R-pod Owners Forum : New 179 Owners http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : New 179 Owners Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 09:22:51 +0000 Sat, 04 Jul 2020 11:17:06 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13733 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ New 179 Owners : Originally posted by Pod Peoplecongratulations... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133272#133272 Author: zzlay
Subject: 13733
Posted: 04 Jul 2020 at 11:17am

Originally posted by Pod People

congratulations and welcome. We also have had a 179 for about 3 years and love it. It is a great camper for 2 people and has lots of possibilities for modifications. However, one word of caution-watch our tongue weight. It looks like you have a double propane tank and the added storage box already on the tongue. if you add a generator, you probably will be overweight on the tongue.  check you hitch max weight and be careful
Safe travels
Vann

Thanks for the welcome.  Right now I only have a single propane tank and a single battery on the tongue.  I'm not greatly concerned about tongue weight -- my tow is a 3/4 ton diesel truck I bought for a much larger, heavier bunk house trailer (truck limits are 1000lbs tongue weight on the class IV receiver and 10,000lbs trailer weight).  Still, first my outing will include a stop at a CAT scale to get the all-important weights.  

With our larger trailer, everything for our campsite fit in the exterior storage compartments in the trailer.  Now, I'm discovering how much will need to travel in the bed of the truck.  We're getting this sorted out.  I'll post with my weight tickets.
]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2020 11:17:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133272#133272 New 179 Owners : congratulations and welcome. We... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133267#133267 Author: Pod People
Subject: 13733
Posted: 04 Jul 2020 at 9:13am

congratulations and welcome. We also have had a 179 for about 3 years and love it. It is a great camper for 2 people and has lots of possibilities for modifications. However, one word of caution-watch our tongue weight. It looks like you have a double propane tank and the added storage box already on the tongue. if you add a generator, you probably will be overweight on the tongue.  check you hitch max weight and be careful
Safe travels
Vann
]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2020 09:13:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133267#133267 New 179 Owners : Welcome and congratulations! I... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133242#133242 Author: StephenH
Subject: 13733
Posted: 03 Jul 2020 at 5:38pm

Welcome and congratulations! I hope you have many fun adventures and make many great memories with your RPod. We also have a 179, albeit, the 2016 model. I also have made many modifications (see link in signature) to help make the RPod uniquely ours and more suited to our needs. It is a great model for travel.]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:38:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133242#133242 New 179 Owners : Welcome.Interesting mod. Are you... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133241#133241 Author: offgrid
Subject: 13733
Posted: 03 Jul 2020 at 5:35pm

Welcome. 

Interesting mod. Are you planning to leave the genny in the box while running it or placing it on the ground? If in the box, how is the noise and vibration and how well does it work to keep the generator from overheating? 

Do they let you run the generator overnight at the festivals? Most campgrounds don't, but maybe the festival goers have imbibed enough that they don't notice the noise. LOL
 
]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:35:01 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133241#133241 New 179 Owners : Welcome to the forum. Enjoy your... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133237#133237 Author: crw8sr
Subject: 13733
Posted: 03 Jul 2020 at 5:18pm

Welcome to the forum.  Enjoy your R-pod.]]> Fri, 03 Jul 2020 17:18:16 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133237#133237 New 179 Owners : Greetings! My wife and I are new... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13733&PID=133235#133235 Author: zzlay
Subject: 13733
Posted: 03 Jul 2020 at 5:07pm

Greetings!  My wife and I are new to rpods, but not to RVs.  We're downsizing from a nearly 30' Salem bunkhouse bumper pull.  We're loving the smaller, more manageable size.  We've spent time as professional organizers, so we're enjoying equipping the pod just for us.

I bought a 2017.5 (blue) 179 from my brother.  He used the trailer to camp throughout Florida and the Southeast, but thinks he wants a 5th wheel.  He also made several, very cool mods: fans to help the fridge cool, a shelf over the bed, and a tongue mounted storage tray.  

My wife and I are going to introduce the pod to Arkansas camping -- state parks, the lakes and national forests.  Our camping trips are usually 3-5 day, impromptu adventures that come when family and life permit.  The smaller pod will be great for these.  

We're also hoping for some longer trips in the future, particularly for things like the Bourbon trail and craft beer festivals.  I've already added a generator box the front to make boon docking and festivals more fun -- it's hot in Arkansas for half the year.  



We hope to everyone down the road!
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