R-pod Owners Forum : Dome Tent https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Podmods, Maintenance, Tips and Tricks : Dome Tent Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Tue, 27 Oct 2026 05:43:53 +0000 Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:35:14 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=2425 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Dome Tent : With the dome off, I opened the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27255#27255 Author: The E Train
Subject: 2425
Posted: 28 Aug 2012 at 9:35pm

With the dome off, I opened the door all the way and looked at it. The top of the door extends over and past the roofline as the roofline curves downward. There may be no way around it for some models.]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:35:14 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27255#27255 Dome Tent : We tried our rpod dome for the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27253#27253 Author: Paige
Subject: 2425
Posted: 28 Aug 2012 at 9:12pm

We tried our rpod dome for the first time and I thought I had placed it wrong because the door hit the side roof truss and we couldn't open it all the way. Guess we are not alone?]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 21:12:48 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27253#27253 Dome Tent : Anyone else have this problem,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27242#27242 Author: The E Train
Subject: 2425
Posted: 28 Aug 2012 at 6:51pm

Anyone else have this problem, or is it just my 176T.... With the dome up, I cannot open the door past 1/2 way (straight out) because it hits the dome. If I try to open it up more, it would rip through the dome roof.]]> Tue, 28 Aug 2012 18:51:41 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27242#27242 Dome Tent : Instead of using suction cups... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27097#27097 Author: Iteach5th
Subject: 2425
Posted: 25 Aug 2012 at 6:20pm

Instead of using suction cups on the ends I tie it down with some parachute chord to the spare tire and the hitch. The suction cups just don't work,

I cut the screen into two parts one for infront of the tire and one  behind it, It's long enough to put over the steps. 
]]> Sat, 25 Aug 2012 18:20:18 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27097#27097 Dome Tent : First go along the track... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27086#27086 Author: Goose
Subject: 2425
Posted: 25 Aug 2012 at 11:18am

  First go along the track and set the screws down tight, sometimes the factory does not do this and it makes a big difference. Second buy a can of silicon spray to lub the track and the bead on the R-Dome. Any hardware store, camping store, Walmart should have it, one can goes a long way.
  The difference is night and day.    Goose
]]> Sat, 25 Aug 2012 11:18:39 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27086#27086 Dome Tent : Is there a lubricant spray that... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27083#27083 Author: Paige
Subject: 2425
Posted: 25 Aug 2012 at 7:21am

Is there a lubricant spray that can help slide the rdome through the track. It took both of us, pulling and pushing to get it through. This was our first outing in our "new" RPod. The edges were frayed from the previous owner. The rdome kept snagging at regular intervals along the track. It took longer by far to get it through the track than to set it up the rest of the way.]]> Sat, 25 Aug 2012 07:21:03 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=27083#27083 Dome Tent : We did 2 things to help make the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22890#22890 Author: Pod People
Subject: 2425
Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 9:58pm

We did 2 things to help make the slide easier--I used a small file and smoothed/rounded  the cut edges at the end of the track and I used a burr bit on the end of a battery powered drill to smooth the heads of all of the screws inside the track.  another podder showed an attachment to the leading edge of the tent slider that one can use to pull it along the track.  It was a piece of nylon webbing that was riveted or sewn into the slider material to make a "leash" to pull with.

we also have the 3 snaps screwed onto each side of our rpod to hold the rdome tight against the sides-they are stiff, but will not come loose in a wind or storm.

we love our rdome

Vann Evans
Pod People
]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:58:45 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22890#22890 Dome Tent : Spray the track with silicone... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22873#22873 Author: furpod
Subject: 2425
Posted: 12 Mar 2012 at 1:40pm

Spray the track with silicone spray.. ours pushes through smooth as glass.

We found the stakes that came with the dome to be useless, went to wally world and bought two packs of real stakes for about $6. I have pounded them into packed gravel with no problem.


]]> Mon, 12 Mar 2012 13:40:28 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22873#22873 Dome Tent : I've seen shavings, which... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22865#22865 Author: techntrek
Subject: 2425
Posted: 11 Mar 2012 at 9:51pm

I've seen shavings, which I think come from the screw heads inside the track.]]> Sun, 11 Mar 2012 21:51:54 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22865#22865 Dome Tent : Another comment on the tent ...... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22855#22855 Author: Bill-GA
Subject: 2425
Posted: 10 Mar 2012 at 11:08pm

Another comment on the tent ... When I put the ribbed edge of the Dome tent into the slot over the door, my first inclination was to pull it along with a pair of pliers. That turned out near impossible and instead I PUSHED it in and was surprised how easily it went into the slot. The only downside was that I noticed some 'shaved' inch+ pieces of the plastic rib at my feet. I think I will take a small file and round off sharp edges of the slot oppening to prevent this next time.

Has any tent owner experienced  this too? Is there a better method? The prev owner said he sprayed some silicon in the slot to make it slide better.
]]> Sat, 10 Mar 2012 23:08:37 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22855#22855 Dome Tent : Yes, the bottom screen goes behind... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22833#22833 Author: Outbound
Subject: 2425
Posted: 09 Mar 2012 at 5:47pm

Yes, the bottom screen goes behind the tire.  You'll have to make a vertical cut to fit it around the axle.  As far as the step, your instinct probably says to make a horizontal cut - don't - instead, make two vertical cuts, one at either side of the step that goes as high as the step.  That way, you'll have a piece of screen which slides behind the step.

]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:47:27 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22833#22833 Dome Tent : Suction cups sound good ... If... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22822#22822 Author: Bill-GA
Subject: 2425
Posted: 09 Mar 2012 at 9:43am

Suction cups sound good ... If I can find them.  If not, I know I can get some  white Velcro buttons  -or make them and it will probably do the same, I think. 

Also, thanks for confirming the need for the slit cut in the bottom screen.
]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 09:43:56 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22822#22822 Dome Tent : We've never used the screen,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22818#22818 Author: techntrek
Subject: 2425
Posted: 09 Mar 2012 at 7:20am

We've never used the screen, but others here have cut it like you said.  There are plastic tabs that screw into the pod that match up with the metal rings but I don't suggest using them.  Ours have always been a huge pain (hard to snap on/off, and some don't hold well) and I've seen other methods tried successfully such as suction cups.]]> Fri, 09 Mar 2012 07:20:24 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22818#22818 Dome Tent : I opened my Dome tent for the... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=2425&PID=22817#22817 Author: Bill-GA
Subject: 2425
Posted: 09 Mar 2012 at 12:03am

I opened my Dome tent for the first time. ... Purchased from prev owner.  No instructions found.  It seemed to go up fairly straight forward having had some tent experience. But I have two question

1. The bottom screen that slides onto the bottom of camper ... How should it fit over the wheel and steps? I was thinking of cutting some slots in the screening ... No going back!

2. The sides of the tent looks like it should ATTACH to the exterior wall with snaps, but nothing is there ... Does it just lay against the side? Am I missing parts?

I was happy it wasn't to hard to put up ...  Need to buy some stakes to keep the skirt of tent to ground.

Any comments would be greatly appreciated.  Thanks.
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