old sailors - new podders

We purchased a 2014 Model 178 Hood River at Calgary RV show and plan to take delivery mid march. Our maiden trip will be over the Rocky Mountains to Vancouver Island, last week of March. We'll camp on the far west coast of the island on a desolate beach, with a view toward Japan.

    Welcome to the forum there are a few sailors on this forum including myself. We just sold our r-pod and bought a Vibe, the new owner of our r-pod model 171 has a Honda Ridgeline for a TV. We towed our r-pod with a Ram 1500 and used a WDH it helps in keeping everything steady. Sort of like a sailboat with  the sails up compared to them down .  The furnace is noisy but it heats up the r-pod quickly.    David and Danette

Welcome to the group from another sailor and Honda owner. We ended our sailing with a 25 ft sloop, but we've been boat-less for many years. More trouble than it was worth down here in hurricane land.

We towed our 172 Pod with a 2010 Honda Pilot 4WD which is essentially the Ridgeline. We had the 600/6000 E2 WDH and it was definitely needed. With dual propane tanks and dual batteries on the tongue the weight adds up. Even without these add-ons the E2 is a great benefit. It smooths out the porpoising and lets you and the Honda forget the Pod is back there. I wouldn't be without it.

But note: The gas gauge will not forget the Pod's back there

Welcome to the new podder club, we just joined as well. I've got a silent little propane heater called the Buddy from Mr. Heater that puts out great heat from either a 1 pound portable propane cylinder, or can be plumbed with a hose into an existing propane system. Throws fantastic amounts of heat below 8000' elevation, and is very quiet. Our previous camping rig was exclusively heated by this set-up. We'll be augmenting the noisy furnace with our Buddy.