4 wheels for the R-Pod?

The purpose of the Pod is a small, inexpensive, lightweight TT.. adding a second axle wouldn't help a thing. The Pod is designed with a 3500lb GVWR.. and comes with a 3500lb axle. Giving it a 7000lb GVWR would kind of defeat the purpose, add needless cost, complexity, and weight. If you need or desire a larger camper...

   You have to take the good with the bad on a tandem axle, the good...you can carry more weight safely. The bad, as you turn one axle follows the other always scuffing the ground in a sideways motion creating tire wear. Usually noticed as cupping on the inside or the outside of the tread, the more tight turns that you do (gas stations, parking lots, 90 degree turns into or out of drives) the greater the wear. Goose

    Also I would like to add is that a single axle trailer is easier to back up. I asked the same question when looking for a new trailer. There is advantages with a double axle but if you want a lite weight trailer easy to tow a single axle is best. Winnebago makes the Minnie with a double axle it has very large cargo capacity but probably more than you would ever need. I have read a lot it comes down to if you have the money to spend on extra gasoline and maintenance and are not backing up into a tight spot often a double axle would be nice to have.   David

Originally posted by codycountry Furpod--Inexpensive??  Not in my world.

everyone's "world" is relative...

But in the 15-17 foot range, there are TT's that go for $50K and more new, vs $13-14K for a pod.. That makes them inexpensive, as there are nearly none that offer the amenities the pod does in this size and price. On a personal level that may not be inexpensive, but in a world view it surely does. When compared to the RV world in general, where someone can/will/did spend into the millions, and got not a single thing the R-Pod doesn't offer, just more of it or shinier.. to me, in MY world, that makes the pod inexpensive.