New R-Pod owner
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Category: Forest River r-pod
Forum Name: r-pod Owners Registry
Forum Description: Register your r-pod here. Post some photos of the family with the r-pod, where you like to camp, what model you bought and why!
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Topic: New R-Pod owner
Posted By: Seanl
Subject: New R-Pod owner
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 7:38pm
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Hi All I am the proud new owner of a 2011 R pod 173. I looked at two R-pods and two MPG's before I chose this one. this is my first store bought trailer and it replaces a home build tiny trailer. My tow vehicle is a 2009 Jeep Liberty. It came down to a 2009 175 and this one. This one won out because I wanted both a couch that could be used as a bed and a dinette. The 175 had a queen bed instead of a dinette and the slide out couch on the 175 is less than 5 feet long so it could not be used as an adult bed. So it was the 173. We have only taken it out once on a shakedown trip. It was a good thing we did because the ac gave us some issues. This is a used trailer and came with a limited warranty that would have been out if I discovered the problem with the AC in the spring. I am looking forward to having a lot of fun with this trailer Below is a picture of my trailer Happy podding everyone Sean  |
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Posted By: wallawallaron
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 7:46pm
Congrats on the RPOD and welcome to the farm AYE WWR ------------- WWRon,2012 RP177 HRE "Eye Pod",2010 Ford F-150 4x4 9/11 Never Forget. NRA Life Member, Amsoil dealer www.lubedealer.com/wallawallaron |
Posted By: Sixgunner
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 8:02pm
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Ron: You take delivery of that new HRE yet, or is that later this week?
------------- feo fuerte y formal |
Posted By: wallawallaron
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 8:16pm
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Sixgunner, Like a kid waiting for Christmas. ------------- WWRon,2012 RP177 HRE "Eye Pod",2010 Ford F-150 4x4 9/11 Never Forget. NRA Life Member, Amsoil dealer www.lubedealer.com/wallawallaron |
Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 9:04pm
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Glad to have you along podding with everyone Sean. I'm glad you got the opportunity to get a shakedown trip and catch that AC issue you mentioned. Cannot wait to hear stories about your camping adventures. And as always, I love seeing more Jeeps out there with their Pods! ------------- Travis & Carrie http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map |
Posted By: Caverkim
Date Posted: 12 Sep 2011 at 9:35pm
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Enjoy your purchase and welcome!
------------- caver*pod 175/Louisville KY |
Posted By: pmjensen
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2011 at 9:10am
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Welcome and enjoy your Pod as well as the information on this site.
------------- 2011 R-176 Nuestro Pod 2011 Frontier SV |
Posted By: wallawallaron
Date Posted: 13 Sep 2011 at 3:27pm
Dealer just called delivery not until Friday,slow down at the factory  ------------- WWRon,2012 RP177 HRE "Eye Pod",2010 Ford F-150 4x4 9/11 Never Forget. NRA Life Member, Amsoil dealer www.lubedealer.com/wallawallaron |
wallawallaron wrote:Posted By: mtran868
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 10:26am
| I'm also comparing the MPG to Rpod. I've noticed that MPG's are a little less expensive. Amenities and build quality seem similar. Why did u choose the Rpod over the MPG? |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 11:02am
| I was looking at used units and my first choice was a MPG 184 but while I was trying to decide the dealer sold it to someone else. It is a good thing though because we realized later that the while the couch folded down into a bed it was only about 5 feet long so it was not suitable as a bed for most adults. We wanted two adult beds. Also the MPG's are heavier for the most part and my poor Jeep Liberty struggles on the hills a little now with my rpod 173. |
Posted By: Elidh
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 1:41pm
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Sean - congratulations on your new R-Pod!! Does the 173 feel cramped without the slide? (as opposed to, say, the 175 model with sofa-slide) I'm still trying to decide which model is best for us.
I like the length of the 173 sofa.
Don't know if you knew, but the MPG's will no longer be made. ------------- Possible Future Owner of The Road King Family Podster |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 4:34pm
| It is tight. We we were going to buy the 175 but we absolutely had to have two adult length beds and there was no way to do that in the 175. The 177 would have been a good choice but my wife wanted a couch. So we got the 173. At the end of the day we got an rdome with ours and I do almost everything but sleep outside. |
Posted By: Maryjo
Date Posted: 26 Sep 2011 at 6:13pm
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Welcome Sean to the group! I also have a 173 and bought mine for the same reasons you bought yours. I like the idea of having a couch and a bed/dinette. Most of the time it is just me and my dog, but if I take another person, they have the couch. So it has worked out really well. Happy Podding! ------------- 
FoxyPod (Maryjo)2010 R-Pod 173 Tow Vehicle:2004 Expedition |
Posted By: joe&carol
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 6:56am
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We've had our 173 since March 2009 and have now experienced three successful camping seasons. While winterizing the other day, we reflected a bit on our many wonderful experiences be they in National Parks, State Parks, or KOA type campgrounds. We've also run the course with full hook-ups, electric only and just plain old dry camping. All in all, we've been very pleased with the 173, which seems to fit the two of us quite well. The most important thing we learned early on was that if we wanted all the amenities and space of a 2000 ft2 home, then we should have just stayed home. With that perspective, we always pack light and work within the limits of what our r.pod has to offer. Hopefully, you come to enjoy your r.pod experiences just as well. Joe ------------- Joe & Carol r-pod 173 |
Posted By: mtran868
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 9:54am
| I too am comparing the Rpod vs MPG. Why did you choose Rpod? |
Posted By: Seanl
Date Posted: 27 Sep 2011 at 11:41am
| I was going to purchase the MPG but the dealer sold the unit I wanted before I decided. I am glad I went the the R-pod though because the R-pods are lighter and my TV can just barely tow the R-pod and extra 500 lbs trailer weight and at least 100 lbs tongue weight would have been difficult for me to tow. Even though Jeep says it will tow it. |