West Texas New Guy

Picking up new 179 tomorrow morning. I've been lurking on the site for about a week and found it filled with tons of useful information, hints, tips, and advise. Thanks! I have limited experience with RV's. I had a used pop-up camper when stationed in Alaska back in the 80's, and have rented some not-so-well-maintained campers a couple of times over the past few years. Mostly we tent-camped. Decided to pull the trigger and purchase. Wife and I are empty nesters now and wanted something small and easy to tow. We really liked the layout of the 179. The only extras on our 179 is the awning and we opted for an anti-sway hitch. Tow Vehicle is a 2015 2wd Toyota Tundra so anti-sway hitch may be overkill but feel better having one. As strange as it may sound, I'm newer to forums than I am to RV camping. This being the first time I've ever posted on one. Look forward to posting more in the future.

Welcome and Congratulations. I was stationed at Goodfellow AFB for AIT training in 1984 an went back there for a class in the early 90's. My first sighting of a tornado was while we were on our end of course exercise. It was on the other side of lake O.C. Fisher.

We also have and like the 179. Although the bathroom is small, we thought we would like and get more use out of the larger kitchen with its storage. I have done a number of modifications. The 179 lends itself well to customizing if you like to do things with it. It is currently at the factory for repair following an accident last December when we hit a combination of ice and wind. We will be picking it up from the factory next month, hopefully as good as, or better than new. We will be getting an awning with it since they will be replacing the wall and can put the newer style with the proper reinforcement to hold the awning. We will have a one-of-a-kind 2016 RP-179 after that.

We hope you have many fun trips and make many good memories with your new R-Pod.

We just spent 3 weeks in your state with our 178 and just drove 65 and didn't get run over. What I found is that 65 is the best speed to pull the pod. I have pulled all kinds of trailers my hope life but this one was different. We like how easy it is to set up.
Welcome and have happy trails.

You won't get run over, and you won't have to have any white knuckle passing experiences.  My 2007 hemi Dodge likes 62 with the pod with top overdrive gear locked out.   Any complaints - well, get over it.

I am not sure, but I think the newest 'Pods come with load range D tires. Mine came with load range C tires. It was a great improvement to upgrade them to load range D.

We were towing in Wyoming with a speed limit of 80 mph. I was still doing 60 mph. We did not get run over. We were mostly on the Interstates. If I am on a 2-lane road and I see a line-up behind me, I look for a place to pull off and let them pass. I have not had to do that but once or twice though.