Thinking about selling new Rdome

R-dome use is of course optional, based on site layout, weather, length of stay etc... We get around the "not putting up a tent anymore" thoughts by knowing we don't HAVE to put it up.. it's optional. We can pull into a site, level, hookup, unhook, and be done, if we so choose.

The fact is, NOTHING else is as versatile as the dome. So you can pick and choose what you need and or want from an "awning", but most end up with more then one option. Heck we now carry a dome and a CLAM. Couldn't give me a visor. Really. I have turned a free, brand new one down before. Direct from Pahaque.

As far as "set the dome up once and don't like it".. those statements and "it's so hard to put up" type statements often make me wonder what else a person might have tried once.. didn't get perfect, and gave up on.. Lots of important and fun stuff in my life I didn't do well at first.

But that's just me. I can, after a few times of doing it, put the dome up, by myself, in only a few minutes. My wife usually takes the dogs for a walk, comes back, dome is up. It has made a huge difference a few times when we had a bout of bad weather that ran for more then a few hours..

As a side note, "a conventional awning" can be adapted pretty easy to the 179 and 180. A few owners have done it. It won't properly protect the door I don't think, but it will give shade. Scuttlebutt is that the next generation Pods will have one as an option. At least the longer squarer pods may anyways.

The way I see it.....do what makes you happy. We buy these things to enjoy the experience. Some like the dome, others don't. Some folks like sugar in their tea, others don't.....go figure. If you do decide to sell it, list it in the "Flea Market" section (below) and someone will want it.

One thing I don't see mentioned is an EZ-up canopy. They go up pretty quick, with 2 persons.

I have a "traditional awning" and prefer it. However, while it provides quick, easy, self-storing shade, rain protection is minimal. Rain blows in and water runs into the "dry" area...so it still gets wet underneath the awning. This was true even with a 16' awning on my old 5th wheel. I suspect it would be the same with a canopy.

The awning works best (for me) but, it ain't perfect. Good luck!

I'm looking for a used Rdome. If someone has one for sale (and shipping won't kill me--I'm in Portland, Oregon), let me know.

The R-dome gets a lot easier to set up if you file down the sharp edges on the track and use a little silicon spray.  We put ours up on our recent trip when we had space and it was pretty painless.

We completely agree about the dome.

We have a brand new r-pod 179 and would LOVE an awning.

While doing research, my husband stumbled upon an awning on an "R-pod Woodie"
google rpod woodie

They have an awning by fiamma that looked very nice.