Black tank fell from r-pod - Event Date: 03 Nov 2016

originally posted by Keith-N-Dar
Interesting how often a post of any problem prompts all the "me too" posts.  It is hard for me to believe that the same company that made our Pod made all the junk that people report.  I can't complain of any problem caused by FR.

Like the rust in Arizona, really?  Let them come to your state or ours and get some real salt on the trailer!  My bad in that we have had ours in the wintry salt on several occasions and have never really thought about washing it off during the cold winter.  So now I look under and have a bit of scraping and sanding to do but it isn't major, just something that needs tending to because this owner never did maintenance UNDER his camper before.  So after 5 years I am going to put a little time into it before it "potentially" becomes a problem.  Like you. we have been pleased with our "twin like yours" the 2011 R-Pod 177.  A great travel trailer.

I don't expect it to take a week to pack. I would, however, appreciate more than a day to do so. I have just finished up a couple of mods, and need time to clean out the mess made from one of them before we can even begin to pack.

I appreciate that Country Roads RV Center in Lexington, NC is being very helpful with this. There was no delay in responding.

The tank brackets on mine looked OK and all seemed to fit.  After looking closer, half the screws were missing and some of the ones still present were sheared off.  The screws are very small self tapping screws....the same ones used on supporting a plastic wiring harness support.  At minimum, bigger screws are needed in all the holes.  Better yet, add one actual bolt through each bracket.  Not difficult to do. The brackets are structural components and the design relying on a few dinky screws is beyond terrible.   

My wife and I will be taking our R-Pod to the dealer's on Thursday. We hope to have it back within a week as we have trips already planned for April for which we have already made a paid reservation. We need time to pack.