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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=217" rel="nofollow">techntrek</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 30 May 2016 at 8:17pm<br /><br />moving to the off topic section]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : Baypod,Well said!   </title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4814" rel="nofollow">StephenH</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 17 May 2016 at 8:04pm<br /><br />Baypod,<br><br>Well said!<br>]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : On Balance, I&amp;#039;d say our 2016...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=5035" rel="nofollow">Baypod</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 17 May 2016 at 6:47pm<br /><br />On Balance, I'd say our 2016 POD 178 is average to slightly above average in terms of quality control. Granted, we have owned boats and RV's for many years and we have realistic expectations when it comes to machines that survive in harsh environments, like boats and RV's. In addition, if you're gonna get into RVing or boating, it just pays to learn how to fix things on your own. It's not hard, especially with resources like this and the plethora of you-tube videos available. Two problems have occurred so far in the 178...the water hose fittings under the sink were loose and I needed to tighten them; and the c-channel for the Dome was a little too wide and I needed to crimp it a little to hold the Dome in place. That's really not bad given all the things that could go wrong in a trailer or a boat. Fixing stuff that breaks and improving things that were not done so well the first time is simply one of the pleasures we get from RVing and boating. My advice is to reset your expectations about stuff in general. Expect it to be imperfect...inspect carefully before you take it off the dealer's lot and inspect again when you get it home. Learn how things work. See if you can make things a little better. Read about RVing. <img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley2.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" /><img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley2.gif" border="0" alt="Wink" title="Wink" />And above all, just enjoy the pleasure of being able to get out in the world in your own little RV. Its a privilege not available to many. &nbsp; &nbsp;]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : true! </title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=217" rel="nofollow">techntrek</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 16 May 2016 at 9:51pm<br /><br />true!]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control :   Originally posted by techntrekI...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1573" rel="nofollow">CharlieM</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 16 May 2016 at 9:38pm<br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by techntrek</strong></em><br /><br />I am NOT looking forward to the car insurance bill coming soon!</td></tr></table><br><br><font size="3">It could have been worse. You could have had boys!</font><br>]]>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 21:38:18 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : Happily we are doing the pre-paid...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=217" rel="nofollow">techntrek</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 16 May 2016 at 7:35pm<br /><br />Happily we are doing the pre-paid college thing, so most of that burden will be lifted just <i>before </i>each one goes to college. &nbsp;I am NOT looking forward to the car insurance bill coming soon!]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control :  Originally posted by techntrekThanks,...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=2" rel="nofollow">Guests</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 16 May 2016 at 7:47am<br /><br /> <table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by techntrek</strong></em><br /><br />Thanks, David.  I was offline all weekend preparing and enjoying my daughter's 16th birthday party so I didn't see this.  Where did 16 years go?<div></div>&#091;DIV</div></td></tr></table> <br /><br />You are getting into the "expensive" years....car of their own, college, weddings....... <img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley19.gif" border="0" align="middle" />  I had 2 step daughters, back when I was married.  I predict - you will have no money of your own for at least the next 10 years!  <img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley36.gif" border="0" align="middle" /> <br />]]>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 16 May 2016 07:47:13 +0000</pubDate>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : Thanks, David. I was offline all...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=217" rel="nofollow">techntrek</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 15 May 2016 at 8:52pm<br /><br />Thanks, David. &nbsp;I was offline all weekend preparing and enjoying my daughter's 16th birthday party so I didn't see this. &nbsp;Where did 16 years go?<div><br></div><div>I'll add, this forum was created in the interest of open communication, after censorship (and denial) elsewhere - full story posted elsewhere on this forum. &nbsp;We have allowed discussion of all types and tenor, and disagreement isn't a problem. &nbsp;Personal attacks and constant criticism is not discussion. &nbsp;In 7 1/2 years on this forum only one person has been banned and that was due to this behavior.