My wife and I will be picking up our new 179 in 10 days  We're planning on driving it from the dealer to a state park (have the reservations for electrical hookup).  We've dry camped in a tent trailer for 35 years but never did anything with power or water.  I have ordered a bunch of things I've read that I needed (surge protector, gray/black water tablets, white water hose, water pressure reduction valve, etc.) but am not sure if I've gotten everything.  We'll pack our old camping stuff like lawn chairs, etc., but what would you recommend to consider bringing along?  For example, does the new 2016 179 model come with a sewer hose to use from the black water/gray water connections?  Does it have a storage tube for this already installed or do I need to get it installed?  I'd appreciate your long checklists to make sure I don't forget something.  I just hate calling the dealer for all these questions because we're in the western US and have to travel a long way to the dealer and can't just drop in and ask.  Thanks!

I just purchased a new RP178 in May.  Pretty much all the stuff you bought was given to me at the dealership in a start up package they threw in.  (With the exception of the surge protector)  Mine came with a 30 amp electrical cord, sewer hose and fittings, water pressure regulator and hose, chemicals for the black tank, toilet paper, and adapter for 30 amp to 15 amp.  All of that was in a 5 gallon bucket, which I use for my garbage can when camping.

I purchased a much longer (5 ft. I think) sewer hose tube than the standard one, which won't quite hold my sewer hose with the fittings on. I attached it with zip ties under the chassis, fairly close to the steps and at a slight angle in order to be sure it was secured properly. I check them periodically, but good zip ties last for many years!

Be sure that the chemicals you use in your gray and black tanks are formaldehyde free. We just use add some water softener to our black tank after every dumping. Don't dump the black tank unless it's at least half full or you might not clean everything out in the process.

You mentioned a pressure reducer, which is a good item to have. Something else worthwhile is a Water Bandit, which enables you to 'connect' your white hose line to spigots with poor/no threads. Also very useful is a quick fill nozzle with a shut-off that lets you stop water flow at the end of the hose. I have one from Valterra that was about $5 and highly recommend it.

Wheel chocks and leveling blocks are a MUST.

A support for your sewer hose is not a bad investment, though I don't think it's necessary for occasional camping. They're almost worthless to me unless we are staying for multiple days at a site with full hookups, which isn't the norm for us.

A 30 amp to 15 amp 'dog bone' electrical adaptor is a MUST as well. Many campgrounds only have 15 amp hookups, and the dog bone adaptors are much better than the 'hockey puck' styled ones.

Do your state parks have hookups? Some do, but most do not. If not, you will need to be prepared to deal with that. That means going light with showers (both for minimal water usage and to conserve battery power since the water pump uses a fair amount of battery power), TV watching, etc. Some battery power is also needed to keep your refrigerator's electrical panel working even in propane mode.

There are a number of ways you can recharge the batteries, including a simple DIY solar setup. Alternatively, if you don't care about running the air conditioner while dry camping, you can connect jumper cables from your tow vehicle to the Pod and let the vehicle run for an hour or two a day (burning maybe 1 gallon of gasoline in the process). For better battery charging, you can have your RV or auto dealer install a heavier gauge power line to your 7 pin trailer light receptacle and just idle the vehicle for a bit every day that way.

For one or two day trips, you don't really need to do anything. Beyond that, you need to make some plans for battery recharging.

Thanks for all the good suggestions, WillThrill.  

Thanks, Leo B.  The dealer said that the 179 comes with a 10' sewer hose in a carrier container.  I've never used a dump station but hope that's long enough.