Fingers crossed!

First, welcome to the forum.

Second, you will find that the group here will challenge statements that don't seem to fit the facts, particularly if they might effect someone's safety at some point.  It's not personal, and of course you can personally do whatever you want, but others read this too, and should be properly informed. 

In this case, your comments about the Lincoln MKX's capability as a tow vehicle. I believe that vehicle has a 3500 lb tow rating. When you say you are under the MCGVWR did you actually load up the trailer as you plan to use it, and load up the Lincoln with gear and people as you plan to travel? Did you get an actual weight of the loaded rig at a public scale? Did you check the tongue weight?  

If not, then you are almost certain to be over on one or more of your TV's limits, My 179 comes in at around 3700 lbs and 500 on the tongue, as an example, and that's not including anything in my tow vehicle. 500 lbs is not much. 

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You need a brake controller for the trailer brakes, first.  i like my inertia based controller by Redarc.

My brother tows a 30' something with his Tundra. 

What I realized is that we always go to the mountains to camp anyway, so now that we live here there's not a lot of motivation to go somewhere else camping. Besides,  I gotta get some $$ from somewhere for a tractor, I'll have about 15 acres of pasture to mow.. That' ain't gonna get done on a riding mower.....

Yeah you're good.

Reason I asked is sometimes we have a newbie come in and want us to 'sign-off' on them pulling an r-pod with a mini-cooper or something...

Of course I wont do that!

If memory serves the Tundras have a V8 engine, available or standard, I dont keep up but I'm sure you are gonna be OK with the Tundra.

Do check out the 195/6.  My SO put an immediate kibosh on the 179 due to the wet bath and climb-over bed, so we snagged a Hood River Edition 195.  We love it and think that it's the perfect unit for a couple.  We have the solar option and the outside "stove".

I'm sorry, the Mother Ship (Forest River) called and they cannot allow you to sell off your pod. 

They indicated you can feel free to make other plans and let us know how that goes. 

If its towing, it probably doesn't matter too much what trailer you rent. You can get the 179 into most campsites but don't expect to go off roading with it. 

 If its the floorplan the two things that can make someone want a different model are the wet bath and the bed access. Be sure you're able to take a shower without feeling too cramped (some owners remove the little sink) and that you don't wind up getting your sleep disrupted by climbing over each other all night. Other than that, there's little to complain about with the 179. 

We have a 179-been using it for 3.5 years and love it. It has plenty of storage, a great kitchen and tows well. It is perfect for 2 people. there are lots of opportunities to customize the pod to make it more  compatible with your style of travel.

This board has a lot of very experienced owners and most are happy to answer questions and give advice. Feel free to ask away-we were all new owners when we started.There are no stupid questions-just problems/concerns to be fixed.

Welcome

Vann