New 177 rpod
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Topic: New 177 rpod
Posted By: alan7170
Subject: New 177 rpod
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 12:14pm
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Apparently, two forums for these discussions...so I'll post here as well... After 6 years with a pop-up tent trailer, we purchased our first travel travel trailer a 2014 r-pod 177. Picked it up on a Wednesday and left on Thursday for a 15 day trip into the Rockies. We purchased it from Tom's Camperland in Surprise, AZ which, while a 2.5 hour drive from our home in Tucson, was a great decision. Not only were they 3K less than the Tucson dealerships "best" price, the service was great. They knew I was leaving the following day and they made sure everything was camping ready...even sanitized the fresh water system for us. Towing with our Nissan Xterra, the trip went very well. We had only one interior issue with the r-pod when one of the blinds fell out of the wall on the second day. Of course we plan on curtains instead so will not be re-installing the blinds. I did have some intermittent trouble with the brakes where the pod would pull hard to the right whenever the brakes were applied...not sure if it is a brake our power issue or me not having the controller adjusted properly. I'll keep an eye on it and it may need to be serviced...we'll see. Been home for 10 days and have been making small modifications to the pod, mostly ideas from the forums. I'll post those in the appropriate forum, later today. Picture below is from Woods Lake campground, southwest of Telluride.  |
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Posted By: GA_RPOD_178
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 1:19pm
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Welcome and glad you had a safe maiden voyage. -------------  [/URL]
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Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 3:58pm
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Welcome. Pulling hard to one side usually means one of the pod's brakes needs to be adjusted, but it can also mean one of the two brakes isn't getting power at all. ------------- 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: Racer|X|
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 7:36pm
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Welcome and congrats! ------------- |
Posted By: alan7170
Date Posted: 06 Aug 2013 at 8:10pm
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Thanks...already planning our next trip at the end of the month... |
Posted By: ahefner
Date Posted: 12 Aug 2013 at 10:11pm
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How did the xterra do on towing the 177 model? seriously considering the same trailer. congrats on your new purchase and to a great maiden voyage. |
Posted By: alan7170
Date Posted: 13 Aug 2013 at 8:13pm
| The xterra does fine towing, but we do have a weight distribution hitch. Also, keep the speed at about 65 or your fuel economy will be ridiculously poor...even going 65 we were only getting a little better than half the mileage we get when not towing... |
Posted By: TerryM
Date Posted: 14 Aug 2013 at 4:32am
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Congrats and it looks like a nice place to camp! Terry ------------- RP-175 W/Lift Kit 2011 Ford F-150 4X4 Saint Augustine, FL: The first permanent European settlement in the USA: 1565 |
Posted By: Lynxgirl
Date Posted: 18 Aug 2013 at 10:21pm
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Congrats! We just picked up our 177 last month and love it....!
Happy trails.... ------------- C J and the gals "Peaches" 2014 177 Dodge Ram 1500 "Not all those who wander are lost" |