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    Posted: 06 Jul 2017 at 6:13pm
Originally posted by GlueGuy

OK. Our's is a 2017, so it must be the 1/2" (+) rail. 

Shopping around it looks like 1/2" keder is only available in bulk. Right now looking at 110 yard roll. Shocked


I looked at keder too and found it too expensive.
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Originally posted by furpod

another option is to sew a length of rope or coed into a pocket sewn into the edge of the tarp/fly/fabric.


I don't think a coed would fit.  All the ones I've seen are just too big.  Big smile
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another option is to sew a length of rope or coed into a pocket sewn into the edge of the tarp/fly/fabric.
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OK. Our's is a 2017, so it must be the 1/2" (+) rail. 

Shopping around it looks like 1/2" keder is only available in bulk. Right now looking at 110 yard roll. Shocked
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Originally posted by GlueGuy

How tight are those spacers? When we looked at our R-pod the other day, the keder rail for the R-dome "looked" like 1/2", but I didn't have a measuring stick, so I stuck my pinky finger in. Seems darn close to 1/2", but it could possibly be 7/16".

Poking around online, and keder standard sizes appear to be 8.5mm, 10mm, 11mm, 13mm, and 15mm (there are other smaller sizes). 11mm is "almost" 7/16 and 13mm is "almost" 1/2". 

Does anyone know for sure what size the R-dome rail is?

The rail on the outside of the gutter above the slide-out appears to be 5/16" (AKA 8.5mm).


The reason I used 1/2" nylon spacers for my RPod tarp is that they fit the newer rail.
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We have an older(2009) model R Pod.  We just finished making a tarp and used sail slugs that were 7/16"-they worked fine.  I think they were labelled as 7.5mm also.  They came from Sail Rite company
here is the item we used
http://www.sailrite.com/Slug-Bail-SS-With-Rocker-7-16
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Older Pods have an inside of .40" (9-10mm). Newer models have the larger, .563" (14mm) inside diameter rail. A quick way to tell is if your rail appears to have an inside diameter larger than 1/2", you have the newer, larger rail.
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How tight are those spacers? When we looked at our R-pod the other day, the keder rail for the R-dome "looked" like 1/2", but I didn't have a measuring stick, so I stuck my pinky finger in. Seems darn close to 1/2", but it could possibly be 7/16".

Poking around online, and keder standard sizes appear to be 8.5mm, 10mm, 11mm, 13mm, and 15mm (there are other smaller sizes). 11mm is "almost" 7/16 and 13mm is "almost" 1/2". 

Does anyone know for sure what size the R-dome rail is?

The rail on the outside of the gutter above the slide-out appears to be 5/16" (AKA 8.5mm).
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I bought a REI Camp Tarp (12x12), two REI tarp poles, and made my own slider attachments with parachute cord and nylon spacers from Home Depot.  The Home Depot part is  1/2" x .194" x 1"

http://www.rei.com/product/893999/rei-co-op-camp-tarp-12

https://www.rei.com/product/845322/rei-co-op-adjustable-tarp-pole-single

http://www.homedepot.com/p/Everbilt-1-2-in-x-1-in-x-0-194-Inner-Diameter-Nylon-Spacer-814988/204276570

Or you could buy them:  http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tarp-Trackers-awning-hangers-Tent-Trailers-Pop-up-RV-motorhome-lights-hooks-/251934547549

What I made works for me.
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Aha! I found listings for both sail slugs and keder tape (as recommended by furpod) on www.Sailrite.com
 They're my go-to source for such things as I own a Sailrite sewing machine. 
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