R-pod Owners Forum : First time owner

R-pod Owners Forum : First time owner http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : First time owner Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Fri, 01 May 2026 10:26:16 +0000 Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:39:07 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=5624 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ First time owner : Welcome to the forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55027#55027 Author: Seanl
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Posted: 16 Dec 2014 at 12:39pm

Welcome to the forum]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2014 12:39:07 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55027#55027 First time owner : Originally posted by... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55026#55026 Author: Podster
Subject: 5624
Posted: 16 Dec 2014 at 9:29am

Originally posted by Larry158

Cliff & Raelyn & tehntrek,

Thank you for your responses. Cliff & Raelyn-when you mentioned sanitize did you mean chemicals in the toilet or puttting bleach tablets in the fresh water tank.

Thanks

Larry158

No tablets, but a diluted liquid mixture. You can find helpful checklists within the forum on many POD procedures by clicking on the blue hyper link in techntrek's signature block Pod instruction manual located right above the picture on all of Doug's posts.

The link below should take you to the same document that will list de-winterize procedures which also addresses procedures for sanitation of the fresh water system.

http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1723&PID=14734&title=creating-an-instruction-maintanence-manual#14734

Good luck Sir, Smile

]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2014 09:29:42 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55026#55026 First time owner : Cliff & Raelyn & tehntrek,Thank... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55025#55025 Author: Larry158
Subject: 5624
Posted: 16 Dec 2014 at 8:35am

Cliff & Raelyn & tehntrek,

Thank you for your responses. Cliff & Raelyn-when you mentioned sanitize did you mean chemicals in the toilet or puttting bleach tablets in the fresh water tank.

Thanks

Larry158

]]> Tue, 16 Dec 2014 08:35:41 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55025#55025 First time owner : Correct. http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55015#55015 Author: techntrek
Subject: 5624
Posted: 15 Dec 2014 at 1:57pm

Correct.]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 13:57:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55015#55015 First time owner : Yes Sir, if they pumped the... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55011#55011 Author: Podster
Subject: 5624
Posted: 15 Dec 2014 at 12:26pm

Yes Sir, if they pumped the pink stuff into the system that is how I would do it. Smile

I may even flush it out then switch the valves and then sanitize.

]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 12:26:39 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55011#55011 First time owner : First time owner of a 178. Looking... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55006#55006 Author: Larry158
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Posted: 15 Dec 2014 at 11:15am

First time owner of a 178. Looking forward to spring and a start to taking a trip. Bought the the 178 in Otober this year & had the dealer winterize the Pod when I picked it up. Corret me if I am wrong but prior to putting RV antifreeze into the system the heater bypass was closed off to prevent antifreeze from getting in the heater? In the spring do I flush the sytems in my driveway to get the antifreeze out of the POD while leaving the bypass in the winter position after which then switch over to the summer position?

Thanks for any advice & help on the topic.

Larry158

]]> Mon, 15 Dec 2014 11:15:44 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=55006#55006 First time owner : We do some camping in Mass. Have... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54988#54988 Author: shroomer
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Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 9:42pm

We do some camping in Mass. Have enjoyed Tolland State Park in Otis and DAR State Park in Goshen. Not too far up in Vermont, we've gone to Woodford State Park, which is a little outside of Wilmington (Mt. Snow). We also first timers with a camper - going into our third year now and loving it.

Enjoy.
]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2014 21:42:24 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54988#54988 First time owner : Glad to have you all out Podding... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54965#54965 Author: kymooses
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Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 1:51pm

Glad to have you all out Podding with us!]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2014 13:51:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54965#54965 First time owner : Good advice on learning backing... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54962#54962 Author: Podster
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Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 11:44am

Good advice on learning backing skills here...one of the tricks I use is remembering while looking in your mirrors, if you want the POD to go away, steer towards the direction of the mirror. So if the POD is headed in direction of your left mirror and you want to straighten it out, steer to the left, towards the mirror. Sounds counter intuitive, but it works. Good Luck!]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:44:44 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54962#54962 First time owner : Welcome. http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54958#54958 Author: techntrek
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Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 11:13am

Welcome.]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2014 11:13:42 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54958#54958 First time owner : HI Joem, we have the 2012, 177rpod.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54956#54956 Author: ron_whitt
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Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 10:54am

HI Joem, we have the 2012, 177rpod. Same as you had never towed anything till we got the pod. When backing up: put your dominate hand at the bottom of the steering wheel, turn the wheel in the direction you want the BACK END of the trailer to go. ONLY WATCH THE BACK OF THE TRAILER and your backer upper helper. A 1/4 turn of the wheel will start your trailer to go in the direction you want. GO SLOW.... Go to a school yard, parking lot and practise.. We all started somewhere... We went from a tent to our pod... NICE... And welcome.]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2014 10:54:12 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54956#54956 First time owner : Welcome and congrats!We bought... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54954#54954 Author: Pod4Two
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Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 9:40am

Welcome and congrats!

We bought our 2011 , 177 on Dec 5th. We haven't been out of the driveway yet ourselves.

We can't wait to finish getting it ready.

]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2014 09:40:59 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54954#54954 First time owner : Congratulations on the new 177!Let... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54952#54952 Author: Podster
Subject: 5624
Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 8:25am

Congratulations on the new 177! Thumbs Up

Let the fun begin!]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2014 08:25:00 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54952#54952 First time owner : Hi to everyone and happy holidays,... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54951#54951 Author: Joem
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Posted: 14 Dec 2014 at 8:23am

Hi to everyone and happy holidays, we bought a 2011 177, we've done tent camping and cabins but wanted to move up, never towed anything in my life so this is different, don't even have a tow vehicle yet, spent the night in it with the furnace on got to 27 last night, can't wait to go somewhere, the dogs definitely like it, any advice would be appreciated. by the way we live in Massachusetts.]]> Sun, 14 Dec 2014 08:23:26 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=5624&PID=54951#54951