176T specific mods

This link is to pictures of the mods R-Pod 176T interior mods

We bought a 2011 176T recently. Our first priority was to optimize the dinette/bed setup for two empty nesters. I salvaged the table top and repurposed the "gurney" for my shop. I installed a bulkhead attached to the rear dinette seat partition that the table top is hinged from. The table can be raised level, propped on the telescoping leg I added. The bulkhead is set at 78" from the rear wall of the tent. That way we can use 2 Exped self-inflating air mattresses, creating a queen bed.

With the table down, there is seating two, with convenient access to the bed from either side. I will build a hanging shelf from the collapsed table to hold drinks, Kindles, etc. I will also build a tuckaway support so that a bed can still be set up across the seating space, using one of the mattresses.

On the other end of the trailer, I cut off the upper bunk even with the partition. That creates a great storage shelf and frees up space for the hanger wall plus extra seating and/or clothes storage - you name it. The lower bunk can still be used for sleeping. We may have times on the road or when the weather is bad, that we don’t bother to use the tent.