but the pod I will buy is dry bah, but more important a bed with three sides open.


Doubt there will ever be a pod with the bed turned. The pod is what it is. To turn the queen bed, the pod would have to be at least a foot wider. I seriously doubt that happening, FR already has several shorter length trailers with a north south bed and wider stance. The narrowness of the pod concept is part of it's appeal and design criteria.
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I like it, but the pod I will buy is dry bah, but more important a bed with three sides open.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 29 Jul 2015 at 3:15pm
Originally posted by Camper Bob

Interesting. What is its tow weight?

No official specs and this one hadn't been weighed and stickered since it's the prototype.  But I would say somewhere just under the weight of the 179 based on the floorplan and smaller slide out.
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Interesting. What is its tow weight?
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