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furpod 
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Joined: 25 Jul 2011 Location: Central KY Online Status: Offline Posts: 6128 |
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 Topic: Have You Done Any Mods?Posted: 20 Oct 2017 at 8:03am |
The fridge is placed before the Pod is complete.. getting the old one out will make you cuss, getting a larger one IN will make you cuss in a language you don'e even know you know. I only know of one owner who went through with it, and she says she would never do it again. Best bet would be to go with a Dometic (or brand of your choice) powered cooler. They have a very good reputation among expedition camper owners.. Something like this: Cooler. |
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StephenH
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Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6472 |
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Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 8:32pm |
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Ithink the only way possible to change out the refrigerator would be to sacrifice the convection microwave. At least, that is the way it would be on our 179. I'm not sure about the 182G.
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Olddawgsrule
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Posted: 19 Oct 2017 at 4:41pm |
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I am awaiting arrival of our 182g. So waiting to see what improvements before going nuts on this unit.
First for me is to add a few more 12v connects. I'd like USB style in the kitchen and bed area. Also looking to see if they added the 12v dis-connect outside at the battery. If not, I will. Really need to see how they setup the rear kitchen and if I can adapt a second connection for a cooktop. I will be looking to switch out the batteries with the larger ones I have here. Then dealing with a secondary propane tank. On the R-Pod or back of truck? The biggest for me is whether or not I can switch out the small frig for a larger one. The only issue we had with R-Pod was the frig size. Curious if anyone has yet? We plan on traveling weeks at a time and staying where we like. Have a feeling it will be mostly 'Boondocking' or 'Low Profile' areas. So independence of shore power is important to us. |
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Wayword1
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Joined: 04 Aug 2017 Location: Waterville, Oh Online Status: Offline Posts: 19 |
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Posted: 06 Oct 2017 at 8:06am |
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Thanks for the response Stephen. I think I will do that. I did finally see the black one too at $113.70 and decided painting would be better.
I just finished installing a Fastway trunnion style equalizing hitch. What a monster! Even at it's lowest position it is 1-1/2" higher than the rpod tongue that leaves the rear of the trailer 2" lower than the front which they said was within tolerance, but the odd thing about it is that there is only a 1/4" difference between the front fender with and without the bars installed. I thought there would be more although I never noticed any issues, just wanted to control sway a bit. We are heading up to Midland Michigan next week, so I'll get to see if I waisted my money. |
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Anne, Joe
and Quinn our Cairn Terrier 2017 182G 2017 Honda Ridgeline RTL-E |
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DavMar
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Joined: 04 Aug 2017 Location: Lexington, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 592 |
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Posted: 05 Oct 2017 at 8:20pm |
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I'm sure others may have done this mod on the 180 model that I did today. Under the seats there is all this unused space. Just take off the seat cushions, unscrew the two wood screws on the plywood and have a look. Why FR didn't make the slide out drawer on the seat next to the bed wider and longer is beyond me? Anyways the simple mod is to add two piano hinges on the plywood for each seat so you can access all that unused space. A possible future mod maybe to make the slide drawer longer but until then I'll make some plywood box to hold stuff to fill in the voids.
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Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the
wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
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StephenH
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Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6472 |
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Posted: 30 Sep 2017 at 8:20pm |
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I haven't seen black posts. I got white ones. Both Lowe's and Home Depot carry them. I don't have a Menards near me. If you really want black, buy the white one and get some paint made for plastics and paint them yourself. I did a search for black vinyl fence posts and came up with one on Home Depot's web site, but the price was $113.70. You can buy a lot of paint for that price!
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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Wayword1
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Posted: 30 Sep 2017 at 7:31am |
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Stephen,
Where did you get the 5" X 5" post? I've asked at Menards, Lowes and Home Depot with no results. I was asking for black though? |
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Anne, Joe
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StephenH
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Posted: 28 Sep 2017 at 10:54am |
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Latest mods:
Battery lock-down v2 Sewer hose holder from 5"x5" post Locking ladder holder from 5"x5" post moved from previous location in basement storage. Pictures available at the link below in my signature. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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kansasfrogs
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Posted: 27 Sep 2017 at 2:38pm |
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Has anyone experienced trouble with the bottom bunk in the 182G? I had to add reinforcement to the brace boards. The ones just screwed into the wall without any additional support pulled out! I'm waiting to see if the top bunk falls in! (I'm barely 110#so don't go there!)
 While I was cutting boards I put a few under the dinette storage areas too! I'm not talented enough for any other modifications!
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ribet
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Posted: 26 Sep 2017 at 1:15am |
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Now for the best thing that I have done for added safety is the back up camera that is mounted on the metal rack on the back of the Pod by a magnet. I plug it into a pig tail that I tied into the tail light on the left side. I always tow with my park lights on for added safety. A 4 inch wireless color screen is plugged into my lighter socket and turns on when it senses the camera when I turn on the park lights. Thus I see everything that is in back and to side of me while towing my Pod. I drove my Sportster for years with the same setup. I could see oncoming traffic behind and to the side.
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