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    Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 10:29am
Welcome to the group.  I hope you find it as useful as I have.  Lots of good info her and many fun and informative discussions, especially when the engineers start talking about amps vs. watts.
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Thanks for the tip on making an awning.  I'll check it out.
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Posts: 6291 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 24 Sep 2018 at 8:56am
Welcome and congratulations on your R-Pod.

Check out my mods (link in signature). I did just as you mentioned and made an awning. I would suggest that rather than a rope, you check out Amazon and order some Keder Welting (I'm not sure of the size). I used a rope and it was a pain in that it took 2 people to feed the fabric with rope into the rail. For my version 2 slide-out cover, I ordered the keder welting and it is a one-person job as the welting is stiff enough to push through the rail rather than needing a second person to pull it through.
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I just took delivery on a 2016 R-Pod 179 model.  This weekend will be our first outing with it.  I chose a full hookup site here in Colorado, so I can check out all the systems.  I plan on doing a lot of dry camping/boondocking in the future.  My old (and tired) camper is a 1991 Roadtrek.  On it I mounted solar panels on the roof, and these worked great over the years.  I will likely use solar on the trailer, either mounted on top, or tucked away and hauled out at campsites.  One thing about my new rig; it does not have an retractable awning.  It does have a tubular track for an "R-dome," but they are a little pricey.  Can you use the track to feed in a removable awning with support poles?  I suppose you could sew in a small bolt rope to one edge of a canvas awning to feed into the tube.  Anyone out there tried this?  I look forward to checking this forum from time to time, looks like a fun one.  Cheers, TrekkingSkip
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