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   Hi Ray, I would recommend looking at either a 195, or a 196. I own a 195 but I replaced the dinette with a jackknife sofa because we found the dinette useless. The 196 comes with the sofa in it already (not sure if it's a jack knife). But the sofa I put in, is much better quality than the one that would come with it. It is a great couples camper, and the jack knife gives us an extra bed if one of my kids visits. I hope you enjoy what ever you choose, even if it's not a pod.

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mjlrpod Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 27 Sep 2016 Location: Massachusetts Online Status: Offline Posts: 1221	Post Options Post Reply Quote mjlrpod Report Post Quote Reply Topic: Introduce Yourself Posted: 05 Feb 2022 at 3:14pm
	Hi Ray, I would recommend looking at either a 195, or a 196. I own a 195 but I replaced the dinette with a jackknife sofa because we found the dinette useless. The 196 comes with the sofa in it already (not sure if it's a jack knife). But the sofa I put in, is much better quality than the one that would come with it. It is a great couples camper, and the jack knife gives us an extra bed if one of my kids visits. I hope you enjoy what ever you choose, even if it's not a pod.
	2017.5 Rp-172 2020 R-pod 195 2015 Frontier sv 4.0L 6cyl I'll be rpodding

campman Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 26 Mar 2021 Location: La Salle, MB Online Status: Offline Posts: 209	Post Options Post Reply Quote campman Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 03 Feb 2022 at 2:31pm
	Hello Ray, and I hope you can find the right RV or trailer to suit your needs on the first try. If I may suggest a few things to consider as you move forward...the 2 of you will need to decide what your use is going to be (weekends only or months at a time), what your tow vehicle will be if it is a trailer (lots of discussion already here, use the search function). Offgrid, IMHO, has the most comprehensive discussions on how to calculate weight and tow your trailer safely as weight and balance is critical to prevent trailer sway. My quick and dirty general advice for towing is to find the gross combined weight for your tow vehicle and trailer (I will use my trucks numbers here)...mine is 14000 lbs. Now find the max allowable weight for your tow vehicle itself...mine is 7000 lbs...subtract your max truck weight from the gross combined weight...14000 - 7000 = 7000 lbs this is the maximum trailer weight for my truck...our rp192 is just under 5000 lbs if fully loaded, so I have approximately 2000 lbs of extra weight capacity remaining which is a good margin in my mind. OFFGRID has provided a calculator to ascertain if you have enough tongue weight (super important to have over 10 percent of your trailer weight on the tongue of your trailer) and your trailer is not overloaded. That is enough for now, so now we look forward to any other questions you may have as you move forward! The search function here can really help you out as well. Cheers, Andy
	Andy and Laurie '16 F150 5.0 4X4 w/factory tow pkg '21 RP192 "If the women don't find you handsome...at least let them find you handy!" Red-Green

StephenH Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6456	Post Options Post Reply Quote StephenH Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Feb 2022 at 3:58pm
	Welcome Ray. I hope you find a suitable RV for the two of you. We've enjoyed the travels we have had with our RPod.
	StephenH Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS

Ray Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 01 Feb 2022 Online Status: Offline Posts: 1	Post Options Post Reply Quote Ray Report Post Quote Reply Posted: 02 Feb 2022 at 2:42pm
	Hello, My name is Ray I am a novice to the RV world. At present I am looking to buy an RV for my wife and self. I will be retiring next year and the plan is to travel all over US and Canada now that international travel is risky in our minds till the pandemic subsides. Wish you all safe and happy camping!