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New to us '16 179

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Topic: New to us '16 179

Posted By: 1Hpod
Subject: New to us '16 179
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 1:52pm

Had maiden trip for over Labor Day Weekend. Now we've gone from tenting, to multiple pop-ups, to the pod. We had a great DRY time when in the pod in the Lancaster , PA area. Several campers asked about the 179 and tours were provided by W. Our adult kids thought we had made a great decision to move to the pod. The grandkids loved it. other than dealing with the crazy heavy weight distribution hitch and bars (easy getting one on and off, difficult with the other bar) it was an easy transition. W, who really wanted another "expandable," loved it when we saw it and is already planning both functional and decorative mods. Have to see what it takes to install the dome....dry run soon. Looking forward to getting away into the Fall.

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H&Rpod

'16 179
Tow '15 Ford F 150 FX4

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Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 3:40pm

Incase you don't know. If you jack the T.T. up while hitched, until it actually starts lifting the T.V. , Its super easy to put the friction bars on/off. You should never really have to struggle with that.

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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195
2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl
I'll be rpodding

Posted By: 1Hpod
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 3:56pm

That is the way I was able to place the bars in position.

Feels like it will kill the crank unit lifting both Rpod and TV.

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H&Rpod

'16 179
Tow '15 Ford F 150 FX4

Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 6:01pm

That's the way we do it. Hook up the ball & latch it. Lift the hitch, trailer & TV with the crank. Install the WDH bars. Lower the whole thing. Easy, except for understanding.

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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River
2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost

Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 05 Sep 2017 at 10:21pm

Welcome and congratulations! We have really enjoyed our 179 and have made a number of mods (see link below in signature). I also use the jack to raise both trailer tongue and rear of Tow Vehicle (TV). Doing so also ensures the hitch is locked on to the ball correctly as it will not lift the TV unless it is correctly hitched and locked down. There have been a few times when there was enough of a slope that I still had to use the snap-up lever to get the bars in place even with the TV/trailer raised up. If I had not raised it up, it would have been nearly impossible to get the bars our Equal-i-zer hitch onto the L brackets.

I hope you make many fun memories with your 179.

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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,...

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods
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