New Owner in Oregon
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Topic: New Owner in Oregon
Posted By: timpod
Subject: New Owner in Oregon
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2016 at 4:44pm
Pickup up our 172 last week in Eugene. Will most likely be towing it with a Wrangler Unlimited, so we'll see how that goes. Already started removing things from the pod, as we have some re-modelling planned  Current project is installing a C-Head composting toilet, but now I'm off to re-route and tie lose wiring and plumbing underneath the pod, hate to have those catch on anything... (and why did they run that wiring underneath the axle, and not over it??? argh!)
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Posted By: jato
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2016 at 5:41pm
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Congratulations on your 172. Good question on the wiring under the axle, ours is over the axle, but it is a 2011, maybe they took more time working on the assembly back then. Are you anywhere near Sunriver or Bend. We have a good friend that moved to Sunriver about 10 years ago in the Cascade's; he loves it out there!
------------- God's pod '11 model 177 '17 Ford F-150 4WD 3.5 Ecoboost Jim and Diane by beautiful Torch Lake "...and you will know the Truth and the Truth will set you free." |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2016 at 6:13pm
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Congrats on your 172!!
------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: LuvPod
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2016 at 6:22pm
| Congrats! We also recently bought a 172 near the Portland area. See ya on the road... :) |
Posted By: timpod
Date Posted: 10 Mar 2016 at 7:36pm
I'm just outside Eugene, near Junction City. A ways from Bend, but I've always liked the bend area. @luvpod, maybe we will see you on the road! Though you may not recognize our pod, we've already stripped off all the R-Pod logo's and plan a paint job at some point :)
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Posted By: computerfixitguy
Date Posted: 23 Jun 2016 at 1:12am
| So how goes the c-head? I just bought my trailer and I am very curious. |
Posted By: timpod
Date Posted: 29 Jun 2016 at 9:01pm
So far we like it, but we've only been out on long weekend trips so far. I think maybe 4 days was the longest. We empty the pee container every other day (two adults and one kid), and the main compost bucket when we get home. I think we could stretch the compost to at least a week, longer if we didn't put the toilet paper in there. The paper doesn't mix in well, so it piles up and would be the determining factor. I've read some people put paper in a separate trash bag. We also empty the pee before we drive anywhere, as there's the potential for it to slosh out. I haven't installed the extra ventilation, but I think I will at some point. Vent it out the side, extra air helps it compost better. I don't find that it smells much, in fact most of the odor we get is from the grey water tank up through the shower pan, have to add water to keep the vapor lock going. Happy with the choice so far and have no intention of going back. ------------- 2016 Pod 172 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited |