179 - Make room for R-Dome poles
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Topic: 179 - Make room for R-Dome poles
Posted By: Prof_K
Subject: 179 - Make room for R-Dome poles
Date Posted: 19 May 2015 at 11:49am
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We found the R-Dome poles don't fit in the under bed storage compartment. I saw a picture some where that showed there might be extra space to be had. After a quick check I found I could get enough room for the R-Dome and poles. An added bonus was that I recovered some paneling that matches the interior and could be used for repairs or to remove the bathroom sink Before:  After:  Extra Paneling:  |
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 19 May 2015 at 12:08pm
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Looks good, the only side comment I might have, is, why not just store the poles in the bag, so the whole bunch goes in and out together? That's how we do it.
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Posted By: Prof_K
Date Posted: 19 May 2015 at 12:34pm
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I had the poles out before I did the mod. That way I could place them on an angle. Now that I have more space they can go back in the bag. ------------- 2015 179 2006 Santa Fe Iroquois ON |
Posted By: Pod People
Date Posted: 19 May 2015 at 8:30pm
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We made a special holder for our R dome poles from a piece of 4" pvc pipe with the screw-on end caps. We mounted in on the trailer A frame between the battery channel and the pod body. I used strapping metal and stainless steel screws to mount it. It's also large enough to hold a fishing rod if you remove the reel first. vann  ------------- Vann & Laura 2015 RPod 179 https://postimg.cc/0zwKrfB9"> 
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Posted By: J-Cat
Date Posted: 20 May 2015 at 12:18pm
My 2015 179 HRE was configured a bit differently and had the water pump next to the water heater. I didn't want to totally open the area because of the pump but I did cutout part of the panel to allow the dome poles (and some fishing poles) to be put on top of the R-Dome bag and extend into the utility space.
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Posted By: Appocalexx
Date Posted: 31 May 2015 at 10:05pm
J-cat looking at the same prolem, i will most likly still do somewhat of the same thing that prof_k did just a lil different i want to be able to mount some fishing poles holders of some sort to the bulkhead and possibly the Rdome poles not sure on how long they are yet and if they will fit after the mod but i should recieve my Rdome in a few wks time and will mess with it later. ------------- |