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Posted: 06 May 2016 at 4:49pm

Congrats on your 179!]]> Fri, 06 May 2016 16:49:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7878&PID=74496#74496 Picked up my 179 Monday : Congratulations on your 179! We... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7878&PID=74475#74475 Author: StephenH
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Posted: 06 May 2016 at 8:09am

Congratulations on your 179! We picked ours up in December. A number of my mods (with more to come) are listed in the mods link in my signature lines.
We had a 2009 Ford Escape, but it only had the 4 cylinder engine with a 1500 lb tow rating. We traded for a 2016 Ford Escape SE with 2L Ecoboost engine and factory tow package. It has a 3500 lb tow rating. We're quite happy with the Escape. It tows the 179 quite well with the Equal-i-zer 4-way stabilization hitch the dealer installed.
]]> Fri, 06 May 2016 08:09:23 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7878&PID=74475#74475 Picked up my 179 Monday : Congratulations! You have a... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7878&PID=74440#74440 Author: Guests
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Posted: 05 May 2016 at 4:33pm


Congratulations! You have a fine looking set up.

Tow vehicles...if it gets you where you want to go and you are happy, does anything else matter? ]]> Thu, 05 May 2016 16:33:20 +0000 http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7878&PID=74440#74440 Picked up my 179 Monday : Hi All,I am a new and proud owner... http://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=7878&PID=74436#74436 Author: emckinley
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Posted: 05 May 2016 at 3:28pm

Hi All,

I am a new and proud owner of a 179. Picked up on Monday and now camping at Cherry Springs State park in PA. The Pod is named "AstroPod" as I am an amateur astronomer. 

The pic is hitched up on the way to the park. BTW: with the WD hitch and sway bar, the camper tows very smoothly with my 2010 Escape. I know there are lots of opinions on tow vehicles and I was concerned that my Escape would be overmatched. But it isn't. That said, of course, I feel the camper and it is noticeable on uphill climbs. But, strangely, it pulls more smoothly than my old pop up did. I don't think I'd want to take this over the Rockies, but for PA mountains, its fine. 

So far, so good. but one issue I noticed:
The Jensen stereo, when on Bluethooth mode, has a high hum (E5 for the musicians out there). Other audio (CD for instance), sounds fine. I already put a word to the dealer and they will likely address it. But, anyone else have that issue?

Thanks all!
Elliott



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