</div><div><br></div><div>Thing is, many of us don't disagree with Gavin's basic premise - that FR has a quality control issue (FR knows this and does read this forum). &nbsp;See, we haven't drunk the kool-aid. &nbsp;Some pods have problems at times, which happens with every product on the market, but we love the pods anyway.</div>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=5219" rel="nofollow">jimandclare</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 15 May 2016 at 10:01am<br /><br />Sorry this is an off post.<div>Hey Dave. &nbsp;Saw a 179 on a road named after a French city. &nbsp;Is that you or is there another pod in the neighborhood? &nbsp;Love the window in the door mod.</div>]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control :  Originally posted by Patriot...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4956" rel="nofollow">Patriot Dave</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 15 May 2016 at 9:46am<br /><br /> <table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by Patriot Dave</strong></em><br /><br />Rpods could be a Great Travel Trailer but until quality control issues are corrected at the factory, Rpods will be just another good trailer......... among other good trailers. <br /><br />There are two books out there I suggest every manager at the Rpod factory read,  "Good to Great" and "Built to Last" both written by Jim Collins. <br /><br />They could become a Great Trailer and RV company. <br /><br /><br /><br /></td></tr></table> <br /><br />I would like to add the following to my earlier post.<br />Being a Newbie I have learned a lot here. Completing some of my mods I have seen a few things regarding workmanship that bugged me but, nothing that I couldn't take care of myself with very little effort.<br />Each one of us takes the Rpod from being a good RV to a being Great RV as we complete our own personalization. Yamaha motorcycles used to have a great theme "Make it your own" in other words they build a good bike and you make it your own and in so doing turn it into a Great Bike. Thats why I owned two of them at one time and still have one. <br />I am transforming my 179 from Good to Great. And am enjoying doing so. ]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control :  Originally posted by David Originally...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4956" rel="nofollow">Patriot Dave</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 15 May 2016 at 9:36am<br /><br /> <table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by David</strong></em><br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by Gavin</strong></em><br /><br />You can have a  ton of problems out of an R-pod and have one literally fall apart going down the road and kool-aid drinkers here would still try to rationalize any redeeming qualities of the r-pod....they have been sold an addiction to aesthetics... simply been played by  the marketing strategy of Forest River.<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley36.gif" border="0" alt="LOL" title="LOL" />Part of that marketing strategy is having tje customer take another sip of kool-aid and being sold on to a remote idea they wont eventually burn out a transmission on an anemic vehicle not even designed to pull it.<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley5.gif" border="0" alt="C&#111;nfused" title="C&#111;nfused" /> Sell it and get something  far better and roomier for the same price and enjoy camping<br /><br /></td></tr></table> <br /><br />Gavin,<br /><br />In case you have not gotten the hint, most of the members here do not appreciate comments of this nature.  They are pleased with and proud of their Pods.  They allow and recognize a wide range of perspectives and opinions but, there are limits.<br /><br />You may feel as you will.  However, this is not the right venue to practice Pod bashing or, worse, questioning the intelligence of any member(s) of this forum.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Perhaps another forum, like RV net, would be a better fit for you.<br /><br />Good bye, Gavin.</td></tr></table> <br /><br />Well said.<br />]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4814" rel="nofollow">StephenH</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 15 May 2016 at 8:53am<br /><br />I purposely refrained from replying to Gavin here. After many years of participating in Fidonet, I have learned one thing:&nbsp;Leave the moderating to the moderators!<br><br>I used the "Report Post" option under "Post Options" instead. Thank you David for taking action. I wish Gavin had found it within himself to just let it go and go make a positive contribution in the Dutchman forums (if they exist) instead of hanging around here attacking a product which, while not perfect, is certainly of a sufficient quality that we have purchased and are enjoying them. <br><br>I just finished re-caulking the kitchen window in my 2016 R179. The silicone caulking (presumably done by the dealer as I understand they just come with the rubber seal from the factory) was not done very well. I'm not going to just complain though about how bad it is. Instead, my mods will show what I did about it.