R Dome Leave up?
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Topic: R Dome Leave up?
Posted By: vandallc
Subject: R Dome Leave up?
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 2:09pm
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I searched the forum and did not see this question so my apologies in advance if this has already been asked and answered. We just got our 177 and found the rdome painful to get up and down as tenting goes. The documentation seems to suggest that you can roll it up and leave it attached when traveling. Is that really so and does anyone do that? If not I am considering selling it and getting and easy up fly. Love the pod so far and we plan to do a round trip across the country in Sept. ------------- vandallc 2011 177 2003 Lincoln Navigator |
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Posted By: ToddsPod
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 4:29pm
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We don't have the R-dome, but we think we might like to get one at some point. We have an EZ up and it works okay. As far as travelling with the r-dome attached, I would think that it would be a bad idea. I've heard of podders tying it back to the pod when they're away for a few hours because the wind can damage it. 50-60 mph wind could probably tear it up pretty badly. -------------  
'07 Dodge RAM 1500 ST Longbed QuadCab 4.7L V8 --- '10 Forest River R-Pod 172 |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 5:31pm
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You don't want to drive with it attached. When you staop at the end of the day it will be gone. A little here and a little there. Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: Outbound
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2010 at 6:46pm
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With a proper awning bag for a tent trailer, you could likely leave the r-dome attached. The awning would roll into the bag and the poles would also store in there. But, I don't think it a very good idea to pursue. You'd need a two-step ladder at least and rolling up such a large quantity of tenting would be a real chore. Storing the r-dome in its bag in your basement storage is path of least resistance. ------------- Craig :: 2009 RP171 towed by a 2017 F150 |
Posted By: vandallc
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2010 at 9:25am
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I think I will go with the basement option (although we have no basement :)). I think think the R dome would be fine for people who leave it up for more than a day at a time but our travel patterns do not generally call for that. If anyone want ours we can probably work something out. It has been up one time. ------------- vandallc 2011 177 2003 Lincoln Navigator |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2010 at 11:07am
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We've found it to be a pain to set up too, and only do it when its going to rain for the whole weekend on weekend trips, or we'll be set up for a week. We prefer our EZ-ups (2 of them).
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: Tamms
Date Posted: 15 Aug 2010 at 12:58pm
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TBH we thought it looked like a hassle also. We haven't tried it yet (will do later in the back yard). We've decided for our longer stays (3+ nights) we'll put it up but otherwise we'll use our $37 Wal-mart special, a screen tent that we assemble in 5 min and lift over a picnic table. ------------- Tammy, Robert, & Linus the morkie (Two & a Half Nerds) |
Posted By: tdrace
Date Posted: 16 Aug 2010 at 10:27pm
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I have found camping by myself I can put it up and tied down in about 20 minutes. I had an easy-up and could not put it up by myself. I prefer the r-dome myself, but other people do not. It is an extra room when you are camping. LUV IT!
THERESA ------------- tdrace's 2018 180 2010 FORD F150 V-8 equalizer e-2 hitch Sisters on the Fly #1569 |
Posted By: Butterfly_Lee
Date Posted: 17 Aug 2010 at 12:00am
I'm with you Theresa, for a single person I think the R-dome is easier to put up and down. Plus I normally don't put up the front, and keep the front and skirt in a different bag, that I don't have to pull out. I put pulls on the ends so once it's started I just pull around the top (or if for some odd reason I get my child to help). The easZ up is heavy, and you have to work opposite corners for each step, which means a lot of back and forth, which is great for two people or someone with upper body strength that I don't have. As for Leaving up, some camp grounds want you to roll up your awning when leaving the camp site in case of high winds. I'm almost done with modifications that will allow me to attach the r-dome to the R-pod for when I leave the campground during the day (NOT WHILE MOVING DOWN THE ROAD), or just secure it during a storm with taking it down. Lee  ------------- Still a work in progress, lots of pictures. http://podterfly.blogspot.com/ |
Posted By: misplacedtexan
Date Posted: 30 Sep 2010 at 11:52am
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My wife and I love our r-dome. We can get it up and ready in about 20 minutes. Getting down and rolled up to fit in the bag can sometime be a hassle, but worth the effort.
------------- Misplacedtexan 2010 171 |