R-pod Owners Forum : Joining the Pod http://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Introduce Yourself : Joining the Pod Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Mon, 04 May 2026 10:16:30 +0000 Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:23:17 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=7582 R-pod Owners Forum http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png http://www.rpod-owners.com/ Joining the Pod : which sway bar do you use? http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=72318#72318 Author: youngphotons
Subject: 7582
Posted: 30 Mar 2016 at 3:23pm

which sway bar do you use?]]> Wed, 30 Mar 2016 15:23:17 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=72318#72318 Joining the Pod : Welcome. All good advice, above.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71374#71374 Author: techntrek
Subject: 7582
Posted: 17 Mar 2016 at 8:36pm

Welcome.  All good advice, above.]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2016 20:36:06 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71374#71374 Joining the Pod : Hi Espo, nice purchase and welcome.... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71363#71363 Author: jato
Subject: 7582
Posted: 17 Mar 2016 at 7:41pm

Hi Espo, nice purchase and welcome.  I agree with Charlie, must have the brake controller.  We tow with an Explorer.  We recently sold our '08 Explorer and have towed our 177 with that since March of 2011 w/o any problems using just the sway bar.  Will see if anything changes (which I doubt) with our '13 Explorer.  We have been out west 3x, south once and back and forth throughout Michigan a lot with ours and have thoroughly enjoyed it. Even with strong cross-winds of 30 + MPH the sway bar proved to be sufficient for us.  Another good test of the sway bar has been when we cross the 5 mile long Mackinaw Bridge, which we do quite a bit.  Often the winds are pretty strong while crossing, no problems encountered there either. 

For the most part we camp in the shoulder seasons, mainly because of my job and often get into a lot of wind, rain, sleet, snow during those times.  Don't miss the wet canvas while opening/closing the pop-up.  Nice to have total enclosure out of the elements.  Enjoy with your family and be ready to show off your 176 T.  We have been giving tours of our 177 for 5 years now, would like to see Warren Buffett give all us pod owners a little kick-back for the the advertising and pr we do for him and FR
]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2016 19:41:11 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71363#71363 Joining the Pod : Thanks for the great information... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71357#71357 Author: Espo05
Subject: 7582
Posted: 17 Mar 2016 at 6:23pm

Thanks for the great information and welcome!  Looking forward to learning alot from everyone on the forum. ]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2016 18:23:34 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71357#71357 Joining the Pod : Welcome! http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71355#71355 Author: Leo B
Subject: 7582
Posted: 17 Mar 2016 at 5:50pm

Welcome!]]> Thu, 17 Mar 2016 17:50:37 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71355#71355 Joining the Pod : That Armada with the 5.6L will... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71340#71340 Author: CharlieM
Subject: 7582
Posted: 16 Mar 2016 at 10:07pm

That Armada with the 5.6L will be a beautiful TV. A brake controller is not an option; it's an absolute requirement. You can get some argument on the WDH/Sway control but those who have tried with and without never leave home without it. The E2 and Equalizer are good combo devices, but there are others. ]]> Wed, 16 Mar 2016 22:07:40 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71340#71340 Joining the Pod : We are about to order the new... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7582&PID=71339#71339 Author: Espo05
Subject: 7582
Posted: 16 Mar 2016 at 9:32pm

We are about to order the new 2017 Rpod 176T for our family of five!  The new floor plan sold us immediately!  Bigger bunks for the kids and a pantry 😀.  Luckily, one of our three prefers to sleep outdoors, so he will get the R-dome to himself!  We are totally new to this and navigating the waters the best we can...lots of reading and asking questions.  

We have a 2012 Nissan Armada, which from everything we've read is plenty to tow the rpod.  We are sold on the WDH and sway bar...also a brake controller?  Are we overdoing it?  Seems most people on the forum wouldn't tow without these things.  One dealer agreed with us, another told us we were overdoing it and would be fine towing "without all the bells and whistles".  We want to tow as safely as possible!

Looking forward to getting out on the road, seeing different places with the kids, and learning all we can about our new rpod, and just enjoying the outdoors (with much more luxury than our previous life as tent campers!)


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