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mcarter

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Topic: Shopping List for New RPod
Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 8:51am

+1 - not a Pod specific tool

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Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 11:27am

Thanks Mike...I scoured every nook and cranny trying to figure out where to insert it. I'm guessing the prep team at my dealer or the folks at FR in Indiana left it in there accidentally.

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Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 11:42am

When I scoured through mine there were lots of pieces of scrap junk laying in those unused spaces. Pulled it all out and tossed it. There was nothing incorrectly installed that I could see so no harm done but it doesn't really say much for pride of workmanship at the factory does it?

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Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 12:14pm

Savajack- two for the rear stabilizers so you won't tear them off going into a gas station or other driveway

The front ones are pretty well protected as they are.

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Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 9:19am

Electrical adapters, 50 amp to 30 amp(in case campsite doesn’t have 30 amp connection), 30 amp to 15/20 amp for plugging in at home.
Portable gray/black water tank(when full hookup is not available

GMC Canyon/RPoder

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Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 9:47am

Caveat to the above: Just realize that unless you have at least a 20A circuit and breaker, you will not be able to run the AC by using a 15/20A adapter. It may run for a short time but eventually it will overload the circuit and trip the breaker, especially if the converter is trying to charge the battery at the same time. Lights are insignificant since LED lights draw very, very little power.

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Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 10:15am

I'm not sure you will get a lot of help with this hose. I believe it's a new feature this year. I think there may be an outside spigot (or it's in the storage compartment) that this hose hooks up to. You can wash your trailer, muddy shoes, muddy dogs, or kids you are not particularly fond of at the moment. A lot of boats have this to rinse off seawater. I'm not really sure what Forest River's thoughts on including this were.

Seems like a feature I would rarely use. I don't know that I would use my 30-gallon freshwater tank to rinse the trailer and if I was somewhere where there is a water hookup, I have a splitter that I hook up to the spigot for that reason. The last thing I need in the trailer is another thing that leaks or can be accidentally left open.

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Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 10:25am

Another caveat, at the risk of restarting a debate....

If you use a 50 amp to 30 amp "dog bone" adapter you are connecting your rPod to a 50 amp power source. The cable from the adapter to the rPod power inlet, the inlet itself, and the internal wiring in the rPod between the inlet and the electrical panel are all rated for 30A, not 50A.

Lots of folks are fine with this. Just to be aware.

1994 Chinook Concourse
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Posted: 28 Sep 2018 at 1:02pm

My Pod is the 182G & it is the alternet fitting on your garage faucet.

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Posted: 28 Sep 2018 at 3:39pm

I believe a first priority item is a DC tire inflator that plugs into your tow vehicle.

I am very surprised that this wasn't mentioned earlier. Always check tire pressure before starting a trip, and any time you are uncomfortable with the tires. Tires seem to be magnets for roofing nails!

Low tire pressure is insidious and not good for tires, wherever the tire is made!

Also hi priority is an axe, but that really depends on your RV camping style.

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mcarter Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 07 Apr 2016 Location: Greenbrier, TN Online Status: Offline Posts: 3419	Topic: Shopping List for New RPod Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 8:51am
	+1 - not a Pod specific tool
	Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

PoddyTime Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 18 Jul 2018 Location: Kansas City, MO Online Status: Offline Posts: 11	Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 11:27am
	Thanks Mike...I scoured every nook and cranny trying to figure out where to insert it. I'm guessing the prep team at my dealer or the folks at FR in Indiana left it in there accidentally.

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 11:42am
	When I scoured through mine there were lots of pieces of scrap junk laying in those unused spaces. Pulled it all out and tossed it. There was nothing incorrectly installed that I could see so no harm done but it doesn't really say much for pride of workmanship at the factory does it?
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

john in idaho Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 04 Nov 2014 Location: Eagle Idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 613	Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 12:14pm
	Savajack- two for the rear stabilizers so you won't tear them off going into a gas station or other driveway The front ones are pretty well protected as they are.

tony rpod 180 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 18 Aug 2018 Location: Arkansas Online Status: Offline Posts: 75	Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 9:19am
	Electrical adapters, 50 amp to 30 amp(in case campsite doesn’t have 30 amp connection), 30 amp to 15/20 amp for plugging in at home. Portable gray/black water tank(when full hookup is not available
	GMC Canyon/RPoder

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6417	Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 9:47am
	Caveat to the above: Just realize that unless you have at least a 20A circuit and breaker, you will not be able to run the AC by using a 15/20A adapter. It may run for a short time but eventually it will overload the circuit and trip the breaker, especially if the converter is trying to charge the battery at the same time. Lights are insignificant since LED lights draw very, very little power.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

disputin Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 03 Jan 2018 Location: WA Online Status: Offline Posts: 27	Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 10:15am
	I'm not sure you will get a lot of help with this hose. I believe it's a new feature this year. I think there may be an outside spigot (or it's in the storage compartment) that this hose hooks up to. You can wash your trailer, muddy shoes, muddy dogs, or kids you are not particularly fond of at the moment. A lot of boats have this to rinse off seawater. I'm not really sure what Forest River's thoughts on including this were. Seems like a feature I would rarely use. I don't know that I would use my 30-gallon freshwater tank to rinse the trailer and if I was somewhere where there is a water hookup, I have a splitter that I hook up to the spigot for that reason. The last thing I need in the trailer is another thing that leaks or can be accidentally left open. Sean
	Sean & Christine Whitney 2002 F150 2016 179HRE

offgrid Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 23 Jul 2018 Online Status: Offline Posts: 5290	Posted: 25 Sep 2018 at 10:25am
	Another caveat, at the risk of restarting a debate.... If you use a 50 amp to 30 amp "dog bone" adapter you are connecting your rPod to a 50 amp power source. The cable from the adapter to the rPod power inlet, the inlet itself, and the internal wiring in the rPod between the inlet and the electrical panel are all rated for 30A, not 50A. Lots of folks are fine with this. Just to be aware.
	1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold

btoth47 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 28 Sep 2018 Location: Flagler Bch. FL Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Posted: 28 Sep 2018 at 1:02pm
	My Pod is the 182G & it is the alternet fitting on your garage faucet.
	btoth47

Happy Tripping Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 May 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 473	Posted: 28 Sep 2018 at 3:39pm
	I believe a first priority item is a DC tire inflator that plugs into your tow vehicle. I am very surprised that this wasn't mentioned earlier. Always check tire pressure before starting a trip, and any time you are uncomfortable with the tires. Tires seem to be magnets for roofing nails! Low tire pressure is insidious and not good for tires, wherever the tire is made! Also hi priority is an axe, but that really depends on your RV camping style.