I bought this for the design and the ability for me to camp alone with lots of space.   I have had a lot of issues since buying it and beginning to get buyers regret.  I had an issue with the GFCI the first time I hooked up power.   Got a tech on the phone and got it sorted out.   I thn put water in the tank  after having a hose connected to the unit.  My sink spigot  would not allow any water to come out.  Off to the deal in Tampa and 150 later to find out the areators were plugged.   Got the tools to take care of it myselff  the next time. I blew a tire on my  first trip to the National forest in Montana.  It bent my steps and i am now waiting for a dealer to find a window to fix the steps.  I did immediately buy three new tires.  I now have a sink which fell down.  I think I have a solution to fix it. I also have one of my outside storage  door locks which will not operate.  I may just drill the lock out to get it open . I have gotten some other suggestions from Pod Mod for on Facebook.  I bought this trailer to tow behind my Toyota Tacoma and I love to fish in the back Country in Montana.   When this trip is over I will tow it back to Florida where I have all my tools to begin to make repiars on small issues and trim issues.  

This is my first trailer so I expected some things....  Just not all of them on the first three weeks in Montana.

The next issue you are likely to face is your black and.or grey water lines falling down. Reinforce those now before it happens and you have worse problems. 

You mention back country camping. Rpods are not designed to be rough country trailers. If you are towing on rough roads you will have lots of problems unless you crawl along very very slowly. 

Good luck!

Hello and welcome. I'm sorry you have had issues. That is why some people take short trips first. We did like you, take a long first trip starting a week after we picked up our RP179. Our issues were not the same as yours, but we did have some. I'm not a fan of undermount sinks, especially in something that bounces down the road. The original and the one I installed is top mounted. That is much stronger and there is no possibility of it falling down. It eliminates the ability to have a flush surface with a cover though. There are always trade-offs.

Can you access the compartment with the non-working lock from somewhere inside? If so, can you look to see if something is blocking the lock from operating? Is it that the key turns but the lock does not unlock or is it that the key won't turn?

Overall, you still got a basically good trailer but long initial trips will definitely show up any flaws. I hope you can finish your trip and then get these issues resolved. Once fixed though, you will be in good shape for future trips.

It sounds like you already have tools, so the challenge will be to become proficient at trailer maintenance.  Over time you will get used to it and it will occupy some of your time in the off season.  This board has tons of useful information that can save you a lot of headaches.  If you can't find what you need in the archives, ask.  Many people will step up and help you out.  

Don't despair.  Once you get your trailer's little bugs worked out, you'll find it will be a source of a great deal of fun and relaxation in your life.

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