R Pod Awnings!
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Topic: R Pod Awnings!
Posted By: LuvsCamping
Subject: R Pod Awnings!
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2016 at 11:47am
I finally purchase my new R pod 180 in June and I love it! Had it in for a 90 day checkup and what do I see on the lot?!? A new 2017 model WITH AN AWNING!  Has anyone found out if they can be added to an existing Rpod and how much $$$  ------------- LuvsCamping 2016 Rpod 180 TV 2012 Jeep Wrangler |
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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2016 at 12:19pm
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Unofficially they cannot be added to an existing R-Pod. On the new ones you select either the R-Dome track or the Awning to be installed. ------------- https://calendar.google.com/calendar?cid=cnBvZC5zcG90dGVyQGdtYWlsLmNvbQ - RPod Rallies https://www.google.com/maps/d/embed?mid=1W1foQXGtrjf8aYly1uh0b-bHPfI&hl=en_US - RPod Owner Map |
Posted By: LuvsCamping
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2016 at 5:21pm
  
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Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2016 at 5:38pm
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Having played with the prototype.. I am betting people won't like the awning anyways.
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Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2016 at 6:11pm
| Most of the aftermarket ones I've seen are a minimum of 8 feet long. They would just barely fit on the longest R-Pods (e.g. 179 or 180) with very little cover over the door. |
Posted By: blimey
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2016 at 6:40pm
May i ask why?
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Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2016 at 7:11pm
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It looks like the awning doesn't give you much shade and doesn't look very strong. I think we will keep our dome. ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 12 Oct 2016 at 8:43pm
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Looks like I will stick with my homemade awning. It is hard to see how a straight awning could cover the door adequately. Mine goes to the end of the rail and curves with it to provide some protection for the door. If I do it over, I will try to make it longer to cover the door better and also to provide more protection for the window on the other end.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2016 at 10:23am
The gearing of the hand crank is very low.. LOTS of cranking to get it out. It's very sensitive to angle, coming in and going out. The mounts on the side of the camper seem iffy, and using the legs as ground mounts doesn't seem much better. I would guess it would take almost as long to get this out and set up and staked down, as a dome does, with almost none of the usefulness of a dome. And since it is only going to be secured to the ground, and/or pod in a couple places, I suspect it will be way more vulnerable to wind damage. Now these are just my opinions and observations of the production prototype at Goshen. And I am an admitted fan of the dome, although I tried to be as neutral as possible. YMMV. ------------- |
Posted By: TheBum
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2016 at 11:08am
You'd have to sever the rail and run it straight back until it intersects the roof. Even with that, you're looking at well less than a foot of extension past the door on a 179. In case you hadn't guessed, I've been doing some planning. |
Posted By: StephenH
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2016 at 12:15pm
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If I redo mine, I will purchase the Keder rail insert. That will allow me to make my awning a little wider and will probably help me to slide the awning into the rail easier also.
------------- StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7712 - ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
Posted By: furpod
Date Posted: 13 Oct 2016 at 12:25pm
You can also use "sail slugs" many owners have. ------------- |