I think you'll be happy with the 180 because it handles great in the inner city roadways as well as the interstate roads and its so easy to park and tow.

The shower is a bit small for a big guy but I usually use the campground showers and my wife likes her privacy in the RPOD shower.

It's temping to want a wider trailer body version such as Jayco's, which would cover the wheels, (who wouldn't like that possibility of walking around one side of the Queen bed) ....but since we prefer back-in campsites when we can for a bit more privacy in "services" CG's, I really like to see those rear trailer wheels so that I can nestle back just right among the trees & obstacles to benefit leveling, so that the slider can come out just the way I want it to. It's easier to position and roll up on levelling blocks when you can watch the wheel(s) crawl up on them. On the road, in a tight small downtown right turn, with the exposed wheels, I can carefully watch and guide that inside trailer wheel around that radius carefully, as well.

The other "plus" to the narrower FR R-Pod body compared to Jayco's knock-off, is that you do benefit from the body being as wide as a full size truck (but no wider) for visibility of traffic behavior behind you, plus the less wide frontal wind resistance should help out in a headwind such as when we came across southern Wyoming at Interstate speeds. 

Jayco probably does need to plan clear "salesman" advantages to those comparing for their behalf, but I think I am loyal to FR. I do have to add that a partial awning / porch arrangement for R-Pod (without pulling out the complete R-dome when you really don't have that room) is something I would be jealous of on a Jayco offering. Maybe popular demand will bring forth something new for over the entry door of all R-pods, without hurting the R-dome sales ... ?

From what I have seen here - the 2017 Hummingbird is priced near the 2017 R-Pod. (But that's not a real apples to apples) A loaded R-Pod is almost as much as a Hummingbird with Awing, power jack, and grill options that the Pod does not include.

Additionally, the Pods TELL you they have R-9 roof and floor, the Hummingbird does not say what insulation is present but offers an OPTION of sealed underbelly with reflective insulation. 

So it's nearly impossible to compare one to the other because as similar as they are, they are very different. 

  

We ended up going with the R-Pod 179. Pick it up next Friday. In the end, the R-Dome and this community is what sealed it for us. Looking forward to breaking her in. 

Here's a demo of the Jayco