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Topic: RP-196 bathroom placement question

Posted By: CODeb
Subject: RP-196 bathroom placement question
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 3:38pm

I am thinking about purchasing the RP-196, but am concerned about the placement of the bathroom - it seems to be kind of right in your face with the couch version, and it looks impossible to walk around if the table is out. I can't tell if you can access the bathroom with the slideout in or whether it is pressed against the couch. I'd love to hear people's thoughts about working and living around that center-of-the-unit bathroom placement and staring at a wall a few feet from your face when sitting on the couch. Thanks!

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Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 6:39pm

The bathroom is easily accessible with the slide in. You're right about the table getting in the way, which is why you might want to get some tray tables to use instead. There's a gap behind the couch where they can be stored.

I got used to looking at the wall when I had my 179, so it doesn't bother me. The skylight above the shower does brighten up the Pod during the day though if you leave the bathroom door open. If I sit on the end of the couch toward the bed, the front window provides a nice view.

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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod"
2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4
Three cats

Posted By: Lookout1950
Date Posted: 05 Oct 2021 at 9:09pm

I have a 196 and think it’s great. You can walk all the way through the camper with the slide in. My wife and I don’t use the table that came with the pod. That table is just not very functional for us.

Posted By: CODeb
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 11:13am

Thanks for your responses! Do you think the 195 with the dinette is more functional than the 196, given that neither of you use the table that was supplied with the R-Pod? What made you choose the 196 over the 195?

I really appreciate hearing the thoughts of owners - thanks for sharing!

Deb

Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 11:33am

My first R-Pod was a 2016 179, which had a dinette and we pretty quickly swapped out the dinette cushions and table for a futon because the dinette's bed mode wasn't very functional. I liked that modified layout enough that I wanted a sleeper sofa in my new R-Pod, so I got the 196. The sofa isn't as comfortable as the futon was, as it lacks lumbar support, but I was able to remedy that with an automotive lumbar cushion.

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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod"
2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4
Three cats

Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 06 Oct 2021 at 11:35am

Originally posted by Lookout1950

I have a 196 and think it’s great. You can walk all the way through the camper with the slide in. My wife and I don’t use the table that came with the pod. That table is just not very functional for us.

I used it for the podluck dinner at the last rally I went to. It's pretty functional for that purpose.

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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod"
2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4
Three cats

Posted By: mjlrpod
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2021 at 2:56pm

I bought a 195. But at that time, the 196 didn't exist. I have since replaced the dinette with a jack knife sofa. I prefer the sofa for comfort, since we never eat inside. I'm actually glad we got the 195, and put in our own sofa, cause forest river probably puts in a cheesy sofa. Mine makes a nice bed too.

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2017.5 Rp-172
2020 R-pod 195
2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl
I'll be rpodding

Posted By: Pod_Geek
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2021 at 3:09pm

We turned the 195's dinette into a sofa as well. More room and comfier.

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2020.5 R-Pod 195 Hood River
2018 RAM 2500 6.4L

Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 11 Oct 2021 at 5:06pm

I mainly didn't want to have to deal with anchoring a sofa to the slide bench, so I opted for the 196. Yeah, the sofa isn't the greatest, but it's comfortable once I added a lumbar pillow.

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Alan
2022 R-Pod 196 "RaptoRPod"
2022 Ram 1500 Lone Star 4x4
Three cats