I wrecked our escaPod |
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lostagain
Senior Member Joined: 06 Sep 2016 Location: Quaker Hill, CT Online Status: Offline Posts: 2587 |
Topic: I wrecked our escaPod Posted: 16 Jun 2017 at 3:28pm |
Now it's time to go camping. The other stuff can wait until the weather turns.
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Never leave footprints behind.
Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
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birderdiane526
Senior Member Joined: 08 May 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 320 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2017 at 5:11pm |
Congratulations! Good luck prepping for your trip!
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Diane and Michael
2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE) 2007 Toyota Tundra BLOG:Podding in Paradise, birderdiane526.blogspot.com |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2017 at 9:06pm |
Unfortunately, there is no time to do camping before our big trip so some of the things need to be put back in and the 'Pod stocked for the trip. On top of that, we will be helping with VBS next week. The days are going to be packed in getting the R-Pod ready. I already got the double steps put back on as well as the power jack. I re-did the steps so now they fit even better than before. I also reinstalled the vent cover. That is tricky as I was surprised to see not the Fan-Tastic Vent, but a Maxxair Vent when we went to pick it up. I had to modify the Fan-Tastic Ultra Breeze vent cover to use the Maxxair's mounting tabs. Hopefully, it will work. If not, then I will get the Maxxair Fan-Mate cover that will use the EZ-Clip mounts. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Dave & Donna
Groupie Joined: 18 Apr 2017 Location: Nebraska Online Status: Offline Posts: 55 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2017 at 10:17pm |
I'm Glad you have your Pod back! Have a great time on your trip. When you have the time, I'd lime to know about the double steps. That is a Very long step dowm!!
D. |
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D&D plus Rusty
2017.5 R-pod 179 |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 16 Jun 2017 at 10:36pm |
There is a picture and description on page 4 in my mods (link in signature). I had to notch out the back end to have them fit correctly. The end plates are wider than those of the original steps. They are also a little narrower, so I made shims so they would fit. I could have used washers if I had wanted to, but had the stock on hand to make the shims.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2630 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2017 at 12:11am |
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2017 at 6:42am |
Yes. Since they had to replace both the door side and re-do the roof, they reinforced it so it could support the awning. I would not recommend having an accident in order to get an awning installed. However, in our case, it happened to work out.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Dave & Donna
Groupie Joined: 18 Apr 2017 Location: Nebraska Online Status: Offline Posts: 55 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2017 at 3:33pm |
Thank you for the information on the steps!
D. |
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D&D plus Rusty
2017.5 R-pod 179 |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2017 at 5:01pm |
I was a little unclear in my description above. The end plates are wider, but the steps are a little narrower, meaning the end plates are a little closer together. That is why I needed the shims. When I reinstalled them, I reworked the notch so they now sit better than they did before. I needed to deepen my notch about a 1/4 inch. Now they are level whereas they were slightly tipped up before.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6288 |
Posted: 17 Jun 2017 at 9:45pm |
Okay, I am trying to post a photo, but even though I get the link from Google photos and put it in the URL of the dialog box for pictures, all I get is a broken link. I'll try again tomorrow.
Edit: I am trying again after a good night's sleep. Okay, what am I doing wrong? I paste the link from Google Photos in the URL box but then I get an error message. Are photos from Google blocked on the forum? |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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