New R-Pod 189 Owners
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Topic: New R-Pod 189 Owners
Posted By: SMK
Subject: New R-Pod 189 Owners
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2020 at 6:47pm
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Hello everyone - we purchased our new R-Pod 189 back in March and we managed to make four multi-day trips since then. These trips were largely to get familiar with towing and travelling with a trailer and figuring out how to equip it. Oh, and I should add learning to back up confidently. Everything went well, some minor glitches got sorted out, and now we are planning some longer excursions starting in Spring 2021. We are based in Victoria on Vancouver Island which offers us many beautiful destinations within a few hours of home. We would also like to give a shout-out to Arbutus RV as they have provided excellent post-sale service. If we see another R-Pod on the road we will be sure to give an enthusiastic wave. ------------- 2019 R-Pod 189 2017 Honda Ridgeline BMW Z3 (never used for towing) |
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Posted By: pedwards2932
Date Posted: 05 Nov 2020 at 8:35pm
| We bought our 2018 rp189 used and we love it. When I worked for my dad's boat business many moons ago I used to teach customers how to back trailers. A good intuitive secret is to keep your hand at the bottom of the steering wheel and the direction your hand moves is the direction the rear of the trailer will go. Also with a single axle trailer they will turn really quickly don't be afraid to pull forward to straighten the trailer. |
Posted By: GlueGuy
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2020 at 9:43am
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+1 for steering from the bottom of the wheel. That will get you started, but after that it's practice. While I was getting the hang of it, it was always helpful to pull forward a little to straighten things out. Once you get it straight (or more straight), you can give it another go. I also use a spotter with a 2-way radio to help guide me. Oh, and don't guide with "left" or "right", use "driver's side" and "passenger side" when giving/getting directions. ------------- bp 2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2020 at 8:30pm
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another backing tip-set yourself up for success. If you have to back in on a slight curve-like backing into a campsite from the road-go forward farther than you think necessary. give yourself plenty of straight back backing before you gently start the curve. also, when you initially pull forward, angle the tow vehicle and trailer to the opposite side of the turn. this gets your rig started in an angle that will help and make the turn less sharp. WE take people to an empty school parking lot and practice backing-it really helps you get the feel of doing it competently. as mentioned, a spotter always helps. Laura uses hand signals-pointing which way the trailer needs to move. sometimes she can stand where we want the driver's end of the trailer to be. This gives me a target to work towards. Vann ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 06 Nov 2020 at 9:01pm
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and go slow, there are no points for speed backing a trailer. Give the spotter time to check clearance on the outside of your turn where you can't see the trailer, or stop and check it yourself if you don't have help ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: Rpodder4life
Date Posted: 16 Nov 2020 at 7:16pm
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Hello .. We just bought an Rpod 193. We can’t wait to take it on an adventure sometime soon.
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