Removing the A/C

Welcome to the forum!

I'm going to give you some discouraging advice.
If your tow vehicle is only rated to tow 2400lbs. then,
don't buy a Pod. Or, plan on purchasing a new tow vehicle right away.
You really need something with about a 5000lbs. tow rating to pull one of these things.
Removing 95lbs. isn't going to help much.
It is not so much the weight that "gets you" and the aerodynamic drag (wind resistance).

You might pass along what your tow vehicle is.

 Towing near your rated tow limit won't be a nice experience unless very short distance trips at lower speeds. Your tow vehicle engine will be wrung out trying to maintain 55 mph, and hills will bring it right down from there. 

Originally posted by abejita76 First, thanks to those who responded!  Much appreciated. As for our TV, it's a 2004 Subaru Forester XT.  US stated tow-capacity is 2400#, but in Europe and Australia (same model/engine/etc), it's 4000# (interesting article that reviews some of the rationale: http://oppositelock.kinja.com/tow-me-down-1609112611).  It's GVWR is 4652#, with a curb weight of 3200#.  That should leave over 1400# for the tongue weight, my husband and I, our dogs, and supplies (we pack light and get water at the campground); please let me know if I'm wrong on this (GVWR, tongue weight, etc are all new terms to me).   We currently have a Rockwood PUP that weighs ~2300# fully loaded, and we have had no issues.  We realize the aerodynamics will be different with the R-Pod, hence why were were trying to keep the weight as low as possible AND planned to by a hitch stabilizer or sway control adaptor.  And 90% of our trips will be within a 250-mile radius of our home. In the interim I did do some calling around to different local dealers, and they said they could swap out the A/C for a vent (or another fan).  But why pay for something just to have it removed, when we can order it the way we want (sans A/C & M/W) from the dealer and wait the month or two to get it?  Just sad we won't have it next week. Again, thanks for the replies.  And any other tips/advice/concerns are always welcome.

The frontal area of the Pod is such that you are pulling a nearly flat wall down the road. While the weight of the two trailers is close, the exposed frontal area of the pod vs the pup, is astronomical.

Honestly, we here want every podder to be safe, comfortable and happy. I don't think this combo is going to do any of those. And I like Subi's we have had 3. Wouldn't for a minute try to tow a pod with one.

I am towing with a 2016 Ford Escape SE 2L Ecoboost with factory tow package. The tow limit on my vehicle is 3500 lbs. I tow a 179 and the combination behaves quite well. However, I would not necessarily recommend it for anyone else. If we had not just purchased it (with the view toward getting a Casita or other small trailer), I would have gone with something larger with a higher tow rating. When the deal we thought we had on a Casita turned out to be a scam, we needed to find something that was within the tow rating of the Escape. The R-Pod 179 was our choice. We are pushing the limit, but we can't afford to trade while the vehicle is less than a year old and we have a while to go before it is paid for. I added an AeroPlus by PurpleLine, which helps with the aerodynamics and improves my gas mileage. The Escape tows better with it as well.

I agree with the others. You would really be taking a risk with the Subaru. While it probably can be done, it probably should not be.

Save yourself the repairs to the Subie, and use that money to buy a bigger vehicle.