Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks: Basic Lot Set Up for Beginners Video

Basic Lot Set Up for Beginners Video

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Topic: Basic Lot Set Up for Beginners Video

Posted By: PilotPodder
Subject: Basic Lot Set Up for Beginners Video
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 6:59pm

This is an R-Pod 101 video for those just getting started. Hopefully helpful to understand the basic process to setting up a site.

~PP

https://youtu.be/bDG93hToxP0 - https://youtu.be/bDG93hToxP0

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Portage, MI — 2017 RPod 179 - sold / 2017 Toyota Tundra — https://johnmarucci.com/r-pod-video-list/ - My RPod YouTube Videos

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Posted By: mcarter
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2018 at 7:16pm

Good stuff as always John, simple and informative. PS - safety chains an ebrake cable:)

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Mike Carter
2015 178
" I had the right to remain silent, I just didn't have the ability."

Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2018 at 4:24pm

I like that you show chocking both sides of the tires, both sides of the pod. I've seen some real inventive setups. I've seen behind the tire on one side and infront of the tire on the other side. Behind tires, no matter which way it appears to tilt. I guess they feel campers can not lurch forward. The one thing I didn't see was the raising of old glory. No campsite is truley set up till the colors are unfurled.

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

Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 01 Oct 2018 at 6:55pm

Great video John, but I have to agree with mjlrpod, he got you on that one! Yes, yes, set up the American flag, that is what we do after spending our six or seven minutes setting up our 177 (longer if the R-dome is put up). Thanks for all the time you put forth in putting these videos together and then posting.

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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: Leo B
Date Posted: 03 Oct 2018 at 9:32am

+2 for the flag! But it is a nice video!!

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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171

Posted By: Ghosthawk
Date Posted: 04 Oct 2018 at 7:30am

I went to move my rpod forward in the driveway about 2 feet. Chocked one wheel, and when the hitch disconnected the tongue of the trailer jumped a foot back and a foot sideways. And the TV wiggled some 8 inches forward and the opposite direction.

So I learned that lesson about blocking the wheels.

Good video! And good tip about the bike lock and surge protector. I'll use that one.