<br>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1146" rel="nofollow">jato</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 15 May 2016 at 8:26am<br /><br />Again, hats off to you David on doing an excellent job of being this forum's moderator. &nbsp;Fy ought to send you a bonus check, actually any check for that matter!<br>]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control :  Originally posted by jatoTHANK...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=2" rel="nofollow">Guests</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 15 May 2016 at 8:00am<br /><br /> <table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by jato</strong></em><br /><br />THANK YOU DAVID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I purposely stayed out of Gavin's last round of attacks on purpose as Holy Scripture points out:"A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own mind."  Proverbs 18:2"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him."  Proverbs 26:4"A fool always loses his temper, but a wise man holds it back." Proverbs 29:11A different individual is Gavin.  If I don't like something, I leave it behind and move forward . . .that is progress.  To live in the past and bring up dead bones accomplishes nothing except hard feelings and animosity.<br /><br /></td></tr></table> <br /><br />This is probably the best way to deal with offensive posts (as mentioned above in Proverbs 26:4).  Some personalities "feed" upon causing others to become upset.<br /><br />Please understand that, personally, I take no pleasure in "parking" someone.  However, continued/ongoing toxic remarks need to be addressed in order to keep R-Pod Owners a pleasant and informative place to come.<br /><br />While a wide range of opinions/positions are welcome, there are minimal rules.  These are a "sticky" in every topic - not a secret.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=1&FID=1&PR=3&title=welcome-and-rules" target="_blank">Welcome and Rules</a><br /><br />As always, if anyone feels that these rules are being violated, please bring it to the attention of the admins.]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4860" rel="nofollow">Gregm</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 May 2016 at 10:31pm<br /><br />We had  two issues when we bought our slightly used 2015 171. The windows were not caulked properly and we had the dealer do that. And we also had a problem with the furnace vent apparently the gasket was never applied and was never cauked. We had the dealer caulk the windows before we took it home but the furnace vent we didn't find out until we were camping and saw the leak coming from under the cabinet under the sink. We thought it was plumbing at first but took her back to the dealer and fiound out it was due to the furnace vent.part of the problem is I park it next to my workshop and the roof drains the water towards that side of the Rpod. Since we've had the gasket installed and caulked we have not had any problems]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : go blues!!  hogone   </title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1821" rel="nofollow">hogone</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 May 2016 at 9:23pm<br /><br />go blues!! &nbsp; hogone]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1146" rel="nofollow">jato</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 May 2016 at 6:03pm<br /><br />THANK YOU DAVID !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<br><br>I purposely stayed out of Gavin's last round of attacks on purpose as Holy Scripture points out:<br><br>"A fool does not delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own mind."&nbsp; Proverbs 18:2<br>"Do not answer a fool according to his folly, lest you also be like him."&nbsp; Proverbs 26:4<br>"A fool always loses his temper, but a wise man holds it back." Proverbs 29:11<br><br>A different individual is Gavin.&nbsp; If I don't like something, I leave it behind and move forward . . .that is progress.&nbsp; To live in the past and bring up dead bones accomplishes nothing except hard feelings and animosity.<br>]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control :   Originally posted by David Originally...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4987" rel="nofollow">timpod</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 May 2016 at 6:01pm<br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by David</strong></em><br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by Gavin</strong></em><br /><br />You can have a&nbsp; ton of problems out of an R-pod and have one literally fall apart going down the road and kool-aid drinkers here would still try to rationalize any redeeming qualities of the r-pod....they have been sold an addiction to aesthetics... simply been played by&nbsp; the marketing strategy of Forest River.<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley36.gif" border="0" alt="LOL" title="LOL" />Part of that marketing strategy is having tje customer take another sip of kool-aid and being sold on to a remote idea they wont eventually burn out a transmission on an anemic vehicle not even designed to pull it.<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley5.gif" border="0" alt="C&#111;nfused" title="C&#111;nfused" />&nbsp;Sell it and get something&nbsp; far better and roomier for the same price and enjoy camping<br><br></td></tr></table> <br><br>Gavin,<br><br>In case you have not gotten the hint, most of the members here do not appreciate comments of this nature.  