Rdome floor
Printed From: R-pod Owners Forum
Category: R-pod Discussion Forums
Forum Name: Reviews and General Information
Forum Discription: Find r-pod reviews and new product announcements here
URL: http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=3268
Printed Date: 21 May 2024 at 8:30pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 9.64 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: Rdome floor
Posted By: Rugby8
Subject: Rdome floor
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 12:56pm
|
New rpod owner, haven't pulled out our rdome yet. Can anyone tell me if there is a floor, and what dimensions it is. Rpod176 t. Thanks ------------- 2013 grand caravan 2010 176t pod Wife, 2 boys, and golden retriever. Can life get any better |
Replies:
Posted By: Rugby8
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 1:55pm
|
Oh if anyone knows what weight the beds hold in the 2010 176t? There are bunks, queen slide out and table bed. Tks ------------- 2013 grand caravan 2010 176t pod Wife, 2 boys, and golden retriever. Can life get any better |
Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 2:16pm
|
Welcome Rugby8. The dome has no floor. It is approx 8x10 feet. A 9x12 poly rug fits well with some overlap outside the dome. If you have risers installed, the bottom flaps are a bit short and the dome looks akilter from the front of the pod, because it is about 3.5-4inches higher on the pod side. I made a pair of 8x8" risers from 4x4 PT post, drilled a 5/16" hole in the center and use them to anchor the spring pole. Makes it look better and easier to anchor all around. ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 2:19pm
|
Can't help on the bunks, but they are designed to hold an adult, so at least 150 lbs. the table bed will handle a least 250 lbs (me!). ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: Rugby8
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 2:20pm
|
Thanks, my wife went and bought a 9x12 so I can tell her she nailed it haha. ------------- 2013 grand caravan 2010 176t pod Wife, 2 boys, and golden retriever. Can life get any better |
Posted By: Rugby8
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 2:21pm
|
I was going to say at 6'5 and 275 they may not hold me haha. ------------- 2013 grand caravan 2010 176t pod Wife, 2 boys, and golden retriever. Can life get any better |
Posted By: Podsible Dream
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 2:24pm
|
You'll have to curl up, the pod is just 74" wide. I have to bend my knees or sleep catty corner in the queen bed! ------------- Chris and Walt '10 RP-171 'Free Spirit' '13 Dodge Durango Crew 5.7 L Hemi V8 |
Posted By: Rugby8
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 2:36pm
|
Sacrifice we have to make to be a podder ------------- 2013 grand caravan 2010 176t pod Wife, 2 boys, and golden retriever. Can life get any better |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 3:13pm
|
On the front bed in the 177, ours has had myself and our old dog on it a lot of times, a little over 300lbs, no problems. (He is a big dog..)
------------- |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 22 Feb 2013 at 3:26pm
|
The bunk beds are rated for 200 pounds on the top, 300 pounds on the bottom. ------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
|
Posted By: Rugby8
Date Posted: 24 Feb 2013 at 4:56pm
|
Thanks! I won't be sleeping on top bunk then! ------------- 2013 grand caravan 2010 176t pod Wife, 2 boys, and golden retriever. Can life get any better |
Posted By: JCMoran
Date Posted: 29 May 2013 at 2:30am
We're thinking about getting a rattan mat to use as the floor in the R-dome. It will roll up nicely for storage and most of the dirt on it will fall through the cracks. 
