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Topic: Welcome the RPod 179 in February
Posted By: kymooses
Subject: Welcome the RPod 179 in February
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2013 at 3:11pm
Rpod Birth Announcement, coming February 2014, the RP179, the newest member of our Rpod family!! 

"RP179 - 2800# - 20' long. (Same as 178 & "G" models) TON of storage. Coming to a 
dealer near you February 2014. Call your dealer and make sure they have some on 
order for the 1st production run EVER of this new r.pod!! If they don't have 
them on order by December 9th - they won't make it to their lots in February! 
Dealers not attending Louisville 2013 may not even know about this model yet. 
They can contact their rep for more details!! 

HAPPY PODDING!"

uploads/805/RP179.pdf - uploads/805/RP179.pdf





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Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map



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Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2013 at 6:35pm
Oh and the next bit of interesting news...


All LED lighting and Solar Panel Ready


  


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Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map


Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 03 Dec 2013 at 7:22pm
Have to throw a Shutterfly link.  Way too man inside pics to upload.

https://moosepod.shutterfly.com/457 - https://moosepod.shutterfly.com/457


And if you are interested I have the PDF manual about the Solar Panel Charger, but it's too big to upload here.  It's on the FB page.

Throw me an email if you want and I can bump it back to you if you're interested though.

Rpod.Spotter@Gmail.com




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Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map


Posted By: Kenn
Date Posted: 04 Dec 2013 at 6:02pm
Nice!

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2010 RPOD 176 (Silly-POD), 2011 Forest River Stealth 2612, and 2014 Forest River XLR 380AMP


Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2013 at 6:43pm
Okay, confirmed it is the same 3500# axle.

New confirmed dry weight that will be going in the brochure is 2630#

Hitch weight 285#

Cargo Capacity of 1155#


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Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map


Posted By: Marwayne
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2013 at 7:14pm
Travis, are you sure about the weight, it comes to 4070#, even without the hitch weight it is still 3785#.

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If you want something done right, do it yourself!

2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra Limited 5.7 Litre


Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2013 at 9:45pm
This is what I have from Forest River on it.  I'm just passing along the numbers straight from them.


 
Dry Weight = 2630# 
Minus the.. 
Hitch weight = 285# 
Means actual weight on axle... 
Equals = 2345# 
 
That same 3500#axle 
Minus the 2345# 
Leaves you with a... 
Cargo Capacity = 1155# 


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Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map


Posted By: Marwayne
Date Posted: 06 Dec 2013 at 10:58pm
Sorry about that Travis, it is minus 30 Celsius I thing my brain is suffering from frost bite, you are right.

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If you want something done right, do it yourself!

2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra Limited 5.7 Litre


Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2013 at 10:35am
Originally posted by Marwayne Marwayne wrote:

Sorry about that Travis, it is minus 30 Celsius I thing my brain is suffering from frost bite, you are right.

Hehe I thought for sure I had typo'd the numbers.  Was a bit of "holiday cheer" in our home last night so I couldn't be certain I was even typing correctly.  

Glad it all adds up today though!

Minus 30 celsius?  WOW.  Someday I want to experience that type of winter.


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Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map


Posted By: Marwayne
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2013 at 12:15pm
Travis, this morning -30.2 C wind chill - 40 C. You haven't lived if you never experienced a Canadian prairie winter.

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If you want something done right, do it yourself!

2011 RP172, 2016 Tundra Limited 5.7 Litre


Posted By: DavidW
Date Posted: 07 Dec 2013 at 5:03pm
Marwayne,
 
Agreed.  Feel free to send it south, rather than east to Ottawa.
 
Alway fun to see our American cousins weather reports describe the "Arctic air" coming from Canada.
 
However, sorry that it is hitting you so soon this year.
 
Happy Holidays,
 
David
 


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David & Liz
2014 R-Pod 178
2019 Chevy Traverse
And Lily (our 8 yr old Golden)



Posted By: DavidW
Date Posted: 09 Dec 2013 at 6:43pm
Hope my last post came across as "tongue-in-cheek" as intended.
 
To take this thread completely off-topic, I couldn't help notice CNN's Sports Bleacher Report headline today.

"NFL Football Is Better in the Snow; a Super Bowl Will Be, Too" by Dan Levy

  http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1881791-nfl-football-is-better-in-the-snow-a-super-bowl-will-be-too - http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1881791-nfl-football-is-better-in-the-snow-a-super-bowl-will-be-too

 
NFL + SNOW = CFL
Wink


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David & Liz
2014 R-Pod 178
2019 Chevy Traverse
And Lily (our 8 yr old Golden)



Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 12 Dec 2013 at 3:43pm
Been wondering if a 179 will be at any of the up and coming retail shows near you? Ponder no longer Podders, as the 179 is appearing at several "RETAIL" shows near you, as well as dealer lots afterwards. In some cases you might even bump into a wonderful Forest River Superstar in person!!! Ask for autographs folks, I know for a fact that she carries 8x10 glossies in her purse!!! 

The next location the 179 will be showcased is in Green Bay Wisconsin at the WBAY 51st Annual Camping and RV show 1/16/14 - 1/19/14 (Quietwoods RV)

Morgan Hill, California has a show in mid/late January and will be the "1st" hosting of a Hood River Edition 179 (Pan Pacific) is the dealer! 

Charleston, West Virginia has a show and will have one the first weekend of February (Setzer's RV)

The Mid America RV show in Kansas City Missouri January 16-19th (Beacon RV) (will not have their 179 at this show, it will sadly not be offline in time, but meet the dealer and maybe our Forest River celebrity at this show!!! The 179 should be on lot for this dealer shortly after the show!


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Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map


Posted By: Dave NE TX
Date Posted: 30 Dec 2013 at 6:44pm
Hi all.  I've been poking around here for a while reading the posts to learn all I can about the RPods.  We decided to buy a 178, but then last night I saw this string, the photos, and the floor plan of the 179.  I sure am glad I did ... it solves all the shortcomings (for us) of the 178.  So I just pulled the trigger on a new 179 for just a little more money.   It won't be here until early March but we wouldn't be using it until then anyway.

In any case, thanks for posting this.  Smile


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2014 RP 179 (on order)
Mercedes ML350


Posted By: kymooses
Date Posted: 31 Dec 2013 at 8:41am
Originally posted by Dave NE TX Dave NE TX wrote:

Hi all.  I've been poking around here for a while reading the posts to learn all I can about the RPods.  We decided to buy a 178, but then last night I saw this string, the photos, and the floor plan of the 179.  I sure am glad I did ... it solves all the shortcomings (for us) of the 178.  So I just pulled the trigger on a new 179 for just a little more money.   It won't be here until early March but we wouldn't be using it until then anyway.

In any case, thanks for posting this.  Smile

You might be out first confirmed owner!  Congrats!


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Travis & Carrie
http://goo.gl/maps/Vlelv - 181g - MoosePod Adventures Map
http://goo.gl/maps/ho9Rf - RPod Owners Map



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