Mother Earth News Fair - PA
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Topic: Mother Earth News Fair - PA
Posted By: MDPaddlersPod
Subject: Mother Earth News Fair - PA
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 7:47am
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I just went to the Mother Earth News Fair last weekend at Seven Springs Resort, PA. We stayed in a state park a couple miles down the road; Laurel Hills State Park. It is a great little campground with a great camp host, highly recommend it. I saw two R-Pods there but didn't get an opportunity to talk to the owners. I was very surprised to see a 2017 179 like mine being pulled by a small Jeep Patriot. I would think the 179 would far exceed the tow capacity and wonder how they got it through the mountains. ------------- MDPaddlersPod 2017 RPod 179 2002 Silverado1500 |
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Posted By: DaleH
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 8:38am
| OMG! I just looked and the most any Patriot can tow is 2000 pounds. Mostly they're around 1200 or 1300. Wow! |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 9:17am
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People happily do dumb things all the time.
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 3:46pm
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Next thing you know we'll see someone pulling an R-pod with a bicycle. Hey buddy! I think you need a weight distributing hitch! ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 3:57pm
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Wow!! That on the crazy side! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: Keith-N-Dar
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 4:00pm
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I think people try to tow eith what they have. A good dealer asks what the tow vehicle is before making the sale. Others don't. Considering towing with a tow vehicle the cost associated with likely accidents/problems far outweighs the cost of an adequate TV. ------------- Keith-N-Dar Boris & Betty (Boston Terriers) 2011 R-Pod 177 2010 Ford F-150 |
Posted By: DaleH
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 4:10pm
| I hear ya! Our dealer sure wanted to know what we'd be towing our R-Pod with. When I told him it was a Jeep Commander with the 4.7L V8. He insisted the we get the WD hitch with such a short tow vehicle. It tows so much nicer than our old popup did that I'm glad he did. |
Posted By: ParPod
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 5:54pm
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Maybe some of the "long timers" here can help with this question....wasn't it the orginial premise of the R-Pod to be a unit that most people could tow with what they had parked in their driveway? I ask because back when we first became aware of them at a trailer show there was a FR Rep(if I recall correctly) there saying that. Seems we might have gone past that with the larger units avaliable now. ------------- Bob&Margaret 2017 179 2016 Toyota 4Runner 2 sets of Golf Clubs |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 6:15pm
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The earlier rpod weighed less than the more recent models. The 150 series was pretty light and our first pod a 171 was just over 200 lbs if I remember right. We told for quite a few years with our Grand Caravans , but I must say it it a lot nicer towing with our F-150! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 20 Sep 2017 at 8:47pm
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Leo, that had to be a really "small" 171 if it weighed just a smidge over 200 pounds. You could get 12 of your 171's to our 177, dry weight is 2440 lbs.
------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: ronahue
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 3:58am
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That's interesting, we were in Boya Lake Provincial Park British Columbia this summer and a nearby camper had a blue 179 being towed by a front wheel drive Jeep Patriot I believe they were from Texas. I was quite surprised. ------------- Ron & Sharon 2015 R-Pod 179 2022 Nissan Frontier No trees were harmed in the sending of this message but a billion electrons were really agitated |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 9:01am
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Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 21 Sep 2017 at 9:02am
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