Newbie

Welcome.

Welcome to the forum, I'm also a newbie, bought our 2017 179 late August and absolutely love it. Been out 4 times since on short weekends, 3 of those trips less than 40 miles round trip, 1 at 150 miles round trip. This forum is packed with people with trustworthy information, and the replies come quicker than on any other forum I've been on. I have answered nearly all my newbie questions here, hopefully soon I can contribute something useful.
     Curious, what are you towing with? If a light duty TV, how does it tow? I ask because I use a Hyundai Santa Fe with a 5000lb limit which does very well. The 179 is pretty light and easy to tow. I think there may be a lot of people looking for non-truck towing options, if you have one please share.
Good luck with your 179

Welcome to the group! Congrats on your 179!

Congratulations and welcome! We picked up our 179 last December and have about 10,000 miles of towing with it. Our first trip was from North Carolina to Nevada and Arizona. The second long trip was to Louisville, KY. The third was to western New York State. The fourth was to western NC (Cherokee and the "Unto These Hills" pagent), parts of the Blue Ridge Parkway, to New Jersey, Vermont, eastern New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and return. This also includes more limited trips such as a short trip to a nearby park or to the dealer for service. Our R-Pod is great! We tow it with a Ford Escape SE with 2L Ecoboost engine and factory tow package giving us a 3500 lb tow rating. We use an Equal-i-zer hitch. Even though we tow with a smaller vehicle, the turbo makes all the difference. I would not necessarily recommend our TV to anyone, but it is what we have and it works. I hope you enjoy your 179 as much as we are enjoying ours.

Congratulations and wishing you happy trails!