Comparing r-pod 179 and Geo Pro G19FD
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Topic: Comparing r-pod 179 and Geo Pro G19FD
Posted By: utmck
Subject: Comparing r-pod 179 and Geo Pro G19FD
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2017 at 8:58pm
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Was wondering if anyone was well versed in these 2 rv's. I'm just starting out in the process of looking and any help would be greatly appreciated.
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Posted By: Danielw1
Date Posted: 08 Aug 2017 at 9:59pm
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In looking at it just online I think the rpod is more bang for your buck... better floor plan, slide out and looks to be more outside storage.
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 8:44am
There are several models of the Geo Pro. I think the G17RK most closely resembles the R-179. The G19FD and G19FBS seem a little bigger. I don't care for the G19FD because of the couch/bed conversion. I prefer the bed to "stay" a bed. That said, being able to walk on either side of the bed is nice.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost
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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 9:59am
+1
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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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Posted By: utmck
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 11:54am
Is the quality comparable between the 2 rv's and is he price similar?
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 09 Aug 2017 at 4:29pm
Poking around the Geo Pro G19FD goes for between $15,000 and $24,600. I would call that mostly similar, except that's quite a range.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost
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Posted By: backin15
Date Posted: 10 Aug 2017 at 10:00pm
We looked at them, the Geo was a bit heavier and more expensive. It also looked a lot less aerodynamic.
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2015 179
2013 Xterra Pro 4X
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 11 Aug 2017 at 7:26am
Originally posted by backin15
We looked at them, the Geo was a bit heavier and more expensive. It also looked a lot less aerodynamic. |
"It also looked a lot less aerodynamic.".. the pod is no slip streamer... In fact of our 3 TT's it was the smallest and lightest.. and we got/get +/- ONE mpg towing it vs the Airstream or Lance.
The real issue is, the Geo has been out only a couple months, very few people have seen them at all...
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Posted By: backin15
Date Posted: 10 Sep 2017 at 2:06pm
You are right, "aerodynamic" is not a good way to describe the pod, but it is an easier pull on the highway than my old blunt nose square tailed Flagstaff. This weekend I borrowed a utility trailer with a walk up ramp that stored vertically to move some of my son's stuff to his new dorm. It was a 700 mile round trip, and that ramp was such an air dam that my gas mileage was worse than pulling the pod, despite the trailer being over a ton lighter!
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2015 179
2013 Xterra Pro 4X
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