Copy Cats!! - Event Date: 26 Jul 2017 |
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rascalrv
Groupie Joined: 18 Jan 2014 Online Status: Offline Posts: 72 |
Calendar Event: Copy Cats!! Posted: 12 Oct 2017 at 3:03pm |
More competition is a good thing. Brings more innovation.
I see that Jayco hummingbird introduced a Murphy bed option which is the first is this type of trailer https://www.jayco.com/products/travel-trailers/2018-hummingbird/16mrb/ |
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Kup-Pod
Senior Member Joined: 08 Jun 2017 Location: Guelph, Ontario Online Status: Offline Posts: 153 |
Posted: 12 Oct 2017 at 8:23am |
We were out for Cdn Thanksgiving camping this past weekend and noticed the Jayco Hummingbird at the campground which also looks remarkably like the 179... interesting
See https://www.jayco.com/products/travel-trailers/2018-hummingbird/
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2017 RP-178
2021 F150 5.0l "Lead me on a level path" |
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DavMar
Senior Member Joined: 04 Aug 2017 Location: Lexington, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 592 |
Posted: 11 Oct 2017 at 6:39pm |
Really, a single valve for both the grey and black water connection? Yuck, I guess Winnebago never hear of siphoning which is why every motor home and camper I've know about has separate grey and black water valves. As for the drains being low well we RP owners don't have allot to crow about there since that's one of the "I wish I could change" features about out campers. |
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Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the
wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
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backin15
Groupie Joined: 26 Feb 2017 Location: Burnsville,MN Online Status: Offline Posts: 65 |
Posted: 10 Oct 2017 at 9:49pm |
A couple months ago, we returned after a hike to find a Winnie Drop in the site next to ours! It was the red, looked like it belonged in a fire station. The one thing I did like about it was the single black and grey water connection, but it was quite low. The owner was checking out my axel risers, as he said he has almost torn the waste connection off a few times. He also liked my stabilizing jacks which looked a lot more robust than his. It is indeed a copy of the pod, too bad they have to copy instead of coming up with something on their own.
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2015 179
2013 Xterra Pro 4X |
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DavMar
Senior Member Joined: 04 Aug 2017 Location: Lexington, NC Online Status: Offline Posts: 592 |
Posted: 04 Oct 2017 at 7:43pm |
It's a conspiracy I say! Simply a conspiracy!
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Dave & Marlene J with Zoey the
wonder dog. 2017 Rpod 180 2016 Toyota Tacoma SR5 4x4 Lexington, NC |
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2653 |
Posted: 29 Sep 2017 at 10:49pm |
We saw a Starcraft "Satellite" today out off of Highway 1 in California. By the location of the door, I think it was a model 16KS. It looked brand new, and we did not approach because it looked like no one was home. Looking at their web site (https://starcraftrv.com/travel-trailers/satellite/), it looks like the three models they have are similar to existing R-pod models, if a bit heavier.
The web site says they come with an electric tongue jack standard, and they all appear to come with an awning. The awning is different, in that the awning case extends with the awning (i.e. it's not attached to the "pod".
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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Leo B
podders Helping podders - pHp Joined: 13 Jan 2012 Location: Lyndonville, VT Online Status: Offline Posts: 4517 |
Posted: 27 Jul 2017 at 1:06pm |
GlueGuy I agree!!
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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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DaleH
Newbie Joined: 18 Jul 2017 Online Status: Offline Posts: 16 |
Posted: 27 Jul 2017 at 9:55am |
We just brought our brand new RP 179 home yesterday. Looking around online we discovered that nearly every manufacturer has the same floor plan as the 179 including a number of forest River brands. Everybody copies everybody else. Hopefully the competition improves all of them.
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GlueGuy
Senior Member Joined: 15 May 2017 Location: N. California Online Status: Offline Posts: 2653 |
Posted: 27 Jul 2017 at 9:20am |
Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.
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bp
2017 R-Pod 179 Hood River 2015 Ford F150 SuperCrew 4WD 3.5L Ecoboost |
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ragadas
Groupie Joined: 04 Jul 2016 Location: N W Pa. USA Online Status: Offline Posts: 40 |
Posted: 27 Jul 2017 at 7:37am |
I see StarCraft has also joined the "clone-club" with their 18DS copy of the 179.
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Dave & Chris
RP 179 2011 Tacoma Access Cab V6 6 speed manual. |
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