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Hi everyone:

We're just about to buy an R-Pod 190 and we have a few questions (now that's a surprise, right?

We live in Chicago-land and want to take our pod to Southern California in DECEMBER to visit our kids. We also would bring the pod back at the end of January. How do you do this with coming back into cold weather? Do you winterize the pod before leaving California? Maybe this is a plan that just won't work.

We'd appreciate any thoughts or suggestions.

Thanks
Pam

Winterizing would depend on how long and the route by which you plan to travel. If you travel where it will be above freezing during the day for most of your travel, then I would agree with LeoB. If, on the other hand, you will be traveling where it will be below freezing for much of the trip, I would play it safe and winterize before, especially if you will be traveling for longer than the 2-3 days in sub-freezing temperatures.

During our last trip out west in December, we encountered temperatures in the 20's at night, but above freezing during the day. We plan on making a similar trip this year, but part of our trip will be to Salt Lake City. It is farther north and more subject to freezing temps than where we were last year. I have to make the same decision whether to winterize or not or even whether to leave the R-Pod at home and fly. Driving through snow would not be my idea of fun.

Our choice was influenced by out tow vehicle (2016 Ford Escape SE, factory tow package (3500 lbs rated) with 2L Ecoboost engine). I had wanted to get a Casita or similar fiberglass egg. I thought I had a deal to purchase one that turned out to be a scam in which I lost a significant amount of money.  Since we had only just purchased the car, we needed something we could tow with it. The R179 was our choice as it had the combination of features we wanted with the weight low enough so we could tow it. One of these days, we will trade for a larger vehicle, but for now, the Escape works quite well. We just returned from a trip from North Carolina to the western part of New York and back. It performed well. The AeroPlus wind deflector we had purchased and installed got a real test. We were getting 14-16 mpg, which is much better than our first trip without it on which we got 8-14 mpg (mostly in the 11-12 mpg range).

Specifically, it is the AeroPlus by Purpleline USA. There is also the AeroShield by Icon. I would look at the options and decide which (if any) best meets your needs.