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techntrek
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Topic: New - Rpod 178 Posted: 05 Oct 2012 at 7:32pm |
Hot off the presses, apparently. I went to FR's website to check on the dimensions of another pod and noticed a little yellow "New" next to a model number I hadn't heard about. So I clicked on it to see the specs... no specs! It is so new FR doesn't even know yet. But they do have the floorplan up. Appears to be like the 177 with the queen and slide-out, but with a full U-dinette.
http://www.forestriverinc.com/LiteTravelTrailers/rpod/default.aspx?model=rpod&page=floorplandetails&floorplanid=4882&RVType=LTT ![](http://www.forestriverinc.com/images/floorplans/rpod/large/RP-178.jpg)
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Keith-N-Dar
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Posted: 05 Oct 2012 at 9:21pm |
And entertainment center up front instead of that tv thingie over the bed. Interesting.
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Keith-N-Dar
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Paige
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Posted: 06 Oct 2012 at 7:00am |
Finally, they got smart with the entertainment center!!! Wonder how long the dinette table is.
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Paige and Pete
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coopercdrkey
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Posted: 06 Oct 2012 at 10:56am |
On my monitor, the distance from the end of the trailer to the "ST" designated point is 6". That appears to me to be (approximately) the length of our 177, and would scale to about 3' per inch. If so, the new floorplan comes in at 21'. Hmmm..... Seems like the GVW and tongue weight may be pushing the envelope of some of our popular TV's, but I guess we'll know when the factory spec's are published.
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Bob and Joyce
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Paige
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Posted: 06 Oct 2012 at 11:00am |
That would make it out of our TV's comfort zone!
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Paige and Pete
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coopercdrkey
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Posted: 07 Oct 2012 at 9:12am |
I see the "PT" points, for 'pass through, I assume, at the same location as our 177, but the "ST", for 'storage (?)', looks like outside access to the area under the dinette seat. Boy, do I wish that were the case in the 177's. What a convenient place for the set-up items!
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Bob and Joyce
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techntrek
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012 at 5:40pm |
Many of the specs have now been posted:
Dry Hitch Weight 257 lbs. (117 kg) Unloaded Vehicle Weight 2,535 lbs. (1,150 kg) GVWR TBA (TBA) Cargo Carrying Capacity 1,222 lbs. (554 kg) Exterior Length 20' 0" (6.1 m) Exterior Height 9' 7" (2.9 m) Exterior Width 96" (2.4 m) Fresh Water Capacity 36 gal. (136 L) Gray Water Capacity 30 gal. (114 L) Black Water Capacity 30 gal. (114 L) Awning Size TBA (TBA)
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012 at 6:29pm |
Getting up there- like a 181 in size! I can't say that I like the door swing on the bathroom. If it was the other side, it makes convenient dressing room area behind the door, likevon the 171. This way it opens in your face when you get out of bed.
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012 at 7:01pm |
The door opens that way on the slide-out versions so that you can access the bathroom when the slide-out is in.
Marila
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Posted: 17 Oct 2012 at 9:03pm |
Our door in the 177 swings like that,,,you can get into the bathroom when the slide is in,,,like when you are traveling. Also, if someone is at the dinette and someone sleeping in the bed, having the bathroom door opens provides some darkness and privacy to the sleeper. We added a curtain to do that too.
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