New 176T owners

Hello all,

We just took delivery of our new 176T and are getting aquatinted with it before we head off on a 3,000+ mile trek across the western US. We currently live in Fort Worth, TX and are moving to Portland, OR so we thought we'd take this opportunity to spend a couple months sightseeing while we work our way north. Our kids (ages 4 and 2) are pumped and it's a daily fight to get them out of the trailer and back in the house. We look forward to meeting any fellow Podders along the way. This is our first RV of any kind and if there are any other 176T owners out there with any advice or words of wisdom regarding this model we would greatly appreciate it.

See y'all out there

I am one of the few that has one too.  They are an odd bird.  We have replaced the folding mattress with a real one, but your probably younger.  You might not need that level of cushion.  I was so proud of my mod to hold folding chairs, there is a picture I up on here with it.  It makes lots of usable storage.  My tent would fall out of the top, because not all the screws are there.  You will see from the inside the "buttons" that cover the screws.  My unit is missing a few.  For light we have shower curtain rods with blankets to keep the bunks dark. Do yourself a favor and make a ladder out of a piece of wood and cabinet door handles or something so your kids and get up and down.  Otherwise they put their feet below the TV and destroy that.  Yours is 4, but he won't be forever.  

Congratulations and have a terrific adventure!