They are pleased with and proud of their Pods.  They allow and recognize a wide range of perspectives and opinions but, there are limits.<br><br>You may feel as you will.  However, this is not the right venue to practice Pod bashing or, worse, questioning the intelligence of any member(s) of this forum.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Perhaps another forum, like RV net, would be a better fit for you.<br><br>Good bye, Gavin.</td></tr></table><div><br></div><div><p style="margin: 0px; line-height: normal; font-family: Verdana;">I for one hope that Gavin doesn't move on. I find his posts entertaining :) I think it’s the blind faith in the superiority of his new RV, combined with his ranting about pod owner’s “kool-aid” drinking. He’s obviously drunk too much kool-aid himself, but he doesn’t quite realize it…. anyway, it’s funny.</p></div>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=2" rel="nofollow">Guests</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 May 2016 at 5:04pm<br /><br /> <table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by Gavin</strong></em><br /><br />You can have a  ton of problems out of an R-pod and have one literally fall apart going down the road and kool-aid drinkers here would still try to rationalize any redeeming qualities of the r-pod....they have been sold an addiction to aesthetics... simply been played by  the marketing strategy of Forest River.<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley36.gif" border="0" alt="LOL" title="LOL" />Part of that marketing strategy is having tje customer take another sip of kool-aid and being sold on to a remote idea they wont eventually burn out a transmission on an anemic vehicle not even designed to pull it.<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley5.gif" border="0" alt="C&#111;nfused" title="C&#111;nfused" /> Sell it and get something  far better and roomier for the same price and enjoy camping<br /><br /></td></tr></table> <br /><br />Gavin,<br /><br />In case you have not gotten the hint, most of the members here do not appreciate comments of this nature.  They are pleased with and proud of their Pods.  They allow and recognize a wide range of perspectives and opinions but, there are limits.<br /><br />You may feel as you will.  However, this is not the right venue to practice Pod bashing or, worse, questioning the intelligence of any member(s) of this forum.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Perhaps another forum, like RV net, would be a better fit for you.<br /><br />Good bye, Gavin.]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control :   Originally posted by OkeefjrHate...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4987" rel="nofollow">timpod</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 May 2016 at 1:42pm<br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by Okeefjr</strong></em><br /><br />Hate to bad mouth Forest River but don't think much of their quality control.<div>We picked up our 2017 179 yesterday at Big Daddy's RV and stopped at Indian mountain state park for our first night shakedown. I decided to fill the fresh water tank so I stuck the hose in and turned on the faucet. Started doing other things setting up and heard wife inside screaming, there's water pouring out on floor from under the bed.I looked at the filler opening for the fresh water tank and nothing was coming out the vent hole. I then had to take out the bed to get to the plumbing. The vent hose coming out of the top of the water tank blew off at the inside of the the filler connection,no hose clamp was put on at the factory.</div><div>Bad job Forest River!</div></td></tr></table><div><br></div><div>Had the same issue, except the hose didn't come completely off, just lose. Luckily I caught it early enough and didn't completely fill the interior of the pod with water. Something everyone should check on sooner or later, hose clamps can loosen over time and it's good maintenance to check them once a year.</div>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1100" rel="nofollow">Leo B</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 May 2016 at 1:42pm<br /><br />Ditto on the drunk posting&nbsp;<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley12.gif" border="0" alt="Sleepy" title="Sleepy" />]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : Some pretty interesting people...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4630" rel="nofollow">DennisTx</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 May 2016 at 11:49am<br /><br /><img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley9.gif" border="0" alt="Embarrassed" title="Embarrassed" />&nbsp;Some pretty interesting people in the Carolinas. &nbsp;]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : Well that was rambling and half...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=5088" rel="nofollow">Retroactive</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 May 2016 at 10:39am<br /><br />Well that was rambling and half coherent. Drunk posting? I guess he has never owned a Harley!]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control :   Originally posted by GavinYou...