The Motherpod Has Landed!

Originally posted by StephenH I put a little lithium grease on the threads. I figured it can't hurt. It does no tmake it easier to crank up. However, even that cranking is easier than the blocks. The Andersen leveler (curved ramp with chock) was not too bad. It did take a few tries to stop the trailer at the right place so it would be level. With the BAL, it is simple to stop and then just crank up the low side. I need to find or make a carrying case for it though.

Warning for all new Rpod owners: be ready for gushing people wanting to know all about the Rpod!

I remember plenty of people on this forum saying they get asked, I guess I better take it seriously. FR caught lightening in a bottle here.  The number of Rpod layouts seem to "have a little of something for everyone", and the cool factor can't be beat.

Originally posted by Retroactive Originally posted by StephenH I put a little lithium grease on the threads. I figured it can't hurt. It does no tmake it easier to crank up. However, even that cranking is easier than the blocks. The Andersen leveler (curved ramp with chock) was not too bad. It did take a few tries to stop the trailer at the right place so it would be level. With the BAL, it is simple to stop and then just crank up the low side. I need to find or make a carrying case for it though. Speaking of Lithium grease, that reminds me to put a little bit on the stabilizer jacks before the first trip. They were very creaky when I cranked them down. That is the reality of buying an RV in the late winter around rustbelt states, the salt and other road chemicals are impossible to avoid; that stuff get splashed around on everything, even when they are just being moved around the lot to do snow removal. Another reason I am psyched about getting our first trailer, so we can scope out which warmer states we want to consider relocating to after the kids go off to college.  I am only 47, and I now I am totally sick of a lifetime of snow and cold. The wife's company has major sites in: NC, KY, TX (and all of those sound great to me!).

Hopefully you don't me jumping into this part of the conversation but, I am with you on the warmer / no snow place to live. Here we are in April and I am looking out the door at snow and 24 degrees. We pick up our R179 this week and its going to be too cold to do any work on it. I sure wish my folks would have moved to a warmer state when I was younger. Now with 2 - kids and 6 - grandkids its harder to do. We hope to spend some time / months, in warmer states next winter with the R-pod. Get an idea of what we want to do. It very well may be simply RVing it south in the winter. I have been to Az numerous times and truly love it. You can simply adjust your temperature in a few hours by just going north or south a bit. And not to forget the scenery is picture book stuff.