New 2010 Rpod today!
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Topic: New 2010 Rpod today!
Posted By: yellowstonestu
Subject: New 2010 Rpod today!
Date Posted: 15 Mar 2013 at 10:49pm
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Picked up my "new" 2010 RPod 171 today! Pulled it over an 11,000+ ft pass in Colorado to my mountain home. Pulled well, inspite of the headwind! Hope to take it on it's first venture in early April when we head to norther NM and SW Utah. First fishing trip should be to the infamous "Mothers Day Caddis Hatch" on the upper Arkansas in CO. Pretty exciting, placing items in their special places and preparing for first outing. ------------- Yellowstonestu & Bela the Vizsla 2008 Toyota FJ 2015 RPod 179 (Pod #2) |
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Posted By: Camper Bob
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2013 at 9:29am
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Congrats. Don't forget to check out the mattress before heading out. Safe Travels. ------------- Camper Bob and Camper Sue Gracie the Wonder Dog (12 LB. Mini Dachshund) 2013 Rpod 171HRE(ORPod) 2016 Lance 1685 2015 Nissan Pathfinder |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 16 Mar 2013 at 11:01am
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I highly recommend doing a trip to "camp driveway" so you can work out the bugs before your big trip.
------------- Doug ~ '10 171 (2009-2015) ~ 2008 Salem ~ http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723 - Pod instruction manual 
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Posted By: P&M
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2013 at 10:53am
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Welcome & congratulations! I second techntrek's advice of doing a one-night driveway camp ... it really helped us in figuring out how everything worked, how we wanted to organize the pod, and so on. ------------- P & M ... and Comet too! 2012 171 -- The Monkey Pod 2018 Ram 2500 |
Posted By: Thinker
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2013 at 4:14pm
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171 Rocks... !! We love ours.. Packing now for a week out next week. Going to Flint Creek, MS. ------------- Tow Vehicle: 2013 Pathfinder 4WD R-POD Model 171 
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Posted By: yellowstonestu
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2013 at 4:21pm
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Does that mean that I should consider the "bed in a box" addition? At medicare age, I am sure that any added comfort will be more than welcome!! ------------- Yellowstonestu & Bela the Vizsla 2008 Toyota FJ 2015 RPod 179 (Pod #2) |
Posted By: danthoman
Date Posted: 17 Mar 2013 at 4:59pm
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Congratulations. Definitely try camp driveway. A 2 or 3 inch piece of memory foam for the bed will make a world of difference. ------------- Linda and Dan Calley the golden retriever R-pod 177 and a Tundra 8 cyl |
Posted By: EEBowHunter
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2013 at 5:37pm
Awesome! I too am enjoying my new-to-me 2010 171...my experience thus far has been great with it
^^^ This...I put a 2.5" memory foam topper on the queen mattress and its like sleeping on a cloud |
Posted By: dsmiths
Date Posted: 18 Mar 2013 at 8:28pm
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Yellowstonestu, I agree with the others, we use our 172 rear dinette to sleep on , we are close to medicare age 63/61. we can climb into the the double bunks, but it is easier to sleep on the rear short queen. We bought a I think 3 inch double foam at , god forbid (walmart) it was $99.00 and it sleeps like a dream. it has a joined soft and firm foam. I roll it up and tie it off with bungee cords and store on the top bunk when not in use, on your 171 you can leave it on permantley. it was the 99 bucks we spent so far as the factory cushions leave a lot to be desired. ------------- Dane and Donna Smith 2011 RP-172 2008 Chevrolet Trailblazer 4X4 lift kit prodigy wireless brake controller |