New 179
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Topic: New 179
Posted By: jonsey32
Subject: New 179
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2017 at 8:05pm
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Just purchased our first rpod we will bring it home sat cant wait to get it. Rp179 ------------- larry jones |
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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2017 at 8:14pm
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Welcome to the group!! Congrats on your 179!!
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: jonsey32
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2017 at 8:17pm
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Thanks we are excited ------------- larry jones |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2017 at 8:22pm
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We have a 179, really like the large kitchen and the amount of storage that we have in it. Started out years ago with a 171.
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: ArenaBlanca
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2017 at 9:24pm
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We have a 179 also. Hit the road on May 8 this year. Haven't made it home yet. Wish the refrigerator was larger but everything else is great!!!
------------- Enjoy Life!! |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 07 Jun 2017 at 9:46pm
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Welcome and congratulations! My wife and I enjoy our 179. I hope you have many exciting adventures and make many good memories with your 179.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: jonsey32
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2017 at 7:37am
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Thanks everyone we are excited for it. ------------- larry jones |
Posted By: rawest50
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2017 at 7:50am
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179 Owner here. You will like it. We have made two trip and have another this weekend. Love it.
Be sure and pay attention to all the things they will show you. Take notes or better yet video the walk through. A lot of stuff to go over. You will get very little documentation. I had to download most of my documents. ------------- 2017.5 RPod 179 2017 Jeep Unlimited Wrangler 2017 Chevy Colorado Z71 Off Road Crew Cab 2 Weiner dogs Great wife puts up with my BS ❤️ Thoroughbred Racing. 
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2017 at 9:11am
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Congrats on your new RP-179! That's what we have too, and we will be doing a little trip with it next week. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2017 at 11:31am
| Congratulations from the RaptoRPod (our 179)! |
Posted By: JayTizzoe
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2017 at 12:12pm
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Has anybody located a 179 walk through video anywhere they can send me a link? ------------- John and Kari T. 2017 RPOD 179 2017 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2017 at 12:35pm
Short one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V--DjTHdZt4 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V--DjTHdZt4 Longer one: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gacMdvE_KDY - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gacMdvE_KDY Longer still: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWfkMXg0qC8 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWfkMXg0qC8 ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: Dave & Donna
Date Posted: 08 Jun 2017 at 3:22pm
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We also have a 179! Last wknd was our 3rd time out, were always learning but love every minute! The Mrs. loves the kitchen!!
Enjoy! D. ------------- D&D plus Rusty 2017.5 R-pod 179 |
Posted By: LvyaRain
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2017 at 11:23pm
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Hello Forum, I was talking up the r•pods (180G) when I visited my cousin in early April. (Cousin has put 10s of 1000s of miles on his Nash and little Casita over 17 years). A month later he calls and said he is a proud owner of a rpod 179!  I'm so jealous!  He drove it from his home in Calif. to my home on the Oregon Coast and we took it on it's maiden journey down the Columbia Gorge, made a loop from La Grande, John Day, through the incredible Cascade mountain range with it's many dormant volcano peaks, then back to the coast. I now love the 179 for the inside storage, big kitchen, and largest slideout dining area. He loves the electric lift, the Hood River higher axel clearance, large wheels, and...the big kitchen. It was just fine for two, non-couple people. The dining converted to a bed and I was very comfortable even with my bad back. After camping in the 179 for a few days, I'm now waffling between the 180G and 179. The 179 has more floor room for my big dog & little dog and 179 has the ward and pantry storage inside. I WILL be an owner within the year, but first I need to prepare a parking pad & get a truck. ..AND decide between 179 or 182G!! What fun!  Thanks for this owners forum to keep me busy while I prepare for my first camper and rpod!  Newbie, LvyaRain |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2017 at 2:23pm
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Decisions, decisions! We decided on the 179 and really like it. We don't have pets, but it is a great trailer for the two of us.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: Lindacrockett
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2017 at 2:35pm
| Hello. Just bought a 2018 model 179. Also purchased a Maxxair vent cover but cannot figure out how to install. The 2018 model has four hooks in the roof where the brackets should be attached. I assume the hooks are to be used with a vent cover but cannot figure out how. Anyone have the answer to this? Thank you. Linda |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2017 at 3:45pm
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Congratulations and welcome! That is something your dealer should have helped you with. Other than that, you could search for an installation video for the Maxxair vent cover. ------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2017 at 4:06pm
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My Maxair came with detailed install directions. Like a 15-30 minute effort. Very happy with it. ------------- Mike Carter 2015 178 " I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability." |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2017 at 8:58pm
------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: birderdiane526
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2017 at 9:03pm
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Congratulations and happy trails! ------------- Diane and Michael 2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE) 2007 Toyota Tundra BLOG:Podding in Paradise, birderdiane526.blogspot.com |
Posted By: kenkolen
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 5:53pm
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How do you find towing with your Jeep? Are you using a weight distribution hitch?
Mine should be delivered by EOM, I have a Jeep Sahara 2016. ------------- 2018 RP-179 2016 Jeep Wrangler Sahara |
Posted By: dr2428
Date Posted: 15 Jun 2017 at 9:18pm
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Welcome to the group. I've been a member since B4 purchasing a 179 last August. I started well prepared due to the good people on this forum, best support you can find. After 6 trips out we are better than novice campers and this is our 1st camper. Enjoy, and get past any difficulties you may have, in the end a night out in the 179 is worth the effort.
Good luck and stay on the forum for the best support, the experts here give away help you can't get on any paid forum or support network. ------------- 2017 RPod 179 2018 Chevy Colorado Z71 4x4 |