2013 177 Advice Before Purchase

I had the same thought...all backs are different! Did you keep the sink in the shower? I noted that some folks removed it for more space but I thought sitting down for a shower was fine. My husband definitely will sleep on the outside! And our dog, I expect, will be at the table!

Barefoot, so much information and all of it is good, as for crawling over the better half, Donna and I have a 172 and we use the dinnet area short queen for sleeping, we got a 4 inch dual foam mattress from sorry (walmart) we love it, it sleeps almost as good as our home bed, we are 60 and I, 63 and yes when Donna gets up, she sleeps at the back of the bed, I move and wait cause, I am next . the Pod for us is a perfect match of cool looking , little I can get it done as good as the big boys, easy pull , has large for its size holding tanks, nice cabinets, functional layout, good price, curb appeal, every body wants a tour, great interior and exterior colors. pretty good interior storage, bath a little tight, what the heck camping is about being outside, hiking, we fish some, its the only time I have seen Donna truly chill and not think she has to be working, cleaning sweeping etc, and last but not least. Its the Cheapest Therapy I have found, I'll have another cold one please.

Originally posted by barefoot14 Thanks to everyone who has posted so far! Question: Looks like I will have to crawl over my husband to get out of bed to hit the "lew." Any advice on that? Also does anyone have advice on customizing the bed area...I have to have my water, eye drops etc close by all night long. I've read the posts on mattresses and realize it will not be comfortable so that will be a problem to solve too. Thanks for your help!!!!

Barefoot14. "The climb over" problem is exactly why we chose the R-172 with bunk beds. And it gives us a sleeping area separate from the sitting area and requires no setup of the bed each night.

Originally posted by barefoot14 Thanks to everyone who has posted so far! Question: Looks like I will have to crawl over my husband to get out of bed to hit the "lew." Any advice on that? Also does anyone have advice on customizing the bed area...I have to have my water, eye drops etc close by all night long. I've read the posts on mattresses and realize it will not be comfortable so that will be a problem to solve too. Thanks for your help!!!!

Barefoot... we just went to Disney with our rPod last week.  Just arrived home on Tuesday night.  Our last camping spot was in Virginia to winterize before coming home to PA.  I highly recommend Ft. Wilderness, we enjoyed hanging out there, riding bikes, visiting the hotels.  We never even went into the theme parks.  We stayed in a few state parks on the way home.  You can definitely head south and enjoy your pod as soon as you get it.