New owner in Oregon 179 |
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birderdiane526
Senior Member Joined: 08 May 2016 Location: Texas Online Status: Offline Posts: 320 |
Topic: New owner in Oregon 179 Posted: 26 Jun 2016 at 1:28pm |
Congratulations on your 179! We just jumped up from a Teardrop trailer to a 2016 179, gently used. We are so happy with it! Happy trails!
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Diane and Michael
2016 179 "PIP" (PODDING IN PARADISE) 2007 Toyota Tundra BLOG:Podding in Paradise, birderdiane526.blogspot.com |
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Marco T
Newbie Joined: 19 Dec 2015 Online Status: Offline Posts: 34 |
Posted: 26 Jun 2016 at 12:16pm |
Congratulations on your purchase! We bought a 2015 in December and it is our first trailer, too. You'll love it.
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The Tri-podders
2011 Dodge Durango Citadel - 5.7L Hemi 2015 R-pod 176T |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 26 Jun 2016 at 12:12pm |
Welcome to the group!! Congrats on your 179....................really a nice model!!
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Leo & Melissa Bachand
2017 Ford F150 2021 Vista Cruiser 19 csk Previously owned 2015 Rpod 179 2010 Rpod 171 |
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4runninpod
Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2016 Location: Coos Bay Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
Posted: 25 Jun 2016 at 10:30pm |
I kind of figured that they had to have changed some things in two years but I guess for the price difference we can live with them.
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StephenH
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Location: Wake Forest, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 6326 |
Posted: 25 Jun 2016 at 9:58pm |
Similar, yes. Identical, definitely not. For one thing, starting with the 2016 models (but after my 2016 was built), Forest River (FR) changed from a top-mount plastic sink to an under-mounted stainless steel sink. FR also started putting on a Fastaway Flip Foot (mine lacks that also). Some interior colors may be different also. I'm not sure when FR started using LED lights. The interior lights on my 2016 are all LED lights. The only incandescent bulbs are those for the side and fender marker lights plus the amber patio area and hitch-assist lights.
Despite the differences, they are enough alike that you should be happy with it. My mods link in my signature shows some of the mods I have made on our 179. We really like it. |
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StephenH
Happy is the man that findeth wisdom,... ouR escaPOD mods Former RPod 179 Current Cherokee Grey Wolf 24 JS |
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4runninpod
Newbie Joined: 25 Jun 2016 Location: Coos Bay Oregon Online Status: Offline Posts: 18 |
Posted: 25 Jun 2016 at 9:19pm |
THis will be our first camp trailer, hope it works good for us. Will be picking up a 2015 179, has been used three times, this Thursday. Got it for 7k less than a 2017 so we jumped right on it. Will be towing it with a 09 v6 4Runner so hopefully it will work alright. We were told the 15 and 17 are identical so we are hoping this is true as we have not seen the trailer yet. Hope to learn a lot form this site.
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