As I wrote before though, you have been there so you know the road conditions much, much better than I do.

I believe a couple of folks have taken Rpods to Alaska. Be aware that Rpods do not have a robust build. I know I have heard of bent axles and cabinetry falling apart. Do your due diligence and reinforce the axle and brace the cabinets. Good luck.

That should probably have been posted as a separate topic. The 2017 should have come from the factory lifted or with the arms of the axle re-clocked to make the trailer ride higher than in prior years. That does not mean that adding lifting blocks would not help in your particular situation. Making sure that the RPod is riding level and not with the front higher will help ensure that the drains won't drag. However, the stress of hitting potholes may cause more issues such as the axle losing its camber or bending. Since you have been there, you know the conditions and will need to drive accordingly.

I can't help you on all of the items you mentioned. However, I can tell you that the earlier RPods did not have a wheel on the tongue jack-just a straight post with solid end cap.  We bent ours once and replaced it with a simple straight tongue jack from Harbor Freight. they also have jacks with wheels.

https://www.harborfreight.com/search?q=tongue%20jack

should be a simple replacemnt-some bolt on to the side of the tongue, but the Rpods  have a 3 hole type of installation that actually goes through the tongue/a frame.  make sure the bolts line up.

Travel often and safe

Vann

We do need some items replaced. I'm hoping I can search through this forum and find recommendations.

A new door.

Someone broke in to the camper and the door is a little bent and the hinges are bent. The hinges appear rivetted which will make replacement a challenge. I'd be interested if anyone else has replaced a door.

Stabilizer jacks. 

All four appear rusty and two are a little bent.  Looks like an easy replacement, but maybe I'm under estimating that!

Main wheel jack

The wheel is missing from an unexpected scrape down the road. I'm not sure if that is a std item I can buy or a special R-Pod item.

I'll search the forum for info, but may post questions if i can't fin answers from my search.

Thanks - Buggs

We've had our 179 since 2017 and loved it.  We have had very few real issues and done a lot of mods.

Feel free to ask questions or add to the general knowledge.  there are lots of good people on this forum with many hundreds of hours of RPod experiences, and most are happy to share

Travel often and safe

Vann

Welcome and congratulations.  You are off to a grand start, making memories and having fun as well.  I have greatly benefited from this forum over the years and am sure you shall as well.  Ask away, from the many 'seasoned' podders here, you will get answers.  I call this our 24/7 owners manual.

You mentioned, "not a total success,"  so please elaborate on the issues you encountered.  Thanks.

Hello all,

my wife purchased an R-Pod 179 and we took our first trip this weekend. Not a total success and we have much to learn but it was fun and we hope to get some help on here as we grow into it!