Our-Pod Mods

Kitting Up

Since we tend to camp in places that are pretty out of the way, I decided I wanted to have a somewhat complete took kit. So here is my primary kit, and no: it doesn’t all fit into the toolbox.

Some items are stored in one of the drawers for quick access: The duct tape, one of the super glue tubes, scissors, tape measure, and the orange screw driver set. The drill, along with the stabilizer socket and the charger are stored in the outside storage area or, if I feel the need for more security, in the truck. The box of screws, the terminal set, the silicone, the lithium grease, WD-40, and spray paint are in a bin together. The rest fit into the toolbox nicely.

The toolbox and the bin with the chemicals and other items are stored under the bed up front.

Not pictured is a basic socket set that I picked up from Home Depot:

This also goes in the above bin as well.

I also worked a bit on getting all of my water stuff in the same place. So i have those items here:

The longer hose is stored loose, and the rest go into a bin together. Some parts are redundant (there are two pressure reducers shown) and I can't imagine needing the  water heater element wrench in the field, but better to have and not need than to need and not have!

I'm also working on a similar bin for my sewer bits and pieces, but I will wait for that another day.

Kitting Up, Continued

We were VERY tempted to take the Pod out this weekend. Temperatures were going to be in the upper 50’s and lower 60’s but schedules and wind dictated a few more mods.

So continuing from my last set of mods, I finished my sewer kit. Once again, this kit goes into a plastic bin that fits into the outside storage area. This one has a clear 45 degree adapter, a coupler, nitrile gloves, a sewer adapter (with the other end already attached to a sewer hose) and a sewer hose support. This last item does not fit into the bin, but it seems to travel pretty well as is. My pod came with 2 sewer hoses, and I put a Valterra EZ coupler sewer hose connection shortly after it arrived.

Naturally, since I have 2 hoses, I checked to see if they would both fit in the smallish sewer hose holder and they would not. I wish I had checked that before I had put the tongue box on a few weeks ago as I had to take the box off to attach the second holder. It tucks in nicely behind the box and between the Pod. I shifted it a bit to the driver side since that’s where it would be used the most.

Continuing in the water vein, I swapped out the standard shower head with the Oxygenics Shower head. This was a pretty straightforward process where I removed the old hose and bracket and replaced it with the new one. The new one also came with a water cutoff switch that makes it easier to take a navy shower. My hope is that the hose will straighten out once I get some hot water running through it.

I also went ahead and swapped out the light bulbs in the Pod for LED lamps. Also a very easy process and took all of 5 minutes to complete. I kept the old bulbs and put them into my hardware box I discussed a few posts up.

A few small items were also added: A mirror (a must have for my wife), a cup-holder so that I have a spot for a water bottle at night when the dinette is turned into a bed, and a few strategic command-strip hooks.