Warranty, Service and Recall Bulletins: Under-bed Storage

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Under-bed Storage

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Topic: Under-bed Storage

Posted By: JackieG
Subject: Under-bed Storage
Date Posted: 10 May 2014 at 11:11am

The bars that hold up the storage area under the queen bed in our Rpod got stuck in the open position.

Has anyone experienced that?

Do you know what they are called and how to find replacement parts if needed?

We have a 2014 181G.

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Be the person your dog thinks you are.

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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 10 May 2014 at 2:32pm

Have not heard of that happening yet. My answer is usually take a hammer to it, but that usually cost more in the long run. I would call the dealer or if you got it on a private sale given Doug at Mekelsen's rv a call. He is a tech man there and fellow r-pod own. Can usually guide you through probelms over the phone.

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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150
2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk
Previously owned
2015 Rpod 179
2010 Rpod 171

Posted By: 3ofUs
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2014 at 8:30am

We had a queen bed once in a MH that was on hydraulic lift. Is that what you have?

Posted By: CharlieM
Date Posted: 15 Jul 2014 at 9:31am

Originally posted by JackieG

The bars that hold up the storage area under the queen bed in our Rpod got stuck in the open position.

Do you know what they are called and how to find replacement parts if needed?

It sounds like you are talking about the riser devices under the bed. They are called gas props, gas springs, or gas struts. RV Designer carries these and has a good selector chart:

http://rvdesigner.com/gas_props.asp?ci=12 - http://rvdesigner.com/gas_props.asp?ci=12

Camping World and Amazon usually carry a selection. If you do have to replace the originals this is an opportunity to upgrade to higher force units if you have added heavy bedding such as a topper. However, you may also have to beef up the mounting points for the stronger struts. The stronger struts can split the wood where they are attached.

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Charlie
Northern Colorado
OLD: 2013 RP-172, 2010 Honda Pilot 3.5L 4WD
PRESENT: 2014 Camplite 21RBS, 2013 Supercharged Tacoma 4L V6 4WD