------------- John & Stevie Bella & Emma (Fur babies) 2014 RP178HRE "Hawg Pod" 2001 Silverado 1500 |
Posted By: coopercdrkey
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2013 at 9:10am
|
I can't imagine a more durable and versatile mat than this: http://www.amazon.com/Patio-Mats-013-Pattern-Reversible/dp/B0002W2W2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370783224&sr=8-1&keywords=patio+mats - http://www.amazon.com/Patio-Mats-013-Pattern-Reversible/dp/B0002W2W2K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1370783224&sr=8-1&keywords=patio+mats Order it with the storage bag and the tie-down stake kit. You won't regret it! ------------- Bob and Joyce Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels RP 177 "Key Pod" Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71 |
Posted By: Burt
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 9:31am
|
Rugby8: Just put a tarp on the ground inside the Rdome. If you put a rug there, you'll be tracking home all the dirt from every campsite. Many of them provide some gritty stuff that won't shake out of a rug easily. A tarp is much easier to shake off and clean when you pack up and go. It's also easier to stow and lighter. If you need a carpet, just get a small one and put it below your step or carpet your steps. Burt 
|
Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 10:11am
|
Yup you can beat the Rv mats. www.rvawningmats.com That's a good site for some other options and colors as well. ------------- 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 |
Posted By: coopercdrkey
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 10:31am
I beg to differ, but if you prefer a tarp, by all means, feel free! I have used both a tarp and the patio mat recommended above. It is not carpet- it is woven polyester in a fairly open weave that does not accumulate grit and water the way a tarp does. Once a tarp is wet, it stays wet in my experience. It is impossible to clean, short of hosing it down in the driveway at home. The patio mat, unless recently rained upon, sweeps clean on site, folds compactly into its case, (yes, bulkier than a tarp, but surprisingly light weight), and stows neatly in the "basement" of our 177 alongside the r-dome. To each his own, but we definitely prefer the mat. ------------- Bob and Joyce Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels RP 177 "Key Pod" Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71 |
Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 11:10am
|
Bob, We also have the poly mat and like it so far. Does collect dirt but that's what it's for. Easy to shake out and wash. BTW, did you notice the info on the Amazon site: "Light weight, easy to wear out". Translation from Chinese I guess. 
------------- Charlie Northern Colorado OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD |
Posted By: Bill-GA
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 11:43am
|
We also use a poly mat. Water goes thru it, easy to sweep up, pegs to hold down Dome go thru easily. My wife and I pull it up, shake it out, then folder it up into a neat rectangular pack using a Velcro strap it comes with. Stores great as a tight package.... Got mine at Walmart ------------- Bill & Bev 13 yr old dachshund 'Elsa' 2010 RP-176T (tent & slide-out) 2011 Toyota Tundra 2WD TV |
Posted By: P&M
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 2:42pm
------------- P & M ... and Comet too! 2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500 |
Posted By: coopercdrkey
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2013 at 5:06pm
|
Yes, Charlie, I chuckled over that as well! I, too, assumed that it was a foreign ad writer. I worked for Sony in the early years and suffered the same kind of mis-translations. Now, of course, they tell us how to speak. ------------- Bob and Joyce Jennifer and Baxter, the Campin' Cocker Spaniels RP 177 "Key Pod" Chevrolet Silverado 1500 LT / Z71 |
Posted By: grampahamo
Date Posted: 11 Jun 2013 at 10:46am
|
there is no floor in the dome, we use an outdoor rug that is 8x10 and fits perfectly. After camping we roll up the rug and put it in plastic rug bag and travel with it inside the Pod. If the ground is damp we put an 8x10 tarp under the rug. We also have a 5x7 rug we put down just outside the dome. All the comforts of home.
Grampahamo |
Posted By: ron_whitt
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2013 at 11:12pm
|
We cut a wooden dowel (3/4in) I believe, long enough to just fit inside the width of the pod sitting on the tongue. We bought a weaved plastic rug from walmart. We drilled a hole in each end of the dowel, when we roll the rug onto the dowel we take 2 small bungy cords to hold the rug onto the dowel. We then slide the rug between the battery and the pod. Then we take a long enough bungy cord and stick each hook into the drilled ends of the dowel. This will keep the wooden dowel from moving out of the rolled rug. We then bungy cord the whole thing onto the tonuge with 2 bungy cords. This is our second year with this set up and so far it has worked great. ------------- Ron & Shirley 2020 Tacoma 2012 177 rpod |
Posted By: ron_whitt
Date Posted: 14 Jun 2013 at 11:18pm
|
And saves having to put a wet/dirty rug into the pod. Just make sure the hooks on the rolled rug are away from the pod when sliding it between the battery and the pod. We have about 1in of extra dowel at each end of the rug when rolled. I believe the rug is 8x6 lol but not sure now... ------------- Ron & Shirley 2020 Tacoma 2012 177 rpod |