Is the R Dome bug proof?
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Topic: Is the R Dome bug proof?
Posted By: deannaomi
Subject: Is the R Dome bug proof?
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 8:18pm
| We haven't used our camper yet...picking it up in the spring. Just wondering if anyone has used the RDome as an extra room? Is it bug proof? Thanks. |
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Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 8:29pm
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We love our dome. although we haven't had too many experiences with really buggy areas, we haven't had been really bothered. the dome is tight to the ground if you peg it down (although the risers make that a bit dicey). the screening that comes with it that goes along the bottom of the pod to screen the under side has to be modified to make it fit well. All that being said, we found it to be a real advantage for extra living space. See our photos under the winter campout thread to see how we have it set up. We use a string of LED Christmas lights which don't seem to attract the bugs and don't use the yellow porch light (makes you look sick :) ). We also use a poly rug to provide under foot comfort and keep the dirt level down.
That extra space is a real bonus!! Go with it! Walt & Chris ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: deannaomi
Date Posted: 08 Feb 2012 at 8:40pm
Thanks again for the tips! We're more anxious than ever to 'get camping' now. We'll take a look at your pics. Thanks much again:)
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Posted By: Hodge-PODge
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 8:30am
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Love the R-dome when it's needed. Last summer I camped out for a week and it rained pretty hard for a couple of days. The R-dome was great, especially with the grandkids along. I have a small aluminum table with benches which gave them a special place to eat and play games under the dome. Diane ------------- 2011 RP 177, the Hodge-PODge 2011 Mercedes ML350 "A man travels the world over in search of what he needs, and returns home to find it." |
Posted By: Goose
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 12:12pm
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We have never used the R-Dome with the sides or front on it, we just use it as an awning and it works great. I do roll it up and then clamp it tight with 4 or 5 spring clamps in place instead of taking it down and out of the track if the wind gets real strong or we go away for the day. Welcome and enjoy. Goose ------------- Mother Goose's Caboose..2011 RP171..07 Grand Cherokee 
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Posted By: this_is_nascar
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 1:56pm
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I've never used one, but I can't see how the dome could be/would be bug-proof. Isn't the entire front trailer side exposed when using the dome? The dome covers the front-side and both sides, but the back along the door-side wall of the R-Pod still has that huge opening underneath, doesn't it?
------------- "Ray & Connie" - 2017 R-Pod RP-180 - 2007 Toyota Tacoma TRD-Off Road |
Posted By: pmjensen
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 2:14pm
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Speaking from experience, it is not bug proof even with the screening that goes along the bottom of the Pod. However, we have found if it is really buggy, spay the area inside of the dome. Sit inside with the door closed for 15-20 min and then you can use it relatively bug free. Happy Podding ------------- 2011 R-176 Nuestro Pod 2014 Silverado |
Posted By: deannaomi
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 3:44pm
| The dome came with the camper...wasn't an option, but it's sounding better all the time. We can have mosquitoes quite bad up here in Manitoba, so we're really hoping that we can get it completely bug proofed with a little tweaking. |
Posted By: deannaomi
Date Posted: 09 Feb 2012 at 3:44pm
| Thanks for the tip. We'll see how it goes this summer:) |
Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 10 Feb 2012 at 8:28am
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Definently not bug proof. At the very top of the front door where the two zippers meet so that you might remove the front paneling if you wish there is always a small hole of some sort by the time you get the dome assembled and staked down. How large bugs find that one hole is a mystery to me but we've had a few wasps here and there, cicadas, a few big moths and whatnot. And the little outside gnat bugs that swarm around at night will find access as well. But as someone else mentioning, we spray a little bit of the bug repellant we use on ourselves near that opening and around some of the screening at the bottom sometimes and keep a citronella candle burning inside with us if we're outside in the dome late playing games or whatever. That does nicely if there are a lot of biting bugs out and about. I prefer my dome open though unless it's raining. ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |