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Ricardo de Hall 
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Joined: 28 Oct 2013 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1 |
 Topic: Dust in the R-pod 171Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 7:51pm |
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I recently bought a 2015 R-pod 171. We drove it to Alaska this summer.
One serious problem we discovered when we drove 150 miles on a dirt road ... the R-pod filled up with dust. Windows and roof vents were all closed. The only source I can think of is that wire and pipe service entrances from under the R-pod were not sealed up with chalking. Has anyone else experienced this. I assume I will have to do some exploring and seal up all these entry points. I would think this is a factory issue. Please comment.
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Ricardo de Hall
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp 
Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4518 |
Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 7:59pm |
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Welcome to the group! Congrats on your new pod! I have had a pod for just over 5 years and have not run into that problem.
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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Goose
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Joined: 24 Sep 2010 Location: Arizona Online Status: Offline Posts: 672 |
Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 8:31pm |
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Welcome. 150 miles on a dirt road is a lot, our Jeep gets dusty after 5 or 10 miles but have never pulled the trailer that far. A ways back I think that someone else said that they had the same issue when traveling a distance on gravel. The POD's are fairly tight but not air tight. Goose
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Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee
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kylekai
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Joined: 06 Aug 2014 Location: San Diego Online Status: Offline Posts: 139 |
Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 9:20pm |
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I think I remember someone saying they tapped over the outside heater vent and that helped a lot.
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Outbound
podders Helping podders - pHp
Joined: 19 Nov 2009 Location: Oshawa, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 767 |
Posted: 02 Sep 2014 at 9:32pm |
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Well I think your major draw of air out of the r-pod would be the roof vent. Its by no means sealed when closed and fast-moving air running over it as your head down the road would likely lift it a bit and create a fair amount of suction.
For incoming dust, the fridge vents would likely be a culprit. And, perhaps around the bottom corners of the door (the seal is designed with gaps to let water out).
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Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150
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mtbmitch
Groupie 
Joined: 15 Sep 2013 Location: Boise, idaho Online Status: Offline Posts: 91 |
Posted: 06 Sep 2014 at 9:31am |
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We hit a lot of off road miles with our 151. Sprayed expanding foam around every water line, propane line
sewage drain etc that goes from inside to outside. Also check the gaps under and about the fridge from the outside. Ours had about a 1/4 gap above and also below that allowed lots of air to enter the pod.
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enjoy the fresh air
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