RPod floor construction?
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Topic: RPod floor construction?
Posted By: geewizard
Subject: RPod floor construction?
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2021 at 4:29pm
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How is the RPod floor constructed? Is it solid plywood or a sandwich of plywood and foam or ? ------------- 2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB 2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD 2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper 2014 Toyota Tundra DC |
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Posted By: offgrid
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2021 at 6:49pm
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Sandwich. Take a look at this construction video.
https://youtu.be/vMXneKc_fDo ------------- 1994 Chinook Concourse 1995 RV6A Experimental Aircraft 2015 Rpod 179 - sold |
Posted By: RoverPod
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2021 at 6:51pm
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It's laminated. Take a look at this video starting at 2:00. https://youtu.be/vMXneKc_fDo?t=120 ------------- 2017 F150 XLT SuperCab 2020 rPod 180 |
Posted By: geewizard
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2021 at 7:33pm
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Thanks. No way I'm mounting a table pedestal on the floor then.
------------- 2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB 2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD 2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper 2014 Toyota Tundra DC |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2021 at 9:08pm
If you use coarse threaded short screws it is pretty strong. Strong enough that the aluminum base sleeve broke on the pedestal I originally installed on the floor when I put way too much weight on the table. [I've taken off the weight since then.  ]. But the screws didn't budge. They were as tight as ever. And when I replaced the pedestal base, the new one was plenty strong too, all on the sandwich floor of my 172. You might also want to check into lighter table material. That particle board stuff that comes with the trailer is unseemly heavy. I used a Lifetime 30"x30" child height table with the legs folded up. I was more worried about the post base pulling out of the table so put a wood backing plate on the bottom of the table to hold the upper base screws. It worked well and doubled as a low "coffee" table outside the trailer simply by folding out the card table style legs.
------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: marwayne
Date Posted: 03 Feb 2021 at 10:46pm
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Pod is 10 1/2 years old, no problems. https://postimg.cc/xXF6tbG6">  ------------- If you want something done right, do it yourself. 2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra 5.7 Litre, Ltd. |
Posted By: geewizard
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2021 at 7:57am
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Thanks gentlemen. I shall proceed with my table plans.
------------- 2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB 2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD 2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper 2014 Toyota Tundra DC |
Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2021 at 9:08am
I chose the recessed pedestal mount, so I got to drill a large ugly hole in the floor of the new r-pod...yep...the floor is a styro sandwich.
   ------------- r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten! |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2021 at 9:20am
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Why did you drill the hole in the floor? ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2021 at 9:22am
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Why did you drill the hole in the floor? The base on the bottom is different from the base on the bottom?
*Slow internet this morning. Sorry for the duplicate post. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: geewizard
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2021 at 9:23am
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Yes, why drill that hole? And where did you get your pedestal mount? Looks nice.
------------- 2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB 2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD 2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper 2014 Toyota Tundra DC |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2021 at 11:08am
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Ahha! Now I understand, flush floor mounts are available and need a hole. I found this one on Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VTHRW75?pf_rd_r=C3991K8SCV480R20H79G&pf_rd_p=5ae2c7f8-e0c6-4f35-9071-dc3240e894a8&pd_rd_r=e7783619-dcec-4aeb-aee7-e9f0158af14b&pd_rd_w=VsuV3&pd_rd_wg=W6FDP&ref_=pd_gw_unk - https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07VTHRW75?pf_rd_r=C3991K8SCV480R20H79G&pf_rd_p=5ae2c7f8-e0c6-4f35-9071-dc3240e894a8&pd_rd_r=e7783619-dcec-4aeb-aee7-e9f0158af14b&pd_rd_w=VsuV3&pd_rd_wg=W6FDP&ref_=pd_gw_unk ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: geewizard
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2021 at 11:58am
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Yup, that explains it. I do like that one, lostagain.
------------- 2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB 2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD 2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper 2014 Toyota Tundra DC |
Posted By: lostagain
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2021 at 1:38pm
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In our Pod, I tripped too many times on the base sticking up. If I had it to do again in that trailer, I'd get the flat one. Our Sonoma has the raised bases for the table but they're never in an area where one would walk, so tripping isn't an issue. ------------- Never leave footprints behind. Fred & Maria Kearney Sonoma 167RB Our Pod 172 2019 Ford F-150 4x4 2.7 EcoBoost |
Posted By: podwerkz
Date Posted: 04 Feb 2021 at 1:53pm
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Yes it is a recessed base, so you have to bore a (nearly) fist-sized hole in the floor. I did plan to add a 'backer board' underneath, but it hasn't been needed. I did seal it against water.
------------- r･pod 171 gone but not forgotten! |
Posted By: geewizard
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 12:06pm
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podwerkz, is your table pedestal solid and are you happy with it? I assume it's the same one that lostagain gave the link to. ------------- 2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB 2017 R-Pod 177 (Blue) HRE SOLD 2004 Outfitter Apex 8 camper 2014 Toyota Tundra DC |
Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 05 Feb 2021 at 3:47pm
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I mounted the post bases on a piece of plywood that became the new floor under the table. It fits tight between the sidewall of the pod and the 2 ottomans. It is very sturdy. Vann https://postimg.cc/rzDpKsSc">  ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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