R-pod Owners Forum : New 176T owners http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : New 176T owners Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 03 May 2026 02:35:55 +0000 Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:22:51 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10217 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ New 176T owners : Congratulations and have a terrific... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10217&PID=95622#95622 Author: birderdiane526
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Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 11:22am

Congratulations and have a terrific adventure!]]> Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:22:51 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10217&PID=95622#95622 New 176T owners : Congratulations on your RPod!... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10217&PID=95618#95618 Author: Live2Camp
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Posted: 27 Jun 2017 at 11:03am

Congratulations on your RPod! I think you will have a great trip to your new home. You're going to meet so many wonderful people along the way, including (I'm betting) other RPodders :-) We'll watch for you if you're in northern California or Nevada. Enjoy!]]> Tue, 27 Jun 2017 11:03:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10217&PID=95618#95618 New 176T owners : I am one of the few that has one... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10217&PID=95581#95581 Author: computerfixitguy
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Posted: 26 Jun 2017 at 7:00pm

I am one of the few that has one too.  They are an odd bird.  We have replaced the folding mattress with a real one, but your probably younger.  You might not need that level of cushion.  I was so proud of my mod to hold folding chairs, there is a picture I up on here with it.  It makes lots of usable storage.  My tent would fall out of the top, because not all the screws are there.  You will see from the inside the "buttons" that cover the screws.  My unit is missing a few.  For light we have shower curtain rods with blankets to keep the bunks dark. Do yourself a favor and make a ladder out of a piece of wood and cabinet door handles or something so your kids and get up and down.  Otherwise they put their feet below the TV and destroy that.  Yours is 4, but he won't be forever.  

I put in some USB chargers behind the TV, ran the wires down to the fuse panel and added a fuse.  We added a electric hitch jack.. HUGE upgrade.  You will find out why.  We also have an R-Dome, its the best way to keep the bugs out of the trailer.  My daughter, not so politely, asked if I would clean her ceiling on the top bunk from the bug splatter.   I also added a quick disconnect for a Coleman grill on the back of the trailer.  There is a pre exisiting fitting so it was really easy.  My kitchen window is how we pass dishes as a result. 

Get a outdoor plastic rug, mine is 9x12, its your number one way to keep the trailer clean.  In TX, there are birds that warble all night if there is a light, DO NOT CAMP THERE with hopes to sleep in the tent.  

You will love it, we love ours. I almost took the bathroom door off just because off my shoulders.  Also, call Forrest River and get a 2nd year warranty for $150.  You will be amazed what breaks and when or why.  At least you won't have to pay for it.   I just climbed down off my roof because I am reattaching the A/C blower motor.  The bolts came out.  Not FR problem, but amazes me nonetheless.


]]> Mon, 26 Jun 2017 19:00:54 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10217&PID=95581#95581 New 176T owners : Welcome to the group!! Congrats... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10217&PID=95419#95419 Author: Leo B
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Posted: 23 Jun 2017 at 5:01am

Welcome to the group!! Congrats on your 176T!!]]> Fri, 23 Jun 2017 05:01:46 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10217&PID=95419#95419 New 176T owners : Hello all, We just took delivery... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10217&PID=95416#95416 Author: Will&Melissa
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Posted: 22 Jun 2017 at 9:48pm

Hello all,

We just took delivery of our new 176T and are getting aquatinted with it before we head off on a 3,000+ mile trek across the western US. We currently live in Fort Worth, TX and are moving to Portland, OR so we thought we'd take this opportunity to spend a couple months sightseeing while we work our way north. Our kids (ages 4 and 2) are pumped and it's a daily fight to get them out of the trailer and back in the house. We look forward to meeting any fellow Podders along the way. This is our first RV of any kind and if there are any other 176T owners out there with any advice or words of wisdom regarding this model we would greatly appreciate it.

See y'all out there]]> Thu, 22 Jun 2017 21:48:22 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10217&PID=95416#95416