Moto Van with EXTRA living space :)

Once in the Full Reply Editor, you click on the picture icon, and it will prompt you with a list of images to upload.

   This is my 4th Astro! i wish it was like my last one, AWD, but i love it anyway. 

           Thank you all!

Nice set up... I really like the few years of the green style as well as the blue ones from ~2017.  Your picture also reminded me just how much I miss my Astro van... pretty rugged units!:-)

          Zak

I'm really hoping that this a picture from last year, otherwise I'm guessing you're in the "Banana Belt" of Southern Ontario by the looks of all the leaves on the trees!  Our's are still in bud up here in Guelph!

Congratulations Brendanb! Nice looking set up :-) Now get out and enjoy it after doing your first camp nite in your driveway.

Our 2012 177 still going strong ... we debrowned the interior and replaced some lights ... much brighter and lighter!

2006 Honda Ridgeline and 2021 Rpod 180. Camping at San Simeon/Hearst Castle state campground.

We have tent camped for many years and in my wife's case, since she was a few weeks old.  Now with 3 kids of our own and having gone on a handful of tent camping trips (with a loaded 5'x8' utility trailer), we decided a travel trailer would offer some safety, organization and comfort.  One of our tent camping experiences in WI in late October lead to a small river running through the center of the tent in about mid 30F deg weather, not fun.

Few comments on set-up:

TV:  2021 GMC Sierra 2500HD; overkill for RPod 193 but wanted to ensure payload was never an issue, especially with a family of 5.  We carry 5 bikes on the bed and will load the truck bed with various camping items.  The possibility of upsizing is there so didn't want to keep changing out the TV.  We also plan to do some cross-county trips in which a 3/4 ton should excel in the hilly/mountain areas with the 193 behind it.   

RPod 193:  We loved the idea that we can all sit on a couch cushion when the weather is bad.  At night, we just then fold down the murphy bed and convert the dinette sofa to another sleeping area.  The bunks have a nice open feeling as the end toward the inside of the trailer is not fully closed off as in some other brands.  Both bunks have a window to help further keep the space open feeling.  The bathroom is roomy enough to be able to change clothes and have privacy when doing so if the trailer is full of people.  This is in part achieved by placing the sink in the shower area.  We plan to mostly eat outside in a Clam screened in patio so inside eating space was not much of a concern.  We go camping to get outside and stay outside as much as we can.  

The pairing of both TV and TT are right around 43-45' in total, with the 193 under 25' potentially allowing more camp site options.

We waited about a year to be able to physically see a RPod 193 and when we saw it available, we checked it out and jumped on it immediately.

We look forward to learning and sharing information about our RPod 193 on this forum!    

Welcome and both condolences on the loss of your in-laws and congratulations on your RPod. It is extra special as it came to you from family. I hope you have many fun adventures and make many great memories with it.

Stephen

BTW, where in Arizona do you call home? We were there a short time ago visiting our younger daughter in Chandler and friends in Sierra Vista.

Hey All, 

David from Arizona here.
New to the group.. been getting familiar with the R-Pod we inherited after my in-laws passed.