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R-pod Owners Forum : New to R-Pod life http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : New to R-Pod life Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sat, 02 May 2026 04:16:58 +0000 Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:37:36 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=13922 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ New to R-Pod life : Torsion axles provide a smoother... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135977#135977 Author: Monopod
Subject: 13922
Posted: 03 Sep 2020 at 12:37pm

Torsion axles provide a smoother ride than spring axles with less bounce, so some shock absorption is built-in. They do require that you pay a bit more attention to your side-to-side loading so as not to overload one axle. I try to load heavier items on the passenger side to offset the weight of the slideout. ]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2020 12:37:36 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135977#135977 New to R-Pod life : Thanks for the info StephenH http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135975#135975 Author: lostagain
Subject: 13922
Posted: 03 Sep 2020 at 9:20am

Thanks for the info StephenH]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:20:05 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135975#135975 New to R-Pod life : My understanding is that with... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135974#135974 Author: StephenH
Subject: 13922
Posted: 03 Sep 2020 at 9:17am

My understanding is that with the torsion axles, shock absorbers would not help. The fact that Lippert does not make such a shock absorber for torsion axles, but does make them for spring axles makes this point clear.
]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2020 09:17:44 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135974#135974 New to R-Pod life : I wonder if shock absorbers would... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135973#135973 Author: lostagain
Subject: 13922
Posted: 03 Sep 2020 at 8:44am

I wonder if shock absorbers would help with the vibration and bouncing? It would certainly be helpful to dampen the jolting the trailer gets when under way.]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:44:13 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135973#135973 New to R-Pod life : No such thing as 'brand new... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135970#135970 Author: Monopod
Subject: 13922
Posted: 03 Sep 2020 at 8:33am

No such thing as 'brand new condition' when it comes to an RV.

In addition to the safety items described above, please get a ladder, clean, inspect, and repair/replace all the sealant on the roof. Then, check the sealant on the wall penetrations. The windows and hatches use a bulb gasket and shouldn't need anything. The door, equipment access panels, the slide-out gutter, and the where the rear section attaches all have sealant. This is supposed to be done every 90 days, and a minimum of every 6 months.

Look up underneath. How's it look? Is there any missing or torn barrier? Dripping water?

People should realize they bought a house that needs maintenance just like their permanent home, but it's worse because driving down the road is like putting it through a small earthquake. Things move and vibrate. Look in areas you don't normally occupy or notice such as under bunks and in the corners of your bathroom that aren't easily visible. Just like you should be looking in your basement, crawl space or attic once in a while at home.

Things the dealers/sellers typically don't tell you. ]]> Thu, 03 Sep 2020 08:33:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135970#135970 New to R-Pod life : Welcome!Don't know what... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135468#135468 Author: offgrid
Subject: 13922
Posted: 19 Aug 2020 at 2:32pm

Welcome!

Don't know what your tow vehicle is and whether you are new to towing or not but that is the first thing to check.

Are you within its capabilities for tongue weight, trailer weight, and max combined vehicle weight? And I mean actual, not empty weights of the trailer and tow vehicle. IOW, weigh the TV and trailer at a scale.

Also is your tongue weight over 10% of your trailer weight (to prevent sway)? Is your brake controller set up right and are the trailer brakes working (they should get hot when you activate the manual control on your brake controller a few times)?

Do you have a weight distribution hitch and is it set up right? You might want to add one if not and also sway control.

Moving on to the trailer, you should pull the wheels, inspect the brakes and repack the bearings. Check tire pressures. You might also want to upgrade from the marginal load range C trailer tires that come with the rPods. I recommend a load range D tire.

All of the above are safety related issues. Everything else can be sorted out but if you don't get to your campsite in one piece then nothing else really matters......

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2020 14:32:50 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135468#135468 New to R-Pod life : I have a slightly older 172; couldn't... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135465#135465 Author: EchoGale
Subject: 13922
Posted: 19 Aug 2020 at 1:21pm

I have a slightly older 172; couldn't love it more! I don't know what you mean about the bathroom (I'd like to know) but did I use sticky velcro to secure the shower curtain at the door and keep the water inside. I also removed paneling at the floor in front of the bunks and the dinette seats to use plastic storage bins to function like drawers for storage. If you won't be using the dinette as a bed (I don't) removing the dinette table and replacing with something smaller really opens up the space.

I hope you love yours as much as I do mine.

]]> Wed, 19 Aug 2020 13:21:56 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135465#135465 New to R-Pod life : Hey everyone We just picked... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=13922&PID=135463#135463 Author: van_islecanada
Subject: 13922
Posted: 19 Aug 2020 at 12:50pm

Hey everyone

We just picked up a 2018 R-Pod 172 trailer in almost brand new condition.

Anyone have any advice or things to check on before utilizing fully.

We already are aware of having to glue and seal the bathroom.

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