Does anyone have any specs for the new Rpod 195?

All I have been told is that it has a Walk Around Queen bed and a bigger refrigerator/freezer.

It’s supposed to begin production next Spring.

But I don’t know the specs...

Will it be longer?

Will it be wider?

Will it have Dual Axles?

My wife and I are excited by what we know so far, but we would love to know more,

Chris in TN

The basic floor plan was posted on Facebook today.

This model is still just on paper, Forest River will update me as it comes along, and hopefully I'll follow the prototype as it's built.

Things I can "semi" confirm.  Still planning to meet that 3500# range, a bit longer, a bit wider.  Forest River themselves don't know a whole lot more than that yet.

That's my concern as well and I tell them that often.  :(

You can expect it to be wider and longer

The proposed RP-195
 

And then I went to work and changed out the dinette with a sofa to create my version I'll call an RP-Z196 

Have you been able to speak to any of the honcho's at FR to find out if there is any future possibility of re-introducing the 177 or does it all come down to dollars and cents?

Only enough to know it's for sure discontinued. No OOP model has ever been brought back.

I was hoping to talk to them at the minimini, but ended up not being there, and I don't think Sue thought to ask..

She did however, I kid you not, get me the 177 headstone from the FR groups Halloween display.. :) 

She also said the 10th anniversary colors are blech. :(

But I have a plan if we spring for a 178 next year..

fred

Originally posted by David and Danette    Will the new 195 design have a fiberglass roof? Or will it have a TPO roof?

No Pod has been built yet with a TPO roof, so we can at least guess that it will be fiberglass.. But in my view.. just buy a Surveyor.. they already have a floor plan close to this available.

Check out the R-Pod 191 floor plan. It has twin beds. http://www.forestriverinc.com/product-details.aspx?LineID=173&ShowParent=1&ModelID=4227#Main - http://www.forestriverinc.com/product-details.aspx?LineID=173&ShowParent=1&ModelID=4227#Main

Forest River had one on display at the 10th Anniversary R-Pod Rally held at this year's Kentucky MiniMini.

60+12+12=84+2x1.5 inches for 2 wall thicknesses = 87 inches. There are any number of TT's available with a 8' width (96 inches, only 9 inches wider) to choose from. 

There comes a time when a combination of creaky and increasingly stiff joints makes the climb-over more difficult. That is one of the reasons I did my dinette modification. If it came down to it, I wanted a more comfortable place to sleep if it came to the point of not being able to do the crawl-over. I would really like to see the 195. It is possible that if a full-sized bed were used instead of a queen (54" wide instead of 60) it would give enough foot room to maneuver(about 10-1/2" on each side), but then it would be not quite as nice as the queen.

To increase the width of the RPod would require a brand new frame as well. I don't see any way of increasing the width which would make the outboard part of the axle even larger and subject it to even more stress unless the frame rails were also repositioned. The other alternative would be to modify the body to allow the wheels to be recessed. That would mean somehow having a wheel well in the RPod. Given the placement of the dry bath, I don't think this is possible even if a wheel well under the dinette might be worked in somehow. Somehow, I don't really think that the width will be increased.

As it is, it looks like the dinette may be shrunk to allow room for the bed. That does not bother me as it is not likely that we would be having overnight guests if we were to go for the 195.

Appreciate your patience  

We'll see. 

All in all, the RPod's still showed well.  We toured a lot of units like Airstreams, Alto's, NOBO, Rockwood's, etc and in the end we are still very happy we bought our RPod.  The functionality is still superb and for the space you get, the weight is unbeatable!

The Airstreams are beautiful TT's!  but when the price is 3-4x the RPod, it is difficult to get your mind wrapped around that.

It was a fun day, now we can't wait for spring to arrive... especially when you drive home in the snow and ice :-)

A sofa wont work here because of the height of the slide. If you look at the outside you will see it. This is why there is no storage under the main part of the bench.

I would be concerned about the kitchen slide on the 191, where the kitchen is at the rear of the 195 layout.

The 191 has the water tank under the driver side twin, and given the weight of the 36 gallon tank, where does it go in the 195. The washroom in either has the Black tank under the toilet area, and the gray tank can be balanced, opposite the black. Does that free up storage under the walk around queen, and reduce tongue weight variances based on fill levels. Food for thought and comments ;)

Greetings;

I was at a RV show on Friday and did a walk though on a R191.   I like the double beds and the floor level bathroom.  Also noticed that it's on 15 inch rims with good ground clearance.  I was impressed with the design.  The only thing I didn't like was the kitchen was in the slide out.  I just don't like the idea of all those hoses moving in and out.  That's just me I guess.  At my age, It's doubtful I will be buying another RV.  I like my 179 and don't know after I turn 80 whether I want to keep towing.  Time doesn't stop.  

Crankster78  R-179 F-150 

I am interested in the dinette conversion that you mentioned. Could you post more information?

Thanks!

Have you checked out the Forest River NB19.5? Thx! Still waiting to see the R-Pod 195 before we start 179 mods...