R-pod Owners Forum : R-Pod vs Vista Cruiser

R-pod Owners Forum : R-Pod vs Vista Cruiser https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Reviews and General Information : R-Pod vs Vista Cruiser Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:00:14 +0000 Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:47:38 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=10529 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ R-Pod vs Vista Cruiser : Originally posted by CharlieMYup.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10529&PID=98239#98239 Author: furpod
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Posted: 20 Aug 2017 at 2:47pm

Originally posted by CharlieM

Yup. From their spec sheet: 2847+1533-380=4000. That's how they figure it, and that's a recipe for a bent axle.

Whole industry does it that way. The belief that FR somehow is doing something new and unusual with Pods is wrong, even though people seem to think it so. All they did/do, was find an attractive package to do the same thing with.
]]> Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:47:38 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10529&PID=98239#98239 R-Pod vs Vista Cruiser : Yup. From their spec sheet: 2847+1533-380=4000.... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10529&PID=98238#98238 Author: CharlieM
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Posted: 20 Aug 2017 at 2:12pm

Yup. From their spec sheet: 2847+1533-380=4000. That's how they figure it, and that's a recipe for a bent axle. ]]> Sun, 20 Aug 2017 14:12:56 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10529&PID=98238#98238 R-Pod vs Vista Cruiser : Originally posted by GlueGuy Originally... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10529&PID=98231#98231 Author: furpod
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Posted: 20 Aug 2017 at 10:58am

Originally posted by GlueGuy

Originally posted by CharlieM

It looks like they may have gone to a 4000# axle but I don't know if it solved the problem. You might search around for reports, maybe on a Gulf Stream or RV.net forum. They really had a lot of unhappy customers.

Nope.. remember, tongue weight isn't carried by the axle, and 10%-15% of 4380 is just about enough to keep the axle under it's load limit, design criteria.
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Posted: 19 Aug 2017 at 11:30pm

That's interesting. The 19ERD is ~~ 2847# empty, with a 1533# carrying capacity. If my math still works, that puts the gross weight at about 4380#. Seems like manufacturers like to push the boundaries on axle capacity?]]> Sat, 19 Aug 2017 23:30:50 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10529&PID=98216#98216 R-Pod vs Vista Cruiser : Back in 2012-2013 when we were... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10529&PID=98213#98213 Author: CharlieM
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Posted: 19 Aug 2017 at 9:25pm

Back in 2012-2013 when we were looking for our first trailer we looked at the 19 ERD. It is a very attractive floor plan in that it has the full rear dinette, a dry bath, and the walk around bed. HOWEVER, they were having an extreme problem with bent axles because they were using a single 3500# axle. It looks like they may have gone to a 4000# axle but I don't know if it solved the problem. You might search around for reports, maybe on a Gulf Stream or RV.net forum. They really had a lot of unhappy customers.]]> Sat, 19 Aug 2017 21:25:55 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10529&PID=98213#98213 R-Pod vs Vista Cruiser : Never heard of it before. Poked... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=10529&PID=98210#98210 Author: GlueGuy
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Posted: 19 Aug 2017 at 7:52pm

Never heard of it before. Poked around on the net a bit, and they look like similar materials to an R-pod. They will be a little wider and heavier than a roughly equivalent R-pod. The 19ERD looks "similar" to an R-179. About 600-800 lbs heavier, but does not include a slide-out. May not need it, as the body is wider to begin with (which is why it's heavier). I like the walk-around bed. Don't like the arrangement of the stove. Like the dry bath.

Similar pricing. I might look at one to consider.

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Posted: 19 Aug 2017 at 5:43pm

Just went to the local RV store to look at R-Pod's and learn more about them and also saw the Vista Cruiser 19 ERD by Gulfstream and was wondering if there is a difference in quality between the 2 rv's. I really appreciate any info anyone can shed on this.

Thanks.

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