NEW 178 R-POD
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Topic: NEW 178 R-POD
Posted By: POACHER
Subject: NEW 178 R-POD
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2015 at 6:56pm
HI EVERYONE JUST ORDERED MY 178 R-POD WE WILL PICK IT UP THE FIRST WEEK IN SEPTEMBER IF ANYONE HAS ANY SUGGESTIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW  ------------- BLACKSMITH |
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Posted By: Band Leader
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2015 at 7:39pm
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You will need wheel chocks and I had a 2 x 8 x 6ft board cut into 6 one foot pieces to stack under the tongue jack and for possible leveling. You will need a little level to put in the fridge to make it work well. Ask the dealer to show you where the manual override is for the slide in the unlikely case you need to use it. My gray water and black water tanks were labeled backwards when I picked my 178 up this spring. You might consider a voltage regulator that goes between your cord and the campground electricity socket. Campground voltage is apparently not always stable. Be careful that the bedding doesn't get caught in the slide. I almost caused a problem by not making sure it was out of the way. This may be old stuff to you, but it's just some things I did and ran into this spring. We love our RP178. ------------- 2016 R Pod 178 2001 Ford F 150 Triton V8 Kayaks and old folks bicycles |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 21 Jun 2015 at 9:06pm
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Congrats!!! Welcome to the group!!! My advise would be to make sure you get a very thorough walk thru and test everything be fore you leave the lot. Try the water systems, fridge on gas battery and electric, try the tv, radio, stove heater, a/c. microwave and anything else you can think of. ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2025 Ford Transit Camper van 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: POACHER
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2015 at 6:16am
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THANKS FOR THE HELP!!!!!!!!!! ------------- BLACKSMITH |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 22 Jun 2015 at 5:57pm
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Welcome. ------------- Doug ~ '98 Coleman ('05-'09) ~ '10 171 ('09-'15) ~ 2008 Salem ('14-'23) ~ 2019 Keystone ('23-now) ~ 
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Posted By: oldwolf
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2015 at 12:26pm
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When going through the initial walk-through take video with your phone or a little action cam or anything. Make sure the batteries are charged and your memory card is in or you have enough memory to record about 2 hours worth. I forgot to check on the memory card on the action cam and my phone was low on memory so I never got video of our walk through. Now, we're just calling the dealer, reading posts and watching videos because of my mistake hehe. |
Posted By: Leo B
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2015 at 1:25pm
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Oldwolf, welcome to the group! ------------- Leo & Melissa Bachand 2025 Ford Transit Camper van 2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2015 at 7:49pm
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Welcome. We'll get you through the learning process. Ask away! ------------- Doug ~ '98 Coleman ('05-'09) ~ '10 171 ('09-'15) ~ 2008 Salem ('14-'23) ~ 2019 Keystone ('23-now) ~
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Posted By: oldwolf
Date Posted: 28 Jun 2015 at 11:03pm
| Thanks all. :) |
Posted By: johnremmett
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2015 at 10:08am
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Check your sink drain connection. Due to the slide a flexible drain line is used. Turns out mine was barely attached from the factory and would leak every time water went down the drain.
My other recommendation is that you buy a mattress topper which will make the bed really comfortable. A couple of small rugs for the floor. A man-made chamois cloth to wipe down the shower after use is advisable. I also purchased a weight-distributing hitch but don't use it now. I do have a sway control and always use it. |
Posted By: johnremmett
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2015 at 10:21am
| One more thing--the water heater has a switch under the outside cover which you will have to cut on to heat water. Once you have hooked up to water you will have to open the outside cover to cut your water heater on. Had I known this I would have saved a lot of confusion my first time out. |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 02 Jul 2015 at 2:14pm
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Easier to leave that outside switch on, and then use the circuit breaker on the converter to turn it on/off. ------------- Doug ~ '98 Coleman ('05-'09) ~ '10 171 ('09-'15) ~ 2008 Salem ('14-'23) ~ 2019 Keystone ('23-now) ~
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Posted By: Don Halas
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2015 at 7:19am
| My son and I are picking our 178 up on Wednesday. Been surfing the web and checking out this site. We've been tent campers for a long time, but this will be our first time using a trailer. Kind of interesting that Forest River only has a simple and generic owners manual for something which has so many features and accessories. We're travelling from Connecticut to Pennsylvania so two nights in a camp ground near the dealer should assure us to be able address questions or issues easily. |
Posted By: oldwolf
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2015 at 8:32am
| Have fun with it Don. :) |
Posted By: techntrek
Date Posted: 04 Jul 2015 at 10:55pm
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Welcome. Check out the link in my signature for our attempt at a more precise manual. ------------- Doug ~ '98 Coleman ('05-'09) ~ '10 171 ('09-'15) ~ 2008 Salem ('14-'23) ~ 2019 Keystone ('23-now) ~
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