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=807" rel="nofollow">Keith-N-Dar</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 14 May 2016 at 9:14am<br /><br /><table width="99%"><tr><td class="BBquote"><strong><em>Originally posted by Gavin</strong></em><br /><br />You can have a&nbsp; ton of problems out of an R-pod and have one literally fall apart going down the road and kool-aid drinkers here would still try to rationalize any redeeming qualities of the r-pod....they have been sold an addiction to aesthetics... simply been played by&nbsp; the marketing strategy of Forest River.<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley36.gif" border="0" alt="LOL" title="LOL" /><br>Part of that marketing strategy is having tje customer take another sip of kool-aid and being sold on to a remote idea they wont eventually burn out a transmission on an anemic vehicle not even designed to pull it.<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley5.gif" border="0" alt="C&#111;nfused" title="C&#111;nfused" /><br>&nbsp;Sell it and get something&nbsp; far better and roomier for the same price and enjoy camping<br></td></tr></table><br><br>Once a troll always a troll right Gavin?<br>]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : You can have a ton of problems...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4320" rel="nofollow">Gavin</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 13 May 2016 at 10:13pm<br /><br />You can have a&nbsp; ton of problems out of an R-pod and have one literally fall apart going down the road and kool-aid drinkers here would still try to rationalize any redeeming qualities of the r-pod....they have been sold an addiction to aesthetics... simply been played by&nbsp; the marketing strategy of Forest River.<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley36.gif" border="0" alt="LOL" title="LOL" /><br>Part of that marketing strategy is having tje customer take another sip of kool-aid and being sold on to a remote idea they wont eventually burn out a transmission on an anemic vehicle not even designed to pull it.<img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley5.gif" border="0" alt="C&#111;nfused" title="C&#111;nfused" /><br>&nbsp;Sell it and get something&nbsp; far better and roomier for the same price and enjoy camping<br>]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : One would hope so, but they don&amp;#039;t...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4814" rel="nofollow">StephenH</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 09 May 2016 at 10:22pm<br /><br />One would hope so, but they don't seem to check behind panels or open up access panels or remove drawers to check and tighten plumbing. Forest River puts the onus for that on the owner.]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=3656" rel="nofollow">bigjoey38</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 09 May 2016 at 10:17pm<br /><br />Dont some dealers charge a prep fee?<div><br></div><div>I hope to pick up a 178 next week and hope they would check everything.</div>]]>
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   <title>Poor Forest River quality control : We had some fit and finish issues...</title>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4814" rel="nofollow">StephenH</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 09 May 2016 at 9:56pm<br /><br />We had some fit and finish issues such as loose plumbing connections and trim pieces not attached well. However, the biggest issues were due to the dealer not checking it thoroughly before it went off the lot (wasp nest in the refrigerator burner) a damaged fender partly due to a design flaw and partly due to the door being swung too far open and hitting the fender, and the water tank support problem. All these were fixed for me. The plumbing, and several other minor problems I fixed myself.<br><br>Overall, I can't complain about the quality. Thanks to folks here, I found out about some potential problems and addressed them before they became actual problems. <img src="https://www.rpod-owners.com/smileys/smiley1.gif" border="0" alt="Smile" title="Smile" /><br>]]>
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   <pubDate>Mon, 09 May 2016 21:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=1146" rel="nofollow">jato</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 09 May 2016 at 9:24pm<br /><br />To&nbsp; Retroactive,&nbsp; AMEN !&nbsp; We have had no big problems since picking ours up in March 2011.&nbsp; I guess the biggest expense to date will happen this week when I get 2 new tires, first time replaced, as they have around 18,000 or a smidge more miles, still look great but they were manufactured in 2010.]]>
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    <![CDATA[<strong>Author:</strong> <a href="https://www.rpod-owners.com/member_profile.asp?PF=4956" rel="nofollow">Patriot Dave</a><br /><strong>Subject:</strong> 7771<br /><strong>Posted:</strong> 09 May 2016 at 8:22pm<br /><br /> Rpods could be a Great Travel Trailer but until quality control issues are corrected at the factory, Rpods will be just another good trailer......... among other good trailers. <br /><br />There are two books out there I suggest every manager at the Rpod factory read,  "Good to Great" and "Built to Last" both written by Jim Collins. <br /><br />They could become a Great Trailer and RV company. <br /><br /><br /><br />]]>
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