Pod specific manual for newbies |
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jeeperic
Groupie Joined: 27 Aug 2014 Location: Alberta, Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 48 |
Topic: Pod specific manual for newbies Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 12:12pm |
We've never had a camper before, always tented. It would be nice to have a specific manual for 'inexperienced' camper haulers.
We're starting small with the 171, and are appreciative of all the information on this Forum, but we are still struggling with what seems to be basic knowledge. The salesman said we were late for our walk through, although we didn't have an appointment. The dealership was selling the Pod used, and didn't usually sell Forest River products, so was unfamiliar with it's workings, and rushed us through to get us out the door. I feel lost when it comes to the furnace, water heater, propane regulators, pilot lights (??) battery hookups/external power, etc, etc, etc. We have a few friends who have campers and with their help, and the seemingly endless knowledge and experience from everybody here on this Forum, we will fumble through.. It would be nice, though, to have a basic, step-by-step, set up procedure at the campground, basic dumping procedure, water filling procedures, and the list goes on. |
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That button at the top of the remote?
That's the power button..press it. Turn it all off. Go outside! '14 RPod 171 '09 Jeep Wrangler JK (mine) '14 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 (hers) |
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JStrube
Groupie Joined: 11 Aug 2014 Location: Atwater, CA Online Status: Offline Posts: 90 |
Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 2:44pm |
Yeah, I'd like that too. We bought ours used from a private party & I don't know lots!
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techntrek
Admin Group - pHp Joined: 29 Jul 2009 Location: MD Online Status: Offline Posts: 9059 |
Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 2:45pm |
Some things are covered in the thread I link to in my signature (the "manual" thread). However, I don't think there is a placeholder or content for some of the basic stuff. I'll take a look and add more bullet points for things to add in the future (the project's original topics were never finished...).
In the mean time, ask any questions you want here, everyone is willing to answer even the most basic question. Your questions and the answers would even make the material needed to fill in the gaps in the "manual".
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Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ Pod instruction manual
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kymooses
Senior Member Joined: 01 Aug 2010 Location: Louisville, Ky Online Status: Offline Posts: 1807 |
Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 3:47pm |
There is a generic manual from Forest River that covers Travel Trailers in general. Has most of the basics in a handy file.
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Puck Podders
Newbie Joined: 14 Jun 2014 Location: Baltimore Ont Online Status: Offline Posts: 38 |
Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 4:07pm |
This forum is tremendous for information. We had a thorough walk through with our dealer and they gave us a samsung tablet with all the manuals and info already loaded. Great feature to have. Regardless I have learned more on this site from other owners! Enjoy the Pod.
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Rick & Wilma
'Hairy' Gracie 2015 178 GMC Sierra |
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jeeperic
Groupie Joined: 27 Aug 2014 Location: Alberta, Canada Online Status: Offline Posts: 48 |
Posted: 05 Sep 2014 at 4:21pm |
Doug, I have perused the link and have studied the 'what-not-to-dos' very carefully!!
Travis and Carrie, thanks for the info! After a quick google search, I found a helpful 50 page manual by Forest River, and that's a big help, too!! We will enjoy the pod for years to come. I just had Amazon deliver the cover as the winter's quickly approaching....
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That button at the top of the remote?
That's the power button..press it. Turn it all off. Go outside! '14 RPod 171 '09 Jeep Wrangler JK (mine) '14 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 (hers) |
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Patrick
Newbie Joined: 29 Jun 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 6 |
Posted: 30 Jun 2015 at 9:28pm |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4508 |
Posted: 30 Jun 2015 at 9:47pm |
Patrick welcome to the group!
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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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DaveGamble
Newbie Joined: 24 Jul 2016 Location: Ohio Online Status: Offline Posts: 21 |
Posted: 25 Jul 2016 at 1:40pm |
The general manual does a very good job of describing concepts, but not necessarily details. As a example, I needed to do the sanitization process on my very recently purchased RP-180, but it failed - all that happened was red liquid and air instead of water out of the faucets. I used google and found that this is a symptom of being winterized. I was then able to google some more and find a generic diagram the explains the correct configuration of the valves. All good so far, but to fix that I had to locate the water pump and associated valves.
That was not easy because the general manual does not go into that level of detail. "They're in there somewhere" wasn't the level of help that I needed at this early point in my R-pod ownership. Google helped me out again - I was lucky that someone else had pointed out the relative difficulty of having to remove the mattress and underlying boards - I'd still be looking if I hadn't tripped across that. I think these kinds of thing might vary by floor plan and I can see where it would require a lot of effort to create/maintain documents for each floor plan (which would add to purchase cost), but I also think there is a definite need/audience for it. Of course a forum such as this one is why I chose an R-pod in the first place, so it's not like I'm hung out to dry, but it would seem to make sense for the manufacturer to provide a bit more documentation at a more detailed level.
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Dave Gamble
Grove City, OH http://TripsAndTravails.com/ |
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